gift from above.

i am a may baby and i received such a sweet gift from my mom for my birthday.
a personal birthday cake, in a special mug, just for me. having your own individual cake makes you feel extra special! we all want to make our loved ones feel extra special.
they are, after all, precious gifts from above!

 

join me at (in)courage today for this fun post and gift tag downloads!

 

gifts.

today i am continuing my list…
my list of one thousand gifts.
i am writing them down, one to one thousand.

not of gifts i want. but gifts i have.

 

496… the sound of rain on the windows.

497… my nephew interviewing me about my job for his school project.

498… leftover. delicious and easy.

499… a long drive to chat with my husband.

500… mowing and remembering that i really do enjoy it.

501… for insurance after storm damage.

502… quite time to read.

503… my Godchild thinking of me when he heard about a photo contest.

504… my mom calling me with a wonderful idea to write about.

505… green and pink together in nature. so pretty.  so amazing.

what are you grateful for today?

 

joining…

 

blossoms at our feet.

oh to just be open to see what we already are blessed with.

we have so much. it is right there for us.

 

happy weekend friends.

 

studio sneak peek… special order.

sneak peek

 

this week in the studio…

 

i finished a custom order piece.

 

also…

i added gift certificates for studiojru! now through mother's day, they are on sale too! :)

 

i am so looking forward to seeing your creative heart this week.

ready to share? let us celebrate the process and the accomplishments.
please remember we want this to be an encouraging group, it would be wonderful if you would visit as many of the other studios as you can.
and remember… 'studio' is meant to be wherever you are creating.
if you are new, check the about post. you can grab the button right here.

please include the button or a link back to this post so people know where to find everyone.

 

{challenge} color your world.

we are getting creative with color!


 

so today is all about green. around here… in the country… in a farming family…
green means john deere green. :)

planting.

harvesting.

mowing.

caps.

gloves.

old.

really old.

and new.

we certainly like our green around here!

 

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are you ready to join in the color challenge?

1. may's color is green!
(other linky dates and colors)

2. take green… interpret it how you want using whatever medium you want.

3. write a blog post about it.

4. grab the 'color your world' button to display on your blog or link back to the linky.

 

5.  link up your blog post (not your blog).
link will stay open through sunday, may 6th at 11:59 pm cst.

 

'color your world' is a monthly linky hosted by…

jennifer @ studio jru
jen @ i believe in love
stephanie @ beyond words designs