Welcome Home Cody....................

God Bless the soldiers that fight to keep us safe!!!
God Bless the men & women that sacrifice for us... family...friends... & strangers
God Bless the hearts of  the military folks... that love enough for you and me!


Thank you Cody Simpson!!!

.::Tam::.

Freebie Friday............

Dinner table talk about God........

A few ideas to help start some good family conversation about God without pressure.   Even if you dont answer them at that moment... its a good way to get the family 'thinking'.............

1)  

Why do we obey God's commands.....does it matter what we do ... and why?2)  Do our prayers make a difference?

3)  How can we know God's will for our lives?4)  How do I love my neighbor as myself?

God Bless

.::Tam::.

Ready for the Husker game tomorrow......

Nebraska Husker Football beanies.

Girls/Woman and Boys/Men styles!

These are fun to make and cute to wear!!!!

God Bless my dear friends
have a great day!

.::Tam::.

Scrap Sweetheart Ripple...........

This is so cool.............its reversible!  One side has the regular ripple look.. the other has little hearts!
I'm using up tiny balls of fun colors of yarn with skein of white to create this ..............


Started out pretty neat...................

Coming along nicely!

Thanks for stoppin' by
hugs...love & blessings.....

.::Tam::.

Tie Dye Wedding.................

Yep... my cousin is a hoot.   
 He got married today .... and check out how fun their theme was......

Their 'Welcome table'..... see those little Hershey mini's?   :)  I made those for the wedding.

Love the bright colors!   That cake is soooooooooooooo cute!

The sweet couple!!!!!   Love you David!  So happy for you!!!

God Bless to all..........
have a great weekend!

.::Tam::.

Freebie Friday............

Found this beautiful scarf pattern while just surfing for fun new stitches and such for Fall.

Its called "Branching Out" 

You can find the Pattern HERE...... enjoy!
God Bless

.::Tam::.

A pretty special Ripple'ghan.........

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This particular ripple afghan I made for a special young man.  A dear friend of mine's son is in the Navy.   His mom and dad greeted him as he set foot back in the States a couple weeks ago from his deployment.   He will be coming home here for a short time on leave then back to the Military Base he's stationed at here in the states.

Next weekend he will be greeted in the streets with flags and love in the little town his family lives in.    God Bless him for serving our country!

I made this "Military Ripple'ghan to give him when he's here on leave!

I'm super happy with how it came out!   I cant wait to see him and give this to him!

hugs... love & blessings to all

.::Tam::.

Living for God...... He has a plan for you......

God has a plan for you. You know what it is? He wants to make you like himself. Not only will that bring him glory, it will bring you satisfaction. But what does it mean to be like him, and how does it happen?

"And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8)

Being godly means living a life that pleases God—acting justly, loving mercy and walking humbly with him. The key, though, is the walking part. It's only when we walk with God in a relationship with him that we're able to do what's right and love others. As we spend time getting to know him, he changes us. The change comes as we see how awesome God is and how we, with all our imperfections, pale in comparison. It comes as we learn that God became a man—Jesus Christ—just so he could die a painful death to save us from our sin. And what is our response? Amazement? Gratitude? Yes, but it has to be more than that. God wants us to be totally devoted to him, in much the same way you probably dream about being devoted to a husband or wife some day. Because of your love for that person, you'll want to spend time with them and you'll do nice things for them—not because you have to, but because you really want to. When we have this kind of devotion to God, the things we do for him won't be a chore to dread. They will become something you look forward to doing. Not only will that be more pleasing to God, you'll like it better too!

"Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart." (Psalm 37:4)

To find any joy in a relationship with God, you have to agree that he knows what's best for you. You'll never find much "delight" in him if you're always fighting him.

He says to us, "I have a great plan for you, one that will be greater than anything you could ever dream." And we say, "I'm too scared to trust you," or "No thanks, I can have fun without you."

What's something you know God wants you to do (love others, study his Word, pray, etc.) that you're not doing? What's your reason for not doing this?

Ask God to help you trust that his desires for you will ultimately bring you the most joy.

God Loves you.......... believe it... trust Him!!

hugs... love .. & blessings

.::Tam::.

Homecoming 2012...............

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Last night was our High School Homecoming Dance.

Here is Patrick and his clean and shiny Jeep.   I helped him wash and buff the outside... then we vacuumed and cleaned the inside.  He's ready to pick up his date and have a lovely evening.   YES......... I cried!!!  Hush!!!

Patrick and his girlfriend K along with another couple went up to the winery where Patrick works for a Fire grilled pizza dinner.

They stopped at the house here for me to have my 'mommy picture moment' before they went to the dance.  I cant believe how grown up he is.... *sigh  

Patrick and K

Patrick and K .... Jesse and Kayla

They had a great time... and I apparently lived through it.

Now Prom................. thats gonna be a whole different story.... I might not live through that. :(

have a great day everyone!

God Bless

.::Tam::.

Freebie Friday........

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Found this on Raverlry.  

Of course being that I am 'hooked' on ripples lately... thought this would be appropriate to share....:)

Pattern can be found HERE

Many blessings

have a great day... and wonderful weekend.

.::Tam::.

Current ripple'ghan.................

Okay kids.................. here's a picture of the blue/browns ripple'ghan I'm working on...............pretty darn cool if I do say so myself.  :)

Thanks for just stoppin' in to take a peek...............
have a great day!!!

God Bless

.::Tam::.

And.......another afghan.......

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Hope things are well with everyone!   Things are good here!   Been keeping busy making blankets!!!

And here is another Ripple'ghan I made.   This one I think I will be saving for raffling off at a fundraiser for our Fire station.

I've already started another one.  Coming out rather pretty in blue and browns.  I'll share a picture of it tomorrow.

Well.. this was just a quick show & share.... gotta get back to family & house.

Catch up more later

hugs ... love & blessings

.::Tam::.

Another Comfort'ghan done.................

Made this one this week to send to an online friend who's mom died. :'(

I think the colors on this one are pretty!
Hope she likes it!

I have two more that are on my list to get done ASAP..... along with a few to use for fundraising that I need to do.............. and one I need to make for a Wedding Gift.

 Have a great weekend everyone

I gotta get back to my hook.

God Bless

.::Tam::.

Freebie Friday...........

I've been 'hooked' on Ripples lately with the blankets I've been making..... so when I came across this ... you can imagine my excitement!   :)

I think this is definitely on my 'to do' list!  And with the Fall setting in... Winter right around the corner... what a perfectly fun thing to make.

Ripple Tea Cozy

Pattern can be found HERE



Have a wonderfully blessed weekend!!
Love you all

.::Tam::.

Blankets...blankets...blankets......

Evening everyone................
Hope all is well in your lives!   Been very busy crocheting here!  

These are Comfort'ghans I made last week for a couple teenage girls that are friends of the family who just recently lost their daddy to Cancer.   :'(
Cancer Stinks!!!

And this is a Prayer Blanket I made for a new friend of Ken's that was admitted this last weekend  to start now his 100+ days with a bone marrow transplant.
Ken and I stopped by to visit him and deliver his blanket today.   I think he liked it.... :)
*Praying for him*
(Orange for Leukemia... Green for Organ Donation/transplant)

Thanks for stoppin' by everyone.............
I've got to get back to crocheting.... I have another Comfort'ghan on my hook to get done this week!
God Bless you all!

.::Tam::.

God Bless all.................

.::Tam::.