A Wonderful Fellow Blogger

Barbara Jean, from "Treasures from the Heart"http://treasuresfromtheheartgifts.blogspot.com/

She is a remarkable person and I love her style of art and love her spiritual heart too....She is going to have a giveaway when she reaches her 700th post!

And she is trying to get 15 more followers before that time, well, I want to help her do that.....I just know when you go check out her blog you will love her and her style and her spirit as much as I do...

Now, before Christmas, I wanted to make something special for a friend in NC..So, I asked Barb if I could use her style of one of her art pieces and she said i could...

I am showing a picture of it, now go over to Barb's blog and see if I even came close to her style.....

Now, go give her some love...

Brenda

My First "Made from Scratch" pound Cake

I was on this blog"Mommy's Kitchen" which by the way is an awesome blog....She posted about this pound cake she made and included the recipe. It looked so easy, so I went out and got the ingredients I needed....and let me just say, I am so proud, cause it is Delicious!

If you would like to try it too, go here:
http://www.mommyskitchen.net/

Be sure to leave her a comment and tell her I sent you!...she has some great pics and recipes....

Brenda

Home in Florida

My sister and BIL brought me back to Florida last Sat, the 16th, and along with my nephew, Jesse, they stayed with us until yesterday, Friday, 22nd......Hubby and I enjoyed having them here, now the house is so empty...

I enjoyed my stay in NC, and being with family, got to spend quality time with my parents...
When my sister was here, We went over to the gulf coast in St. Pete for a day and another day we went to Silver springs and rode the glass bottom boats....very Cool! Sharing a few pics but not in order they were taken

COLD

I am still visiting with family in NC and its very cold and the wind is whipping...Hubby is back home in Florida and its cold there too, he said it was down to 32, 2 nights in a row...hoping it will be warmed back to 60's and 70's by the time I get back there...around the 15th..

Hope everyone is staying warm!
Brenda

ONE YEAR

One year ago, I lost my dear granddaughter, Amber Dawn..She was taken to be an Angel with the Lord!
Here is a poem that I borrowed from another blog...

"I'm Spending Christmas with Jesus this Year"

I see the countless Christmas trees

around the world below

with tiny lights like heaven stars

reflecting on the snow



The sight is so spectacular

Please wipe away that  tear

For I'm spending Christmas

with Jesus Christ this year



I hear the many Christmas songs

That people hold so dear

O', the sounds of music can't compare

with the Christmas choir up here.



For I have no words to tell you

of the joy their voices bring

for it's beyond description

to hear the angels sing.



I know how much you miss me,

I see the pain inside your heart.

but, through our memories so dear..

We're never far apart.



I can't tell you of the splendor

or the peace here in this place

Can you just imagine Christmas

with Our Savior.......face-to-face.



I'll ask him to light your spirit

As I tell him of your Love.

Then I'll pray for 'One another'

As you lift your eyes above.



So please let your heart be joyful

and let your spirit sing

for I'm spending Christmas in heaven

and I'm walking with the king.

Sanford, Florida

Hubby and I rode the Motorcycle to a small Historic town, Sanford, Florida....its about 45 miles from our little town of Titusville...It was such a Beautiful Day today and we knew this would be the last chance to ride until after the holidays...
We love to eat at a German cafe there, altough, I do not really like most German food....I always get a salad or the Chicken Salad, which is what we both got today and it was as good as usual...They only use shredded chicken breast blended with Mayo, celery, apples and pecans.....YUMMO.....its served on a huge Crossiant along with chips and veggies...I ask hubby to take some pix with his cell phone..some are sorta fuzzy, but they had mirrors painted with Christmas Murals.....they were so pretty and we sat outside and listened to the guy playing his gituar.

I just loved this Fairy lamp that was in the window of an Antique Shop....click to enlarge

Another beautiful lamp, we went inside and the Fairy Lamp was 100.00 and the shade was 65.00.....little expensive for me, but it was pretty...

Isn't this aqua candlestick pretty....

Look at this toddler piggy rocker....Cute

Being silly

Hubby and i went to shopping center in Viera, Florida today@ The Avenue...they had some pretty decorations...
Me with ivy reindeer, isn't he the cutest thing with his legs crossed?

click to enlarge...