Simplify!!

This Saturday one of the several TV stations here in Savannah is sponsoring a shredding day!! I love these events. You can clean out all of your old papers that you have been collecting and saving for years. Take them to the site and right there they shred them for you. I think it is great because it helps with others trying to steal your idenity. You can take old computers and they will wipe the hard drive clean. Then the computers can be given to people who really need them.

Mike and I have to get rid of a lot of things whenever our BIG move comes!! We went through our big 5 drawer file cabinet. We tossed and tossed papers into a big plastic bin. It felt so good to do this!! We have been carrying around from home to home old papers that we "think" we had better keep when in reality we really do not need them. Most everything is computerized anymore..any how..so why keep all of this "STUFF" and clutter up your life.

After we went through and cleaned out I thought to myself how good it makes me feel to un clutter things. I know that these papers are going to be shredded into little bitty pieces and will no longer be a part of our lives. As I was thinking about this whole process, it made me think that this is what our God does for us.

He takes our poor broken lives and takes our sins and "shreds" them into little tiny pieces and forgets them forever. I can go on from day to day knowing that He knows me and loves me but also knowing that my sins are forgiven and taken away...What a relief it is to know this about my God and also about myself.

Just like all of those old statements, papers, old paid bills and old checks...they will soon be gone and no longer in our lives. That part of our life is past and done with...I just felt like for some reason that this was freeing for me!! Sort of like losing weight...taking something away!!

Maybe this sounds crazy to you but some of these papers were ones that weighed Mike and I down at one time. Now that time is past and they are gone..never to be remembered...RIGHT!! If we have salvation through our Lord and Savior Jesus, then our sins are all gone and never to be remembered again too...YES!! FREEING!!

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Things have been good lately!! Only shown our home twice so far but that is twice. Our fliers out front just keep leaving so i guess that is a good thing. We just pray for God to show the right people to come by and buy our home. I know that i am going to have to move...i really do not want too..but sometimes we have to do some things that we really do not want too. Change is good and i have always been able to adapt and i will again.

Went yesterday to see Michael Jackson's "This is It". We all really liked it. When it is over you do feel sad to see such a vibrant man that was so good with his music to be gone at such a young age. I recommend it IF you were a fan of Michaels!!

We are experiencing such beautiful weather here in Savannah. The sun is wonderful and it always makes me so happy here.

Hopefully everyone is blog land is doing great too!! I wish that I could get around to all of your blogs...I would love to be able to do this...

Oh, remember Sammy our cat that was lost but now has been found?? I go over to the house where he is staying every day and feed him. They are not feeding him any more and trying to make it so that one day I will be able to bring him back here..Home. We are hoping that before it gets too cold that we will be able to do just that.

FLIP FLOP
Thought for the day: "The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak."--- Hans Hofman

Saturday PHOTO HUNT--Bags

My black and white purse which sells for $35.00
all washable except for handles

Little evening bag $25.00..also washable!!

Red with red and flowered purse handles
$35.00

Brown and Biege Bag
$35.00

What an easy picture for me to find this week!! I have been crocheting bags (purses) for some months now so I will just post them here for ya'll to see!! I love making them and would love orders if you are willing!! I am!! Great Christmas GIFTS!!

FLIP FLOP
Thought for today:

"If you look at what you do not have in life, you don't have anything.
If you look at what you do have in life, you have everything."

Tuesday AM

A dreary day in usually sunny Georgia today!! I love my sun so I miss it for sure today!! We have had some painters in painting our stairwell. It is so hard to do since the ceiling is so high. This way we will soon have it done and Mike will not have had to try to kill himself to do it. Sure is looking nice and of course clean!! We also had them paint the shutters on the outside of our home so that it might make our home look more attractive!! Now we still just wait until someone decides that they would love our home as much as we do!!

Just returned from feeding our lost cat, Sammy again. I go every day and feed him...pet him..talk to him. Today I got to pick him up and he just settled right into my arms, purring and making biscuits with his front soft feet. We had him declawed and neutered when he was a baby so now he has those soft front paws. I am hoping to get him over here as soon as possible. Where he is living they will be moving in about 2 weeks so I have to do something. It is like a project! I am working hard to get him back home where he belongs. I just hope that he will come. Someday i think he might follow me home...could happen!!

I have all of my purses done and mostly delivered!! I am hoping for more orders soon. Christmas is around the corner..I am afraid!! I really enjoy doing these!!

Mike's work is slow once again. I think in a way, it has been good so that his leg has had a chance to heal. It is getting better but is going to be a slow process.

Such is the life of flip flop right now!! Not a lot of interesting things. See why I don't blog much!!

FLIP FLOP
Thought for the day: "Your attitude toward life defines not only WHO you are, but the Quality of LIFE you are after."

Small Miracle Report

About FIVE years ago we came home from church on Saturday night and found that our home had been robbed. I knew the minute that I opened our door that leads from the garage, that someone had been in our house. We had just brought home a new kitten, Simon and had a very sweet older cat..named Sammy!! I ran up the stairs calling their names...I was more worried about them that whatever the robbers had taken...

I found the baby Simon under our bed hiding but could not find Sammy anywhere!! That upset me so much. The robbers had taken our big screen TV but that did not matter to me as much as losing my cat, Sammy...

That was just about 5 years ago now...I remember the date because it was right before Halloween. I was so upset about the whole thing that I called one of the TV stations here. They came out on Halloween night and did a story on it. Sammy's picture was all over the TV. I had also made little fliers and I put one in each of the containers when the kids came that night to get candy!!

