New Prayer Blog

Well, I did it! I created a blog for prayer requests. God has really laid this on my heart. I think we all need a place where we can go and know that people are praying for us and with us. God is a Big God, and no matter is too small. So, please jump on over there and start following so that you can be a prayer warrior. I am going to be posting daily devotionals and scriptures that can be an encouragement to us. I think there is enough negativity in the world. The new blog address is www.weareprayingforyou.blogspot.com I hope you will join me in this venture. You won't see any advertisements or sponsors. If you have prayer requests, you can email me at dwycough7@aol.com

I will of course still have my scrapping blog :) Thank y'all so much for your support and encouragement.

November the First...Really??

Can it be? Where does the time go? Our middle son turns 8 years old this week, so November is always a bitter sweet month for us. I praise God for each of my children, their health, and each birthday is a milestone. But, at the same time my babies are growing up. Fortunately, my best friend has a brand new precious niece that I get to cuddle with quite a bit.

I had to share some cute pictures of my little ones last night. Halloween for us is about dressing up (blood and gore is outlawed in our home), and it is always a fun time. Our church had a trunk or treat and we decorated up the back of the car and passed out candy. I love doing this because it is a safe environment for the kids, and they even incorporate a Bible story. They take a pumpkin and talk about how a pumpkin is like us. When Jesus comes into our hearts, He removes all of the yuck (they pull out all of the mooshy pumpkin stuff), and brings light into our lives (they insert a candle). I just love it. So, here are some pictures of my incredibly adorable *no not partial at all* children!

Callie - Don't you just love the hat?
My precious little ones ;)
What a tired looking hunter
Now...Garrett was helping hand out candy...but was swiping some for himself! Does he not realize Mama always has a camera ready??
Chisum taking a break to check out his stash.

Miss Diva! It really was a disco costume, but she was quick to inform us that she was in fact not a disco queen but a DIVA! She is So my daughter :)
We had a great time. The only thing missing was Prince Charming. I hope that everyone enjoyed their evening as well. Take care and see you back soon :)

I Really Am Still Here

I don't think I have ever been so awful about posting. Life has been crazy lately. With 5 kids, I don't know that it ever slows down. But, we have definitely been in overdrive lately. Here is our schedule:
Monday- Boys Football Practice 6-8 p.m. Callie - Helping Pee Wee Cheerleaders; UIL Practice
Tuesday- Boys Football Practice 6-8; Callie- Helping PW Cheer; Her Cheer Practice
Wednesday-Depends on which week; Callie cheer practice
Thursday - Garrett FB Practice; Callie cheers for 2 games; pep rally
Friday - Ethan FB Practice; Callie Cheer practice
Saturday - 2 Football games
Sunday - Church; TRYING to regroup!!!

This does not include the daily things like laundry, cooking, cleaning, volunteering. But it's our life, and I am blessed. Let's just say that my cup is overflowing :) We only have a couple more weeks of this craziness. Thank you Lord! I do promise that I will be posting some new projects very soon. I was working on a couple of things that I felt weren't up to par. But I have some new Shimmerz projects, and a couple of Cutting Above projects that I have been working on.

I am really praying but our kids' schedules. I know that God does not intend for all of this busyness, and I definitely do not want to be out of His Will for our life. I have been watching our children be overly tired, and of course we are also. So, I think it might be time to reorganize some of the activities going on.

I have been thinking about starting a new website for prayer requests and daily devotionals. I feel that we all need prayers, and it would be so wonderful to have a place where we could ask for prayer requests and know that people are out there being your prayer warriors. Let me know what you think. I do have one card to share with you. It's very simple, but I like it :)


Thankful, Grateful, Blessed....Thank you God for always blessing me so much that I am thankful each day!

I hope everyone has an Extremely Blessed Day!

It's A Great Monday!

Have you ever woke up and thought, "Today is going to be a great day!"? Not for any special reason other than God has blessed you with another day to spend with Him, your family, and just enjoying everything He has given us. Today is one of those days! It's been almost 3 weeks since that seizure, and I feel better than I have in quite a while. During this I have felt His arm around me, and I know that only by His Grace am I here and doing fantastic!! Prince Charming comes home tomorrow and I am counting down the hours. It has been a long 2 weeks with him gone, but things will be just fine when he gets there. It always is. Have I said how great our Lord is??

