Good Moring, It's not daylight yet....

Goodmoring, it's not daylight yet but I know it's going to be beutiful today,I was just cruzin "Simply Beautiful Blog and she posted a Card Sketcher's blog to check out and what talent. Here is the link http://www.crejakaarten.blogspot.com. These group of ladies have such talent....I really do want to make some cards but I can't keep from scrappin if I am going to be in my studio, aka the washroom. lol.....Love it though, my little corner set aside to create. I have some photos to share.... So as you can see it's not breath taking by any means...smiles....but it is a space that is set aside just for me and my stuff!!!

Below you can see a tin basket, well it is full of my projects to do, I grab them and do them at lunch time (or that is the plan) summer has really messed up my normal routine...we are busy as beavers at work but should resume normal after August when school starts again!!!



Here is a picture I just love...it's me and my sisters....I am sure you can tell which one I am(hint) I am the oldest of three girls.

Do you recognize the bottles??? They are Frappachino bottles, yep, I cleaned them peeled off the stickers and put them to good use! No, I do not drink them, they were all given to me by my sister in law.... I love it when she hits the bottle, lol... I am going to punch out paper circles to match my scrap room when I figure out what color to paint it. I love them!!!! I like the shape and perfect size. I found the wire holders for the jars and a yard sale for 50 cents!!!! My large wire rack came from share and care for a 1.50. It is really made to hang on the back of a door but my talented husband altered it. The desk below was a freebie that DH work was disposing of. My large work table (last photo) came from a Millbrook sale and I bid 3.00 for it and got it. My shelf that holds my CTMH stacks of inks was from the flea market, I spent 8.00 for it!!! I hated to give that much but it was exactly what I had been looking for.
The rubbermaid stand that holds my die cuts and stamps came from a salvage store, bought it for 8.00. Did I mention I love bargains!!! I always have, I love looking for them and seeing what I can do with them.
We did buy the wire shelving unit below at full price at Walmart!!! uggg...sometimes you just have to.








If you have any comments,questions or ideas I would love to hear them!!! Please email me at tracerdacer@yahoo.com

Have a blessed day,
Tracy

We are second seat in the tournament!!!!

We won our game last night!!!! The team played real well and one of our players Evan got his first his!!! We were so excited for him, they did get him out on first base but we didn't even notice from the excitement. What a rejoicing for Evan, I hope before the end a few more of the players can get a hit!!!

Back to the land of the living....

Wow....I feel like I have lost 3 days of my life!!!! Well kinda..I had a Vertigo attack Friday morning at work and I had to go home until it passed. Nasty ole' stuff!!! It makes the world go into spinning mode and then induces vomiting etc.... I am praying for God to cure this! So the medicine I take knocks you out until the symptoms pass and your can function again. Well, that's what I have done slept away my whole weekend, then you still feel whoosey and drunk hang over feeling and have to hang on to the walls because your balance is off. but praise the Lord I know people are praying for me.

So with that all being said you now know why I have not posted for almost a week! I get so frustrated when it happens because it throws my whole family out of balance. I plan out my weekends with projects and to do lists and now I am playing catch up but at least I am up and going to be able to catch up so that is praise. I have an appointment with the nutritionalist this Thursday to help me with the low sodium diet to help keep the Vertigo episodes away... Please PRAY for my healing as well as my cooking...smiles....

Two Fridays ago Garrett went to Hog Football Camp and daddy was there with the camera!!! What a great job he did, I am so thankful to have such a wonderful father and husband. Every year he takes the whole day off to take Garrett to camp and even hauled around my Canon Rebel and took alot of great photos...We have the Best Daddy ever!!!! Take a look and the fun they had. Also, I can't remember the guys name but he was there and he is the ex-quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys!!! Yes, our Daddy's favorite football team. ( My dream for my husband is to take him to an actual Dallas Cowboys game at Cowboys stadium and sit in great seats!!!! I pray one day we will be able to make that dream a reality and the whole family will be together enjoying it. ) There were several other retired pro football players there but ....I can't remember the details...ooopppsss!!!!!

