TGIF ♥

I just LOVE Friday Funny day!! Kim hosts this each and every Friday so head on over and join in on the fun!! I just loved the Carol Burnett show didn't you!! Tim Conway & Harvey Korman were so hilarious!!




I pray everyone has a Safe and Blessed New Years Eve!

JOY ♥

Wow ~ This will be my last JOY post for this year!! Can you even believe how fast this year has gone? I certainly can't! The Lord has given me soooo much to be joyful about and I just love sharing about HIM and all HE has done from week to week! I am soo glad Angel started this meme all those months ago! If you want to join and spread your JOY go here

I am filled with JOY because:

Rylee got to spend not one but TWO nights with us this week!!

My sweet husband is on vacation this week!

We get to go see my Nana in Missouri and take her out to lunch!

Rylee and Papa (my Dh) spread tons of deercorn out back for the deer to eat. They came up sooo close to the house and OMG did Rylee ever get excited!! It was just precious watching her!!! The deer put on quite the show! Two of them got up on their hind legs and had a little fight ~ it looked like they were boxing !!! Both of their two front legs were going at each other...it was so funny!

I went to Physical Therapy and then to the grocery store while Rylee was @ home with her Papa and Jenna. When I walked through the door, she came RUNNING into my arms, saying NOOOOOONI!!!! I missed you! Can you say...MELT.MY.HEART!

I get to have a date day with my honey today!! WOOHOO!!

Our family signed up to do a FUN RUN on New Years Eve! Something different this year and I am really looking forward to it :)

My DH got me an awesome Nikon for Christmas! I usually use Jenna's and mentioned that when she goes to college I just didn't know what I would do :) My husband surprised the heck out of me!!! That man just blesses me more than words can say! The Lord gave me such a gift when HE gave me Brian!

My Stepmom gave me an IPAD! I am truly my Fathers Daughter when it comes to technology! My friends give me that hardest time but it's ok...I can handle it :) I am a technology freak...oh yes I am! LOL


We laughed, we sang,
we couldn't believe our good fortune.
We were the talk of the nations—
"God was wonderful to them!"
God was wonderful to us;
we are one happy people. Psalm 126:2-3 MSG

May you all have a JOY Filled Day!

~ Lemi Shine~ Some really awesome stuff!

A couple of months ago I shared with you all about my dishes not looking clean even after washing them in the dishwasher. Not only were they not clean, they had a white film on them! It was GROSS!! I literally had to get rid of most if not all of my cooking utensils and replace some of the plastic ware we had.

We found out at the time that the automatic dishwashing detergent no longer had phosphates in them....which basically boosted the performance of the cleaning agents. So, that left us, the consumer with less than clean dishes and for some, a white yucky film.

My husband did some research and then he decided to create a concoction of our own. It didn't take long for me to decide this wasn't much better. He decided to go to Home Depot and purchase phosphates and add it to the dishwashing powder that no longer had them in there. (it didn't take much either!) This has worked out pretty good

BUT .......

I am here to tell you about LEMI - SHINE! My Mom got us some for Christmas ~ yes Christmas! LOL and OMG ....This stuff is UH MA ZING!! You add it in the dishwasher along with your regular detergent and WOW oh WOW ....Talk about clean dishes! No white stuff. No film. Just clean dishes......bright and shiny clean dishes! It is also environmentally safe :)

This makes me so happy :p

So there ya have it... LOL....I am pretty sure they sell it @ Target and Walmart. This is NOT a review, nor am I being paid to share this information ;) Just sharin some good stuff with my fellow bloggers whom I Love dearly! ♥

Have a blessed Tuesday ~

Blessed Beyond Measure

I pray everyone had a Joy-filled Christmas. We sure did! I enjoyed every bit of it ~ from the craziness of getting everything done, wrapped, cooked and cleaned, to the quiet moments with my family sitting around the Fire, reading the Word about the Birth of our Savior. Passing our Bible around so that each one of us could read a passage and Praising the Lord together for all HE has done for us! It was such a blessed time, a Christmas I will cherish in my heart always.

