A FAREWELL TO ALL

To all my blogging buddies that I have enjoyed sharing stories, recipes, comments and life's adventures with, I regretfully need to let you know this is my last post. One of the reasons is that I have started back to work and allthough, I would love to come home and blog with you all every afternoon, I know that my family needs my full undivided attention. Another reason, I feel the need to pull away from blogging is my Dad and Mom are both very sick and my Mom especially needs my attention.


Allthough it has been a short time in the blogging community for me, I have met some really nice friends and enjoyed reading your blogs daily for two months and commenting on them.


I hope that I have helped to touch your lives in some way, whether serious or funny and that I have most of all shared how God loves you and that his mercies are new every morning.


I wanted to leave a little salute to some of you who have inspired me to be a better person

1. Fuschia at Living in the Land of Pink - Thanks for teaching me about being a proper 'Tea' person and for inspiring me with your words of wisdom. You Rock!!! and God has big things in store for you and your family.


2. Alicia at Alicia's Lingerings - Thank you for showing me what a really good writer is all about. Your stories not only inspire me but are always so well written. And thanks for being there for my family (you are a true blessing:)


3. RhoDelta at Coffee and Chaos - Thank you for all your funny stories and for keeping it real with what a family is all about.


4. Linda at 2nd Cup of Coffee - My new found friend, I love your blog posts, they make me laugh and some of them made me cry. My favorite was the videos, what a wild day that was.:)


6. Beachy Mimi - Thanks for everyday making me laugh! I know if we lived in the same town that we would be great friends.


7. Connie at Connie's Turning 50 - Thanks for the Bible studies and keep up the great work at being Bella's Grandmother.


8. Joanna at Bug's In My Teeth - Thanks for everday taking me into your crazy and fun world. You make me laught so loud that I want to pee! or is that snarklefart?


9. skoots1mom at My Hands His Glory - Thanks for the encouragement of your blogs and for sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ


10. Dot at Picket's Place - Thanks for sharing all your delicious recipes with me and for your crafty ideas.


11. Roxanne Kristina - Thanks for being a 'TRUE' Christian blogging buddy, everyone should be so lucky to have you to blog and comment with. I will truly miss you :)


12. Sue at The Cotton Patch - Thanks for always taking me back in time and remembering that where we came from was good and has made us who we are today. Also, thanks for all your crafty ideas.


13. The Roost - Thanks for sharing those beautiful 'Grammy' moments with me. Keep loving that baby



As I close this blogging experience, I would like to leave you all with one bible prayer:

"For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray that in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way; bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God. being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light." Colossians 1 9-12

And my last blog pondering of the day is:

Will there be blogging buddies in heaven? I sure hope so and I hope I get to meet all of you there !!!

OCTOBER NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

October 1st marks the first day of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is a yearly international health campaign organized to increase awareness among women. When it comes to breast cancer prevention, early detection through monthly self-breast exams and annual mammograms for women over 40 is vital. So please take this as your friendly blogging buddy reminder to take care of your health by getting your Mammograms.

Fall Into Flavor Recipe

My blogging buddy Linda athttp://http://2nd-cup-of-coffee.blogspot.com/ is getting us all geared up for some comfort food for the fall. This recipe is handed down to me by one of my dear 'Chevy Club' friends
CREAM OF POTATO SOUP
3 T. flour 2 T. butter, melted 1 T. bacon drippings 3 c. milk 1 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 2 c. cooked chopped potatoes 2 T. minced onion 6 slices crisp-fried bacon crumbled
1/3 cup grated cheese
Blend flour into butter and bacon drippings in double boiler. Add milk gradually, stirring constantly. Cook unit thick. Add salt and pepper. Add potatoes, onion and bacon,blending well. Cook until heated through. Top with grated cheese. Yields 6 servings.

I WANNA BE A ROCKSTAR

Hanna Montana move over. This is the entertainment we had over the weekend. Yes, that's right we didn't even have to pay for a ticket. As a matter of fact, we had front row seating and after the concert, we were able to get autographs. Be watching for upcoming Tour dates in your city.

Dreaming about Nights In Rodanthe

I just got through reading Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks and I just couldn't put the book down. Seriously, I think it only took me 3 days to read it and last night no one inside the 'Picket Fence' could get my attention. I was reading the last couple of chapters with tears running down my face. I cannot wait to see the movie, but then I have been told the movie is nothing like the book. For now I am still living in the land of Rodanthe, North Carolina. Without giving the book away, I can still imagine myself at a quaint Bed and Breakfast Inn with a strong, muscular, intelligent, gray-haired man like Paul (or is that Richard Gere or is that my hubby)? Just kidding for all of you who dare not dream or fantasize. Entertainment Weekly states the book is about a woman who is in her prime (ME) l0l , and a man(Paul, Richard or Hubby) who reawakens her(ME)....passion burns and hearts break. Yes, this is a story of my life, only the quaint Bed and Breakfast Inn is here at the Picket Fence and the passion that burns is usually heartburn (l0l) and the heart break only comes along when the cable goes out on the TV. So now you can understand why I am still dreaming about Rodanthe, North Carolina but actually in reality living in Florida.

THE LAUNDRY IS STILL WAITING

Okay, can I just say yesterday was a lot of fun on the blogging world. Thanks to Linda at 2nd Cup of Coffee http://2nd-cup-of-coffee.blogspot.com/ I didn't get a thing done at home! As you can see I have laundry up to my elbows. Really, Linda thanks for creating such a great thing for us bloggers to do. It was so much fun getting to see all the videos and meeting some 'interesting bloggers (hay, there was even a monkey that I met). Now as for today, I should be able to get to that load of laundry, but it will be after I reply to all the nice comments that were made about my slide show.