whitey-whites...

Good morning, girls.

Today I'm showing you more photos of my newly-decorated laundry room.

I posted them earlier in the summer but I know that some of you are new.

and there are just not enough hours in the day!

Only 2 more weeks of oustside painting and then I'm movin' inside!

Fall cleaning is on the agenda and maybe a little more decorating?

I'm looking forward to it...

I appreciate all the sweetness you all leave for me,

really I do.

I'm trying to make the rounds....

Have a great day and skip on over to Faded Charm

(see link on side bar-something was not working and I don't have time to fix it)

to see lots of fun stuff!

Rene'

wait....

A phone call...noise...then silence.

Minutes that seem like hours.

My daughter was talking on her cell phone to her boyfriend when there was a lot of noise. the phone went dead and then no answer. "Mom I think Tyler was in a wreck...what do I do?"

Pray.

Wait.

Fear comes...all the things it could be...imaginations gone wild...what to do?

Pray.

Wait.

Do the next thing.

Our family has seen plenty of loss and heartache these past 5 years...

no rose colored-glasses anymore.

Pray.

Wait.

Think on what is true (phil 4:8)

What is true?

God is good... God is in control.

Does that mean nothing *bad* happened?

No, it means God is good, God is in control.

Minutes seem like hours...finally the next call...everything is Ok-Tyler rear-ended the car in front of him.

Thank you, God.

Pray.

Wait.

God is good...God is in control.

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,

and in His word I put my Hope. Psalm 130:5

white ode to fall...

Like many of you...fall is my favorite season.

I love

the milder sunshine, the colors, and the nip in the air.

It's like there is an excitement building...

We celebrated our family's fall birthdays last Sunday.

I threw together this fall arrangement for the table.

That is what is so nice about everything coordinating...

it just all works together,

no matter how it is arranged.

This is one of my treasures from Farm Chicks.

I bought it from Amy and Kris At the Country Store.

(Amy's blog is Amy's Vintage Cottage-check out her wonderful whites)

They had a fabulous booth...one of my favortist favorites.

The menu request was *Olive Garden* style.
Miss G made us chicken alfredo fetticini
and
fresh sourdough bread.
But this is the *killer*.


Yep.

This is her version of :

Black Tie Mousse' Cake.

Just like Olive Garden.

Heavenly.

To die for.

It is supposed to rain all day

so maybe I'll get caught up on my blogging.

I'm looking forward to a cup of tea and visiting all of the cozy whites out there.

Honestly...

OK. I've put this off long enough:)

1o honest things about me.Thanks again, Gale and Kathleen for thinking of me.

1. I've been walking with God since high school...

My hope is in Him. Him alone.

2. I've lived in a 60-mile radius all of my life...I'm a country girl...

I love to go to the city to shop (thrift) but take me home to my quiet.
I really am just a homebody.

3. I've been a homeschooling mom for 23 years...doesn't that sound like a career?
I gave up my nursing license way back in 1986 to stay home with my children.
A decision I have not regretted for even 1 minute.
Homeschooling has brought blessing
beyond measure and imagination
to our family.

I do think a *gold watch* is in order at retirement, though!

My youngest is in the 7th grade...so 5 years to go.

4. My tongue is too sharp and gets me trouble. I don't want it to be.
God is teaching me...through the lessons of life...ouch!

More leaning to walk in grace.

5. I love...chocolate, hamburgers and french fries,

and about anything my Miss G bakes for me.

See # 10. It doesn't work for this...just keeps it somewhat in check.

6. I hate change.

Change of any kind. Change of jobs. Change of relationships

and please don't change the spagetti sauce recipe.

7. I love a two-year old's hand in mine. I love hearing *thank-you*, grandma.
I love being a mom. And I love old pick-up trucks.
I love to decorate.
compulsively,
completely,
and over the top.

"How am Isupposed to relax when I know this couch
would look so much better in the opposite corner!"



8. I hate the empty-nesting process.
I hate flippancy about having babies..
I hate wishy-washy-ness and I hate hot flashes.

9. I am for the most part a pessimist.

The rain on your parade. The *let's be real* part of the family.

Except for Miss Gracie's...then all I see is potential.

Oh, and when I see an old house that needs to be *rescued*.

10. I don't like to exercise but I do it anyway...to help with #9.
Endorphins are my friend.

But I can't go look at furniture within 2 hours of exercising...
because then I can fix anything!

There you have it. More than you really wanted to know.
But they do help us to know each other a little better.
If you'd like to play along, leave me a comment...
and I'll come on over to your place to get to know you better.

See ya'll tomorrow for White Wednesday...

What 's been on ...

my mind and in my heart.

A wife of noble character, who can find?
She is worth more than rubies.
Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
Proverbs31:1, 12

What an awesome responsibility.

What an awesome privilege.

It has been weeks of *juggling*

and

I'm afraid I 've *dropped* a few balls.

My heart has been called back

to *home*, to my *family*, to my *husband*.

May he again have full confidence in me.

Help me, Lord.

shopping in white...

A little eye candy from one of my fave places to shop...I posted them last spring

but needed something easy for today. I'm still trying to catch up with life.

And besides seeing them is almost like going shopping all over again!

roses and rust...

Here are a *few* more photos

of last weekend's happenings...

I enjoyed the whites of Wednesday's post
but I'm really getting into this *new* look.

New for me, anyway.

It seemed as though, it was what I kept finding

as I was out thrifting.

Rusty, chippy, warm, quirky shabbiness

roses and rust

I am glad it is over.

It was delightfully fun and rewarding

but it was also very consuming and stressful.

My husband is still struggling;

he gave me the go-ahead for the sale...

but as we got more and more into the preparation of it all,

I doubted that decision.

BUT after postcards had been mailed

there was no turning back.

The show must go on.

God is good...He saw us through and blessed us

with a great crowd and a great sale.

I love my new *cubby* display piece...

My husband kept shaking his head as I was working on it.

But, hey, while it may not be perfect ,it was given to me

and it does do what I had in mind...

I never get things as *full* and as *accessorized*
as I'd like to...it could be because I'm still painting

come the Thursday morning before the sale.

I'm gonna have to work on that...

I'll leave you with a few photos of

my vendor's spaces.

Lupe' and Toni (from The Tattered Cottage)

Marilynn from Gatherings

I really do think it was my best show ever
both in quality and quantity

thanks to them.
They are so patient with me

and trust that somehow

it will all come together

at the last minute.

BUT not one minute too soon!

Sometimes they even pitch in and help me stash.

Thanks, guys!