A Valentine

The most beautiful Valentine I ever received was a typewritten poem my husband wrote while on duty at the firehouse 6 years ago. Early that February, my sister, Shelly, passed away suddenly and we brought home her sweet Sarah, from Arkansas, to adopt and raise with our other two children. Now in our 19th year of marriage, we have endured so much together and been blessed many, many times over. And since he is currently out of state and I can’t be with him today, I wanted to share what an amazing Valentine he is. This is his poem that I placed with a beautiful image when I received it. I decoupaged it to my jewelry box and look at it every morning when I wake. (You can click to enlarge the image)

Happy Valentines Day everyone!

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Very Inspiring Blogger Award

Ever come across one of those bloggers that really deserves something for keeping you inspired and pleasantly distracted from the everyday grind? I do! So today I am awarding one them with this Very Inspiring Blogger Award certificate, designed by yours truly.

My award goes to Tameka from the Tea & Honey Bread blog. Tameka should be a syndicated columnist as far as I’m concerned. She’s always got me thinking and laughing. And hardly a day goes by that she doesn’t send a nice comment my way. So here’s your award, Tameka! Pass it on.

All readers are welcome to snag this image by clicking to enlarge and either copy the URL link or drag to your computer. Then award (e-mail) your favorite blogger(s). They deserve to know how beautiful they keep our world.

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Happy Clients

We keep a colorful shoebox of face paint and brushes in the linen closet for easy access on mornings like this.

Today the girls went to school with an image of their choice on their sweet little cheeks. With their mom-made-valentines and junk-food-to-share in hand they were off to class completely prepared for today’s festivities.

Don’t worry, they’re going to get the bill: )

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