031218 CKC March Challenge #1

Susan's CKC Challenge #1 this month is   

Happy Birthday!

"March is a big birthday month in my family - we celebrate five of them in less than a week! So in keeping with the celebratory spirit, make a birthday-themed project (layout, card, pocket page, planner spread, etc.)."

I ran across this inspiring layout & knew it was perfect for my kit this month. 

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Unfortunately, none of the birthday photos needing scrapped were, though.

I loved the scenic photo & remembered that I had a number of sunrise photos, and then I got really clever & thought that a sunrise IS the birth of a day... so this:

I often get a Bible verse in mind for layouts that don't really need any journaling and this one is absolutely perfect - Lamentations 3:22-23 There is a wonderful hymn written about this verse, called Great Is Thy Faithfulness.

Time for you to take up the Happy Birthday! challenge.

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021417 LOAD217 Greek Mythology DAY 14: Hephaestus

Alice's prompt for today was based on the fact that Hephaestus was
the only god renowned for his work. Her take was to use these questions:

What is my work? How do I spend my days? What is my labour of love? 

I’m officially retired and every day is different (my DH is retired, too) 

so the default is my labour of love. 

 Every Sunday we transport a busload to church for Sunday School & the main service. 

We go out ahead of time to check in with the riders & their families, remind them of contests, 

take prayer requests, & catch up on what’s been happening this week. 

All this in the hopes that they will come to know the Saviour, Jesus Christ!

" And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."
Mark 16:15

If you have never tried a LOAD, the month-long LayOutADay scrapbook challenge, you can play along by joining the ScrapHappy family HERE

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121812 Bad Blogger!

Well, yesterday was our 36th wedding anniversary! And I didn't take one photo... We had a wonderful evening at Brick Street. So inspired by our potsticker appetizer we have decided to go on an Asian cooking kick for awhile. That means that chicken stir fried rice is what's for dinner tonight!

Finally been working on my Christmas card, inspired by the color scheme this week at The Play Date Cafe!

I knew I wanted to include these photos of my darling grandbabies:

And what else is on those faces but pure

Gathered up some possibilities...

I wanted to include an ornament that can be removed from the card.

 And we have a Christmas card!

The ornament will be slotted into the corresponding spot on the inside of the card!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!

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The Good Word:
1 Timothy 2:1-6
I exhort therefore, that first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, giving of thanks, be made for all men;
For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peacable life in all godliness and  honesty.
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus;
Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.