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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

A Great Loss- Eric Schubert


It's been a tough few days.

Eric Schubert, our Church Congregational president and a dear friend passed away in the wee hours this morning.
He was only 55.

The kind of man he was: Eric and a college friend established this company http://www.opendoorintl.com/ - they help track and care for kids who are in danger of getting lost in the foster system and provide many other services.

This past Saturday, he mowed the lawns of 2 of his elderly neighbors and then came home to mow his own. The heat was awful. He rested a little, then started on his own lawn. A few minutes into it, he suffered a massive heart attack and fell and hit his head on the concrete sidewalk. His lovely wife, Diane, is a
nurse and happened to see him fall. He slipped into a coma as she was giving him CPR and trying to call 911. He was air lifted to the hospital and they tried everything, but he had been too long without oxygen and he passed away just after 2am this morning. We are heart broken. Surely the world has suffered a great loss.

Our hearts and prayers are with Diane and their families.

Vitrail and the Zen of Micro Wire Wrapping


"You'll put your eye out!"
Well that could be a danger when you are working with a few feet of micro thin wire wrapping round and round, in and out of tight spaces to create a one of a kind pice of jewelry. But once you get the hang of it, there is something about the motion that becomes very zen...calming peaceful and rewarding.
Then there are the beautiful colors in Vitrail beads! How to describe them: at first they seem blue or maybe green but then as the light hits them, you start to see every color in the rainbow...I know-Psychedelic!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/50383202/vitrail-zen-earrings

Monday, June 21, 2010

Front Page!!


This may be silly but Wahoo!!!


A kind soul shop named "Branda" put my Taste of Honey earrings in a treasury a

few days ago and it's on the Front Page right now!!!!!

I'm so excited...it's my first time ever!!!



Audrey

Http://AudreyGardenLady.etsy.com

Friday, June 11, 2010

Cooking Fun for Kids of God

Cooking Fun for Kids of God


Mom doesn’t have to do all the cooking in the kitchen. Everyone can share the load and be happy about it. If it’s one thing that kids know, it’s fun. When an activity is fun, they will come back time and time again to do it. Here are tips for wholesome fun in the kitchen.

When you let kids into the kitchen, not only do they find out that they can prepare a family meal, but you are also teaching them lifelong skills that they can take with them once they are out on their own. So, what are you waiting for? Give them an apron and get to work.

Since we’re on the topic of aprons, this can be the first fun thing to do. Purchase plain aprons from the craft store along with some decorating supplies. Let each kid design their own apron for use in the kitchen.  They'll  like it even more.

What shall we cook? Kids need to know the basics of cooking. Show them how to be safe in the kitchen, how to measure, and how to use the stove top and oven.

Kids have trouble with healthy snacks. Some like them and some don’t. So, let them come up with their own healthy snack recipes using specific ingredients. You decide on the ingredients and set the rules. See what they can do.  Also, when you take tyhem shopping, let them pick out the fruits and veggies. They're more likely to eat what they chose.

After they have mastered snacks, move on to breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Before you know it, they will want to prepare a meal all the time. Until then, keep encouraging them and telling them about foods. Being healthy is a part of a rounded spiritual life. We must take care of ourselves so that we can take care of others properly.

For some Biblical fun with cooking, let kids try their hand at preparing traditional meals like in the Bible. Food tasted differently then and they can experience that for themselves. They can sample various fruits and vegetables from other parts of the world. Cooking introduces kids to new tastes, smells, and cooking methods.

The kitchen is the favorite part of many homes. It is where families gather most to share their joys, tears, and laughs over a good meal. Why not let the kids prepare that meal tonight and have a little good family togetherness and fun in the process.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

CA Meeting (Craftaholics Anonymous)

I am forced to admit that if I don't destash some of the myriad of crafty supplies I have collected over the years, my wonderful hubby is going to sign me up for a CA meeting.

To that end, I have opened a new Etsy shop
http://AudreysCraftDestash.etsy.com

Have a look around...perhaps you'll find just what you've been looking for........ Smile

Friday, June 4, 2010

America 1935 - 1939

One of my way too many passions is genealogy! It is important to me to know where we've come from and for my son to know. Especially because so many of our family lines have ended and I don't want those who were so important in my life to be forgotten. I also like to help other people with there's when I can. I've been doing this almost 12 years now and have learned a LOT!




A real thrill for me is to look at old pictures (especially when they are my ancestors, but even when they are not) and think about the lives of those in them.



I recently got a look at some from various places in America from 1935-1939. We forget how hard a time that was then. Take a look at some of these. They gave me a new sense of gratitude for life today.










Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Write it in Stone

STONE


TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING

THROUGH THE DESERT .

DURING SOME POINT OF THE

JOURNEY, THEY HAD AN

ARGUMENT; AND ONE FRIEND

SLAPPED THE OTHER ONE

IN THE FACE



THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPED

WAS HURT, BUT WITHOUT

SAYING ANYTHING,

WROTE IN THE SAND ,



TODAY MY BEST FRIEND

SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE .



THEY KEPT ON WALKING,

UNTIL THEY FOUND AN OASIS,

WHERE THEY DECIDED

TO TAKE A BATH



THE ONE WHO HAD BEEN

SLAPPED GOT STUCK IN THE

MIRE AND STARTED DROWNING,

BUT THE FRIEND SAVED HIM.



AFTER HE RECOVERED FROM

THE NEAR DROWNING,

HE WROTE ON A STONE:



'TODAY MY BEST FRIEND

SAVED MY LIFE'



THE FRIEND WHO HAD SLAPPED

AND SAVED HIS BEST FRIEND

ASKED HIM, 'AFTER I HURT YOU,

YOU WROTE IN THE SAND AND NOW,

YOU WRITE ON A STONE, WHY?'



THE FRIEND REPLIED

'WHEN SOMEONE HURTS US

WE SHOULD WRITE IT DOWN

IN SAND, WHERE WINDS OF

FORGIVENESS CAN ERASE IT AWAY.



BUT, WHEN SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING GOOD FOR US,

WE MUST ENGRAVE IT IN STONE

WHERE NO WIND

CAN EVER ERASE IT'



LEARN TO WRITE

YOUR HURTS IN

THE SAND AND TO

CARVE YOUR

BENEFITS IN STONE.
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