Who knew two beautiful items could add such delight....
Last week I was having a rough day can't even recall what it was even about
funny how pieces of life work out that way.
I decided I was going to make it a GREAT day
So I went for a drive to find a Beautiful Park
Instead of taking a left at an intersection I took a right
I ended up on the other side of town
Discovered a different park that I'm sure is very beautiful
but the gate to the entrance was closed
Determined to find the park I had in mind I did some backtracking
By the time I found the park I was looking for
it was getting Dark
Even though I saw couples running
singles walking with dogs
I let my FEAR get the best of me
I don't like dark places
Before this little adventure I checked my mailbox
waiting for me was my little love package from my mom
Sitting nicely in my passenger seat was my box.
So with a smile I opened that wonderful gift
a beautiful scarf
along with some other lovely things
Not sure how moms aways know
just the right thing to do
I hope one day I will have that same intuition
This picture doesn't do this scarf justice.
Lately I've been thinking about my loving hard working husband.
Most days he just wants to make me HAPPY.
I'll come home from running errands
when I get back I'll find him doing laundry
or doing the dishes
I'm a housewife and these things always seem constant
I should have these things under control, RIGHT?
He doesn't ever complain
He'll even cook dinner with JOY
Well we haven't had a vacuum since we moved to San Antonio
We got rid of our old one when everything was in storage
I've been secretly looking at reviews and trying to figure
out the best vacuum to get
Our last one was heavy and didn't pick up very well.
So yesterday while at Costco we went down
the aisle with vacuums
He looked at me and said: "We need a vacuum, don't we"?
I replied: "Well it would be nice."
His response: Pick one out.
I already knew which one I wanted
We got a great deal, five stars for Costco...
I love my model
So while I had a night with my girlfriends
he put the vacuum together
and vacuumed the house twice.
So I came home to a clean house that smelled so good!
He prefers me not to brag about him
but how can I not.
This time of the year I try to think of a few people and make cookies or baskets.
One year I made fruit baskets and I have to admit they looked professional. This year I tried to make several batches of cookies but both batches failed which left me asking
"What happened to the Amazing baker I use to be?"
I'de like to blame it on the oven since it's ancient but I think I'll be sticking to my old recipes that have been successes in the past.
So this year I discovered tiny little baskets at one of my favorite stores and filled them with Creme filled hershey kisses, a card, a towel and what that towel can be used for.
After writing my mom telling her about the towel message I thought it would be easier just to share it on my new blog.
Hope everyone enjoys it and the last few days leading toChristmas.
The Towel
At first glance one looks at a kitchen towel and may think,
"Wow, a towel-I need a new one!" Have you ever stopped to think
that for thousands of years the towel has not just been used in the
kitchen but for a wide variety of purposes?
Take, for example the parent who wipes the tears of a little
child to soothe physical and emotional hurt; the physician who binds
the wound of a patient; the woman in her home wiping her hands as
she moves from task to task; the weary traveler who wipes his
sweated brow.
Perhaps the most significant us of the towel; however, was
about two thousand years ago when our loving brother, Jesus Christ,
took an ordinary towel in his hands and dried the feet of his
disciples only hours before his cruxifixion.
It is true, the towel is a handy item with a myriad of uses, but it
also has a deep symbolic meaning when seen in the hands of the
Savior doing a work of kindness for his fellowmen.
So, take the towel, knowing it is given with love, and do good
