SIMPLY DEBBIE

HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY NEWS

2013-06-12T13:53:00.000-05:00

It has been soooo very

long since I BLOGGED, I have almost

forgotten how to do it.

I am almost like a gypsy, blowing

where the wind scatters my wings,

never away from the LORD and

always with fond memories of my

fellow bloggers...

One thing I have found out about

myself, since our only daughter,

Amy died, and a family situation that

shattered my heart... is that I stay

" away "

from human attachment or com-

mitments...

Well, on with our HAPPY, HAPPY,

HAPPY NEWS.

Our only son Richie and his

wife, Megan are moving back to

Oklahoma, and have rented a house

in the same town as my dear

cousin. He is moving up to a

much larger store.

Megan is finding out that Oklahoma

does not pay their teachers like

Kansas does.

We will see what exciting things

brighten their future. They have surely

been blessed.

We are still making plans to

move from this town..... My heart

moves me closer to Richie hands

down.

I pray you are all doing well.

May your day be full of flowers

and "cool" sunshine.

It is soooo hot here today

the flies are dropping dead of

dehydration. 'BOO'...BAD JOKE

Hugs to you all

Simply Debbie

I will be blogging shortly about

all the wonderful ETSY SHOPPES,

I have discovered.

A NEW ROOF

2013-02-19T09:18:00.001-06:00

GOOD MORNING LADIES!

First, I wanted to mention that THE way

of posting using HTML doesn't work any

more (for me any way)...it was working

Sunday.

The "Good News" is: the other way works...

I hope it works for a while.

I have to admit...I don't like change.

If it is working for us, don't change it,

PLEASE!

My little cottage wanna-be needs a new

roof/shingles.

Every one we talk to, states to consider

a "Metal Roof!"

I said, "A metal roof? You mean like

on an old barn" I love rusty things and

pictures of rusty things but not a rusty

roof. We would get thrown out of the

neighborhood for sure.

I actully thought my husband was

trying to save a boat-load of money and

had bought the metal from a barn being

tore down...wink, wink, rolling eyes...oh, but

he would.

I began to research metal roof's

on-line.

WOW!

1. They are guaranteed to last at least

50 years....hmmm...I'll be 58 in May

and add the 50 year roof...108...I won't

be here...it will outlast me.

2. It with-stands 120 mph winds...Okla

has many tornadoes and high straight

winds.

3. It will make your house cooler

4. It doesn't allow the 40 inches of snow

to build up or cave in your roof.

5. IT IS FIREPROOF

I was impressed the more I read about

it.

The roof's come in colors.

It is more expensive than shingles but

cheaper than tile or slate.

We are going to get an estimate.

Whatever we choose I will film the

progress.

Our little house is needy. It has soooo

very many things needing to be fixed,

as I am sure

we all do.

The roof is the biggie. I know

that will be a chunk of money.

The ceiling has

leaked in two places and left an ugly

brown stain.

IF ANY OF YOU KNOW ANYONE

OR ANYTHING ABOUT METAL ROOF'S...

PLEASE LET ME KNOW...GOOD OR BAD

AND I WILL THANK YOU FOREVER!

The Scripture for today:

Let us therefore make every effort to do

what leads to peace and to mutual

edification.

~ROMANS 14:19

St. Paul calls us to succeed at living

in peace and building up one another in

the Christian faith and life. He reminds

us that doing what leads to peace and

mutual edification doesn't just happen.

We need the power God has given us to

do good and help put forth the effort to do

good.

Strengthed by His word, the Holy Spirit,

and JESUS, we pay attention to what

people need and intentionally do the things

that lead to peace and the building up of

others. This is our precious God at work in

the lives of believers.

Praying for each of you and I cherish

your prayers said for me.

Find beauty in the day.

We may get ice tomorrow...Oklahoma needs

moisture...no matter how beautiful

the ice can look...our home except for the

dryer

and hot water tank...is electric.

HUGS AND SUNSHINE

Simply Debbie

FLEA MARKET GARDENING

2013-02-17T08:10:00.000-06:00

GOOD MORNING!

Wishing you a Happy Sunday Morning!

Grab you a cup of

Green tea

or a

Capuccino

or Coffee with cream

Have you purchased your copy of

FLEA MARKET GARDENING?

If not I would rush to get your copy

before they are all gone.

I will tell you in a minute why I

have not been able to put it down

since I bought it but one of the main

reasons' is:

Our

ERIN AND BENTLY

THE PAINTED GARDEN

has the most beautiful article

with photographs written about them.

It shows how Erin has her garden

divided into rooms.

For those of you who don't know,

Erin is a cancer survivor who does not

allow it to rule her life.

She is an awesome photographer, a

beautiful christian inside and out, and

a painter. There is nothing she cannot

do.

She is a friend TO ALL.

I could not begin to list the things

she does for the various groups fighting

cancer.

She donates her art, she holds free

painting classes for children and she

sends her paintings to people with cancer,

that she feels led to do so.

Amy is riding her pink bicycle all

over heaven that Erin painted for her.

If you ever see the special pink clouds

that Erin has seen, you'll know Amy

and her pink bicycle had just been by.

Erin you are an Earth Angel.

May God richly bless you for your love

of man kind and those suffering from

s/a of cancer.

The other thing that sent me over the

moon in FLEA MARKET GARDENING

was, they have a glass green house

you can build from 14 old windows....

now I just need 14 old windows...it is

a lot more than the windows but I tell

you this is one little gorgeous green

house that you could even have a tea

party in.

I have not been this excited in forever.

I SAY ONCE AGAIN, RUSH OUT AND

BUY YOUR COPY.

It has just the cutest little things you

can do to your garden and how to build

raised garden beds.

Thank you for stopping by to see me

on this beautiful Sunday.

