I Found It!!!!

I had been pulling out my Spring Decor and couldn't wait to pull out this quirky clay bird but to my dismay it wasn't anywhere!!!!  I have been looking all over for the past couple of weeks, I looked through everything in the attic when it was 90 degrees with sweat running down my face and in every tote in the shed with no luck.

We moved here a year ago and there is so much to organize.  I had almost given up on finding it then one day I was moving a bookcase in my craft room, trying to organize it better, when I took down a cosmetic luggage case, that I am doing some altered art on, from the top of the shelf and I heard something inside.  When I opened it there it was!!!!!  I was so excited and thought to myself in a million years I wouldn't have thought or remembered to look in that spot.  I was trying to protect it in the move with a couple other items so they wouldn't get broke.  Sometimes you need to make a list of the places you put things so that you can remember where you put them for safe keeping!  I thanked the Lord for stiring me up to move this case that day and finding my bird.

So I thought I would dedicate this post just to this little bird that I have in my bathroom toothbrush holder.  I so enjoy looking at him when I brush my teeth instead of all the work that needs to be done in this room.  I love the style of it, the color of the clay used, and the colors of the glaze that was applied. I like that the glaze wasn't applied all over it just adds to the character of it.   I found this little guy at a thrift store before we moved here and am glad to have finally found him.  I will do a post on some of my other spring decor later.

xo

barb

Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.

author: Rabindranath Tagor

Sweet Indulgence

When I was buying all my supplies for Easter dinner I decided to stop at the Dollar Tree and see if I could get another bag of jelly beans.  You say why didn't I buy some while grocery shopping?  Well, you see this particular bag of jelly beans were called gourmet jelly beans, and they just had a certain tang at the end of the chewy delights. Really how could they be called gourmet if you buy them at the dollar store right, or if it didn't say jelly belly on the bag.   I had bought some for my grand children's Easter baskets a week ago and fell in love with them but when I went back to get more they were all gone!!!  I was so bummed since the remaining jelly beans that didn't go into the kid's basket stayed with us and yes we at them all up before Easter. 

When I got home I had noticed that I didn't buy any color egg dye so back to the dollar store since I new I had seen tons of those packages earlier in the week.   I go there quite a lot for convenience since it is close and when I was a child this was one of the things I will always remember we did as children.  Also, I had remembered a lady talking once that she uses these dyes all year for her hard boiled eggs so she knows which ones are which.  So as I am heading back to the dollar store I think to myself I will get a few extra so the next time I do hard boiled eggs I will use them. 

Since I am such a color person I was excited to have remembered it.  Well, when I got to the store they were all gone too!!!  So I looked around the store, none, then decided to go back to the Easter section one more time before leaving and then I spotted one box of color dye!!  I snatched that up so fast your head could spin.  Then as I looked on the last Easter display just to see if I could just find one more I spotted one bag of gourmet jelly beans!!!!  I just couldn't believe it I mean I really shouldn't even be eating sweets and had come to the conclusion that it was better that I didn't find any but did that stop me from grabbing that bag out of the box?  No way!!! :) Can you say score.

I got home and enjoyed coloring my eggs and finding one of my pretty dishes to put the jelly beans in and of course I always have to snatch a orange one and black one which are my favorites. We had such a wonderful dinner with our son and stuffed ourselves silly and thought to myself I can start that diet tomorrow!

Well, today I will be trying to finish a painting I started last week on the song/video call "Paint your Picture" by Julie Meyer it so touched me that I new I had to try to do a painting of the colorful video.  So stay tuned for that post, I will show you the process as well. I also have tons to do on my photo challenge and art journal pages and hope to get caught up this week since last week was so busy. So in the mean time have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by I so enjoy our visits.

xo

barb

Christ is Risen!!

Christ is Risen Hallelujah!!!!! I pray that you have a wonderful Easter with family and friends today as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord!
One of the reasons I chose this one is because I just love the pictures of some of the people in them, they have that vintage look of my elementary days reading out of Dick and Jane! Watch and see if this reminds you of the same if you are old enough to have used them in school!   It just makes me smile.

Matthew 28 1-10 NIV
1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the wee, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.
3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
4The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
5The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
6He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.
7Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee.  There you will see him.' Now I have told you."
8So the women hurried away from the tom, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
9Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said.  They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him.
10Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.

xo

barb

While I'm Waiting

As I was looking for a Easter video yesterday, at the same time in my mind, I was wondering what I should do for Saturday. There really isn't much to be done on this day as we wait for Easter morning.  Then when I woke up this morning playing in my head was this song "While I'm Waiting" I thought yes that is it!  We truly are waiting for Easter Morning to go to church to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord. Then I thought when Jesus was crucified they waited too but to be eyewitnesses of this glorious day, the first resurrection!! Can you imagine? I know this song has been used for different reasons of waiting but I believe it does apply to Easter. I hope you enjoy it while we are also waiting for this wonderful day.

Matthew 27 62-66 AMP
62The next day, that is, the day after the day of Preparation [for the Sabbath], the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,
63And said, Sir, we have just remembered how that vagabond impostor said while He was still alive, after three days I will rise again.
64Therefore give an order to have the tomb made secure and safeguarded until the third day, for fear that His disciples will come and steal Him away and tell the people that He has risen from the dead, and the last deception and fraud will be worse that the first.
65Pilate said to them, You have a guard [of soldiers; take them and] go, make it as secure as you can.
66So they went off and made the tomb secure by sealing the boulder, a guard of soldiers being with them and remaining to watch.

xo

barb

Good Friday

As we reflect on the sacrifice of God's only son Jesus Christ today, let us rejoice in his suffering knowing that it was done out of love for us. 

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes  in him shall not perish

but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

xo

barb

Alabaster Box

Since this week is all about Easter and I just learned how to put videos in my posts I thought I would see what I can find about Easter and do posts on them. This one is on the Alabaster Box and how God can save anyone no matter what they have done if you believe in Him.  Mary pouring the oil on Jesus head was an action that was preparing him for burial. (Matt. 26: 6-13) This one has an artistic look to it and that is why I chose it. I hope you enjoy it and thanks for stopping by.

xo

barb

Paint Your Picture by Julie Meyer

I was reading a new christian blog I found and I usually keep my speakers off because of the playlist being funny when you move around from blogs, but today I decided to turn my speakers on and when I went to the blog http://www.justfollowingjesus.com/ (not sure how to rename yet) this song came on "Paint Your Picture"!!! It made me cry and I just had to find the playlist so that I could see who was singing it.

When I went to the bottom of her page I saw this wonderful video that went with the song!!! I cried through the whole song and just loved the video!!!! On my last post I showed you my page on how God Paints my World so this, to me, was a touch from God to my very SOUL!!! He was telling me I am right where I am supposed to be and doing what I should be doing with my art!!!  I hope you enjoy the video and please visit her blog you won't be disappointed!!

xo

barb