Scripture Cards...

A few years back my mom in law had

 made me these sweet little scripture cards.

I love how cute and colorful they are.

I have these cards placed through out my home

as they remind me how gracious the Lord is.

Over the years, I have made and added new

 ones to my special treasure box.

I love that we can be creative and

 use our thoughts and ideas.

I started writing a prayer journal. 

I love to look back and see all the prayers

 that I have had answered.

Of course there are some that are still

 looking for that answer too.

(Smiles)

I think it would be a good idea to 

make some of those prayers

onto these little cards as it will remind me to

 pray over those little prayers daily.

All you need is some cute stock paper,

 stickers, glue or double sided tape

and some great little sayings, scriptures 

or prayers to type or write out.

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Onto other news:

It has been frigid here the passed few days.

We got a wee bit of snow yesterday.

Brrr!!!

My oldest son started his college classes!

Yes, COLLEGE classes.

This mom is trying to take this all in.

Overwhelming at times, I'm not gonna lie...

You know, I don't have much to tell....

I'm trying to stay at home as much as I can

because well...I dislike town!

Haha!

Bet you never would of guess that one!

Still going strong with the Trim Healthy Mama.

I haven't dropped a lot of pounds, but I have noticed

 some inches melting away off my waistline.

I'm really not doing this plan for the weight loss,

I'm doing it to eat more healthier foods and less sugar.

So far, so good!

Okay I've rambled on long enough...

Have a good week!

Thanks for stopping by!!

HUGS,

Amy

DIY Laundry Soap...

Have you ever tried making your own laundry soap?

My youngest son's skin is really sensitive to a lot 

of the powdered soaps from the store, so 

we always bought the liquid soaps.

Just the other day, I was browsing at Do It Yourself

Laundry Soaps and came across this one 

and thought, Hmm... this one is different than all the 

other recipes out there.

So, I bought all the stuff and only spent $22.00

And, this recipe said it would make a year supply!!

So, who doesn't want to at least give it a try?

For that price?  YES!!

So, here's what you do:

 Grab a big trash bag and pour everything in it.

( I cheated and bought the Zote's Soap all ready grated)

Here's what it looks like all mixed up.

Thanks you to my oldest son for shaking it all up for me!

(insert smiles here)

Now, pour it into a pretty glass jar!

( I ended up with this jar full and another one 3/4 full)

And, here you go....

Ready to wash, wash, wash!

DIY Laundry Soap

1 box Zote's Soap (It's all ready grated, Yay!) 

or 3 bars Fels Naptha, grated

1 box Borax (76 oz.)

1 box Washing Soda (55oz.)

2 cups Baking Soda

2 containers of Oxyclean (you can find this at your Dollar Tree Store)

2 containers of Purex softener crystals, any scent

Mix everything in a large trash bag 

and store in a jar or plastic container.

For Laundry:

Use 2 Tbsp. of laundry soap per load

I have been using this soap for 3 weeks now 

and my son or anyone else for that matter

have no signs of itchy skin or rashes.

It really does make your clothes soft

and they smell like lavender fields!!

You just can't go wrong, really...

I hope you all consider giving it a try

and if it even lasts for 6 months, I'd be happy!!

Have a terrific day!

Color Time...

I love to color!  I mean who doesn't, right?

My boys will still set down at the table and 

color a new picture for the fridge.

It brings color and a memory to our Home!

I save almost all of my boys Art work.  

We have a lot of Art work from over the years, 

so I pick out the best ones and keep them in a file.  

I love to be able to look back at their Art and see how

 they have improved with each year they get older.

Each page colored or created brings 

a special memory to me.

One day when my boys are grown,

 these special pictures

 will hold a special place in my heart.  

They were made with Love!  

I have a picture of my boys hand prints 

we made when they were younger

and we put this poem inside the frame:

Every day I am exploring

Touching everything I've found

I leave behind my little marks

and hand prints all around

You clean up those hand prints

But someday when I'm grown

You'll wish you had just one

hand print to keep for your own

I made this hand print for you

so that one day when I am tall

You'll remember what my hand looks like

Long ago when I was small.

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That's how I feel even now about

 all the pages they have colored,

because one day those too will become few.

Cherish those moments!

Remember the little things!

And don't ever forget the memories made!

Happy Days!

Learning New Things...

My Oldest son, Clayton has been learning 

wood working and all that it entails.

So, I asked him the other day to make me a box.

I gave him an estimated size that

 I wanted and he went to work....

He is a very gifted young man and

 he can do lots with his hands.

Here is what my box looks like after it's all finished!

It's so nice to see the abilities and desires

 God has hand picked for him!

Doesn't it look nice?

(and, he just loves it when I take his picture....NOT!)

I had to wait a whole night before 

we could bring it in the house.

He sanded it and stained it

 with a nice all natural shine.

I just love how nice it turned out!

Don't You?

I wanted a new box for my tea and coffee station,

So...

Ask and you shall Receive!

