The year 2020

 No Doubt, the year 2020 has been quite difficult.  It seems like we are all trying so hard to fit a square peg into a round hole.  Would that ever work?  No....of course not.  Not unless we were to trim off the corners of the square peg.  

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How do we trim the corners of 2020?  

Not only have we had this horrible pandemic, but we have a Presidential election in just a few days.  We also have had all kinds of manic behaviors in this Country.  

The waves of manic behaviors have included hoarding toilet paper, entitled personalities, riots, hate, and so many more things that I am totally not understanding.

I wake up each morning declaring that I am not afraid.

I am NOT Afraid of what the future holds, I am NOT afraid of this virus, I am NOT afraid of going to the grocery store, I am NOT  afraid of going to Church.

God does not give us a Spirit of Fear.   satan does this!

So.......how do we go about reclaiming our JOY and not being defeated by the enemy?

We stand firm in our beliefs....   We Trust God to the fullest....

We make some changes, we have the understanding that God is on OUR side.  HE is in front of me, behind me, beside me, and over me.  God is my protector, my provider, He is my STRONG TOWER, He is my Rock, my shield, HE is my everything!!!!

If this virus continues to hold us captive from living a life of "normalcy," then we ask God for strength to press on.

We should never start our day feeling defeated.  I have heard so many people say, "It's 2020....what else can go wrong?"

Negativity brings defeat.  Focus on the good things, look for the  POSITIVE.

I have a choice....We all have choices.  We can search for Joy in the midst of difficult times.   OR...we can allow fear and the year 2020 to cause us grief.  

I am going to search for Joy in all things...

Shug....💓💓

Adding Light to Life

*(Update). For those that may have already read my post.... My mind must have been in a million places this morning...I originally posted a picture of the wrong lantern.  LOL.  😂😂😂😂.  Glad I noticed!!!!

 We all need to add LIGHT into our lives....especially NOW.  What prompted this post, was a picture that I took this past week.  In the below photo, you will see a picture of an old lantern.  This lantern has been around for a very long time.  

Our oldest daughter and her husband, bought some land a few years ago.  They have since, built their home on this property.  They have a beautiful home surrounded by a huge array of different kinds of trees.

In the exact place where their home sits, there once was an OLD Home Place.  Behind the house and further down in the woods, the people who lived there for MANY, MANY years......discarded their old cans, glass containers, and anything else that they wanted to discard.

Through the years, all of this old stuff has been covered up with growing brush and old leaves.  

Our son-in-law has been working for a couple of years to get this stuff all dug up and the back half off the property cleaned up.  He has found so many things and this old lantern just happened to be one of them.  I know that there had to be other OLD lights before this one, so it makes me wonder if there are more out there!

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  As I took the picture, what came to my mind was, HOW MANY NIGHTS DID THIS OLD LANTERN SERVE AS A LIGHT FOR THIS OLD FAMILY? 

It was a light that was greatly needed many years ago.  I'm pretty certain that this one lantern was a great possession during the old days.

To think, that at one time, this old lantern served it's purpose of giving off light and helping people see at night.  

Today, it might not give off light with a burning wicker, but it gives light in just the beauty of knowing what it is and where it has been. 

We all need Light in our lives!!  Adding light to our spiritual lives is more important now than ever before...and we must let our spiritual light shine.

No doubt, this lantern has Blessed me in my thoughts and in my Thankfullness. I am Thankful for what I have now.....Thankful that Jesus Christ is the Light of my life.

Shug,...🔥

A Shark In The Woods

 Last evening, our family found a Shark in the Woods!  It's true....a big Blue Paper Mache Shark was found hanging from a Tree branch behind Ty and Trista's house!!

We were celebrating a MARCH birthday!!

MARCH BIRTHDAY IN OCTOBER......🎁🎈

Our little {California} Great Grandson did not get to celebrate with his Family last March, so he wanted us to be able to Celebrate his upcoming 6th birthday now. 

Can you celebrate without some yummy s'mores?

NO WAY!

Fire Pit First.....

Flaming Fire......

Roasting the Marshmallow

and.....YUM!

Of course.....what Birthday boy doesn't want his very own Piñata??

Mylee Jo had to give him a little help, but he was extremely excited to see all the CANDY falling out of this big ol' Shark.

The Texas weather was awesome For a night like this.  We had Hotdogs and the works, chips and dips, Cookie Cake (I did not get a picture of 😓)... s'mores, a good fire, toys to play with including some fun rockets,.....but most excitingly, we had FAMILY!!

Emersyn was not enjoying all of the outdoor activities, so mom and dad got her just what she was needing.....her BOTTLE.

We celebrated K with a big family Birthday and he was one happy camper.   

I took so many more pictures, but I have had a difficult time loading them....SO MUCH FOR THAT.

.........A persons family is, without a doubt, the greatest wealth that we will ever possess.  Treasure every moment and take the time to ensure that the story you create is one that you will be proud of and look back on with a huge smile!!!    

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Hope you all have a super great day!

Shug 💛

          🍂  Thank you Lord for this day!  Thank you for my Blessings, and Thank you for Loving me!  🍂 

I love decorating!  The season of Fall is most definitely a time that I love to bring out the bold colors and make our home warm and comfy.

Last week, I decided to get busy and change just a few decorations throughout the house.  

More to do on this wall....NOT sure that I am completely happy with it......and that wheat wreath has got to be centered....  LOL!

I sometimes think simplicity is great too!

Isn't it strange how Christmas trees or not only Christmas trees these days?  You can buy trees almost all year long and decorate them anyway that you want to decorate them.  

I actually have two trees up in my living room with Fall decorations on them.  They are beautiful and the lights add so much to the room.

When it's time for Christmas decorations to go out, I will take the pumpkins, the corn, and the orange off of the tree and replace with Christmas....

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...You don't have to be an expert in everything, and I'm certainly not an expert in Decorating.  BUT...it's something I love to do, so I will keep on doing my thing.  

Shug...🎃