The scripture for this day:

And I will give them a heart to know

me, that I am the LORD; and they

shall be my people, and I will be their

God; for they shall return unto me with

their whole heart

~JEREMIAH 24 : 7

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"WE HAVE A SON," DEBBIE

2013-02-12T05:46:00.000-06:00

"Debbie! We have a son!"

Those were the words I heard as they

wheeled me out of surgery.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

RICHIE!

IT'S THE BIG

"30"

WOW!

YOU ARE

GETTING OLD,

OUR SON!

Richie aka Richard aka Rich but his

name will always be Richie to me.

He is owner/manager of a high end

shoe store

in Kansas.

He is such a hard worker...and we

are sooooo very proud of him...our

only and favorite son...wink...wink

I wanted you to see the stunning

tin ceiling of his store...orginial tin.

If he ever changes the ceiling and

I cannot imagine why he would...

I will be there with bells on to collect

that gorgeous tin...it is so very pretty

in person.

I know Richie, it is your big 30th

birthday, but blogging women love

tin ceilings...go straighten your high

dollar shoes and let me share with

the few women who follow me, a

little bit of where you spend 16-18

hours a day.

IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY...

IT'S YOUR 30TH BIRTHDAY...

This is Richie checking his Dad's

feet. Richard and Richie.

IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY...

IT'S YOUR 30TH BIRTHDAY...

I know Richie I am usually mushy,

gushy, and crying...telling you how

wonderful you are and how you can

do anything...but the news now says,

don't build up your children...they will

think they are entitled...

You have always worked 100% at

everything you set your hands to...

especially feet with bunions...lol

Never once did you feel entitled

to anything...well there was that

one drama competition...wink...wink

Dad and I love you beyond words.

I know Amy is watching over all of

us but especially you today, on your

30th Birthday.

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday dear Richie

Happy Birthday to you.

Remember you are not officially

30 years old until 2:10 pm.

WE LOVE YOU OUR SON.

We never take for granted that

you ARE a gift, from the LORD.

Hugs and Prayers

"JORI"...A SURVIVOR STORY

2013-02-12T03:50:00.001-06:00

http://hitherecupcake.blogspot.com/2013/02/happy-survivor-day.html

CONGRATULATIONS JORI

FOR BEATING THE ODDS

AND LIVING LIFE TO THE

FULLEST FOR 5 YEARS.

I became a friend with Jori after

visiting her blog and becoming

capitivated through her photography.

She loves barns. I love barns.

She photographs rusty things. I love

rusty things. She photographs sweet

cows. I even love mean cows if they

stand still and let her photograph them.

She doesn't say too much. The camera

seems to be her voice.

(I think I better start taking photographs

and talk less.)

You can imagine my shock, when I

went to her blog and read her story.

WOWZER JORI!!!!

Please go to Jori's blog and read her

survivor story and watch the melanoma

video.

I am fair skinned and have had

so many severe sunburns I cannot

count them all.

I am nothing but covered in moles.

Her story was a warning to me.

I pray it will be a warning to every

one who needs to be monitoring

moles.

Once again...

CONGRATULATIONS JORI.

This is a day for you to celebrate.

We thank you LORD for your mercy

and grace and your love.

Hugs and Prayers

PRAY FOR POPE BENEDICT XVI

2013-02-11T06:57:00.001-06:00

In Vatican City today Pope Benedict XVI

announced he will resign 2/28/13.

The first Pontiff to do so in nearly

600 years.

"After having repeatedly examined my

conscience before God, I have come to

the certainty that my strengths due to

advanced age are no longer suited to

an adequate exercise of the Petrine

Ministry," he told the cardinals.

We must pray for Pope Benedict XVI,

the new Pope and the Catholic Body

of Christ..

I don't know what the terms are in the

Catholic Church but in the Baptist

church they pick a committee...there is a

committee for everything.

I just know that the POPE did not

come to this decision lightly as he

knows how it will not only affect the

Catholic Church but the world.

Watching Fox News, there were many

questions, like where will he live?

They said that he would be living on

the grounds where sisters used to live.

The monastary has been redecorated and he

will live there alone, where he will

read and pray.

I thought this poem was somehow

appropriate for all, not just the Pope,

in their latter years.

WINTER...

by~Ruth Stout

There is a privacy about it which no

other season gives you.

In Spring, Summer, and Fall

people sort of have an open season

on each other;

ONLY in the WINTER, in the country,

you can have longer, quieter stretches

When you can savor belonging to

yourself.

Hugs and Prayers

CAN YOU SAY, "MARTHA STEWART" GIVE AWAY

2013-02-10T02:28:00.002-06:00

First today, I would like to offer this

bouquet of flowers, to the family that the

Dad-and-Son died of carbon monoxide

as they were warming up in the car,

between trying to shovel snow.

My prayers are with you...so very sad.

I think the news said the snow is

responsible for 5 deaths.

My thoughts are with all of you who

received 20-37 inches of snow. I imagine

there are drifts quite high...it is

so very pretty

though. Oklahoma has had some severe

ice storms but even in that, it was pretty,

admist the ugly.

Our friend Leann at

http://somewouldevensayitglows.blogspot.com

is having a giveaway.

She is having a

"MARTHA STEWART'S ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF CRAFTS," GIVE AWAY!!!

HOW AWESOME IS THAT.

You get one entry for making a comment,

and should you want to post about it,

you will receive an additional entry.

She said you do not have to be a

follower, but I can't imagine any one

not following such an awesome lady.

The give away closes at midnight

on February 28, 2013

and she will announce the blessed

winner on

March 1, 2013.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Have a beautiful Sunday and

GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD.

I Thank GOD For:

1. The AIR I Breathe

2. FOR THE UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA and that

I would be so very

BLESSED TO have been

BORN HERE...A NATURAL

CITIZEN....and I say to the

natural citizens who WERE

GIVEN THE FREEDOM to

trash talk this country...then

follow George Clooney to Switzerland...

