{Going Down Memory Lane}

I've been trying to clean out some old files on my computer and ran across several pictures of when I seemed to do a little crafting! Ran across this picture of this cute wagon that I decorated some years ago. Maybe 6 or 7 years ago. Mercy, I can't remember now. It was for my granddaughter as she was going to be in a wedding. I still have the scars from the hot glue gun and pin marks from using a needle and thread. 😳

I have no clue how long it ago it was when I jumped on the "tin can" wagon. This was the first little tin can I decorated and it sat on my desk and held pens and pencils for a long time. I remember that Marty swore I cooked way more than I needed too just so I could save the CANS! This was the first one I ever tried my hand at. Later on I winded up hosting a bridal shower with a rustic theme and I had CANS painted and decorated out the ying-yang! I need to find those pictures.  Decorating tin cans is still very popular and so many ways to decorate and use them.

These coasters were fun to make. Years ago I had a ladies luncheon at my home and invited some younger women to be my guests. My theme was "When life hands you lemons make lemonade". I bought the tiles at Home Depot, gave them a rough sanding and then found a print I liked on line and printed it out. The modge podge began and I loved how they turned out.  

I gave each of my guest a mason jar with a lemon inside, packet of lemonade, a straw and a scripture attached. I still remember how fun that little luncheon was. Those were the days when it seemed people weren't as busy and time spent with one another was important.

This was the first "candy bouquet" I had ever made. Since then I've made several but I remember making this one for my oldest granddaughter. Who doesn't like candy and a little jewelry?  

I ran across several pictures of cakes I had made and remember loving this girly girl cake. This three tier cake took me all day to do! 

Of course the Unicorn cake is one I just made last year but this cake was so much fun to make. It was for a granddaughter. Who doesn't love unicorns?

This little birthday smash cake was the cutest and the crazy thing is that this cake has been pinned so many times. It was such a simple cake but cute as could be. 

Found some cute pictures of a few of my favorite vignette's 

And my favorite Valentine Tree. {Hearts and Heels}

Going back through some pictures I had taken years ago began to bring back memories. Oh my! Some of these children are no longer "little's" anymore. 

I even got pretty creative with a few pictures. 

This picture melts my heart though every single time I see it. I snapped this totally by accident after one of my granddaughter's birth. Her dad reached over and picked up her little hand and YES, I just so happen to have camera in hand. 

This particular picture was always so cool to me. The main reason is because we actually had this picture on one of our trail camera's.

The magic of glitter....Do y'all how many times we had to take a picture before we got just the right one with the glitter? 

THIS! This was the parents of a friend of mine and my friend lost her dad some years back. She recently lost her dear mom. When I came across this sweet and precious picture I sent it to her. 

This was another one of my favorite pictures. It just simply speaks "The Simple Life". 

I DISLIKE cleaning up files but it sure was nice to go down memory lane a bit. 

My sister and I finally got to see our mom for the first time since March. She is a resident at one of our local Nursing and Rehab facilities. Our mom has dementia and some other health issues. We've been able to visit with her by phone since COVID began. We opted out of trying to visit with her by way of standing at her window or visiting with her through the door as it seemed to cause her more anxiety as she could not and still cannot grasp the WHY of it all. Of course we had to remain in the vehicle, keep our mask on and have our temps taken. But, at least we were able to do that much. Our visit was to be 10 minutes but the sweet nurse gave us at least 15 minutes. Mom did not recognize us. The mind is a very powerful thing.....

We can't go back until after August 10th. But, we are thankful that we had the opportunity to see her. If you have a free minute would you lift her up to the Lord? Her name is Billie. 

I don't know if I have ever shared my "LIFE" verse with you all. Every year I pray for a Word for the year as many of you know. My word for this year has been EMBRACE and I could probably write a small novel on this one! But, I too have a "Life" verse that the Lord gave me in 1994. That's another story for another day but it's my verse that I claim over my life. 

My pastor recently made the remark that no matter what happens to us as Christians on this earth that NO ONE CAN TAKE JESUS FROM OUR HEARTS! They may can take our freedom away, our building that we worship together in, our livelihood, our everything. But they can't take Jesus out of your heart! That is pretty powerful to me. But It reminded me of my "life verse" Nothing can separate me from the love the Lord has for me. 

And while going down memory lane I decided to make myself a little stir fry....

I hope that you all have a wonderful week and remember, "Seek justice, love mercy, walk humbly with your God". Micah 6:8

Hugs and blessings, Cindy