Game swap at Dandelion Wishes

I am so excited that Mamarazzi over at Dandelion wishes is hosting a game swap. I have participated in swaps before and this one by far has me the most excited. I love board games and card games. I have found that people either like them or they dont. Its a funny mix!

Head on over and sign up who knows we may end up swaping. :)

Pearls

The cheerful little girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them, a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box.


"Oh Mommy please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?"




Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl's upturned face.


"A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00. If you really want them, I'll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself. Your birthday's only a week away and you might get another crisp dollar bill from Grandma."




As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted out 17 pennies. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores and she went to the neighbor and asked Mrs. Mc James if she could pick dandelions for ten cents. On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new dollar bill and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace.


Jenny loved her pearls. They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere, Sunday school, kindergarten, even to bed. The only time she took them off was when she went swimming or had a bubble bath. Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her neck green. Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story.




One night as he finished the story, he asked Jenny, "Do you love me?"


"Oh yes, daddy. You know that I love you."


"Then give me your pearls." "Oh, daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess, the white horse from my collection, the one with the pink tail. Remember, daddy? The one you gave me. She's my very favorite."

"That's okay, Honey, daddy loves you. Good night." And he brushed her cheek with a kiss.
About a week later, after the story time, Jenny's daddy asked again, "Do you love me?"
"Daddy, you know I love you."
"Then give me your pearls."
"Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my baby doll. The brand new one I got for my birthday. She is beautiful and you can have the yellow blanket that matches her sleeper."
"That's okay. Sleep well. God bless you, little one. Daddy loves you."


And as always, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss.


A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on her bed with her legs crossed Indian style.


As he came close, he noticed her chin was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek.

"What is it, Jenny? What's the matter?"


Jenny didn't say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy. And when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace. With a little quiver, she finally said, "Here, daddy; this is for you." With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny's daddy reached out with one h and to take the dime store necklace, and with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny.


He had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could give her the genuine treasure. So it is, with our Heavenly Father. He is waiting for us to give up the cheap things in our lives so that he can give us beautiful treasures.



Sometimes we need to be reminded to let go of the things that we think are important and be willing to allow ourself to accept the things that He wants us to have

do something about it!

SO this morning I woke up and went for a speed walk with Phoebe for a hour then came home and did 1/2 hour of yoga booty ballet. I was going to do the 30 day shred but that is one I have to do when the neighbors down stairs are not home. Lots of Jumping jacks :) I worked up a sweat and felt great. What a change. I havent been feeling great. I know that I had out on the weight that I lost but then when I started to put on more, I got mad. So this morning I did something about it.  I have made a lot of changes in my life and felt like everything was coming into place but I forgot to take care of myself.

Another giveaway but this time it sparkles

I love Kohls and Suburban House Wife in Training and today the best of both came togther to give away Diamonds!

I dont own alot of nice jewlery but the few pieces that I have I have gotten from Kohls. I love thier prices and the people in the jewlery department have always been very nice.

So with that said. GO to H.I.Ts blog and enter the giveaway.

And then when I win and you dont go to Kohls and get the same earrings :)

Just kidding..

or not


http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/jewelry/diamonds.jsp

http://www.suburbanhit.com/2010/05/diamonds-are-girls-best-friend.html

http://www.igiworldwide.com/

K

giveaway on a love worth waiting for

SO Lyndsie over at http://www.danielandlyndsie.blogspot.com/ is giving away a flat iron.. a awesome one at that!

GO check it out and its from Misikko a company that I had honestly never heard of but now am loving... Check out their web site at http://www.misikko.com/

Momma needs a new flat iron and pink to boot! that rocks!

Oh and stop by Lyndsie's blog and tell her how cute it is :)

Love

K

Letting go and getting ready for new

So I have been doing a lot of cleaning out of the house and my life latley.
Feeling like I am older suddenly.
Like the more that I possess the more I am burdened.
I have had a renewal of Faith.
Faith I knew was there I just needed to make sure it was the right fit.
There is life after a broken heart.
You know that something is not right when you get hurt again and it doesnt phase you.
You feel triumphant when you realize that you no longer love the person that hurt you.
I feel hopeful for the things that are to come.
I feel like I know that he is out there, maybe saying goodbye to someone himself.
Maybe seeing me for the first time or the 100th.
I feel ready.
I feel patient for the first time.
He will be worth the wait.
Untill then I will continue to prepare myself.
Its the least I can do right ;0)

K

Inspire

LE Sigh...

SO I have been pretty quiet latley, we moved our office and I have just been so into that that my brian cant take much else :)

I will be postin later though.. stay tuned.

how im feeling....

Some times the Lord has us work hard to get something good.. Yeup thats where I am at :0)

Must have

Must have this print :)

Oh and this one tooo :)