Words to live by...

Love with no need to pre-empt grievance.

The Wedding Was Wonderful!

Here are a few pics of the wedding. I will post more as they are available!!

The bride & groom:
















Phylicia, Alana, Roger, Jen, Marshall, and me:
















Groom and Chris:






















Best Man, Father of the Groom, Navy Man:

what made you smile today meme

People Who Made My Day Meme:

SAO has 2 recent posts on her blog with a total of three links to my blog in them! Now, how is that for some linky love?

She listed me as one of the people who made her day and also has 'memed' this statement: Go ahead and join in and then let me know what made you smile today.

So, SAO, lemme tell you this first...all the linky love made me smile first thing this morning!
Yesterday...
1. My sweetheart calling me many times from work made me smile.
2. The intense joy of the Lord that I walk in made me smile.
3. Seeing my current project laying by my sewing machine made me smile.
4. Eating Chinese food made me smile.
5. Betty's emails always make me smile.
6. Joyce bringing Serenity to see me made me smile.
7. Calling my brother to tell him Happy Birtday made me smile.
8. Taking the time to think about it and doing this meme is making me smile right now!
9. The smiley graphic is for you to use with this meme...I hope it makes YOU smile:).

Thank you, SAO!

Girls In My Circle...Tag! You're it!

When I was little,
I used to believe in the concept of one best friend,
And then I started to become a woman.
And then I found out that if you allow your heart to open up,
God would show you the best in many friends.



One friend is needed when you're going through things with your man.
Another friend is needed when you're going through things with your mom.
Another will sit beside you in the bleachers as you delight in your children and their activities. Another when you want to shop, share, heal, hurt, joke, or just be. One friend will say, "Let's cry together,"
Another, "Let's fight together,"
Another, "Let's walk away together."



One friend will meet your spiritual need,
Another your shoe fetish,
Another your love for movies,
Another will be with you in your season of confusion,
Another will be your clarifier,
Another the wind beneath your wings.




But whatever their assignment in your life,
On whatever the occasion,
On whatever the day,
Or wherever you need them to meet you with their gym shoes on and hair pulled back,
Or to hold you back from making a complete fool of yourself...
Those are your best friends.




It may all be wrapped up in one woman,
But for many, it's wrapped up in several..
One from 7th grade,
One from high school,
Several from the college years,
a couple from old jobs,
On some days your mother,
On some days your neighbor,
On others, your sisters,
And on some days, your daughters.



I have lots of girls in my circle and decided that they all needed to know that someone cares about them and appreciate the difference they make in my life. If you are here it may be because I tagged you as one of the girls in my circle! If I didn't tag you , no offense intended. Tag! You're it! Consider yourself tagged.

I tag:
Alana, Betty, Mo, Cricket, Jay, Noel, Brandy, luvmy4sons, Joyce, Sandy, Apron Queen, Chuck, Judi, Jennifer, Tracy, Khris, Ursula, Jenni, Amanda, Chris, Carolyn, Ann, Becky, Regina

Now tag your friends to let them know you love them and appreciate the difference they make in your life! Go

Girls In My Circle...Spread the love~

Being a girl in my circle means that we have bumped into one another somewhere and meeting you affected me in a positive way. Even though most of us are Internet friends, I cherish our friendship and pray for you daily.

Wanna let your friends know you love them and appreciate the difference they make in your life? Make a post about friends and insert the code provided below. Then tag the women that God has placed in your life to make a difference. Tag one or 50...it's up to you. Remember, it is ok to tag someone who has already been tagged! Come back here and stick the URL to your post in the Mr. Linky. Let your friends know they have been tagged by leaving the link to your friends post in their comments. Smile! You have just spread the love and widened the circle.

CODE PROVIDED:
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPzMwtIJ9nwioXCaLho0NdM5S8B_ZAepK6wk2w-ugP-6V9i4J95tD6JkhiIzBs5euXBjSHJeqdaBcTyXBXWlovLdIpMUTUOIh0cNhL5XThFjCPfda6m5yUpGHBMtfyavcuhhKxXdvlEM/s1600-h/image002.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPzMwtIJ9nwioXCaLho0NdM5S8B_ZAepK6wk2w-ugP-6V9i4J95tD6JkhiIzBs5euXBjSHJeqdaBcTyXBXWlovLdIpMUTUOIh0cNhL5XThFjCPfda6m5yUpGHBMtfyavcuhhKxXdvlEM/s400/image002.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185779114301437282" /></a>
I have lots of girls in my circle and decided that they all needed to know that someone cares about them and appreciate the difference they make in my life. If you are here it may be because I tagged you as one of <em>the girls in my circle!</em> If I didn't tag you , no offense intended. Tag! You're it! Consider yourself tagged.
***INSERT NAMES AND LINKS OF WHO YOU ARE TAGGING HERE***
Wanna let your friends know you love them and appreciate the difference they make in your life? Go <a href="http://scrappynhappy.blogspot.com/2008/04/girls-in-my-circle.html" "_target="_blank>here</a> to learn how.
Feel free to set up your own Mr. Linky at your Girls In My Circle Post. Just be sure to leave your link here so I can come put my link there:)!Let's see just how BIG this circle can get.