(if you don't want to pay the taxes of

this land and not one of us like it...you

are not supporting America...so don't come

back here and earn your money)

and we will get on with the

business of building a "positive"

America...a PRAYING

AMERICA...

WHERE EVERY MAN AND

WOMAN CAN OWN A GUN

AND NOT BE CONSIDERED

A TERRORIST.

THESE ARE MY OPINIONS

AND MY OPINIONS ONLY.

(This is what I AM AFRAID OF

WOULD HAVE HAPPENED)....If the

bus driver, who died a hero on the

bus that day and (he and his wife had

befriended this sick man)...what if the bus

driver had a concealed weapon and would

have shot this mental dead...would he,

the bus driver, still be considered a hero

or would he be in jail now...because he

endangered the children on the bus...I am

so glad he died a hero but what if

it happens again.....The bus driver should

have not died at all.

Food for thought...but please these

are my opinions not Leann's...please

support her give away.

HUGS AND PRAYERS

I FOUND MY DREAM CHAIRS...A GIRL CAN DREAM

2013-02-07T14:12:00.001-06:00

I found my "DREAM CHAIRS!"

Drool...Drool...Drool

They are 1940's French Armchairs

and for the pair

of these

gently used...

newly upholstered

VINTAGE armchairs you

can have them delivered for free...

on sale for

$4,999.00.

The original ticket price:

$9,000.00.

WAHHH...WAHHH...WAHHH

I found a new on line store

called

OneKingsLane

http://onekingslane.com.

They have new things on sale every day.

There is everything from Traditional

to Modern to Vintage.

Art work, linens, luggage, lamps, kitchen

utensils, furniture, rugs, gorgeous dishes,

planters, unusual finds, books, and silver

and much more.

I love to visit them every day.

In no way am I being compensated

to say anything...they wouldn't even

have cause to know I am a member.

I just want you to know about this place

and you can find some good deals, if

you visit early.

The things I can afford and really like are

already sold when when I get there...

BUT A GIRL CAN DREAM!!!

Hugs and Prayers

WELCOME HOME CHARLIE

2013-02-07T06:41:00.001-06:00

"OVER HERE CHARLIE.

WELCOME HOME!"

I did not know when I did my post

yesterday morning that NaNaDiana's

only brother had passed on in the wee

morning hours.

Charlie will be missed by so many

people, especially Sherry, his wife

and Diana.

May God's love, peace, grace, and

mercy envelope them and they relive

the special memories.

May each tear shed bring the process

of healing.

We can rejoice Charlie was a

Christian and was at peace with his

after life.

I ~~urge~~, no beg you, that if you do

not know Jesus and He is not the

LORD of your life, to please open your

heart to him.

As we all know we are not promised

tomorrow and when you take that last

breath, it is you and you alone, who

will stand before Christ. No one

can plead for you...you cannot hire a

lawyer to buy your way into heaven, and

you cannot arrive there by works.

My relationship with Jesus is personal,

as it should be.

Do not look at the way some

Christians' may or may act to influence

your decision. Go with the tugging in

your heart...that is the Holy Spirit

calling you.

I will never forget what Jan and

Paul of TBN Pastor had to say

when he saw them on their first

Praise the Lord program.

He said he didn't like Jan's pink

hair and false eye lashes and was just

ripping them apart. "Who did they think

they were to talk about Jesus."

Their pastor is Jack Hayford...an

awesome pastor.

He said the Lord spoke into his spirit

and said, "You don't like the way I

made them. Who are you to stand in

judgment?" He said he layed on the

floor for hours crying and repenting,

and later Jan and Paul ask him to be

their pastor...they didn't know that

story until years later.

When we stand in judgment of people

we are saying...I am as great as Jesus...

I can judge people. That is scarey.

