Hello!
I have been trying to put my little shop together not sure I am filling all the spaces out correctly. I hope I am doing the right thing ... starting up an online store. I do like creating things and then I am not sure what to do with them when they are finished... there is no room for them here...
This is a graphic I created while in college many years ago.. It is one of my favorites... I like frogs, when I was a small girl growing up in backwoods of Utah I would play the swamp behind my parents house. I like caughting the frogs and petting them before letting them go again. My sisters and I would make mats out of the cattail leaves. They are pretty good eatin' too if you get down to the tender centers of the stalk where the young leaves are. The only bad thing about playing in the sogging area was the bloodsuckers that would attach on... ugh... nasty little wormy things... it hurt to pull them off and they would leave a nice red, itchy spot. It is amazing that we didn't catch some kind of a disease playing in the unclean muddy water... Guess the Lord was a watching out for us as we played.
It's been a rainy day here in Missouri, they have some warnings out for flooding in the area and may a tornado or two... yikes!! I am Utah born and raised and so this moisture is new to me. It doesn't rain like this in my home state after all Utah is a desert state... I miss home, but for some reason the Lord wanted us out here in Missouri and when the Lord calls you should do as He directs... not really suere what His mission out here is for us. I am getting to love the area, though. I always thought that Missouri being the Midwest was flat... haha... not so... it is a very hilly state, some of the hills could be called small mountains. I do enjoy the rolling fields of grain or whatever the farmers are growing... to me it is just plain ... awesome! Spring has to be my favorite season of the year and then fall. Spring here in Missouri is something to behold... it is amazing how the trees start to bloom... first it is purple then white and yellow... arnd the air has such a beautifu smell to it. It the evenings and early morning the birds sing and fly around in groups before landing in the nearby trees... thousands of the musical little critters, it is breathtaking to watch and listen to them. Didn't ever see anything like in Utah.
Tomorrow is Easter.... yay! So Happy Easter to ya'll. I hope you have a glorious day celebrating the ressurection of our Saviour, Best Friend, our God. It is mind-googling to me how He did His sacrifice for me so that I could return home to my heavenly Home. I will never understand how anyone would be so heartless as to do the things they did to Him. Hurting Him before putting Him on the cross... how could you do that to anyone??? My heart just aches when I think about it and I want to try and do alot better than I am doing... This website has some pretty awesome articles and things to help make Easter more meaningful... Easter Resoures. There is a cute Easter Story Video at the bottom of the page that is good for little ones to watch. Easter means dinner with the family. This year we a having ham... and one of my daughters found a recipe on Pinterest for Coco Cola Glazed Ham... it sounds good so we are going to try it out... it has four ingredients and you can cook in a slow cooker or the oven....
Coco Cola Glazed Ham
10 lb ham, spiral sliced
16.9 oz Coca cola
1/2 c brown sugar
1/4 c dijon mustard
Directions:
Prepare slow cooker liner with nonstick cooking spray. Place the ham into the slow cooker with the cut side facing down. Pour the soda over the ham. Mix together the brown sugar and the mustard.
Brush the brown sugar mixture over the ham. Cover slow cooker with the lid or if the ham is too large, wrap the top of the slow cooker with aluminum foil.
Cook on low for 4 to 6 hours or until the ham is warmed through to the center to your liking
** Oven directions ** Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the ham into a roasting pan. Pour the soda over the ham. Mix together the brown sugar and the mustard. Brush the brown sugar mixture over the ham. Cover the ham and bake for 90 minutes. Uncover and baste well. Continue baking for 30 minutes.
▢1/4 c dijon mustard
In my tiny shop, I have added a few of the crocheted earrings that I have made. I don't have a large in inventory... my supply is a you order and I will make for you have ordered. My storage space is quite small so I must make as the orders come in. However if you were to order one of my to many greeting cards or other digital item it is much simplier. You are able to download the file after payment. Where as phyiscal items will take up to a week to recieve. Note though I retain all rights to my digital items. They are for personal use only.
The daisy earrings are some of my favorites ....
▢1 Tablespoon packed brown sugaro
Or there are the awesome blue ones...
There isn't much in my little shop right now, however I will be adding more every week..... as I work on putting my website together. I hope you will come often to visit me... don't be afraid to leave a message or two with me. I would like to hear from you what you think of my blog and my little store... thanks for visiting with me and come again... please...
Today's thought:
Upon the cross, God's perfect Son
Offered His life to save everyone
Nails pierced through His hands and feet
His mortal mission soon complete
Though innocent, His blood was shed
He suffered that day, in our stead
in agony, Jesus took our place
endured the pain with pertect grace
Payin the price we could not pay
He offered up His life that day
He bore our sins, our guilt, our shame
To cleanse our hearts, to heal our blame
His love, selfless beyond compare
Saves us from eternal despair
As we repent we can be born anew
Thanks to His gift of love, so true
Foreve rgrateful, we will proclaim
How precious is His holy name
We will thank God forever more
For sending us the One we adore
— byBonnie Lake Bloomfield, 4/6/23
Art -It is Finished by Liz Lemon Swindle