Rylee, Krista & Casey were with us on Christmas Eve. Poor Rylee wasn't feeling very good but she didn't let anything stop her from enjoying the afternoon. :) She is at that adorable age and since she just celebrated her 2nd birthday she has been opening ALOT of presents! I love that no matter what gift she opens she LOVES it! She is either saying "Thankyou" or "It's so peeety" aka "It's so pretty" or sometimes you might get a "That's so awesome" :) That one gets a laugh from all of us every single time!



Christmas Day we were at my Moms house and we were all sporting our Christmas hats! Remember I shared with you all that my mom asked us to don some sort of Christmas hat?! Well, Not one person disappointed her! I have to say My brother had the best hat of all! He "decked" it out himself! If you look close enough you can see he had Lights on his hat and YES they were blinking too!!! He didn't know I was taking this pic tho :)LOL


Here is everyone with their hats on :) Of Course, we had to have a crazy pic



When I asked my DH if he would wear an Elves hat....His reply was "Honey, I'll wear whatever you want me to" WOOHOO! Little did he know what I had in my hand to purchase for him LOL He was true to his word and wore it proudly!! Oh, how I love my man ♥



My Mother always makes everything so very special. No matter what the holiday, or even if we are over just to have dinner ~ everything has her "special touch" Here she is with her Grandkids ~ minus Krista. They all LOVE their Nanny sooo much ♥ and well, SO DO I! Thank you MOM, for making Christmas soo very Special !!! xoxo



It was a day filled with L♥VE, Laughter, and Joy as we celebrated the birth of Jesus. We had a delicious dinner, opened gifts and then played a hilarious round of "Catch Phrase" My oh My did we laugh and laugh!!

Truly, I am Blessed Beyond Measure

Winner announced and Merry Christmas!

Winner of the Progresso Soup Prize Pack is Janet Faye!! Congrats Janet :)

I will be taking a blog break til next week or so. I hope everyone has a blessed and VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!





I am so blessed by each and everyone of you! Your friendship is truly a Gift from the Lord! ♥

JOY ♥

It's time to Spread the JOY :) This week is just filled with JOY don't you think??!!

For me, JOY IS:

While Hiding in my room wrapping those final gifts my sweet girl Jenna and her boyfriend Ty made dinner for all of us :) What Sweethearts!

The precious way my husband cares for me this week when I have been so tired or my shoulder is killing me from physical therapy. He melts my heart and gives me such JOY

Rocking my sweet Rylee while she takes a nap

Since Brian is still working this week he has been going to bed at the "Normal" time while the kids and I have enjoyed staying up late but Jenna went to bed early because she took the ACT test on Tuesday morning so that left Jantz and I up. He sat with me in the living room while I was preparing my post and after a bit he says, "Are you getting tired?" I asked "not really, why?" He said "Well, I am sitting with you so you didn't have to be alone and wanted to go upstairs." OMG ~ how precious is that!?!?! He is just so very thoughtful and fills my heart with JOY!!


We had some VERY WARM days here so we took advantage and took our kids and Rylee to see Rhema bible college Christmas Lights. Rhema is famous for their Christmas Light Display. They began in 1982 with 60,000 lights and it has grown each year. This year more than 2 MILLION lights will illuminate the Rhema campus. It is spectacular! They expect more than 200,000 people will come to see all the lights! For me, seeing all the lights and the JOY on my kids faces filled this momma with sooo much JOY Below, are just a few of the pics we took!




















As we begin the final days to Christmas I pray Jesus fills you with HIS JOY Unspeakable ~ HE Loves you soo!

To join in and spread your JOY join Angel@AllTheMus

A Surprise ~ Hallelujah Chorus

For at just the right time Christ will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty God, the King of all kings and Lord of all lords. He alone can never die, and he lives in light so brilliant that no human can approach him. No human eye has ever seen him, nor ever will. All honor and power to him forever! Amen. 1 Tim: 15-16



Wouldn't this be such a wonderful surprise :)


Have a blessed Tuesday my friends!