Happy Hump Day!!!

Here is the new cutain in the kitchen, I want eveything to be open, we live in the country and have beautiful scenery all around us, we are so blessed with our home....


my sons art work,above next is the dining room walls, the church is in transition of where I want to place it. Here is my new through rug, I love the texture in it. Below is the hall way entrance, also red....I just love it....wow, I am always the safe girl that does things the neutral way.....I don't think I will be going back...smile....below is my diningroom corner and where I love to read devotionals and scripture in the mornings.

New cutains...I am still playing
with them....The red is my new bold color of paint on the main wall of our dining room, also the "HUB" of our home.
We are still working on the window...but at least it looks pretty for now, phew...finally....

Here are snapshots of Garrett and Shevera playing with the Salamandor, I did not want them to know I was taking the picture so it would be real....sorry it's not the best, but, it's real....

I love the scroll work on the cross and it just pops against the red, this is in the entrance way. I am not finished with the hall entrance way but I am off to a good start. Just loving it.

Isn't it great to have a holiday through the week everyday??? Okay so it's not a holiday with a paid day off from work but we can still have the attitude that its a great day, smiles.

My Dad called yesterday and said he is on his way and should arrive late this evening!!! Wow, he is really going to be here, I wonder what he looks like now? My dad is not up to date with the digital camera so I have not seen even a photo of him in years. I bet he will have more white hair....lol...he always blamed me for one side of his beard being white because I was the oldest.

Really not that he looks back I am sure he would admit that none of it came from me and he has a white beard because of my two sisters...(love you guys).

Our game was rained out Monday night and is resheduled for June 19th. Just more time to practice, we do have a game thursday night, I am glad Grandpa will be here to watch Garrett in action....(pray he is a heavy hitter) this will be the first game my dad has ever seen him play.

We enjoyed a BBQ at my little sisters house Sunday evening. Her husband Mark made a smoker, (yep, made it himself) sorry I forgot to take a picture) We enjoyed burgers and chicken, it was good, and I brought my favorite Strawberry shortcake for dessert!!! I was great to get to sit and visit with family....we don't get to be together often especially now that her kids are older teens and work. (if they are there they are usually texting!!!!!uggggg....)Here is a cute little picture from the BBQ, Shevera found a Salamandar....

On the last note, I have not had time to post my latest layouts but here is a little house update, but don't give up on me.......they are coming.

Scripture for the day,

This goes perfectly with my strives for 2008, to have the charateristics of Jesus...

Reflect Him
Today's Scripture
“Let this same attitude and purpose and humble mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus. Let Him be your example in humility” (Philippians 2:5 AMP).
Today's Word from Joel and Victoria
When you reflect something, you are exhibiting its likeness. You are displaying its characteristics. Like a mirror, the Bible tells us that we should reflect the character and likeness of Jesus. We should have His same attitude. That may sound like a pretty tall order; after all, Jesus was the Son of God. But remember, when we accept Him as our Lord and Savior, we become sons and daughters of the Most High God, too. We become empowered by the same spirit that raised Christ from the dead. That means we have the same spirit of humility—the same strength, the same love, the same power on the inside. We are empowered to follow His example and do what He did. When Jesus walked the earth, the scripture says He went around doing good and bringing healing to others, physically, spiritually and emotionally. That’s what we should be doing, too. Notice this verse starts by saying, “Let…” We have to invite God into our attitude and actions. Choose today to invite Him to work in you. As you do, you will reflect Him in your attitude and actions and bring good to others, and you will reap an abundant harvest of blessing in every area of your life.
A Prayer for Today
Heavenly Father, I invite You to dwell in my thoughts, heart and attitude. I choose to follow Your example and bring good to others. Help me to be a pure reflection of Your love in everything I do. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Have a wonderful day and I will upload more later....

