~***2 MoMs, CoMMatoes, An AwArd, 1 Blog Give Away and A Tag!~***

Won't you come into the garden?

I would like my roses to see you.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan

2 Moms

2 pictures currently reside upon our kitchen island.

They are two special gals who are graduating from

High School this year! We have had the priveledge

of observing them grow through the years! From

providing sippy cups to ice cream and listening to

funny and painful stories we have prayerfully

supported them through their growing years.

But what I see when I gaze into their beautiful faces

are their moms, Jama and Betsy. Both of these

women have had a major impact upon my growth

as a Christian and as an educator.

Jama and her husband, Jeff

worked along side of us through our
Youth Ministry years. We bonded over lock-ins,
Easter breakfasts, and teen Bible studies. Jama

introduced me to a deeper relationship with Christ.

She was and is such a lovely vessel of a life led

and directed by God. When I look at Kylie I see

Jama's sparkling eyes and beauty.

The raven haired beauty is the daughter of a

great teacher friend and mentor, Betsy. I

spent 3 years teaching with Betsy and she

was and still is a deeply dedicated professional

who beautifully modeled how to provide

an education for some of the

"least of these" children in our community.

It is because of Betsy that I no longer desire to

teach at a brand new school. Instead I choose the
school with the most near proverty

children in the Nixa community. Most of the

children in my school have little to no

outside resources and capable adult support.

Betsy taught me how to truely use my life

to make a difference in a young person's life

She continues to encourage and support (as

well as provide much needed humor)

in my professional life. She remains a

great friend and inspiration.

My life has been so richly blessed to have had

these two women and their families in my life.
So this Mother's Day I salute you both very fondly
and with much gratitude!

To Kylie and Cassidy I can only say:
Congratulations!!!

You did Great!!!

and....

To whom much is given,

much is required and I am watching for
great things from you two gals!

CommaToes

(a sad reflection on life, toes, and shoes)

On Thursday, after I had been feeling toe freedom

as never before in my favorite pair of work shoes, I

looked down and to my dismay saw the stitching

completely ripped out and my manicured toes

about to escape from their entrapment.

I tried to covey to Mark how horrible this whole

incident was, I even told him that the first thing

a gal usually notices is shoes. I probably say 3-4 times

a day ~ "Cute Shoes!" I went on to say a girl would

have to be comatose to not notice shoes. To which

my husband responded with, "What do you call a girl

who doesn't notice shoes? Comma Toes."

When I checked my email that day I had an award

from Charley's Blog at Charley's Studio and Gifts.

And it's not about the award but rather what

she said about me that helped me get things in perspective.

Thanks Charley!

Birthday Give Aways

I got 1 of my give aways finished
(Spoiler Alert... Natalie stop reading now)
Here is Birthday give away package I sent to Natalie.

This week I will finish my creations

for the Mermaid Swap and send them off

on Thursday (my husband's birthday).

Then I will get really serious about completing

the rest of my Birthday give aways.

Which will mean it is time for....

another Blog give away!!!

And this one will be my One Year

Anniversary of Creating a Blog!

A picture of beautiful roses that one of my sweet students

gave me for Teacher Appreciation Week!

Thanks Logan!

A Tag

5 Weird Things About Me

1.

I am a talented multi-tasker -

I like to read while brushing my teeth, cooking,

and blow drying my hair. This is why rug hooking,

knitting, and blogging is a good match for me!

2.

I have little to no concept of time. This makes

me late for some things and early for others. All of my

clocks and watches are set at least 15 minutes early

and I write things on my bathroom mirror

with a dark dry erase marker to help me be on time.

3.

I have a thing for containers, cute containers, boxes,

purses, totes, trunks, jewelry holders, oh my... I just love em!

4.

I collect strays, animals and people, always have, always will.

This means that people bring animals to me to help find them good homes as

well as I have befriended some real odd ball people.

Last summer, I noticed a lady walking around the

mall parking lot on a hot summer day.

She just kept looking and looking.

I drove up beside her, got her to get in my car

and drove her all over the lot and we finally

found her car. Turns out she was new

to our area and came out on the wrong side of the mall.

5.

This drives people wild....

I sometimes forget to eat.

I can get so caught up in things that

forget to eat until really late

(or not at all).

I could live on coffee, smoothies, & peanut butter.
Many thanks to Linda, for thinking of me

when she needed someone to have 5 weird things about them.

Now here is the tag, if you would like to include this tag on

your blog, go to Linda's and get the official guidelines

and then post it on your blog.

OR

you can post 1 weird thing about yourself

in your comment for this post!