LIVE LARGE
I have been blessed by two newly
acquainted
ladies that I am proud to call
my "Friends"
My Mr. Simply had brought
in the mail the other day and
there was a padded envelope
for me
from
CRICKET
and
CAT
"TWO LADIES OF THE SEA!"
If you do not know these ladies
who are cousins, please stop by
and visit them.
Cricket wants to return to the
sea as a mermaid and find a
pirate to flirt with.
She has tossed her message in a
bottle to aqua blue sea and hopes
her pirate will find it.
The first thing I pulled out of
the envelope was a mysterious
black box with a sheer pink ribbon
around it.
Was it something for me
from the sea.....
oh me...oh my
you will have to wait to see
I used one of my favorite
milk glass pedestal dishes because
the ruffled edges reminded me
of girlie girl clam that would be
in a mermaids' cave...lol
I have always loved to make up
children's stories for my children
especially when we traveled.
In the black box was an
adorable necklace that said,
"FUN" on one side
and
"SUN" on the other side.
I LOVE IT CRICKET.
Cricket sent me a beautiful shell
and a white piece of sea glass.
I was over joyed because it was the
very first piece of sea glass I have
ever held.
Cricket sent this awesome card.
I don't know if you know but she
has Lupus.
Lupus is an ugly disease when it
becomes active.
We had a lady in our church,
the piano player, that went to
heaven one year after being
diagnosed.
Cat said, Cricket is non- compliant.
Cricket
LIVES LARGE.
Lupus does not define her or keep
her in a box.
She lives life on her terms...
a nurse
a single mother
and lives to scour the beaches
for shells and sea glass.
Next to Paris, I want to go to
the private beach
Cricket went to
that was loaded
with shells...oh how I wish I COULD
HAVE BEEN THERE WITH YOU
CRICKET.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
A PART OF THE SEA TO ME.
************
Please remember Lori and Noelle
It was so very sad to me when she
said her blogger family is all she has,
and she is so very lonely.
This is a very tragic time for her.
Please just take a minute and go by her
blog and let her know you are thinking
of her.
************
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven
Blessed are the meek, for they
shall inherit the earth
Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst
for justice,
for they shall have their fill
Blessed are the merciful, for
they shall obtain mercy
Blessed are the clean of heart,
for they shall see God
Blessed are the peacemakers
for they shall be called,
children of God.
Blessed are they that suffer
persecution, for justices' sake,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven,
~Matthew 5: 3- 10
The Eight Beatitudes
each one of you. May your day be full
of blessings and ways to BLESS others.
Love to each one
9 comments:
What thoughtful and lovely friends..you are definitely blessed with their friendship.
Deanna :D
Debbie-As you know, I am traveling this week but will put these gals on my "tickler" file so that I can visit them when I have a bit of time to spend looking. You are blessed with good friends because you ARE such a good friend yourself & God is honoring that in your life! xxoo Diana
HI DEBBIE,
I'M WITH YOU, I LOVE THE BEACH WITH ITS BEAUTIFUL OCEANS, AND SHELLS. I CAN SIT AND WATCH THE WAVES ROLL IN ONE BY ONE, THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.
YOUR GIFTS ARE LOVELY, ENJOY. RIZZI
I miss the beach, too. I miss Destin - of course, it's changed beyond recognition from the days I lived there. The beaches on Whidbey Island were very different and beautiful in their way, too.
The shell and sea glass and necklace are so pretty!
Love your new necklace Debbie! What a sweet surprise to find in the mail... And sea glass? I've never heard of it! That's something new to me, and I will have to look that up! The ocean sounds like a wonderful place to be.. I love walking down a beautiful shoreline.. But right now, I'd settle for temps in at least the 50s here at home! When, oh WHEN is Spring going to GET HERE, in the "Great Northeast"?!.. I'm sure the weather is far more pleasant where you are, right? You don't have ACs running yet, do you? Well, whatever the case.. Hope your day's a good one!
((hugs)) ~tina
Dearest Debbie-
Thank you so much for your visit! I love it when you stop by!
Your gifts are gorgeous... and the sea stories are darling. What sweet gals they must be, just like you! I love that the seashell has a little hole in it. I have a little book called The Broken Seashell and delves into the fact that we are all broken like the shells that are battered and damaged as they travel from sea to shore. I've got to do a post on that one of these days!!
My son is doing quite good these days. Thank you so much for asking. They came to the conclusion that it was a magnified allergy to a specific mold that caused all the horrible repeated symptoms he was having. He was so ill Debbie. He had a specialist come into his home (very expensive but worth every penny) and there was this particular mold in his family room walls! My hubby helped tear the walls down and triple treat the entire room to kill all the mold spores. then they rebuilt the room. It took about a month and they had to move out while they worked on it. Russ had to wear a professional gas mask until the mold was killed. (it reminded me of the Old Testament when it talks about what to do with dwellings that contained mold. God certainly knew how serious it was and is.) From that time on he improved and now looks and feels like a normal person. Praise the Lord!!! I am so thankful Debbie. I count it a very special miracle that it was finally solved after 2 yrs of battle. The mold would have eventually destroyed him. But God is good and is our Victory! Thank you for all your prayers Debbie. You are an incredible prayer warrior and I love you dear friend!!
Much love to you and big hugs! Sherry
What lovely treasures you received! Thank you for being such a prayer warrior.
Hugs from Heidi
Debbie, what beautiful gifts you received. There is nothing like visiting the ocean. I'm so sorry to read about your friends losses. And I did want to thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment about our silly Baby cat. Have a wonderful day...Donna
You are so thoughtful. Thank you for the links and have a great week, xo
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