Tracy

Good Morning, how sweet the sounds

As I am getting myself ready for work in the early morning I hear the sweet sounds of the birds outside my windows. How blessed I am to be able to hear and to know that God sent that song for me, such a beautiful gift. I am thankful for God allowing me to live such a great life. My verse in Proverbs that I will take with me today is, All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward of perverse in them. My commentary tells me that froward is crooked. This goes very well with our sermon yesterday about we have the control over our attitudes!!!! I needed to hear that and even order a CD to be able to hear it again. My attitude is in need of adjustment and so are my words!!!! This is a stressful time at work for our department and I have been very stressed!!!! I am standing on Gods word and will be able to complete my tasks with a better attitude! Thank you Jesus....

What a great weekend. I did not accomplish much at my crop but did make a cute page out of scraps!!! Those are usually my favorite pages. Then Saturday we saw the musical in Branson Mo. called Noah. We are not into musicals but it was fascinating to see it, very long also. We enjoyed the show with my baby sister Melinda, her daughter Shevera and her husband Mark.

Had a great time. After the show we ate at Montana Mikes. It was good but not as good for me as Red Lobster. These outings are special to us because they come so few, our families do not get to be together as much as we would like. Here are some pictures of our adventure.....

Tonight we will be at the baseball fields....go little slugger.

Have a great day,

Tracy

Daughter of the King!!!!

He's back......

I love the flag in the background....

He stole home....I wish the pictures were better but I am still in the learning process of sports photography!!!! So much to learn!!! I need a monopod....



The crazy thing about a late game...it was cloudy, so I changed my white balance, sun going down, had to change aperature alot (still learning) action shots....then it turned dark and the lights were on in the ball field...but it is a great experience and I can only hope that some day when Garrett plays for the St. Louis Cardinals (smiles.....) I will be a pro and all of this will be just a learning experience...what a great time I am having learning!!!!! I am so blessed to be living this life, THANK YOU, JESUS.......

Yes, my superstar baseball boy came alive last night!!!!! We played an undefeated team and won! Garrett hit and got to first base and the ump called him out and the first basemane left the base....hmmmmm...... Next time he was up to bat...he hit it's to the center out field, he's running!!! He's to first base and safe, wait the out fielder dropeed the ball, what's he doing, he's running, second base and they are throwing the ball in....no!!! He didn't stop, he's to 3rd, No!!!! he didn't stop, what's he doing???? here he comes and they threw the ball in and he's sliding and the ball is in.....dirt is flying the crowd is screaming....HE'S SAFE!!!!! AND LITTLE G SCORES AND THE TEAM IS COMING OUT OF THE DUG OUT TO HI-FIVE. What a play!!! Garrett you rock, I even caught it with my camera but I got so excited it's blurry...what can I say???? I am so mom. Here take a look.

I am off to try to get my crop stuff together....lucky for me I work well under pressure...

Stayed tuned for the playoffs report!!!!! I think we have FIRST SEAT!!!!!

Here is a word for the day,

His Grace is Enough
Today's Scripture
“My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness” (II Corinthians 12:9).
Today's Word from Joel and Victoria
Grace is God’s unmerited favor. It’s kindness from Him that we don’t deserve. Grace empowers us and strengthens us. No matter what has happened in your past, you can receive God’s grace and forgiveness and start fresh today. You can hold your head up high because His grace is enough. You may not be perfect, but you are forgiven. When you go around holding on to your past mistakes or think you have to try to make things up to God, it’s like saying that His grace isn’t enough. Jesus has already paid for your mistakes. All you have to do is receive His grace today and thank Him for His favor and empowerment in your life. In the same way, extend that grace to others. Don’t try to punish people for their past mistakes; instead, give them favor to start over. As you allow God’s grace to flow through you, you will be strengthened and empowered. You’ll see yourself rise higher, and you will enjoy God’s blessing in every area of your life.
A Prayer for Today
Heavenly Father, thank You for Your goodness and grace today. I receive Your strength and favor in my life. Help me to extend that grace to others. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.