A Facebook ~ The Birth of Jesus

Had to share this....for some, they say Facebook is nothing but a waste of time. For others, maybe it has caused issues in your marriage but for all the bad out there I know it can do something WONDERFUL! This is just one of the many wonderful things I have seen on Facebook and had to share it with you! I can only imagine the feelings they have expressed as you read and ponder for yourself.....





Rejoice! For unto us a Child is Born!

Progresso Soup Commercial ~ Review & Giveaway

I just LOVE a warm bowl of soup in the winter don't you? Well, Progresso has come out with some delicious new flavors and we were so excited to to receive some to try before they hit the stores shelves! I am a HUGE fan of Chicken Tortilla Soup and that just so happens to be one of their newest flavors!! It hit the spot for sure! Along with making the new soups they are always making us laugh with their hilarious commercials!! They asked us to make one as well! Hope you enjoy it :)

Progresso and MYBlogSpark provided me with 2 cans of soup along with a cute soup bowl and spoon along with an awesome Soup rack that fits in my pantry JUST PERFECTLY! YOU can win all of this as well if you enter this giveaway! To enter this give away and win this prize pack
(Please note that your winner’s prize pack will include VIP coupons for two cans of Progresso soup, a spoon rest, a soup can rack and a soup mug with matching spoon.) You Must do the following:

**Share with me your favorite Progresso soup flavor AND how you would make a Progresso soup canphone commercial!!!

** You can tweet this giveaway and/or share about it on Facebook

** Be a Follower of this blog

I will close out this giveaway on Wednesday night and announce the winner in Thursdays post :) Here is some great information on all the new soups Progresso has coming to a store near you!

Progresso® New World Recipes™ – Inspired by Mexican recipes, explore one of the fastest growing ethnic cuisines by giving the Progresso New World Recipes line a try. Made with authentic Mexican ingredients and seasonings, four new Progresso soups will be hitting grocery shelves near you - Chicken Tortilla, Meatball & Rice, Black Bean Jalapeno and Chicken & Vegetable.

Progresso Light - America’s number one Light soup just got better, as all 13 existing Progresso Light varieties are now packed with bigger pieces of white meat chicken, more tender pieces of beef or added vegetables. Need even more to talk about? Progresso Light New England Clam Chowder is the first creamy Light ready-to-serve soup that holds true to the Progresso Light name with just 1 Weight Watchers® POINTS® value per serving!

Progresso Reduced Sodium – With 49 percent of shoppers concerned about high cholesterol1, Progresso understands the importance of soluble fiber and reduced sodium diets. New Reduced Sodium Tomato Parmesan soup is one more tasty option that has a delicious blend of flavors and carries the “May Help Lower Cholesterol”2 benefit. In addition, five additional Reduced Sodium soups also carry the “May Help Lower Cholesterol”2 benefit.

Progresso High Fiber – With 9 out of 10 Americans not getting the recommended Daily Value of fiber, Progresso High Fiber line of soups are packed with 7 grams per serving. Giving you one more thing to talk about, Progresso brand’s first Chili Soup just joined the High Fiber family!

Spiritual Sundays

As I prayed about what to post I thought of this video that my kids showed me this week. This is such a precious video. It brought so much to my mind.....All of those fighting for our Freedom over these holidays. Sacrificing for you and for me. Their loved ones missing them and wishing more than anything that they could be together. To have them in their arms to hug or to look into their eyes and say "I Love YOU". But then, isn't Love the very Heart of OUR FATHER. He loved us so much He gave HIS Son for us. Our Savior, who was born and who died for you and for me.

As you begin this week of Christmas may you feel the Love of Jesus in all you do. May you hold your loved ones close and pray for those who are serving and for their families who are missing them and praying for their safety and that they too would come home soon!




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