I have a couple of things to share with you today! First of all, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and Shimmerz is spreading the word. During the whole month, we are issuing a Pink Challenge! Create ANY project using a Shimmerz Pink product, upload it to the Shimmerz Flickr Gallery (telling us which product you used) and at the end of the month, each DT member will choose their favorite project to win a prize from Shimmerz! So, you still have almost 3 weeks to get busy and start creating! Two weeks ago, I went with a friend to the doctor. She found a lump! Her mother died from breast cancer! As I waited in the waiting room, thoughts whirling through my head as to what the future would hold for my sweet friend, praying that there was only one outcome, God comforted me. It was a new situation that I had never been in, and I was scared as to whether she would come out with this huge weight. After a couple of hours, she came out! I noticed a slight grin, but I was still praying. Finally, she said that there was nothing. They didn't find anything! I took a deep breath, but more importantly she took the deepest breath! She was ok. We got in the car, and as she talked to her husband, crying, it was such a humbling experience to see such a strong woman going on this emotional roller coaster. I thanked God for my friends excellent report, I prayed that she never had to go through that again, and I prayed for all the women who have, who will, and who are! Once again, God is SO good!


Next, Scrapbook News & Review A Faith Perspecitive is hosting a blog hop on November 14. They are inviting crafters of faith to join them as they reach out to the crafting community!! You can get all of the information about the blog hop, requirements, and how to sign up Here! I am so excited to be able to be a part of this, and I can't wait to see whose blogs are going to be on the hop!!

Hopefully, I will be back later on today to post some projects that I have been working on! I pray everyone is well, and I thank each of you for your prayers, emails, comments, and phone calls! It is so awesome to have each of you in my life! You are absolutely the best :D

Just Hanging Around!

Well, this has definitely been an odd week! Wednesday, I ended up having my second seizure since January. I spent that day in the ER with Prince Charming by my side. Since then I have been extremely sore (it's worse than your toughest workout ever!!)and I decided to take a few days off and regroup. I have a follow up appointment on Monday morning, and hopefully the doctor will be able to answer some questions, and I will be able to just ......... rest! God has revealed His glory through this because 45 minutes before I had this seizure, I had the kids all in the car with me taking them to school. After the first seizure, I never expected to have another, and it has really thrown me off. They did figure out what caused the seizures though! A medication! WOW!! Who knew that a medication could cause seizures? I thought that was a side effect that other people had! Hm...Who Knew?? Definitely Not Me!

I'm sorry that I haven't posted much lately, but I have been just a bit tied up ;)
Hopefully, prayerfully, after tomorrow morning I will be much more at ease, and back to normal!!!! Thank you to the people who have sent me well wishes!! It is so amazing to feel that much care and concern from such sweet people! I wish I had the right words to express how I felt to each of you, but I find myself at quite a loss. A simple thank you is not enough, yet, I can't think of an adequate way to say it. So, thank you!!! Each of you touch my spirit and overwhelm my soul with so much joy! Thank You!!!! Thank You!!!! Thank You!!!!

Much Love and A Huge Portion of Blessings~

Something New Something Old

Guess what?? I finally get to share with you a couple of things that I created with the new Shimmerz colors. The Fall colors are Vintage and they are by far my most favorite colors yet. I received them about a month ago, and I am literally out of every color!! I have had SO much fun with these colors. I have really been on a vintage kick anyway, so this suited me well!!

The first thing I am going to share is a Layout!!! I haven't done many layouts lately, so I thought it would be fun to use these colors. Honestly, the cardstock that I used is the piece of paper that I actually used as a "mat" for my other projects!!! When I was done the paper looked so amazing, there was no way it was going in the trash. I Love the way this came out! I used every new color on this layout :)
I love how imperfect the paper and the coloring is. I really do not like the title, and I am going to redo it.....just trying to think of what I should do.
Check out the colors! I painted Mossy Stone around the picture to frame it. I also painted the Prima butterfly using Mossy Stone and Vintage Wine!
This is a Prima flower colored with Mossy Stone and Vintage Wine. Plus, I used Wed Wagon on a die cut from the Cricut Cartridge Home Decor (love this one). The heart is a pin that I found on clearance.
The flower is made just using strips of painted paper and a stapler :) I really like the way the butterfly turned out. The colors are so vibrant!
Can you see all of the colors in the background?? I also used a piece of metal to grunge it up a bit.

I have found the best things at thrift stores to alter! I would have never imagined the treasures I would find. This is a candle holder that came in a pair. It was a rusty metal when I saw it, but I knew it had great potential. So glad I picked it up!
Isn't it pretty? I painted it with a white acrylic first. Then I patched some areas with a crackle paint. When it was dry, I went over the whole candle holder with Antique Lace and then touched it up with Vintage Wine. The glitter flakes are from Martha Stewart, and I liked the snowy feel.
I used so much stuff on this heart, it is unreal :) I used Wed Wagon, then a crackle paint, then Stampin' Ups Crystal Effects. Then I painted it with Vintage Wine. Doesn't it look so neat?
I love the colors, especially the base of the candle holder. But, it is really hard to not pay attention to the inside!
I painted a Heidi Swapp flower with Wed Wagon (sponged lightly) and then put my Vintage Wine heart, threw in some Prima Flowers, a K & Company frame covered with the Martha Stewart glitter. I also had recently received some new Prima holiday twigs (sorry, don't know the correct term).
Here is just another picture of the opening. These beads I found at the thrift store also :)