The church is full of sinners...we can

only get closer to God and study his

word so we can become Christ like.

~~~~~~~~~~~~

We know that in all things God works

for the good of those who love Him

who have been called according

to His purpose.

~ROMANS 8:28

Prayers, Hugs, and Love to you all

"HOPE"

2013-02-06T08:00:00.000-06:00

Remember your promise to me,

for it is my only hope:

Your promise revives me;

it comforts me in all my troubles

~PSALM 119: 49-50

Sweet Diana and Charlie, you are in

my prayers and those of everyone across

blogland.

So very many people who are hurting.

OUR HOPE IS IN CHRIST

PLEASE NEVER GIVE UP!!!

We may never have the WHY'S

answered, in this life time, but

Our "HOPE" is in the LORD!!

Hugs and Prayers

You are in my thoughts today.

URGENT PRAYER FOR NANADIANE AND HER BROTHER

2013-02-04T21:50:00.000-06:00

GIVING ALL PRAISE AND GLORY TO

JESUS CHRIST,

and the sheriff's, FBI'S, state police,

all the prayers of the world

in setting free the 5 year old boy who

had been held in a bunker for 7

days. The man holding him hostage is

dead and we may never know the reason.

Fetch yourself a cup of green tea, as

we have alot to talk about.

Green tea has alot of antioxidants and

Diane's brother needs to drink it at least

four to five times a day.

Back to NANADIANE....she is traveling to

PA to be at her only brothers' side as they

did a biopsy of his bladder and it does

not sound good. I know she is beside

herself as well as his wife. She posted

she would do all updates on her blog:

http://thenanadiana.blogspot.com

Diane and her brother need lots of

encouragement and I know how loved

she is in blogland and by her precious

Sweet Cheeks.

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CAN YOU HEAR ME CHEERING:

THE RAVENS WON...THE RAVENS

WON...THE RAVENS WON!

GO RAVENS!!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

GO THUNDER! GO THUNDER!

MY OKC THUNDER BASKETBALL

TEAM is beating DALLAS Mavericks

in the 4th

quarter by 30 points.

((((UPDATE: OKC THUNDER BEAT

DALLAS MAVERICKS

112-91))))

Our second team is playing. I know that

in basketball any thing can change...

I have NEVER seen Dallas play like this.

We have beat them twice but it was in

overtime...Dallas is a good team but they

were not there defensively tonight, which

is where

we have trouble from time to time.

Now I have something U-G-L-Y, UGLY

TO VISIT ABOUT.

someone sent me a trojan virus today.

It set our antivirus program a screaming.

I know the name of the person who

supposedly sent it but I don't believe it.

I don't believe she could have done such

a thing and risk losing her business.

I think of course it is someone very ugly

on the inside.

NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME WILL

EVER PROSPER...I HAVE ATONED FOR

PAST MISTAKES AND I WALK

DAILY WITH THE LORD, MY FATHER

IN HEAVEN.

NO, NOT ONE FATHER WILL STAND

BY AND WATCH SOMEONE TRY TO

DESTROY HIS DAUGHTER'S COMPUTER

WHEN SHE IS FAITHFUL TO TELL

PEOPLE ABOUT HIM. Are you brave

enough to talk about Jesus or are you

embarassed.

I forgive the person who did it and I

would love to be the one who introduces

you to the Lord...your life will change forever.

Thank you to the sweet people who do love

this blog and stop by to see me. I read

~~every~~...just one comment I usually

receive...

so why send me a virus...do

not understand...possibly an old, ugly

and wrinkled nimesis, a drama queen.

hugs and prayers

SOME THINGS ON MY HEART AND A RAVEN...

2013-02-03T00:42:00.000-06:00

This month of February is National

Heart month for WOMEN.

All the Doctors will tell you, that women

have different symptoms from men, when

they are having a heart attack, but they

just overlook them as complaints of no

importance.

Having been a nurse for 22 plus years,

before my health grounded me, I have

long said you have to be your own advocate

and if you are not getting answers, ask,

to be sent to another Dr. for a second

opinion.

This is one of my favorite Valentines.

I have permission to show you these

pictures. I have shown this one

before.

I thought it sort of looked a little

like Mardi Gras. I have never been to

Mardi Gras and would love some of their

beads but excuse me, I don't want to be

around drunk people and women exposing

themselves...do they not have any self-

respect.

Please don't send me nasty mail...THAT,

I SAID, IS WHY I HAVE NEVER BEEN.

I would love seeing the floats and the

happy celebration but you don't need to

do the other just to be joyous.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE

THE

BALTIMORE RAVENS WIN!!!

THE SUPERBOWL...

BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER

MOTHER AND DAD WILL HAVE A

WINNER AND A LOSER.

I love football, basketball, soccer, golf,

and all the olympics, both summer and winter.

Bowling, tennis...kinda boring to watch.

Just last night a young man who jumped

with his snowmobile...they call it a sled...

died after being injured a few evenings

ago...in rewatching the jump, it looked

like the sled came down on his chest...

but he had bleeding around his heart

and brain. His brother is in the hospital

with a broken pelvis.

These sleds they call them weigh about

400 pounds and they are as high in the air

as the jumper who is flipping.

Please join me in prayer for the 5 year

old boy who is being held hostage in

Alabama. He is in an underground

bunker with a Survivalist who shot and

killed the bus driver...and then

took this little boy, who has health

issues.(It is in its' 5th day)

His parents, the little boy, and the

bus driver's family. The community, also

lost out as the bus driver also taught

Sunday School and not many people are

standing in line to teach sunday school.

The young mother of two sons, who

went on a lifetime trip to Turkey, was to

come home last Monday and did not get

off the plane for her dad to pick her up.

Her husband and brother went to Turkey

to look for her and the Turkish police

found her stabbed to death Saturday...her boys

know nothing until their dad and uncle

arrive back home to tell them.

REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING IN PRAYER:

Annsphamily...BIL John/a stroke

Joanne(friend of NaNa Diane)...grandbaby

ALL OF OUR MILITARY

The peace of Jerusalem

My FIL, AJ...on Hospice

My mother...her knees

A beautiful 15 year old girl who collasped

after playing basketball and the Drs. say she

is brain dead...in Oklahoma city.

They were doing cpr on her after she

collasped. This mother is beside herself.

President and Mrs. Bush...Barney, their

pet Dog died...he was 12 years old and

had Lymphoma.

I have a lot of fun things

to post this month, I just can't post

on them yet....lots of secrets.

"Come unto me, all, ye, that labor

and are heavy laden, and I will give

you rest."

~MATTHEW 11 : 28

JAMES' DAD

2013-01-28T14:04:00.002-06:00

http://www.publicdomainpictures.net

I have had the same Internet

Provider for over 12 years.

We received an e mail from them

last week stating, we have until

February 1, 2013 to find a new

provider.

We were somewhere between

the 72nd to 84th person they

signed up in our town...and

they give us about two weeks

to find a new provider!!!!

Don't you think a "faithful"

customer, deserves at the very

least a phone call.

They cited "ECONOMIC

REASONS," for why they can

no longer keep service to

our town.

I certainly understand economics,

as well as most of the United

States, and including all around

the world.

EVERY WHERE PEOPLE ARE

HURTING. I just heard

the father of

little 6 year old James

that was killed at Sandy

Hook, testify before the

Committee for new gun laws.

My heart literally ached for him

as at times he faught to hold

