14 Days of Things I'm Thankful For! Home (Post #4)

I am very thankful for my house. I am so very blessed to be living in America with a roof over my head. Now, I still live at home with my parents so I am really really thankful that I don't have to live by myself because I'm a people person and it's boring to be by yourself all the time.

I am thankful that I live in America because a lot of other people don't have all the things that we have. I am glad that America is not a war-torn country, or that we have famine, and that I can get up in the morning knowing that I am safe.

14 Days of Things that I am Thankful For! Friends (Post #3)

Today I am thankful for my friends. I have had a few good friends and today I just wanted to say thanks!

My two best friends are just awesome. Sometimes we take our friends for granted. We think that they should like us because we are cool or that we agree on the same things. Now we all know what true friendship is but how often do we express it ourselves? Here is my list for true friendship:

1) You don't have to "fix" them. In other words, you accept them for who they are and they do the same for you.

2) The silences aren't awkward. You can just be together.

3) You can share anything with them without being judged. They may not agree with your opinion but they can understand where you're at.

4)You don't keep score. You aren't trying to beat them. And you don't keep a money value on your friendship. For example, if you go out to eat and pick up the tab the other person doesn't feel like they need to "pay you back" dollar for dollar. They probably will just pick up the tab next time. (Note: if the other person is a "blood sucker" and never pays then you might want to reconsider this one.) ;)

5)You family thinks your friends are good for you. They aren't scared that your "friend" will leave you stranded in the middle of a desert without a way to get back. And your friend likes your family too.

6)You have open communication. You maintain the relationship.

Anyway, that is a little of what I think makes a good friend. So if you don't have one go out and find one. You'll be glad you did.

14 Days of Things that I am Thankful For Post #2

Today I would like to say how thankful I am for Jesus! He is my Savior and He has changed my life dramatically.

There really is no way to describe in words how amazing Jesus is or what he can do with anybody. He can take the lowest of the low and change them and make them into a great person. He can also take your worst situation and turn it around!

If you have never experienced His love, I deeply encourage you to give Him a try!

New Series! 14 Days of Things that I am Thankful For! Family (Post #1)

The first thing that I would like to say I'm thankful for is:

I am thankful for my family. We never get to say often enough how much we love our family. I just wanted to send a shout out to families to day and say how thankful I am for each and every person in my family. (Including Pepper, our dog. Jack, the cat, not quite as much. ;). )

They have helped me when I was down and loved me when I thought that no one else did. I appreciate them and I want them all to know just how much they mean to me.

So remember to take some time today and tell someone that you love them. Even if you have to call them. Don't send it in a text, it just doesn't mean as much as hearing it come out of your mouth. ;) Or make them a card and simply say "I love you!" It could make all the difference.

I am reminded of a story I read in one of those chicken soup for the soul books. It was a story about a girl who was getting ready to commit suicide. She had decided that she was going to swallow a whole bottle of pills and she was in the bathroom getting ready to commit the act when the phone rang. It was her mother wanting to know if she would like a new pair of flip-flops since she was at the store. The girl, of course, didn't really care but decided to tell her mom that no she didn't want a new pair since she didn't think that she would get the chance to wear them if she was going to commit suicide. As she was getting ready to end her conversation with her mom, her mom said one last thing. "Hey honey!" "Yeah?" "I love you." And suddenly the girl realized that, you know what, somebody really did love her and she decided that life was worth living after all.

So take some time to let others know that you appreciate them.

Vintage Alert

Hey! I just wanted to post about an awesome site that I discovered. It is called FreeVintagePosters.com. It is a neat site were you can download and print all the vintage posters you want.

They have categories like Animals, Food & Drink, and War (which includes a lot of WWII posters).

Anyway, I think that it is an awesome site and I personally wish that I could print almost all of them but I will let you be the judge.

Note: I did have a little trouble trying to get them to open but they are just fun to look at too!

Coming Soon! New Series!

Coming Soon! New Series! 14 Days of Thankfulness! Posts will be from Nov. 10 thru Nov. 23!
Be here or be square!

Review: Jello-o No Bake Pumpkin Style Pie

Don't have time to make a pie? No worries! Simply mix it up and toss it in the fridge for an hour! And Delish!

 

This product is amazing! I like pumpkin pie but this was so easy to make and tasted so good. I think it might actually be better (yeah that's right, better) than the real thing!

 

Seriously try it! I am pretty sure that you will be as amazed as I was!

 

Man! I am hungry now!