We found him once but lost him again...NOW FIVE YEARS LATER...Here is he again!! Yeap, I was driving to Curves this morning and this cat just appeared...I thought that is Sammy and sure enough it is him!! I got out and petted him and talked to him...He has had a hard life but has grown into a BIG OLE guy now!! He is muscular and has had to take care of himself!! He found a home just really close to us with a neighbor that I know.

Sammy today after a hard life!!

The problem is that they are moving in 3 weeks. We are going to try to get him used to our home at least outside for now. He is still a sweetheart!! I was so upset when we lost him. I hated it that people could just walk into our home and do what they wanted and let Sammy go!!

My daughter and I walked over there this afternoon and took pictures. He is being called, "Kitty" now because the little boy that loves him is just a little thing and can only say Kitty. I am just glad that we found him and that he is still alive and happy!!

I am so happy about this that it made me almost cry!! Just wanted to share this wonderful story with you...

FLIP FLOP

Another Wednesday

Good Morning and Welcome to HUMP DAY...Wednesday!! Where someone came up with that title...I will never know!!

So much goes on here that sometimes my days just fly by!! I have no idea where they go!! I get up eat and then work on purses; house; bible study or something. Then it is time to get to work!!

My latest purse. I liked it so well that I am now carrying it!!

We have been watching Mike's blood pressure for the past month or so and it is just too high to please me. I finally got a doctor appointment for him in the morning. The doctor that he sees is like in a fortress when it comes to trying to get an appointment. The next aggravating thing is that once you get there and you are on time...you wait sometimes another 2 hours before you even get in the examining room. Once in there you sit for who knows how much longer..30 plus minutes. Finally the "man of the hour" shows up!! I so hated this and the way this particular doctor talked to me that I quit and found a great new female doctor that I just simply LOVE!! You go to her office..sit maybe 5 minutes... go in and she is right there!! That is the way it should be..Getting an appointment is just as easy too. I always think that when you are sick why should you have to WAIT!! Mike just will not switch and between you and me I think it is because MY doctor is a female..MEN!!

I have half of my orders for purses all finished now!! I have no time to make new ones which i would love to do so I just keep keeping on with the orders. I have one about half done but then again will have to line in once I get it completed. I LOVE doing this!!

Prayer request: Our 16 year old granddaughter, Katie is going to be having some tests. She just needs us to pray for her. Our almost 18 year old is having hip surgery on the 23rd of this month. Both girls are Julie's and she is a little overwhelmed right now with all of this!! OF COURSE...I would be too...but she needs to remain positive about it all!!

Our youngest daughter and hubby have decisions to make concerning moving!! That means that we will move too..We both have homes to sell and in this economy it is very very hard. We have had ours for sale for over a year now. Dropping the price again today to see if that helps at all!!

Always something in this life to make it challenging!! God is still in control and I know it!!

Enjoying our Precepts Study this Fall with Matthew!! We are doing the first half..then slipping in Titus before Christmas. We will finish Matthew after Christmas. Great Study!! If you ever find a Precepts in your part of the world GO!!!..You will not regret it!!

About as good as I can do for today!! We have a 90% chance of rain today!! So you reckon it will rain?? Smile!! We have been so fortunate with hurricanes this year!! So happy for that..Still have not been in one and really not looking forward to it either...

Take care ya'll!!

FLIP FLOP

An Angel says, 'Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.'

Good Morning EVERYONE!!

YEAP it is me again!! Just someone that never seems to have the time to blog anymore!! I know that I am just BAD!! But I am also very busy and blogging seems to be the LAST thing that I think about...Boy that does make me BAD!!

I have been selling purses and so delighted that all I seem to do is to study my bible study class, go to work and crochet purses. That seems to be my world lately!!

I did stop myself long enough for our youngest granddaughter to have her birthday yesterday. She is growing up so quickly. She is so tall and going to catch her old grandmother really soon...probably before her next birthday!! She wanted to go to Pepino's for her birthday last night so we all met there. Gave her some gifts which she of course enjoyed. She has one of the BIGGEST hearts that I have seen in a little girl. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday and she said..Oh just something small!! What a girl!! 11 year olds are not easy to get for because like a friend of mine said, "She has one foot in childhood and one in young lady hood!" Which is correct. I remember when I was that age!!

Here is Madison..all grown up ALMOST!!

As I said I have sold 5 purses so far so am really busy trying to finish up number 3 and hoping to get no 4 done sometime soon too!! What a project but I am still enjoying it!! I just hope my work is what they enjoy!!

The weather here is just plain GORGEOUS!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this weather. It is in the 60's this morning. I just could not keep the air on any longer. I love the windows being open. You can hear the sounds of the world and especially the birds. I know that it is playing havoc with my allergies though and this is probably why I am having more headaches. I should close up but how long will we be able to leave those windows open!! Take advantage!!

Today I am off to Curves to exercise. I have to work tonight since I traded from last night so that I could go to Madison's birthday celebration!! I love what I do...love the ladies!! They are what makes it such a nice and rewarding place to work..plus the staff...so nice and helpful!! What a joy!!

That is about it!! I need to get ready and go work out!! I know that i will feel better..Nothing on our house yet. It is still for Sale. We just know that God is in this move as he was in our last one. Patience!!

FLIP FLOP
"Patience is a virtue"