back the tears...(it has just been

a little over a month since he

buried his son).

James's dad went on to say, how when

he was growing up his family had no

money for extras. He said he wanted

some gum real bad and his mother

told him...NO...and so he stole the gum.

Before, they even got home from the

store, she found out. She took him back

to the store and he had to confess what

he did...apologize and promise he would

never do it again.

He said that he and the other Sandy

Hook parents has/have taught character at

home...it is not the school's sole

responsibility.

He went on to say, that another gun

law, even if it was named after his son,

is not what is needed...We need to

ENFORCE the gun laws we already

have.

May God's love, mercy and grace

be upon, and around the families

at Sandy Hook.

Now back to my internet issues...(whine,

whine, whine)

SUDDENLINK DROVE UP ON(a tiny

play on words) their white truck and

rescued the damsel and her hug-a-bug.

Oh my goodness...my old internet

provider did us the biggest favor...you

just don't know how slow this computer

was...let's say, it would take me just a

little under an hour to read ONE post.

I AM SOOOOOO HAPPY.

I will let you know what our new

email will be. We should be able to

still receive e mails at the one now

until February 1, 2013.

You, bloggers, are the sunshine of my

day.

We love because He first loved us.

~I John 4: 19

A JOYFUL BIRD FOR SUNDAY

2013-01-27T12:50:00.003-06:00

I have black coffee for those

of you who enjoy it that way.

I have little creamers for those of you

who enjoy cream. I collect vintage creamers,

so I'll look the other way, should you like

to have one. (wink...wink)

I have mint tea, if you like tea.

You have to keep a firm thumb on

mint, if you grow it in your garden.

It will take over. I almost had to

hire a combine to harvest the mint in a

3 x 5 area. Let's just say I had a

bumper crop. (rolling eyes and a whew,

as I dab s~~weat/~~perspiration from my

forehead)...I

hope my false eye lashes stay on. I CAN'T

GET THIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER

APART.

...and finally a Capuccino for a NaNa

who has an angel of a granddaughter

named SweetCheeks.

Today I just have to tell you about an

awesome lady, a gorgeous shade of red

lipstick, a blog that is beyond description,

and a JOYFUL BIRD.

Karianne loves red lipstick. I lost track

of where she lives in Kentucky when I saw

her cottage. I heard the angels sing...no

kidding...it is very similar to the house of

my dreams...I LOVED EVERY DETAIL.

Now those of you who know me...know I

DON'T BLOW SMOKE ABOUT ANY ONE

BUT MY JESUS...and I have a few bloggy

friends I think the world of.

But you will find out when you visit

her blog. She is too young looking to

have four children and as nice as she

is talented. I felt like I had met a celebrity.

(rolling eyes and blushing)

http://www.thistlewoodfarms.com/joyful-bird-tutorial#more-5553

Click on the above url and it will take

you directly to the easy to follow tutorial

on how to make the Joyful bird and the

turquoise branches that she arranges for

a spring mantle.

Then grab your favorite refreshment and

just browse through her blog. She has other

tutorials but I didn't have the time to

read them.

I think if we find someone or something

that ignites the passion in us, we

should share them/it, knowing no one will

be as excited as me/you...because they/it

spoke to your/MY spirit.

THANK YOU! I enjoy your visits and

comments.

THE JOY OF THE LORD IS YOUR

STRENGTH!

THEY ARE CALLING FOR TODAY TO BE "A DAY OF PRAYER!"

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My favorite song is:

IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL!

Whatever my lot,

Thou has taught me to say

It is well with my soul,

It is well

IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL!

When you are about to lose

your home,

When they have repossed that

luxury car, that was draining

the life out of you...

IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL

When you just came from

picking out your child's

casket...

with tears streaming

down your face and your

teeth gritted

IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL

When friends or family hurt

you sooo very deep you think

your heart shall never heal

IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL

So often people look at my

favorite song as a funeral song.

To me, it is quite the opposite.

IT SPEAKS LIFE TO THE

BROKEN-HEARTED

DOWN-TRODDEN

the HOPELESS

the DEPRESSED

the OPPRESSED

LIFE...LIFE...LIFE...LIFE...

To me, it is a prayer when I

cannot pray. To sing over and

over again,

IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL...

Is my FAITH/HOLY SPIRIT

praying for me, a family member,

or a dear friend, when I am so

overwhelmed with grief, (that I

know it is going to be alright

because God is in control) but all

I can do is tell God, I know He is

working the good for us but my flesh

doesn't understand, doesn't want to

understand but my spirit sings out

IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL.

My PRAYER for today...

That my friend Diana and all the

others suffering from the flu be

healed by Jesus.

That my friend Rebecca's hands heal

and bless her husband Steve, Lord

That all the families that had children

go home from Sandy Hook, Lord,

heal their hearts, where they will

just remember

THE GOOD TIMES

WITH THERE CHILDREN,

IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL,

AND

I PRAY

IT IS WELL WITH YOUR SOUL.

HUGS AND PRAYERS

BEAUTIFUL, "FREE" DOILY MANILA TAGS

2013-01-16T10:40:00.000-06:00

I was looking through some blogs this early

morning and found these gorgeous tags.

I think with the doilies it is quite

ROMANTIC especially

with VALENTINE'S DAY just around

the corner.

There are soooo many things you can do

with them.

You could make banners, use as a name

for place settings...you could use them all

year long.

GO TO:

http://www.dailysuze.com/media/blogs/blog/FreePrintable-Doilies-Manila-Tags.pdf

THANK YOU SUZE.

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND STAY

OUT OF CROWDED PLACES SOOOOO YOU

DON'T CATCH THE FLU.

ENJOY THE TAGS. Be sure and tell Suze

THANK YOU.

As soon as Jesus heard the word that was

spoken, he said unto the ruler of the

synagogue; "BE NOT AFRAID; ONLY

BELIEVE."

~MARK 5: 36

XOXO

Simply Debbie

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WITH THE FLU

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I think most of us know sweet,

funny, and the charming

NANADIANA TAKES A BREAK

http://thenanadiana.blogspot.com

She states she is sicker than she has

ever been...chills, fever, severe head-

ache. Every symptom of the flu.

We lift you up in prayer Diana

with all the others throughout the

United States suffering from this

wretched flu.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Please pray for my Dad as his

best friend went home to be with

the LORD Monday night.

Pray for John's family, especially

his wife. It is a very sad situation

as his son was a black hawk

fighter pilot, and just found out

he has MS. When you are diagnosed

with MS, your flying career is over.

You are never allowed to fly again.

Such a nice young man

and beautiful family.

They really need lots of prayers.

Daddy will really be lost without him.

They gardened together, canned

together like two old ladies, cleaned

deer together...Daddy helped him

build an addition onto his house...

he helped Daddy build a patio...

THEY WERE FRIENDS...

FRIENDS CAN BE CLOSER THAN

FAMILY.

HE WILL BE MISSED.

HIS MOTHER ALWAYS CALLED

HIM JOHNNY.

WELCOME HOME JOHNNY.

YOU WERE A GOOD AND FAITHFUL

SERVANT.