We include this is his school work, 

because you never take a day off 

to learn something hands on.

That's what learning is all about, if you ask me!

I am one proud Mama and I just 

had to share his masterpiece with all of you!

I hope we have inspired you today!

In God's Grace,

Are You A Scrapper?

ATTENTION ALL SCRAPPERS!!!!

Grab your scissors

Gather your pretty papers

Decorative punches

Get your Scrapbook ready

Photo stickers

And don't forget your pictures!!

And lets have some fun!!

Are you ready?

I L-O-V-E TO SCRAPBOOK!

I do my family albums

I decorate my picture frames

I just love to create a past memory 

into a page of amazement and awe!

Here's a couple of pages from my baby book.

Don't I just look adorable?

Of course I do, it's all me!

(Hee-Hee)

It's amazing what one photo says about the whole story.

This is when I actually loved my little brother

 and we were living in Germany at the time.

And as you can see here, 

I dedicated this page to my dad!

I love him so much and he was such an awesome dad

 to me and my little brother!

So, I hope I've inspired you to get 

out your Scrap Booking stuff!

And if you never have Scrap Booked before, 

well you better get to it!

It's creating memories and it's a ton of fun 

especially if your scrap book with a friend!

Happy Creating, Friends!

Blessings,

Leaning A New Hobby

 

 

Happy Thursday to you all!

 

 

It has been a very busy week here and I wanted to share it with you all.

 

 

I have learned how to Crochet, exciting I know!

 

A few weeks ago I told my mom in law that I wanted to learn how to Crochet.

 

She was so excited to teach me.

 

So, she grabbed her hook and some yarn and we watched a few You Tube videos and well,

lets just say it was interesting. 

The first few times I tried to make the chain, my mom in law had to re-do for me.

 

The second attempt, I was laughing so hard

 because we couldn't even get the first

 few rows off the hook.

It looked like a rats nest of a mess!~ Smiles~

 

Then, she told me not to be discouraged and loosen your tension!

 

Tension, what tension?!

 

So, after about a week of trying several times

 and learning each step of crocheting and what yarns not to use,

 

I finally got one made!

 

And it only took me three hours to complete it.

I was a very dedicated gal here. 

 Nothing else got accomplished in the house, but I got my dish cloth done.

WooHoo!

 

Isn't it gorgeous?

 

 

What new hobbies have you been wanting to learn?

 

Well, I encourage each and everyone of you, to go out and learn something new.

It might surprise you how easy it can be!

 

Have A Great Day!

 

Blessings,

Amy

 

 



Homemade Finger Paint

 

 I like to try and find easy, yet inexpensive craft ideas for my boys to use during art time.

 I found a Homemade Finger Paint recipe at Easie Peasie Blog 

 and I found hers to be a very simple one to make.

 

 

 

This is how my finger paint turned out once I got them into the baby jars.

It took around 10 minutes to make and that's including cool down time.

 

If you don't have the time to look up her blog site (which she has all kinds of creative ideas),

 here is the recipe:

 

Homemade Finger Paints

3 Tbsp. sugar

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 c. corn starch

2 c. water

Combine everything into a large saucepan and warm until mixture starts to thicken. Once it thickens, it looks like a clear paste. Let it cool and then pour into containers and add in your food coloring to create your desired colors.

 

It's a lot of fun and way cheaper (from my point of view) than buying finger paint from the store.

*And if by chance your kiddos try to eat this, they won't get sick!*

 

Have Fun and CREATE!

 

 

These things I have spoken unto you,

that my Joy may remain in you and that your Joy may be full.

John 15:11

 

Have a wonderful day!!

 

Valentine Crafts

 

 

I love Valentine's Day! (most of the time)
 

This year I am struggling a bit with it, for it is also my Birthday and my oldest son Clayton is turning 12 two days after my birthday.  He is almost a teen!!
So, I am feeling a bit older than normal around here.
 Have any of you ladies out there experienced something like this? UGH!
Any ways........ Enough about that, let's move on to the "GOOD STUFF"
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I told the boys today we were gonna make some Valentine's crafts and at first they were all in and then..... Well, lets just say when they discovered the crafts to be of "girly" form they lost interest and mom had to finish them.  I'm not much of a big crafter, but on occasion I do like too find something simply and fun to partake in. (Now if it was Scrap Booking, I'm READY!!)

 

 

The first Craft we did was called a Button Valentine's Heart Ornament

Clayton helped me with a couple of them

and then Noah and Marshall helped decide what buttons went on first.

 

Follow the link below to find out how to make your very own:

Button Heart Ornaments

 

Also, we made a bouquet of Tissue Paper Flowers, those were a lot of fun once we got the hang of making them. I remembered making these for my mom when I was a lot younger.

 

If you want to try these follow the link below:

Tissue Paper Flowers

 

I hope you have as much fun as me and the boys (and especially ME)

did making these fun little Valentine's Day keepsakes!

 

Blessings,

Amy

 

Above All, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

1 Peter 4:8