Thankful Heart....

Its the time of year that we all gather to say Thank you! Boy do I have a lot to be thankful for this year - events that left wonderful memories and events that I am thankful- that I made it through. I guess the one thing I am most thankful for is my precious grandson -Drew,his birth has brought such joy to my life. I can not wait to wake up every morning and go to Ericas blog and see a new picture . What a special thing my precious daughter in law has done for us to get to watch him grow every day. Many mornings at 6:00, Bella and I go to the computer and welcome a new day with a glance at sweet Drew. Drew will be 3 months old next week and this will be his first Thanksgiving -it can't get any better than that!

With a Thankful Heart.....

My arms and heart will be full the next few days......

The lady who unleashed my creative spirit....

A couple of weekends ago Brenda(my sis)Kaye(my friend) and me went to Dallas to shop and have a good girls day out. We met up with my very good friend LaVon. I have know her since I was 15 years old(that's a really long time-HEHE)LaVon and Larry were my youth directors at First Baptist and my family just adopted them for the rest of our lives. The two of them are really like my brother and sister. I love them both dearly and would not be the person I am today with out their influence on my life. Lavon is one of the women in my life that I think of as my Creative, decorating Mentor - she taught me everything I know. I continue to learn from her and am still amazed at the darling things she comes up with.

She has a booth at a great place in Arlington called Brownstone. We got to visit and shop and OH did we have fun!!! If you are ever in the neighborhood you must stop by!

Thanks Lavon for helping become the creative women I am today - you gave me a wonderful gift!

Sisters....

Having a Sister is like having your best friend with you ...

your whole Life....



Today is my big sisters Birthday! I can say with out a doubt in my mind and heart she is my best friend. She has been the one beside me my whole life through good days(and there has been lots of those) and the very worst of days. We have raised our children together and have seen 2 marry and one become a father. I watched her and prayed with her when she sent her youngest son to war 2 times and through the days of injuries and worries. She was my hero those days. Our whole life we have been known as one sentence-Brenda and Molly.

The greatest gift my parents gave me was my best friend - Brenda

Happy Birthday -whatever number it is! HEHE

100th post....

Today I will reach a milestone-I have written 100 posts on the things that God has placed on my heart, inspirations that he has given me and events in my life that have just been darn fun. I have loved every thing about this world of blogging and started this just because I wanted to see how it worked. I have never found anything as creative as blogging-I have loved sharing from my heart with you. You have been faithful friends and readers - even the stalker ones that do it in secret! HEHE I thank you for sharing with me and letting me express to you how I feel about things, it has been such a therapeutic thing for me to write about some of my feelings and hurts.

You may not listen to my music on my blog but I LOVE MUSIC. I have decided why I love to find songs or why songs just come to me is because I feel Life should be lived with music in the background. I grew up watching every Musical made and thought singing and dancing would be a great,happy way to live. I wish life was really like that.No matter what is happening in my life Music will find a way to speak to me. Happy songs,Sad songs, encouraging songs, songs fun to dance to and great ones to sing at the top of my lungs.In my heart I do sing and dance though life. Life has not always been kind to me but I can always find a song worth singing.

Thank you for taking this journey with me....now on to 200 posts!

With a song in my heart...

I am Proud of you....

This past Friday, Saturday and Sunday these amazing young women walked and walked and walked! Some 60 miles - you heard right 60 miles. One was 6 Months pregnant, One with a broken foot, one newly wed and one young mother. They walked for you and me and because of the brave women not with them anymore because of Breast Cancer. They were the Marlene Girls team- named after Sunni and Tiffanis Mom who died of Breast Cancer when they were just little girls. They walked 20 miles a day and camped out in tents at night. It was cold in Dallas this weekend at night. But THEY DID IT!!!
Annalee, Sarah, Tiffani and Sunni

Brenda rubbing some backs

This was the shirt they wore on Saturday -GanGan Brown was my mother a 40+ year breast cancer survivor and Roseann Brown my sister-in-law a 2 year survivor and all the other women they walked for.

Walking towards us they look pretty good for walking all those miles....

Over 3000 women and men walked the 3 day this weekend.

Thats our Sarah -the newly wed.....
I can not tell you how amazed I am of these young ladies and all the thousands who walked to raise money for breast cancer research. It touches us all and THEY did something to help.

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU - YOU DID IT!!

Birthday Bella....

Saturday was Bella(my dog friend) 1st Birthday! We celebrated with new dog treats and a Big hug. She has become my constant friend and listener! She surprised me this year by running and fetching my paper for me every morning!

This is the sweet Face that greets me everyday after work!

We waved our flags on the 4th of July with the rest of America

Its hard to remember her this little last Christmas

Sleeping baby.....waiting for Santa last year

Santas little helper...where are her eyes?

Its been a fun 1st year my little friend full of chewed toes and laughs!

I am glad you call me friend..... PS. Bella wanted you to hear her favorite song....

she sings along with this

Keep calm and carry on...

A couple of months ago I ran across this little hand silkscreen print and the words just spoke to my heart. I am so glad it was hanging in my kitchen this morning to remind me to just carry on. Carry on loving my Country, Praying daily for it and being proud of it- just the way I have been my WHOLE life. Not just the last few months or not just because someone was elected but because I have ALWAYS loved my country. Maybe it comes from sending a husband to war and not coming home ever the same or sending nephews to war and praying for them daily and seeing the pride in their eyes for SERVING their country in the ultimate way. My heart is troubled this morning not just because the Man I wanted to lead our country didn't win but because people said they never were proud of their country till now. I don't get it - do they not get goose bumps everytime they hear the national anthem or see a flag waving. I guess I need to be glad they FINNALY got on the band wagon! I will begin praying today for our new President and my Country I hold so dear. I believe we will see changes in our country like never before and as Christians we better be in prayer before the changes come.
On my knees .....God Bless my country I love.....

One word....

Ok maybe 2 words... the other PRAY

A day of inspiration.....

Thursday we headed to my favorite place of inspiration and fun - Canton. Look who came to share the fun with his grandma! What a fun day - all of a sudden I didn't care what I was seeing I just wanted to look at Drew. We had to try the cowboy hat on him. How cute is that?

My canton buddies- Kaye,Brenda,Erica & Drew, Megan

OK we decided it was worth a trip to Canton JUST to go to Lauriannas New store -

OH MY GOSH! I have seen lots of darling stores but this folks WINS THE PRIZE- I just wish I had a prize to give her! hehe! I just had to take a few shots to show you all. PLEASE drop everything you are doing and go see for yourself. I wish it was not 4 hours away - but maybe that is a good thing for me.

I can't wait to go back in the Spring. Until then I will dream of all I saw.Oh - I did come home and redo my living room today. The creative bug and the inspiration just had to be let loose!My creative juices are a flowing.....