~~~~~~~~~~~

There are so many souls suffering

in blogland. They are terrified of

what tomorrow holds.

ALL I KNOW IS GOD LOVES EACH

ONE OF US AND HE WILL NEVER

LEAVE US OR FORSAKE US.

~~~~~

And I am convinced that nothing

can ever separate us from his

love. Death can't, and life can't.

The angels can't, and the demons

can't. Our fears for today, our

worries about tomorrow, and even

the powers of hell can't keep God's

love away.

~ROMANS 8: 38

"But those who hope in the Lord

will renew their strength; they

will soar on wings like eagles,

they will run and not grow weary,

they will walk and not be faint."

Isaiah 40:31

These flowers are for my " Mother" who

has the gift of mercy, compassion, and is

the one to have around when your loved one has

passed on. She has a very bad knee, she had

completed a 12 hour shift...78 years old...when

Gloria called and said John had passed...she

did everything that a friend would do.

You know...true friends are rare and when you

find one, you better hold on and cherish the

friendship.

Hugs and Prayers

Simply Debbie

A NEW MISS AMERICA WAS CROWNED LAST NIGHT

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Our new 2013 Miss America is

24 year old Miss New York

MALLORY HAGAN.

Her Platform

Abused/sexually abused children.

God Bless you, Mallory, for the difference

you can make.

I read Mallory's blog.

That girl has just the right amount

of spunk with beauty...she'll get her

done {{rolling eyes and smiling}} if

ya know what I mean.

She has a saying on her blog, which

is biblical but states

TO WHOM

MUCH IS GIVEN

MUCH IS REQUIRED!

image by Tom Donoghue photography.com

MISS OKLAHOMA was second runner-up

MISS SOUTH CAROLINA (not pictured)

was first runner-up. She was beautiful.

This was the first year, they surprised the

Judges by giving them a minute or two to

pick together the number sixteenth girl in-

stead of just fifteen. It was also the first year

the public picked one of the sixteen girls.

THE CROWNS OVER THE YEARS

MISS AMERICA 1922

Mary Katherine Campbell

Look at the size of her crown.

image from

http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/1920/1927.aspx

MISS AMERICA 1927

Lois Delander

Joliet, Illinois

Lois was born on Valentine's Day.

She won Miss America on her parents'

twentieth anniversary.

Lois had given herself so little a chance

of winning that she had packed her bags

for departure the night before the finals.

It was reported that theatrical concerns

were willing to pay her $1,ooo.oo a week for

stage performance, but Lois worried about

"catching up" in school, which had already

started back home.

She said she won a scepter, four trophies,

a Bulova watch, an Oldsmobile, and a screen

test, which she never took.

$1,ooo.oo a week is ALOTTA MONEY FOR

EVEN 2013.

MISS AMERICA 1943

JEAN BARTEL

Los Angeles, California

Look at her crown and scepter

Jean upset tradition by refusing to pose

in a swimsuit after she won the title.

Taking the commitment of a "War-Time"

Miss America to heart, she embarked on a

Bond-selling tour that would result in her

being honored by the United States Treasury

Department for selling two and one half million

dollars worth, more than anyone that year.

You will have to go to

http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/1940/1943.aspx

to read more about her exciting life...and/or any

year, you might be interested in.

I love the human-interest aspect of any given

situation.

THANK YOU so much for joining me on

today...The LORD'S Day.

I am still trying to catch up with all my

bloggy friends. If I haven't stopped by, I will.

I either cannot get into your blog or I just have

limited time with my eye issues.

IF WE HAD NO WINTER, THE

SPRING WOULD NOT BE SO PLEASANT;

IF WE DID NOT SOMETIMES

TASTE OF ADVERSITY;

PROSPERITY WOULD NOT

BE SO WELCOME

~Anne Bradstree

A FRIEND LOVETH AT ALL TIMES.

~PROVERBS 17:17

Hugs and Prayers

Simply Debbie

NANCY Y, I COULD KISS YOU AND NANADIANA

2013-01-11T10:51:00.000-06:00

It worked...Praise God...it worked Nancy Y!!!!!!

I have wanted to share this beautiful

African Daisy for a long time.

I think it is gorgeous.

http://www.public-domain-photos.com/africandaisy-on-black-background.jpg

This African Daisy is for two angels:

Nancy Y and NanaDiana

I'M OUT OF hell.

PRAISE BE TO GOD

The plumber arrived 20 minutes ago and it

may turn out a whole lot better than it looked.

HUGS AND PRAYERS

Simply Debbie

NOT EVEN "a safe cracker" COULD HELP ME!!!

2013-01-11T09:24:00.002-06:00

           DID YOU KNOW A CHRISTIAN COULD

                                     CUSS???

         Oh yes...it happened to me.   I was trying

to figure out how to  upload pictures on this

blog.......let me take a deep breath, because

I feel another swear word coming up out of

the pit of my stomach just thinking about it.

         My dear beautiful,  blogging friend,

NANADIANA, told me what to do but I

found myself in google hell and there aien't

no exists....oh yes, I said aien't...since I'm

swearing I just as well throw out my english

manners. I had my computer soooo locked

up, not even a "safe cracker" could help me.

         I won't be in google hell for long, with

all that shiney chrome, because Jesus is my

saviour and GOD IS THROWING THINGS

OUT.   Whatever he doesn't like in me...we

get rid of.   It is a process. I am a willing

servant...but I must crucify my flesh daily.

As the Apostle Paul said.....

(12) I don't mean to say that I have already

         achieved these things or that I have

         already reached perfection!   But I keep

        working toward that day when I will

         finally be all that Christ Jesus saved

        me for and wants me to be.

(13)No, dear brothers and sisters, I am

        still not all I should be, but I AM

