Well, I started a quilt for our first grandbaby.  She will more than likely be the only one to ever get a handmade quilt from her "Babushka"!  Here are the first two rows.

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I have some really great retro/contemporary fabrics to bring this 4" by 4" quilt together!  Both sides will be the same type of fabrics.  A miscellany!!!

I know she will love playing on the floor on this blanket!!!

Have you ever made a quilt for a grandbaby or is this something that really shows my age???

These are labors of love.  I appreciate and cherish those my grandmother and my dad made!  I made two denim from jeans quilts, one for each of our kids!!!  I thought that was it, but Adelyn is something pretty special ;o)

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My Fresh Find is puzzling...literally! A rug that you can create into whatever shape you want!

I came across this picture from 1990 of our kids at Disney World.  I love the colors in this shot.  That was such a fun trip.  Watching the kids was such fun!

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Our children are precious gifts from God!!!  It is hard to believe that they are adults!!!  We have been blessed to be able to enjoy so many fun times watching them grow.

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The thing I love about today's Fresh Find is the fact that you can actually burn candles in your stemware and not worry about a mess on them!  They match the table and you have a warm glow!!!

Are you good to go?  Are you ready to face God with the assurance of salvation through his son, Jesus Christ?

In Romans 3:21-26 the Word says:

But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

I found this little picture in one of my studies and I really like it...

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This is what our worship time was today.  I must say that First Baptist Church, Plainview, is full of the Spirit of God.  God is a mighty force working through the people there.  To tell you how wonderful the worship time is , is for me to tell you that I don't ever want to miss!!! 

Two points that God spoke to me today are:

1. Don't lose sight of those outside of the Lord.

2. Be light BEFORE a tragedy comes!

God speaks to me EVERY week!!!

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It is getting cooler and soon there will be campfires with roasted wieners, marshmallows & smores!  The Fresh Find today is a fire fork to make this fun so much easier!

As I was sitting at the Sonic looking at all their neon signs, I thought, how do those work in relationship to my faith.  Strange thought, I know!  I am a strange creation and God uses me in strange ways!

So, I Googled...

It's much easier to explain why neon isn't inert in a discharge tube than it is to explain why it is inert to chemical reactions. The voltage across a discharge tube will accelerate a free electron up to some maximum kinetic energy. The voltage must be large enough so that this energy is more than that required to "ionize" the atom. An ionized atom has had an electron plucked out of an orbital to make it a "free" particle, and the atom it leaves behind has become a positively charged ion. The resulting plasma of charged ions and electrons carries the electric current between the tube's electrodes.

Here are my thoughts...

FREE  ...   We are free to decide who we serve

LARGE ENOUGH ...   God is large enough to provide Jesus Christ & the Holy Spirit to provide the "energy" to bring us into a personal relationship with him!

POSITIVELY CHARGED  ...   We become positively charged when we accept a personal relationship with God through Jesus.

CARRIES  ...   Our relationship in Christ is what carries us through each day.

CURRENT BETWEEN   ...  Our faith is the current between us and others, believers and non-believers.

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Ever wonder if God is really there?  I came across this in my study and thought you might like it...

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Today my Fresh Find is something pretty pricey, something I would never buy or most likely never own, but I think its design is absolutely awesome!!!

Today was a wonderful day.  I woke up early and mowed the front and back yards.  They still had a little moisture on them so, the grass was not clumping on the yard, but under the mower ;o) 

Then I had calendared to clean my closet.  Go through clothes, shoes, organize, move, clean, etc.  Went through all the clothes and had a car load to give away.  I will do the shoes another day.  Ran out of time.

Did some laundry and a couple of print jobs.

Got a haircut and we ate dinner at the Far East.  Afterwords we went to the high school football game.

Got so much done today.  I love the sense of accomplishment that comes from hard work.  A trait my grandparents and parents taught me!!!

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I came across this cool site and on it was this fun dining "mate" for your toddler.  It is the Fresh Find!

Not many things really bother me, but I question why alot!

Like, why do people love to wave and make strange faces behind someone who is on TV doing their job?  I just don't get that.  On morning TV or during special reports.  Just asking myself why?

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Why do people go out early in the morning to sit in line for tickets to see someone perform???

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Why do fans tailgate and bring their media room to the parking lot?  There must be some "redneck" in that somewhere!

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Why do people drive slow as turtles in the left lane of a highway?

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Why do people not include others in things when they ask to be included?

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Why do people hurt kids?

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I could go on and on...but I'll not bore you another moment!

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I will share a great picture with you though...

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Okay, one more...

Why do all these birds line up?

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Today I found this great cashmere sweater in the new Boden catalog.  It is my Fresh Find.  Check it out.  Notice their size chart before ordering though.  There things are "right on" in fit when you order the correct size!

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Chrissa, Brandon and Babushka before the sonogram...

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The starting of a wardrobe!

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Shoes, hats, books, toys & such...

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The nursery rug...

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The bedding is like the bag, but no buttons!

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The bassinet portion of their stroller...

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Regular sonogram profile of Adelyn...

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and a 3D of her with the umbilical cord in front...

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Sweet Baby, Adelyn Reine Brotherton

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I love these old time candies...so, they are my Fresh Find!!!

Here is a picture of the pitcher in our family...

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This is taken from one of our Plainview High School annualsl.  Noticed I circled his (Clinton's) face, so it must of been my annual ;o)  We graduated the same year, 1973.      

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Ever need a scratch piece of paper and want to look at that baby, too?  Well, today's Fresh Find is a "doodle" frame for your work space!

I am almost nearly finished with my deep house cleaning!  I realize that the grammar is pretty bad in that sentence, but that is how it is!!!  ALMOST NEARLY!!!  I lack one room!!!  I wish it was forever clean!!!  It feels good to get it done.  :o)

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My Fresh Find is this great necklace!!!

"Won't You Be My Neighbor?" by Fred M. Rogers

It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood,

A beautiful day for a neighbor.

Would you be mine?

Could you be mine?...

It's a neighborly day in this beauty wood,

A neighborly day for a beauty.

Would you be mine?

Could you be mine?...

I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.

I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.

So, let's make the most of this beautiful day.

Since we're together we might as well say:

Would you be mine?

Could you be mine?

Won't you be my neighbor?

Won't you please,

Won't you please?

Please won't you be my neighbor?

It WAS a beautiful day in our neighborhood today.  The weather was wonderful.  The park was buzzing with cross country people and people were buying fall mums.  Just a wonderfully lazy love our neighborhood lind of day!!!

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Summer is over for this year, but it will be back!  I saw this hat and like its shape.  It is on sale now so, you might pick it up for next year!  It is the Fresh Find today!!!