A daybed in the making

There would have been nothing wrong with leaving this as it was for the one whole day but there is nothing like making something better . This looks pretty crappy actually . Ok this looks pretty crappy too , but I assure you it will look adorable . Getting there .... Here is a close-up of the end of the bed , I am so glad I figured I could work with what I have because the alternative is a $1500.00 PB Teen bed , which actually I can not even buy...

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God's Math

Mat 14:19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. Mat 14:20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. Mat 14:21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children. I...

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Creating a daybed

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Hot off the presses

Hot off the ironing press that is , I finally got around to sewing the sink skirt I have been meaning to make , see I hate our pedestal sink it is not a cute vintage inspired number it is just plain ugly , I thought a skirt would help pretty it up , and it would provide a hiding spot for the ugly stuff like the plunger and toilet bowl scrubber . What a breath of fresh air for our smallest and windowless room.I simply used super sticky Velcro , it...

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Junn Series #1 – Pertemuan dengan teman baru

 You Guys...Sebenarnya saya belum terlalu berani posting tulisan sembarangan...Coz masih takut pembajakan...Hoho... Tapi, berhubung ini bakal dijadikan cerita serial, jadi saya rasa kalo ada yang mau membajak, dia/mereka tidak akan bisa berkutik, coz gak tau kelanjutan cerita aslinya gimana. [LOL]Hehe. Met baca deh....-----Junn Series #1 – Pertemuan dengan teman baru----- “Junn! Udah setengah tujuh!”     “Iya, ma. Bentar!” Junn menyahut sambil mengikat tali sepatunya. Dengan gesit, ia berlari ke arah garasi. Saat melewati...

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Where He Leads, He Feeds and Where He Guides, He Provides.

Mat 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. The above "platitudes" are much more than that. They are a reality for the Christian. You can always trust the Lord to bring you through what He brings you to. It was the Spirit of the Lord that led Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. We pray, rightfully so, to be led not into temptation, but to be delivered from evil. But there are times...

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Time for change

A lot of things have changed in this home over the years but nothing has changed more than my children , my how they change in the blink of an eye , all you mothers know , it really seems like one day they are babies and the next day pre-teens , challenging moments all along, many days of breaking points and joy and laughter and tears .This picture was taken sometime in 2004 I believe, it was their Dad's first trip away from them in this house ,...

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Named in the Top Ten

Our hometown, Mount Pleasant, SC, recently received one of the All-America City (AAC) awards, a title that's given to only ten cities across the United States. Each year, the National Civic League selects cities that demonstrate innovation in the areas of improving education, job creation, community revitalization, reduction in crime, work with youth and much more.Each AAC finalists tells their community story, lists two of their most pressing challenges...

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John, a Great Preacher

Mat 3:1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, etc.Jesus, in Matt 11:11 says that John the Baptist was the greatest man ever born. What made him so great?1. He was willing to preach where conditions were difficult. He preached in the wilderness. He didn't have the advantage of a prestigious pulpit. He didn't even have a name of import. When he was born, his dad wrote, "his name is John," and everybody argued....

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Thirsty?

Isa 55:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. What are you thirsty for?Appetites are cultivated. We are told to train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it. That verse teaches us to develop their appetites for the right things. If a baby's palette is trained to appreciate veggies,...

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Back at painting

So what do you think of my new additions , two arch top mirrors , they were honey pine , yucky yuck , I thought a few dozen watered down coats of robins egg blue would bring them into my beachy world.They can't stay though , they actually are for sale , let me know if you are interested , they must be for local pick up only ..... I have had this old caddy for some time , I use it to hold pencils normally , but I was thinking it would look nice...

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Whatever Happened to Lindsay & Dan?

Just an update from their agent-- Lindsay had been contributing to this blog on her experiences with the sale of their home. They had JUST put it on the market. Then we all got too busy to continue the thread.They received a strong purchase offer on their home one week after it was listed. They reached a meeting of the minds not long after and it went under contract. The Home Inspection was without incident and they expect to close the first week...

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Why So Easy? Two Transactions, Incident-Free & Hassle-Free

Finally, two transactions that were incident-free and hassle-free. How and why did this happen? I'd like to hear from readers what were the characteristics of their smoothest real estate transaction ever.In these two transactions, like all my transactions, I was careful to note phone calls, keep emails, notes from personal meetings, receipts, address requests for information as quickly as possible and respond to phone calls as quickly as possible.In...

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Not Forgotten

Isa 49:14 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. Isa 49:15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Isa 49:16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands.The older we get, the more forgetful we tend to become. We need reminders. The calendar application in my Droid keeps me abreast of important appointments. I also have a voice recorder application and a post it note application, both of which...

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red velvet and special FX

We ended up here yesterday on the third floor of the Clarington Visual Arts Center , it was amazing to see such an old building , the beams are something else , it was hot hot up there on the thrid floor ...but very cool indeed. We had some guests yesterday for a BBQ and I thought it would be fitting to make some of my cupcakes , but why not try something new , red velvet , I hear such good things about it , all I did was use a vanilla cake mix...

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Another lamp slipcover

These flowers are still looking lovely, they were from last weeks photo shoot they look so pretty in my new blue jar, behind them is a jar of thistles in a jar that they left for me as well , Jessica saw how much I loved it , as well she left me a big bottle of liquid soap from France , which is just so kind. Did I ever show you a close-up of my brackets holding up this beam , I sanded them lightly to expose the lovely rough texture I think it is...

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