       FOCUSING ALL MY ENERGIES ON THIS

       ONE THING; FORGETTING THE PAST

      AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT LIES

      AHEAD.

(14)I strain to reach the end of the race

       and receive the prize for which God,

       through Christ Jesus, is calling us up

       to heaven.

Do not beat up on yourself, when you do

something that is not pleasing to God.   We

are none, notta one, perfect.   I use to

beat up on myself something fierce...God

doesn't want you to do that.

You are unique. There is not another like

you.   JESUS LOVES YOU.

Have a beautiful day.

The plumber is coming today...it is to be a

beautiful day but high winds.   I pray to have

running water inside not shooting up in the

air outside.

Hugs and Prayers

Simply Debbie

CATCHING UP ON SOME LOOSE ENDS

2013-01-08T07:12:00.000-06:00

     I cannot believe it has already been four

days since I posted.   Time flies by, the older

you become.

     I am on my way back to health...I think I

had a dose of the flu.   I just cannot stay in

bed a moment longer.   My body feels like a

mac truck ran over me and oh, the waves of

nausea...yucky!!!

     This is my catching up on some loose

ends post.

     SARES, I have tried to get to your blog

way before Christmas,

because I to, feel the way

you do.   We were the first of some wonderful

blog friends. BUT.......

   For some reason I cannot

access your blog...it won't load on my

computer.   There are three others that this

happens with, also.   My computer is a

dinosaur and the woman riding it, is not

any better...LOL

   I took eleven months off and

did a lot of "fixin'" myself...reading God's

word, getting as much rest as possible with

my inability to sleep.   I look forward to

hearing from you.   I haven't even made the

rounds to check on every one as my eye

sight is sooooooo poor.   My computer time is

limited.

     OKAY, NEXT ISSUE:   I was soooo very

happy I could post pictures....PRAISE THE

LORD! I will not let the little red foxes

spoil my vine...I cannot post pictures, so

it seems.   So please be patient with me,

until I get all my kinks fixed...both physically

and googley, google...enquiring minds wonder

about the brains behind google...I am sure

they are genius but not to the computer

challenged.   And   why does it take an act

of congress to receive an answer to a

simple question.

     I am reading a wonderful book.   It is

called   HELLO WORLD BY Paul F. Crouch, SR.

This is about Paul and Jan Crouch. A couple

with big Faith and the vision God gave them

to start christian television.   Not even they,

could dream a vision as big as the one God

had for them...

    Even if you are turned off by christian

books...this is soooo much more than that.

It is a book about STARTING A BUSINESS

and all the pitfalls that can/will happen to you,

about lessons learned in the college of hard

knocks, about betrayal of friends that try to

steal your business right out from under you.

FORGIVENESS, TEARS, JOY, AND MIRACLES

THAT COULD ONLY COME FROM GOD,

AND FINALLY SUCCESS.

If you get a chance to read it, please do.

You will not be disappointed.   You will be

BLESSED.

When a man's ways please the LORD, he

maketh even his enemies to be at peace

with him.

                    ~PROVERBS 16: 7

     Praying you have a beautiful day.   KEEP

RUNNING FROM THAT FLU BUG OR TURN

AROUND AND FLATTEN IT WITH A FLY

SWATTER.

                   HUGS AND PRAYERS

                      Simply Debbie

"JUST THE FACTS, MA'AM"

2013-01-03T12:05:00.000-06:00

Today the Sandy Hook children return to their

new school. I wish for them and their parents

the peace of God that surpasses all understanding

and lots of HUGS. I would be one of the parents

that stayed for the day.

The thing I love is that they have ask the media

to stay away and let them adjust this first day

back.

I just squeeze each one of you real tight.

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On this day in history:

January 3, 1959

President Eisenhower signs a special pro-

clamation admitting the territory of ALASKA

into the Union as the 49th and largest state

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On this day in history:

January 3, 1952

The TV show "DRAGNET" debutes

"JUST THE FACTS, MA'AM."

Now mind you I was born a few years

later but when I was about 7 or 8 it

was still playing and I LOVED that show.

I did not know it started as a famous radio

show.

It was one of the first TV Series filmed

in Hollywood instead of New York.

DRAGNET broke one of the unspoken taboos

of popular entertainment in the episode ".22

Rifle for Christmas" which aired December 22,

1949 and was repeated at Christmas time for

the next three years.

The episode followed the search for two young

boys, Stanley Johnstone and Stevie Morheim,

only to discover Stevie had been accidentally

killed while playing with a rifle that belonged

to Stanley--who'd be receiving it as a Christmas

present but opened the box early; Stanley

finally told Friday that Stevie was running while

holding the rifle when he tripped and fell,

causing the gun to discharge, fatally wounding

him.

NBC received thousands of complaint letters,

including a formal protest by the National

Rifle Association.

Webb forwarded many of the letters to police

chief Parker who promised "ten more shows

illustrating the folly of giving rifles to children."

".22 Rifle for Christmas" was replaced as the

series' Christmas story on December 22, 1953

with "The Big Little Jesus", which followed the

detectives' investigation of the theft of a statue

of the baby Jesus from a church's Nativity

scene. It ended on a much happier note and

was repeated the next year at CHRISTMAS time.

I thought it ironic on the day Sandy Hook children

