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Mind you I would have to go back in a time machine to catch up, but still.
I love this girl.
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Last year I made miss Janey a super fast applique tee using a Peeps coloring page, some buttons and Heat N Bond.
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As for all of you Papyrus lovers...
my husband is on your team.
He was horrified that I included it on my ugly list.
I admit that there was a time that I liked it.
Even used it quite a bit.
But that time has gone.
I could barely read the subtitles on Avatar because the Papyrus-ness was so distracting.
It's so cliche.
So 2002.
Enough about my strong opinions.
Tell me your fave fonts.
Because to be honest, two of the above five are on their way to my dislike list...
I am counting down the days for this beauty to be available for free.
Until then, I am still searching for a new font boyfriend.
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Thank you for your consideration.
xoxo,
julie
a.k.a.
font snob
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On that day when I see
All that You have for me
When I see You face to face
There surrounded by Your grace
All my fear is swept away
In the light of your embrace
When Your love is all I need
And forever I am free
Where the streets are made of gold
In Your presence healed and whole
Let the songs of heaven rise to you alone
No weeping, no hurt or pain
No suffering You hold me now
You hold me now
No darkness no sick or lame
No hiding You hold me now,
You hold me now
In this life I will stand
Through my joy and my pain
Knowing there's a greater day
There's a hope that never fails
When Your name is lifted high
And forever praises rise
For the glory of Your Name
I'm believing for the day
When the wars and violence cease
All creation lives in peace
Let the songs of heaven rise to you alone
No weeping, no hurt or pain
No suffering You hold me now
You hold me now
No darkness, no sick or lame
No hiding You hold me now,
You hold me now
For eternity
All my heart will give
All the glory to Your name
k.g.g.
dancing on the streets made of gold
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loss,
"Though He brings grief, He also shows compassion because of the greatness of His unfailing love." -Lamentations 3:32
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Seriously.
It's just an hour!
get. it. together.
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Yogurt.
Chock full of fiber.
(Pretty sure that sand counts as fiber... but do you want to eat it?)
Fiber One gave me the opportunity to try their new yogurt.
50 calories and 5 grams of fiber!
Four yummy flavors.
Hungry Girl approved.
Take that sand.
They partnered up with the Safeway family of stores (including Dominick’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Genuardi’s) and asked me to give away a
Yay!
But, if you know me, there sometimes is a catch.
I don't want the winner to keep it.
I want them to give it away.
Because I know that all of us know of at least one family that doesn't have money to buy dinner tonight.
A family that is praying for something like this.
An unexpected gift.
A very welcome surprise.
I love generous people.
You could be one of those people.
I want you to meet another such person.
Jen from Leah La Rae Baby emailed me offering to giveaway ANY!!! item from her shop.
She is amazing.
Her generosity abounds.
She was instrumental in both Cora's Playground and Project 320.
When I told her about the Safeway promotion she was excited to be able to help.
A treat for a family in need, a treat for you or for your little one.
Does it get much better?
Right now she has these crazy adorable crochet beanies.
I know of a bald, sand eating baby, who would be pretty stinking cute in one.
So on Monday I will pick a winner.
Be thinking of who you could bless with the gift card.
Be thinking of how great it would be to meet 20% of your daily requirement of fiber with some yummy yogurt.
Be thinking of why babies eat sand.
How can you win?
(remember to leave a separate comment for each entry.)
1. Visit Jen's blog.
leave some comment love.
2. Visit Leah La Rae Baby.
Come back here and tell me your favorite item.
3. Leave me a comment sharing what you are most thankful for right now.
Thanks Safeway, Fiber One, My Blog Spark and Leah La Rae Baby for donating prizes for this fun giveaway!
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But I'm not.
At least not this week.
Maybe next.
Or the next.
Or the next next.
But now I am doing laundry,
taxes,
google-ing Chewbacca weirdness,
and other super glamorous pursuits.
What are you making?
Besides piles of clothes and papers.
Because laundry and paperwork is no where near as fun as burlap and fabric.
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I told my girls about Samuel and about the Joyful Life Library.
We chatted about how much we love to cuddle and read.
We chatted about how nice it would be to share some of our books with the kids in the hospital.
They excitedly picked many of their most favorite books from the shelves.
My heart sang.
Knowing that this simple gesture was teaching them so much.
Teaching me so very much.
Halley sent off her beloved Pinkalicious.
Lucy sent off her favorite Shamu adventure.
Their giving hearts continually surprise me.
Together we boxed them up and sent them off.
I encourage you to grab your kids, take them to the bookstore to grab a few, or scan their shelves for gently used books that you could pass on.
Hardback, soft cover, board books, and bilingual books from birth to age 18 are all welcome.
You can send them directly to the hospital at:
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Guess what bowl my other weird kid picked out the day after the shamu fiasco.
of course it was this one.
I am going to miss that giant wall of aqua a bit.
but then I am over it when I see the chalkboard happiness.
thank you.
thank you.
thank you.
I have never been more encouraged.
more blessed.
more amazed.
each and everyone of you amaze me.
I am blushing from the love.
amazed at the sweet comments that overflowed my inbox.
I really wish I could have each and every one of you over for coffee and toffee crack.
what a happy day that would be.
my necklace is going to find a new home.
a happy, happy new home.
will it live at your house?
click HERE to see.
peace out.
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The inability to function well in the midst of noise is one of them.
I visibly shut down in quite a dramatic fashion.
Or I have a panic attack.
My freakishness is never ending.
But I have a very, very, noisy life.
I think the reason why I stay up so late, sacrificing sleep, is just so I can sit quietly.
Because I need the silence to calm me for the next day.
It is another reason why I love camping so much.
I would love to live in a quiet rainy forest with a metal roof.
The noise of rain is an exception.
It is one of the most beautiful sounds in the world.
Right up there with crashing waves.
Perhaps a metal roofed house, nestled in a rainy coastal forest. Securely footed to an oceanside cliff with a family of sea otters below.
Yes please.
Lately I have been thinking about noise.
How much I fill my days up.
Noise that doesn't matter.
Noise that drains me.
Noise that distracts.
Twitter, Facebook, emails...
Every moment there is new noise coming my way.
Then I start to think of the noise that I am adding daily.
I don't want to be superfluous noise.
So today I am chewing on that.
Listening to this.
Clearing some of it out of my life.
Being quiet.
It is lovely.
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