I've Been a Busy Bee!

Yes, it's true. :)

I've been doing a bit of changing up to my blog! I was getting a little bored with the old look, but I just couldn't bring myself to replace it with anything. So... I decided I would just add a few things to make it warm and "Springy"! I think I like the way it turned out... What do you think? :)

Oh, and just so you know, I actually drew that bee picture myself! Lol! I was looking for one I could use online but I never found anything I liked. So... I drew my own, snapped a quick picture of it, loaded it on the computer, made a few "touch-ups", and viola! -- my very own bee! (And that is the extent of my artistic abilities when it comes to drawing. *whispers* I usually stick with"stick figures" only. ;D Lol! )

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Well, I hope you all have been enjoying your week so far. I'm sorry I haven't been posting very often lately. I've been a busy bee at home too! ;) Thankfully, my dad is doing well and we're still managing to keep up with our busy juicing schedule. Maybe I'll be able to sqeeze in some time to post more often! :)

But for now...

I pray you have a very blessed week!

Some Fun with Family...

Hi everyone! I hope you all have been enjoying your week. I know I have. :)

Last Friday my mom's brother and some of his family came down to visit and we had a really great time while they were here! This morning we all got up bright and early (6:30am) and said our "good-byes" and "I-love-you's" and then watched as they drove away. :( It's always sad when it's time to say goodbye, but we were so glad that we got to visit with them! (The last time we saw them was in 2007.) The only regret, though, is that two of my cousins weren't able to be here this time because they are both working and one of them is a sophomore in college now... My, how time flies!

Anyway, I thought I might share a few pictures that I took while they were visiting... :)

Here's an interesting shot I got of my Mom while she

was preparing dinner for all the family last night. :)

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(I was really doing a test shot with my camera sitting on

its stand on the table, because we wanted to get a group picture

with everyone later on. It ended up turning out really great! ;)

Now here's Sis #1 and our cousin again.

(Yes... they're using a broken desk chair as their "table"! lol)

The three of us stayed up until about 2:00 each night

playing card games and watching movies. We had

a whole lot of fun together!

Here's my uncle fishing in our pond. :)



(Yes, they're playing ping-pong on our dining room table! :D)


And here they are jumping into our swimming pool
with Sisters #2 and #3...

Can you believe that they actually went swimming in April?!

The water was FREEZING cold and the pool wasn't as

clean as it should've been, but that sure didn't stop them!

They had a blast anyway. :)

(I love how the trees are all turning green again! It looks

so much nicer that way. :)

And here is Ty. :)

He was SO happy to have a boy that would play with

him while they were here. He just loves running around

outside and none of us will ever do it with him!

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Well... I hope you enjoyed the pictures! I wanted to give y'all a quick "sneak-peak" from our lovely week and weekend. :) We really did have a wonderful time with our family and I'm so glad they came. We have LOTS of fun memories of when all of us cousins were younger, and now that we're all getting older I'm cherishing the times we have together more and more. Hopefully it won't be too long before we see each other again, though! ;)

Have a blessed rest-of-the-week, everyone!

This is Sis #1 and our cousin playing "War"!

Ah, Spring is in the Air!

And I have pictures to prove it. ;D

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I'm so thankful for this lovely spring weather. It helps to make my days so much more enjoyable! :) Don't you just love it? ...I hope you're all enjoying it as well!! ~ Have a blessed Friday, everyone!


All photos taken by: Me. :)

All Ready for Spring! :)

We've been having such lovely weather these past couple of days... Sunny, cool, and not a cloud in the sky! I don't know about you, but I'm really looking forward to spring! It's one of my most favorite seasons. I love having all the windows open in the house and feeling the nice, gentle breeze come through. It makes me want to curl up on the couch with a good book! And that's exactly what I've been doing this week. :) Wednesday we took a trip to the library--one of my favorite places. We hadn't been in a really long time so I was looking forward to finding a good read. I didn't actually have any particulars in mind, so I just headed over to the Christian section and started searching. I found three books that looked interesting and checked them out. I've only read one of them so far, and I really like it. The book is a sweet story set in the late 1800's. (It reminds me a lot of the "Love Comes Softly" series.)

Yesterday was a lovely day as well. I got to spend the afternoon out with my mom and we had a really nice time together. :) I even did a little bit of shopping! It's always hard for me to spend my money because everything is just so expensive these days. But I found a few items I liked at some really reasonable prices... and, well, I bought them! :D

Here's what I got...

A long, colorful dress with a cute pair of brown shoes to match. ;)

When I got home I found a nice top to fit underneath the dress... it matched perfectly!

(The book pictured is what I'm reading right now. :)

I also got a couple more pairs of shoes...

If you haven't noticed yet, these are my favorite kind of

shoes to buy--they're cute, comfy, and affordable... at only $15 each. :)

Anyway... Yesterday and today we've been doing some serious cleaning in preparation for starting the full diet/therapy we're on next Monday. We had to get a water distiller for our sinks and the only place for it to go was in the utility room. Therefore, we had to move our coats and boots out of there and into our newly cleaned-out pantry! Since we can't eat any pre-packaged or processed foods we had to get rid of a lot of stuff, which actually worked out nicely. Now, we are only using three shelves on the left side of the pantry for food and the right side is where all of our coats and jackets are now hanging--with the boots sitting underneath! ...I guess you could say we've been doing some "spring cleaning"! ;D

I just thought I'd share a bit of what's been going on this week.

...It looks like spring is just around the corner...

and when it gets here, I'll be ready! :)

(This is the gorgeous sunset we had last night.)

~ Have a blessed Friday, everyone!

Celebrating One Year of Blogging

... Simple & Sweet ...

It's hard to believe that it was exactly a year ago today I started this little blog of mine, but it's true. :) It's also hard to believe how much has happened during that whole year. So many life-changing events I never thought would be, but they were. So many things I never thought we would do, but we did. Places I never thought we'd go, but we went. Wow... you just never really know what God has in store for your life! You have to be sure that you seek Him first and trust Him in all things. Only He knows exactly what will happen one year to the next and His plan is perfect!

When I first created this blog I did it with the purpose of having a place to write my thoughts and the things the Lord placed on my heart and mind, to be a witness and a bright-shining light for him! That purpose hasn't changed and still remains today, and I pray that God will continue to bless me with such wonderful opportunities. :) It's been fun and exciting to "meet" so many other like-minded, Christian young ladies through Blogger and I look forward to getting to know more! Thank you to all of you who have been such an encouragement to me through your own posts and sweet comments. :) I hope you are blessed by my blog and encouraged as well.

May I be a light shining before men, that they may see my good works and glorify my father in heaven! PRAISE THE LORD ALL THE EARTH. :)

Photo taken by ~ Me