Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you my friends!  In just a few hours time will have brought in a brand new year.   It seems each eve of a new year my heart fills to the brim with gratitude and thanksgiving.  A new year a new opportunity.  A new opportunity to.........

love more, care more, share more, smile more, give more,

laugh more, pray more,

understand more, live more, enjoy more, dream more,

more time with family, more time with friends, more time creating,

more time being a friend,

more time showing the way, more time for gratitude,

more time for thanksgiving, 

more time for one another, more time for change. 

Certainly a brand new year is an awesome opportunity and Blessing for each of us.  Happy New Year to you and your family.  Wishing you nothing but the very best in 2011!

Smiles♥

Beverly

night before christmas......

The night before Christmas...all is calm and all is bright.  Honey and I are finally settling down.  I have been enjoying some wonderful old fashion hard candy, yummy.  Honey is having a ball with his camera.  I think he just went out doors to snap the neighbors lights.:o)  We both are kids at heart when it comes to Christmas!  I am also finishing up an earring and necklace set for my sister.  The only thing left to do is to fill my little goodie bags which I will finish early morning.  Don't you just love Christmas, a beautiful time of the year.  Merry Christmas dear friends!!

Smiles♥

Beverly

Merry Christmas.......

Merry Christmas to each and everyone of you!  May your Christmas be filled with joy as we share with family and friends in remembering the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the greatest gift.

My heart is filled with gratitude and love for the many blessings our Lord has so bestowed upon my life.   Blessings to you dear friends.  Enjoy a beautiful Christmas Day.

Smiles♥

Beverly

anticipating......

Hello all!  Only six days till Christmas!  I hope each of you enjoyed a lovely weekend and ready for a wonderful week.  Lots of raindrops the weekend and more on today.  Tonight Honey and I plan to go out and enjoy Christmas lights.   Oh my goodness how I love Christmas lights!  Continue to enjoy the season my friends.

Smiles♥

Beverly

the faithful one......

Hello all!  Hope each of you enjoyed a most lovely weekend.  Just a few days till Christmas.:o)   For me, the busy is starting to slow just a bit.  Honey and I took a little break yesterday in the way of a long drive along the coast.  Oh my goodness what a lovely drive it was.  It was a pretty warm day yesterday, but once the sun tucked behind the horizon the evening breezes were amazing.

A few days ago I received the most beautiful Christmas card from a dear cousin, and what a lovely card it is.  The words so captured my heart and wanted to share them with you.   Happy week to you dear friends.

Jesus The Faithful One

The confidence we have...

The trust we hold...

The hope we carry...

Rest in His Faithfulness.

Every promise He has made

He purposes to fulfill.

He has the Authority to 

Accomplish all He has spoken.

His power is limitless...

His character changeless...

His love Endless!

Smiles♥

Beverly

really.....

Hello all!  Is it really only days till Christmas.:o)   I've been twisting, wrapping, tying bows, cutting and folding...a busy week in my little studio for sure.   I also made the prettiest handmade gift tags using lovely vintage Christmas images.   They were quite easy to make.  I simply copied the images onto card stock.  Once copied I cut the images out, punched a hole at the top and added ribbon.  Oh my goodness what a difference these tags make to your gifts, the perfect touch.   If you want to be extra fancy you can even add glitter to your tags.   Vintage Holiday Crafts offers some of the most beautiful free clip art for the holidays.  Give them a visit, I just know you will be delighted.  Even if you don't make your own gift tags, adding a little glitter to store bought tags dresses them up just beautifully!:o)

I am keeping my fingers crossed that I can get in a few handmade Christmas cards this year.   For me, it is something wonderful about giving handmade at Christmas.  You don't have to be a crafty queen,  a handmade gift is a heart gift no matter how small.  Wishing each and everyone of you a most beautiful week.

Smiles♥

Beverly

just a little.....

Beautiful but busy, those are the holidays for sure.:o)   In the mist of the busy,  I thought I would settling down for just a moment with a good book.  Leaves of Gold a lovely choice and gives me a chance to use the sweet little brass bookmarks I have been creating by the dozens.:o)

Mornings have been cool, the evenings even cooler.  A special time of the year for sure.  Think I will make this day a resting day...a warm throw, Leaves of Gold, my knitting needles and maybe even a movie.  The holidays can be so busy, but don't forget to carve out a little respite for you too.:o)  Take care.

Smiles♥

Beverly