went back to school, that from 1942 until 2013

the debate of guns continues...although the situations

were different, and the one was a horrible

accident.

I thank Wikipedia for their valued information.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are

heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for

I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall

find rest unto your souls.

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is

light.

~MATTHEW 11: 28-30

Share your talent with someone today

You are special!

Hugs and Prayers

Simply Debbie

A DR. SEUSS MESSAGE FOR 2013

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Isn't he just the most handsome guy

you have ever seen. When my son was

in college, he played the Cat in the Hat

and would go to different grade schools,

dressed up, and read Green Ham and Eggs.

"And will you suceed? Yes indeed, yes in-

deed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters

percent guaranteed!"

~Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Thinks You Can

Think!

I will be calling alot on Dr. Seuss through-

out this year of 2013.

At midnight last night my hubby rang our school

bell...it sounded awesome in the crisp, cold air.

We looked up and blew our kisses to Amy, and

included a special blown kiss from Sandie. I think

she liked that Sandie.

We live by a park that is full of geese. At mid-

night the firecrackers were a poppin'. The

geese by the hundreds were circling in the air

and honking so loud, it was eerie.

We had a big laughing spell...Our pipes are

frozen...did I say FROZEN.....Our pipes have

never frozen in this house but there were a

couple of days it was single digits and it has

not been above freezing. We are fine and praising

God for ALL things.

We can do all things through CHRIST who

strengthens us.

WELCOME TO THE FIRST DAY OF 2013.

HUGS AND PRAYERS

Simple Debbie

"A DECEMBER DRINK"

2012-12-31T09:45:00.001-06:00

My B-I-B-L-E is maroon in color.

It is my third TBN Bible. I love it

because it has the King James Version

and the New Living Translation.

I do not like New Year's Resolutions

but this year I am exchanging worry

for PURPOSE.

When I feel worry dancing around me,

and believe me, I have made worry an

art. I have a worry centerpiece for the

table and worry dishes. I do worry up

good. I even have my own worry song,

"WOE IS ME!"

This 2013, if I feel worry dancing around

me, I am not going to dust off my

worry centerpiece but I will seek

PURPOSE.

I have a list of people to pray for.

I have a list of shut-ins I will call

and send a card too...brighten someone's

day. I will blog, with the most

wonderful people.

He that hath no rule over his own

spirit is like a city that is broken

down, and without walls.

~PROVERBS 25: 28

Pay attention, my child, to what I

say. Listen carefully.

21. Don't lose sight of my words.

Let them penetrate deep

within your heart.

22. for they bring life and radiant

health to anyone who dis-

covers their meaning.

23. Above all else, guard your

heart, for it affects

everything you do."

~PROVERBS 4: 20-23

I just love reading GOD'S Holy

word. It brings me comfort.

I LOVE DIET PEPSI. It is my very

favorite drink next to water. We have

a coca cola chest machine that we

keep all our pop in.

My husband will go to the kitchen

and ask me, if he can buy me a

pop! OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS,

THE POP HAS TASTED HORRIBLE...YUCKY.

I DISCOVERED THEY EXPIRED IN

NOVEMBER!!!!!

So last night he ask me if he could

buy me a pop? I LOOKED AT HIM

AND SAID, "IF YOU BRING ME A

DECEMBER DRINK!!!

We had discovered in checking the rest

of the bottles, that 6 expired in

November and 6 on December 31, 2012.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR

BEAUTIFUL REBECCA AT A GATHERING

PLACE. I CAN'T IMAGINE THERE IS ANY-

ONE THAT DOES NOT KNOW HER EITHER

THROUGH HER BLOGGING, GORGEOUS

GIVE-AWAYS OR PURCHASED HER

WORKS OF ART.

SHE HAD SURGERY ON BOTH HANDS

AND SHE IS DEPENDENT ON HER

HUSBAND, STEVE AND BEAUTIFUL

DAUGHTER TO NUTURE HER..

THIS IS VERY HARD ON REBECCA,

FIRST BECAUSE THAT IS HOW SHE

MAKES HER INCOME AND SECOND

SHE LOVES WHAT SHE DOES AND SHE

LOVES STAYING BUSY.

WE LOVE YOU REBECCA. GET WELL

SOON. I KNOW THAT MISS K WILL

BE STAYING CLOSE BY YOUR SIDE.

SHE HAS SUCH A COMPASSIONATE

SPIRIT.

I WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY AND

HEALTHY NEW YEAR. I SO APPRECIATE

EACH ONE OF YOU FOR VISITING ME,

AND E-MAILING ME.

HUGS AND PRAYERS

Simply Debbie

PRAYERS NEEDED FOR THE SCHWARZKOPF FAMILY

2012-12-27T20:00:00.001-06:00

PICTURE FROM BBC.UK WHO HAD A VERY NICE STORY ABOUT HIM.

RETIRED GENERAL NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 78 YEARS OLD.

He has been called out of retirement and is now

in GOD'S ARMY!!! Upon entering the gates of

Heaven, he received his true medals and honors

from the True Commander, Jesus Christ.

From what I have read tonight, his dad graduated from

Westpoint in ? 1917 and when General Schwarzkopf was

12 years old he lived in Iran and learned every thing

he could and he learned of the royal family of not only

Iran but also Saudia Arabia.

He was known as "STORMIN' NORMAN" because of his

notoriously explosive temper and his larger than life

personality.

He had a very bad back and it was difficult for him

to roll out of bed each morning...but he worked right

out of his pain until he became

GENERAL NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF.

WE SALUTE YOU GENERAL FOR A JOB WELL

DONE.

Our prayers are with Mrs. Schwarzkopf and family.

May you feel the mercy and grace of God's love.

The LORD'S loved ones are precious to him;

it grieves him when they die.

~PSALM 116: 15 (NLT)

Hugs and Prayers

Simply Debbie