Great things come in small packages. Enjoy the little things in life.

I love the little itty bitty things during the day...

like

- making NEW things

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I made these Wizard of Oz character hats for my momma. She's a die hard Wizard of Oz fan so I thought I'd make these for her because she's such a great mom and always has been, especially lately when she's been taking care of me with my seizures. Momma if you're reading this, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! :)

- staying in my pajamas,
sipping Tension Tamer herbal tea with Vanilla Caramel coffee creamer,
and watching a good tv show

Speaking of the tv show, I love Judge Judy! She appeared on The Talk this afternoon. She was talking about her blended family and how they all celebrate holidays. Her, her husband, her ex-husband, and her husband's ex-wife celebrate holidays all under the same roof with their kids and grand-kids. She said that her husband and ex-husband aren't friends but they respect each other as people and realize that they need to come together for their children's sake and not theirs so that their kids don't have to choose which family to go to during holidays...and vice versa for her and her husband's ex-wife. I thought that was just AWESOME! We need more blended families like that.

- finding [old] pictures
with my Nanie ♥

I scanned some today and just fell in love with the memories all over again. They also gave me some great inspiration for a new project. :)

- being bored :)

did you know that if you cut a

HEART

from an apple
first thing in the morning
and eat it with your
breakfast
your words will

love

heal

and

give hope

all day long?

well now you know. :)

- black olives on a cheese pizza

My momma cooked frozen cheese pizza and added black olives to it and it was DELISH!

- the smell of
peaches and cream oatmeal
cooking in the microwave

I made some peaches and cream oatmeal and decided to put 2 packs in my bowl. Well come to find out, the 2nd pack had blueberries in it INSTEAD OF peaches but it tasted really good :)

I made Koda Bug the bananas and cream oatmeal, and he ate it ALLLL up. :)

- the sound of my little brother
laughing

He has the sweetest little laugh and it cracks me up!
*laughter....it enriches those who receive it without impoverishing those who give; it happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever; it creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business, and is the countersign of friendship; it is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and nature's best antidote for trouble; yet it cannot be bought, borrowed, begged or stolen for it is something that is no earthly good to anybody 'til it is given away.* :D
~unknown~

- a good HALLOWEEN movie :)

I love this time of year. Fall is my favorite time of year. I love breaking out the l o n g sleeved shirts and scarves.

I love carving pumpkins, the fall leaves,

hay rides, hot tea, roasted pumpkin seeds, baking pies, my church's Fall Festival (which I am honored to be asked to photograph the event) and fall family portraits (which is a new thing we're starting). :)

- listening to some good music
*Music tells a story for all of us. It helps us understand things about life and love and how it feels to live and be loved. It gives us inspiration and hope for all the days of our lives. It gives us prospect to keep pushing for our dreams.*
~ me, myself, and I~

- and finally:

having the ability to have clean running water, electricity, warmth for the cold, coldth for the warm, a roof over my head, food in my tummy, air for my lungs, clothes for my body, medicine for my pain, things that I don't need but are able to have, the necessities that I do need to stay healthy, a momma and a daddy who love me unconditionally, great family and friends, a loving church family, and last but certainly not least: a loving and forgiving God.

Today was a good day. It's been a better day than what I've been having and for that, I thank God. I struggle some days but it's days like this that I know there truly is a God. A God who gives me hope that even though I may have rough days, I still have good ones somewhere in the middle. A God who carries me on the rough days telling me He's here with me and lifts me up on the good days telling me He's right behind me in case I fall. ♥

So with that, I bid you goodnight. :)