Simple and understated. Like a breath of fresh air.
To me, Easter is just that... a breath of fresh air. Celebrating the beautiful plan that God had to redeem us. Celebrating His Son who was willing to give His life for us. Celebrating the new life we receive when we accept the precious gift He offers.
To celebrate the resurrection, I'm offering this as a free download! Just click on the image to make it larger and download/save from there.
Happy Easter!
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I've used Picnik to edit my pictures in the past, but sadly the ants are moving in and they are closing up shop. I really liked the simplicity, and the features they offered, so I set out to find a replacement...
Requirements:
I think I've found it! Pixlr. The express version because the full version was a bit overwhelming, although I'll keep experimenting with it.
I took this picture several weeks ago and just loved it. All those petals! All that white! I uploaded the above picture from my computer (which took less time than uploading from Flickr to Picnik) and performed a few actions. And, well... I'll show you the finished product tomorrow, because what I want to say about it really deserves a post of it's own.
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So I was editing my butterflies, and look what happened. My finger slipped on the contrast. I came out with this.
Hey, I like it! Have a wonderful weekend!
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And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, "Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; yea shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." -Luke 2:6-14
Wishing you joy this Christmas season and a happy New Year!
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Operation Christmas Child is in full swing here. I have headed up the shoebox drive at our church for about ten years now, and each year I look forward to packing my boxes. This year our Women's Missionary Sorority championed the cause by donating items and helping wrap/pack boxes.
Women of all ages and their daughters worked together on this project. There was an area for wrapping, one for packing, and one for tagging. We packed about 55 boxes in a little over an hour. Not too bad!
If you've never packed a shoebox before, I challenge you to do at least one this year! It's so much fun! Collection week is November 15 - 19, so there is plenty of time to get involved!
Information links:
What is Operation Christmas Child?
***If you haven't cast your Purse Week vote yet, there's still a little time. The ballot is in the sidebar. Voting ends Friday at noon (MST)!
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It seems like forever since I've been here. I've been recovering from vacation. Speaking of... here are some highlights:
Family reunion. (Thank God for cousins!)
Extra time spent with Oma and Opa (German for Grandma and Grandpa).
Peach picking and peeling.
A rendezvous with a flat tire and AAA on the highway. Thank goodness dad was with us!
Noah fished in the stream (caught two trout). I read.
Taught Noah to drive the ATV. Many hours of riding behind him.
Paddle boat with mom and Noah on the lake. A wind storm blew us clear to the back of the lake and we were paddling to no avail to get back to civilization. Finally the wind died down, and we were able to get back to the dock, plus one rainbow trout from Noah. Tired legs. Sunburned heads. I know Meg! I need a hat!
A morning with the chipmunks.
Cool weather. Bumpy roads. Good company.
**I returned home to find our modem was D-E-A-D. The new one is on the way, and for today I'm mooching my mom's wi-fi.
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How can you pull teeth with a polaroid? CAN'T and that's that. But you can pull teeth with a kleenex. That is my preferred method (learned from my mom), and my little friend here will tell you it works. She came over with her parents for dinner the other night with one dangly little tooth, and went home with an offering for the tooth fairy. There is a tiny tooth in that baggy. When she was being tucked into bed that night, she told her mom, "Ms. Heather should be a dentist." Isn't she sweet! Maybe I missed my calling, although I doubt I'd do very well with a drill. I'm not so good with power tools. I'll stick to kleenex and wiggly teeth.
When Bev sent me a picture, I immediately thought of the old polaroids that dentists took when I was a kid. Did you know that you can turn a digital picture into a polaroid? There's even a polaroid app for the iphone too. They even add the classic polaroid frame to the picture and if you want the picture to develop faster you have to shake it. Guess you can tell what I'll be playing with this weekend...
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'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Memorized it in 9th grade and it's still there and just as nonsensical as ever. Useless really. Now if only I could remember the two years of Spanish that seem to have disappeared from the brain cells. Here are a few things that have made me grin the last few days...
* Unexpectedly finding a little hand in mine and looking down into the sweet face of a real live cherub on Valentine's Day.
* A lovely weekend with my husband.
* That chocolate covered strawberries are so easy to make for dessert when you have impromptu dinner guests.
* A comfy couch, beautiful quilt, and a can't-put-it-down book on a cold day.
* A soup supper out so I did't have to spend 2 hours caramelizing onions that I won't even eat and will stink up my house. Joel suggested Jason's - everyone got the soup they wanted and we were all happy and warm.
* Taking time to investigate these pods outside my window. Is this the first year the bush has done this or am I just taking a little more time out to notice?
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... or maybe we should say prima donna, because she'd only dance if I sang the music from The Nutcracker. Ya!
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