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Another Week Gone: The Recap


Hey y'all! Another week has flown by and I haven't stopped to blog about all that's going on. It's late, so I'll boil my recap down to bullet points:
  • My mother-in-law fell and fractured her pelvis and hip this past Sunday the 8th (Mother's Day, bless her heart). She had surgery and is doing remarkabl…

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Happy Mother's Day Weekend!


Just wanted to wish you all a Happy Mother's Day Weekend!


We'll be busy enjoying some family time on a little excursion out of town...


Hope your weekend is lovely in every way!
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One more quick note - there is so much suffering and heartache going on right now with the de…

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A Little Piece of Quiet

Hey Y'all...

I'm at that strange, quiet place between projects...


You know the one...the time when you have a gazillion things you need to, but you just finished something kinda major and want to just enjoy a bit of nothingness...a little "piece of quiet"...


I think that's appropriate for a Sunday, do…

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Holy Land Homecoming: a Retrospective (conclusion)

Falls at Caesarea Philippi
Hello friends! I trust you had a blessed Easter celebration? I told you when I started this Holy Land retrospective that I had a book-full of photos from my trip. Well, I only showed you a fraction of the photos that were most closely associated with Easter so far. Now in m…

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Holy Land Homecoming: a Retrospective (part 3)


Hallelujah! He has RISEN!


The empty tomb...



 “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!"
Luke 24:5-6

“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die."
John 11:25-2…

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Holy Land Homecoming: a Retrospective (part 2)

(view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives)

It Happened One Thursday

Matthew 26:17-75

On Thursday night, the first night of the celebration of Passover, Jesus and His disciples gathered in a room in Jerusalem to share the Passover meal. Afterwards, they walked across the Kidron Valley and up the Mount…

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Holy Land Homecoming: a Retrospective (part 1)

Gate at Mount of Beatitudes

As I mentioned in my last post, in honor of Holy Week leading up to Resurrection Sunday, I wanted to share some images and memories from my amazing 11 day trip to Israel in May of 2004. The pastor from my church in Colorado lead tours to Israel every year for 20+ years, an…

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Pancakes on the Porch


 It's not every day in Houston, Texas that we have a morning with less than 20% humidity...


...and temperature in the mid-60's...


...so with just a bit of extra effort...


...and a few pretties from our china cabinet...


...we had our simple Sunday pancake breakfast...


...on our humble front porch...


It …

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A Paper Bag Journal for Mother's Day!

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Hello friends! With Mother's Day right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to do a new Mother's Day themed paper bag journal! This one is a bit different from the Valentines Day journal I did earlier this year - I changed the orientation to vertical (like a littl…

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Round Top Report (Part 2): Shopping

Hello again friends! As promised, here's part two of my Round Top Report; The Goods!  I'll tell you upfront that a) we didn't go to tons of places, it was hot and we were'nt really shopping, just looking, and b) even though we only went to a few places, I STILL have tons of photos. I'll keep my comm…

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Round Top Report (Part 1): The Bed and Breakfast

Hello friends! I've been downloading and editing photos from our weekend birthday trip to Round Top and I decided that there were so many that I should break up my "report" into two parts: 1) the Bed & Breakfast Cottage, and  2) Shopping at Round Top.
(Fair Warning - there are bunches of photos, so…

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Deep in the Heart of Texas

Hey Y'all! I'm heading out for a very special birthday celebration. It's the big 5-0 for me on Sunday (wow), and my sweet hubby is taking me to a wonderful Bed and Breakfast cottage for 2 nights...yay!

But, guess where the Bed and Breakfast is...right near Round Top, Texas, home of the famous Round…

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Featured at Launch Your Creativity!


I'm am so excited to let you know that sweet Sharon Hughes, the woman behind Launch Your Creativity (and Pansy Cottage & Garden), has featured me and the story of my artistic journey on the Launch Your Creativity blog today! What an honor - thank you Sharon!!

Launch Your Creativity was started by Sh…

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Cherry Pickin'!

Don't hate me...Garage Sale this morning - CUTE Kate Spade Cherry Purse - 50 cents!
(you can click the Kate Spade link above to see how expensive her handbags are!)
I haven't been pickin' in earnest for quite a while now. After our last flea market show at Winnie in November and the wedding I styl…

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I'm the lucky one...

...to have friends like you!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Designing Woman


Good morning friends! I have been glued to my computer screen for the last two weeks or so designing seasonal illustration collections for submission to potential licensees. This sweet little momma bird and baby bird are part of a vintage linen-inspired Mother's Day collection. Hopefully these desig…

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The Big Easy


Hi friends! Just wanted to share a little tip of the hat to The Big Easy on this Mardi Gras eve (I'm not really a big Mardi Gras fan, but I appreciate the colorful quirkiness of it). I made this poster for Illustration Friday when the topic was "Alphabet" back in 2007. It was one of the most fun an…

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Blogger Guilt

Will a cute kitty all scrubbed and ready for bed help make up for the fact that I'm a lousy blogger...?

What if I throw in a pizza?


Y'all ever feel blogger guilt? Just wondering...?


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Beach Cottage Birthday Present


I set out at the beginning of this year to make birthday presents for family and friends instead of buy them. I wanted to save money, true, but more importantly I wanted to give gifts that were unique and personal and that reflected the heart of the recipient. Well, so far, so good! My latest birth…

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