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Personal Pink Saturday this n' that

Doesn't life just get BUSY sometimes? No craft projects to share today, so I'll share a little of my life that has kept me hopping.

Here is my Once-a Marine -always-a Marine husband showing his more tender side...wearing the pink shirt his wife picked out for him, and sorting out donated shoes for orphans. I love the pink shoes he has in his hands too. Shoes for Orphan Souls is a wonderful charity and shoes are distributed locally as well as internationally to children in great need.

James 1:27 says: "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."  I fall so short in living out this principle, but continue pray for eyes to truly see the needs around me and then to DO WHAT I CAN!

School activities keep us busy around here, and so just watch me work this into my Pink Saturday post. Do you see the pink in my jacket? I actually found that jacket at an antique store. I am assuming it was vintage 70's, and I really enjoy wearing it. My family can spot me from a mile away. Here I am with my wonderful daughter, Daisy...the picture says it all. I'm a proud Mama. (I have told Daisy if they had an honor roll for creative students...I think I could have made that list!)

Happy Pink Saturday to everyone. Please visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound. You might also like to check out this pink participant: The Charmed Life   

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A huge part of my life has been the privilege of teaching an adult sunday school class for the last twenty years or so. They have seen me through births, the comings and goings of over fifty foster children, the graduations and marriages of three of my kids, the adoption of two of my children, the death of my first husband, my marriage to the second.... you get the picture. They've been there with me through the ecstacy and agonies of life. I just can't imagine not having a group of friends who meet together each week to pray for one another, love one another, and worship the God we love so much.

 

We also just have a lot of fun together. Most of our women work outside the home, but there are a few of us who work from home, are retired, or who have jobs with flexible schedules. We met for a fun day together. One of the girls even brought her mama along and we acted silly and had so much fun. Jennifer and Nancy modeled vintage hats in the antique store.

Here are two of my crazy friends at Twinkles in Gladewater, Texas shopping off the $5.00 sale rack. They are being over-dramatic about the good bargain they found!

 
  My friend, Gina, found a box of handkerchiefs still in their original box with the stickers and asked if I would do something a little special with it. She will be giving it as a door prize at a women's Bible study get together. It is also my Pink Saturday show and tell today. I printed off the scripture from Isaiah 25:8 about God wiping away our tears and added some little touches and a bow. I think it turned out very sweet.

Here are a few of the girls from our group. I love them dearly. I pray that each one of you reading this, not only knows the Lord, but as He so desires for you...has sweet friends to walk through life's ups and downs with you and help carry the load!  

 
Happy Pink Saturday to you! Please visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound to meet a lot of other ladies that love a touch or two of pink in their life!  

 

Scotty Dog Collage on Pink Saturday!

I am running late today on my Pink Saturday post. My husband and I went to Canton, Texas' First Monday Flea Market...walked our legs off...filled our bellies up...emptied our wallets out...and I came home and slept so long and hard I now have permanent creases in my face. Wow were we tired!

Here is a little something pink I made for my  friend, Susan's grandbaby, on an art canvas covered in that perfect shade of pink.  

The baby's name is Elizabeth. Thus the big ol' E!

Her grandma and grandaddy have little dogs, so I added those in, vintage wallpaper images, and buttons and such...you know the routine. I hope she will like it. Elizabeth won't be that impressed at her age, but I hope her sweet grandma knows how proud I am she is a grandma! 

  

Be sure to have some fun and visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound. You will find many other pink-lovin' ladies with great posts...all in shades of pink.