here

You are here.

Just think,

You're not here by chance,

but

by God's choosing.

His hand formed you

and made you

the person

you are.

He compares you to no one else.

You are

one of a kind.

You lack nothing

that His grace can't give you.

He has allowed you to be here

at this time in history

to fulfill

His special purpose

for this generation.

~Roy Lessin

I love this.

Because I make signs, 

I tend to talk in quotes, and many

of them are my own

gentle reminders...  celebrate the journey ...  even the yukky parts

hard to do, I've been in some pretty yukky parts.

But, I know without a doubt

that God will take you

where you are

with 

your hurts and scars

and 

touch lives

as He needs to, with your story.

For His greater purposes.

 I pray that you will remember just how 

precious

you are.

peace,

deedee

Geraniums and other things.

 My geraniums spent the winter inside.  Warm and growing and watered and fed, (when I remembered).

So how did they know that it was Spring?

And that it was time to bloom?

But the poor thing, it was only a half an hour, but the wind kicked up.

Shocked.

It is recovered this morning and is...  

Still blooming!

Sometimes I need to remind myself to keep bloomin'

even when the wind kicks up.

Make that especially when the wind kicks up.

In my cracked pot.

My blooms bring joy to others.

and Smiles.

Jesus carries me and has restored my soul,

how can that not be an inspiration to others?

It has been only by His strength.

Mattress coils are so interesting.

Sometimes I am inspired the unusual.  Definitely the imperfect.

Putting opposites together can be very beautiful.

Like these angel wings on the primitive angel I made a few years ago,

sitting in front of the old mirror.

Somehow I just noticed from the side how cool this was.

They've been sitting in a display in the hall

for a few months now.

and these lunch trays, so cute~  we ate outside

the other day and my son's

cucumbers

just 

called out...

please take my photo

so I got the camera for my daughter

to do the honors.

and, the cookies I had to bake enough of, so that they could

have their own photo op as well.

on the pretty cake plate.

Inspired by the unusual, yep
that's me.


Keep bloomin',
deedee

auction fun!

Oh I had a very good time at the auction yesterday!

I got some great treasures.  

I do admit to squealing a few times when 

my bid was the winning one~

 I already had this ticking mattress that will look nicely on the rusty old bed frame.

                        This scrapbook was from a golden anniversary....they were married in 1881~
                                                   I do love old writing and papers and just a 
                                                                           glimpse
                                                                      of their story...

I am a typewriter addict I think.

Something about the words.

The library catalog

is really cute too.

 I have loved old boxes since my first Jack Daniel's box in college.  Hmmm, quite a 

number of years ago!

These will look great with geraniums in them

won't they?

I haven't been to an auction in a very long time.

It was a day of fun and 

soul restoration.

Joy in small things, ordinary moments,

a day of play.

May God give you such a day of joy.

deedee

You are fearfully and wonderfully made....Celebrate It!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR3rK0kZFkg

words

"You are fearfully and wonderfully made," never forget that!  Psalm 139

Did you do something today to make yourself proud?

Ah, so many empty canvasses and so many quotes in my head!  These will soon be in Magic Fairy Candle Shop in Longmont and in Bloom's Boutique in Este's Park, Colorado!

Find your happy place,

deedee

Splendidly Imperfect!

 I am inspired by the imperfect.  Maybe because I see myself!  Definitely imperfect.  A child of God whom He delights in!  Don't you just love that!  Zephaniah 3:17 

"He will take great delight in you.  He will quiet you with his Love,

 He will rejoice over you with singing."

And  He knows how truly imperfect we are.  I find great comfort in that.

  

I bought this chandelier out of an old home in Denver.  It was still hanging in the ceiling, lighting the room.

I just happened to spot it as I was checking out of the estate sale.  I was enjoying

visiting with the family who was putting on the sale, they were in their 50+ years and

had been raised in this house.  They apologized because the chandelier was broken and had

been taped with sturdy packing tape some time in the 70's I believe.

I have never taken the tape off to see what is broken.

I love it this way.

A simple reminder hanging above the dining room table.  Even though

it is imperfect, it gives great light.

I am imperfect

I can give Christ's light to the world,

even more so because of my imperfections.

With Joy,

deedee

joy

What a great thought for the year!  I learned an amazing song this Fall when I attended a conference with the Brooklyn Tabernacle Singers with this great message.  Often, life becomes bogged down in challenges and I forget that  Jesus came so that I can live a victorious and joyful life.

                           My prayer for you today is that you might realize this joy in your life as well.

These embellished spools, aren't they so cute!, have inspirational scripture reminders.  "I have come to give you a future and a hope! "May the Lord bless you and keep you and give you PeACe!" and, "I have come that you  might have JOY more abundantly!"  Sweet to tuck anywhere you might need a reminder of God's faithfulness and His promises to us.   Because I so easily forget, He has been incredibly faithful to me.

With Joy,
Deedee

Love this picture

Little Bits of Lovely

or....not. 

Wishes do come true.

little clothes make cute art.

I am Oxygen Girl!!

My studio....on a clean day.

Some days....I just have to play.  Those are my FAVORITE days!

Inspired

Signs of Happiness