tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61310193079887836012024-02-23T22:50:07.035-08:00VintageSouthernLifeMy blog about decorating, DIY projects, travel and thriftingVintagesouthernlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292233931009036497noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131019307988783601.post-2006408505037678862013-12-11T07:45:00.000-08:002013-12-11T07:45:36.243-08:00Merry Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Due to illness in family I don't have the opportunity to post but I do continue to enjoy reading your wonderful blogs when I can steal a few moments.<br />
May God Bless, AnnetteVintagesouthernlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292233931009036497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131019307988783601.post-63024504350996320342013-02-16T22:25:00.003-08:002013-02-16T22:25:43.221-08:00 Separate from his creations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have always loved and adored the seashore. Even as I child I marveled at the vastness of the ocean and remember looking out into those miles and miles of water and thinking of the old song "... He's got the whole world in his hands." ... marveling at how huge He must be.<br />
Now, as an adult, I continue to marvel at the beauty of His creation. It is at the seashore in the early morning sun or late evening sunset, after most of the folks have gone off to seek adventure elsewhere that I feel most at peace.<br />
However, I must remind myself that although He created the oceans and the beautiful sunsets, God himself is not in the sunset anymore than an artist is in his paintings. While I may see reflections of the artist's in his work. The person himself is separate from it. Likewise, I see the reflections of God's personality in a sunrise or sunset but He Himself is not in either one. He is separate from His creation. This is such and important truth! It means:<br />
When something is hurt He can heal it.<br />
When something is wrong He can right it.<br />
When something is broken He can mend it.<br />
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<i><br /></i>Vintagesouthernlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292233931009036497noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131019307988783601.post-77220239991859336002013-02-10T23:44:00.000-08:002013-02-11T00:02:09.063-08:00Thrifting and a little cheatingHope everyone had a wonderful week-end. It was sunny here but cold... well cold to us here in the south. Sending warm wishes to those of you in the north east. I can't even imagine dealing with that much snow.<br />
It has been a lazy week-end here but I did manage to get in a little thrifting. When I went in my favorite thrift shop the first thing to catch my eye were these glasses.<br />
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I loved the color and knew that they had to come home with me. I stopped in another little shop and spotted these beautiful toile pillows. I already had some toile fabric and plans to make some but this was even better, they were already made! I'm sure I'll find a use for my fabric but for now it will go in my fabric stash.</div>
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I have mentioned earlier how I was so ready for spring so I decided I was going to cheat a little. I was going to have spring in one room of my house now! I set about replacing winter pillows and throws with the new pillows and some shabby shams across the back of the chairs.</div>
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I removed the little snowman vignette and replaced it with a bucket of spring flowers and eggs. Yes, I said eggs. If I'm going to cheat I may as well go for some spring eggs as well. I then decided to print Spring in blue and place in a small frame just in case anyone had any doubts about the season.</div>
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The rest of the house may be dressed for winter with snowflakes and snowmen but this little room is ready for spring. I think this will be the perfect place to do my morning devotions. I can set in the sunshine, and pretend it is already spring. Maybe I should get out the sun glasses and lather on a little sun screen just to help convince myself it is spring. Do they make candles with a sun lotion scent? </div>
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Thanks for dropping by. I would be delighted to share my little sun room with you. Y'all come back now.</div>
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I know you've all heard this traditional rhyme which details what a bride should wear at her wedding for good luck. Ever wonder when or where this tradition started? </div>
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I wonder about things like that but I am a curious one and prone to wild goose chases... hmm... I wonder where that term originated too. Anyway . . .</div>
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Each item in this poem represents a good-luck token for the bride. If she carries all of them on her wedding day, her marriage will be happy. "Something old" symbolizes continuity with the bride's family and the past. </div>
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"Something new" means optimism and hope for the bride's new life ahead. "Something borrowed" is usually an item from a happily married friend or family member, whose good fortune in marriage is supposed to carry over to the new bride. The borrowed item also reminds the bride that she can depend on her friends and family.</div>
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As for the colorful item, blue has been connected to weddings for centuries. In ancient Rome, brides wore blue to symbolize love, modesty, and fidelity. Christianity has long dressed the Virgin Mary in blue, so purity was associated with the color. </div>
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I have heard these rhymes all of my life but I never new about the blue wedding gowns. I guess your never to old to learn.</div>
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If you visit friends who live on the coast, they will know of a local path to the beach. You may walk over wooden planks instead of beautiful boardwalks, and the occasional thorn may stick you, but chances are good you're at a prime beach location. It's a spot barely dotted with locals who quietly allow rows and rows of tourists to pack in from an entry point at a much farther distance.</div>
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In Philip's case, we know why. God wanted him to encounter the Ethiopian official. </div>
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Following Christ involves taking a less populated and often lesser-known path. Sometimes this path is not well-defined, so you find that your steps are more hopeful than sure.</div>
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Phillip was drawing crowds, but was suddenly sent to the desert to talk to a single man. How many of us would walk away from the admiration of the masses to travel to a desolate place for one conversation?</div>
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The path less taken does have its advantages. It gives you an opportunity to view God's creation as He intended it - wild and free, not safe and manicured. Without all the noise, you hear His voice more easily. You're not fighting crowds who have chosen an easier, more traveled route. No, this less-traveled path gives you quiet solitude, populated only by those who reside there or who have walked this same path previously.</div>
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And you learn that, if you must, you can travel this path alone. Because if you know who is leading you, you know where it leads.</div>
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<i> Lord, I may choose a different path to the beach today as a reminder that Your path is different from all that the world offers. Yours is the only path to eternal life.</i></div>
