A Psalm for Life

Before September 11, 2001 I read this annually in my daily journal....because of the impact of 9-11-2001 and related issues many things changed for me and I lost the real me that so enjoyed life...especially reading uplifting reads, thoughts, doing my herb gardening , rug hooking etc. Today, I picked up my old journal and re-read these powerful words written over a hundred years ago....still encouraging and emotionally uplifting.
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Let us, then, be up and doing
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow



"Let us, then, be up and doing..." Dreams are not enough. We must back them up with 'effort'.  Striving and Struggle precede success, even in the dictionary.
"With a heart for any fate..." Opening our hearts to the possibility of failure is easier said than done.
"Still achieving, still pursuing..." Trust in yourself, your dream and Spirit.
"Learn to labor and to wait..." Remember our concept of time and Spirits are not the same...be kind to yourself while waiting.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sarah Ban Breathnach

Loving your home, loving your shop....hating to leave one for the other...

I awakened before my alarm which is only set these days for my working days at our shop...decided to turn over then I remembered...today I would finish Stacy Nash's Hallowe'ens Eve pinkeep pillow IF I jumped up right away and had my morning coffee stitching in the three pumpkins...oh my word...
It was hard jumping up as I had forgotten that yesterday I did my online one mile walk , twice....no time for a morning shower, thought the soak in the tub last evening would help but....?

Anyway, I did one pumpkin, started another and made it to pick up my youngest and got us to the shop on time...which is always a good thing, as customers from the next door beauty shop often run in before or after their appointments...we had one waiting for us   lol  she only wanted to browse before her app't and promised to return another time.

My dad hated left-overs...luckily my hubby and son think 'anything' is good IF they don't have to fix it:)
Crispy fried buttermilk fresh chicken breasts (found in a new magazine) and my mother-in-law's quick spaghetti sauce for busy days (left over from no meat on Friday days) was last nights fresh offering but should be delicious warmed up and served in my pretty plates.

Tonight, I hope to finish the Hallowe'ens Eve pinkeep pillow cross stitching...maybe t'morrowr ~ I don't work Fridays~ I can hand stitch front to back and do those lovely 2-threads of dark gray X-s  around the seams, brush it with walnut dye, bake in 200 oven...and take it to our shop Saturday:) 

I so love our days leading into fall...the heat nearly killed me this summer....and to think Hurricane Season is not over until November...thank you God Earl changed his mind about coming to visit us....I love miracles:)

Tips From The Blogging Queen

Tips From The Blogging Queen

OH WHAT a Beautiful Morning....

The days are so feeling like fall here...and I was going to take a nice walk but, remembered a lot I must get done this morning SO, I clicked into my lovely online workout with Leslie...I so love her.
She is so informative as she Gets your Heart Rate UP...core muscle chat...work at your own pace...I loved my five minutes with her..hey, later I will do the full mile work-out. Hope you have a chance to check her out...you know IF we don't do something at least 3 times a week, our beloved computer life is gonna kill us!!!
Wishing you the most joyous peaceful Labor Day

Tone Your Bones - Lentil Soup& Walk-a-Mile Video link.

I am ever looking for new ways to help my bones...and eating choice bone builders is easy!

Tone Your Bones - Lentil Soup  I don't add the sherry, but this is the complete delicious soup:)

Here is my fav one mile walk video...she is so easy on you, give it a try; anytime you think of it, it's good!

http://www.realage.com/videos/?bcpid=30402252001&bclid=5030523001&bctid=16661825001


Below is my favorite online WALK video... Easy, Fast, Fun...More indepth
http://www.realage.com/videos/?bcpid=30402252001&bclid=5030523001&bctid=16661820001

My First Counted Stitch Sampler...

Quick View of my Xstitched Sampler

I tackled my fear of counted cross stitching a sampler when I discovered Faithful Friends by Wendy of PineberryLane.com ....it took over a month, counting and stitching and reverse stitching and counting LOL I am so happy to be getting my old frame ready to house this beautiful meaning Sampler...thank you dear Wendy:)