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Vintagesouthernlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292233931009036497noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131019307988783601.post-30559613101613653452013-01-19T21:42:00.001-08:002013-01-19T21:42:59.274-08:00Spiritual Sundays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>He really planned to go to church.<br />He knew it was important, and would help him in his life,<br />Because of all the turmoil that he faced, and all the strife.<br />But somehow days just slipped away, and then the months and years,<br />While he kept struggling with his guilt, his problems and his fears,<br />And so, the church went on without him.<br /><br />He said he soon would go to church.<br />He oft recalled the childhood times he went to Sunday School,<br />And how he learned John 3:16, and said the Golden Rule.<br />And he remembered pictures taken with his blushing bride,<br />While at the altar vows were said, as they stood side by side.<br />But now, the church went on without him.<br /><br />He truly meant to go to church.<br />He worked so many hours each week, and when the weekend came,<br />He needed time just to relax, or practice his golf game.<br />And there were dozens of small tasks that he alone could do.<br />Before he even finished them, his weekend time was through.<br />And so, the church went on without him.<br /><br />He promised he would go to church.<br />When friends and family begged him, he had lots of reasons why<br />The time was not convenient, but it would be by and by.<br />Soon things would settle down, and he would have more time to do<br />The countless tasks that he'd put off, and some that were brand new.<br />But still, the church went on without him.<br /><br />He finally went to church.<br />His friends all came to see him, and to say a last farewell.<br />And many eyes were teary as they heard his funeral knell.<br />They thought of all the wasted years, and blessings cast aside,<br />Because he thought he'd find the time for church before he died.<br />And still, the church goes on without him.</i></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-small;">Source - Betty Jo Mings</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><i>This poem really got my attention. It is so easy for me to get caught up in the "busyness" of</i></span><br />
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Vintagesouthernlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292233931009036497noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131019307988783601.post-29762876248912677602013-01-13T23:19:00.002-08:002013-01-13T23:52:29.984-08:00Blue Monday<div style="text-align: left;">
January is the time of year when my thoughts go to new beginnings. I start to think about changing things in my life. . . diet, exercising, organizing, and decorating. Since the first two things on the list haven't happened in the past I think it's safe to say they won't. If you see me running, you need to call the police because you can bet someone is after me! That said, I have decided to concentrate on organizing the home and doing some frugal decorating changes.</div>
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I can probably only be this organized in my dreams. I have purged files in the office area and organized all of my spices this week. I think some of them were as old as me... but that's a start, right?</div>
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Vintagesouthernlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292233931009036497noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131019307988783601.post-39421788886737398522013-01-10T08:00:00.000-08:002013-01-10T08:00:05.635-08:00H is for HopeLast night while surfing the net I came up with what I hope is a cure for the cabin fever I have. Mr. Vintage has been battling a kidney stone for some time and finally gave in to surgery this week. The surgery went well he is smiling again and I am ready for a change of scenery.<br />
What better to battle cabin fever than a trip, the mountains and a beautiful cabin?<br />
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I came across these beautiful cabins in the mountains of Tennessee.<br />
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They look so quiet and peaceful nestled in the mountains.</div>
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Now all I have to do is get Mr. Vintage strong enough to go on a little adventure. If you are interested, I am </div>
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This is not an ad.... just one vintagesouthern mema dreaming!</div>
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Please join me at<a href="http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/">Alphabet Thursday</a> for some fun adventures.</div>
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Vintagesouthernlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292233931009036497noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131019307988783601.post-67628429512870992452013-01-06T23:35:00.000-08:002013-01-06T23:35:08.296-08:00Blue Monday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><b>Each time I go the lines are so long I won't wait. (That's my story and I'm sticking to it.)</b></span></span><br />
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<br />Vintagesouthernlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292233931009036497noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131019307988783601.post-48981077256505160582013-01-05T21:10:00.000-08:002013-01-05T21:10:38.370-08:00Hope for the winter blues<br />
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least. The holidays are over, the last presents have been opened, family has
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away. I know it's coming and I try to avoid it by keeping busy,
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<span style="font-size: large;">but then it hits, the Winter Blues!</span></div>
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is it about this time of year that makes people sad and more
depressed than the other months? Seasonal affective disorder is a
diagnosed psychological disorder that affects many individuals during
the holiday season with its colder weather, shorter days and dark
mornings. Animals even act differently in the cold seasons as well.
They tend to eat and sleep more as do humans. People do not like
darkness but desire sunlight and their bodies need it physically
and psychologically. When combined with the stress of interrupted
routines overloaded with tasks and long shopping lists and limited
budgets, it is no wonder that this season is known for the highest
suicide rates. Human beings were made to live in the light! We are
Children of the Light! Have you been getting enough “Light” to
satisfy your soul? We cannot change the weather conditions of the
world but we can change the spiritual condition of our soul. Maybe
all we need today is a dose of the Light of God’s Love to cure
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Ever been on a tour boat on the Sea of Galilee? Mr. Vintagesouthern was fortunate enough to visit Israel and agreed to share some of his photos.<br />
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I am so excited that spring is here. It is always a reminder for me that the earth is renewed and that life goes on. I have spent some difficult times in the valley with an aging mom and various illnesses with family members. Although it has not been easy, I have been comforted by his promise</div>
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As I look back over the last few months I can see his hand in so many events.It is often so hard to let go and let God but when we do, he is always faithful to take care of us.</div>
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This Goodwill redo added a little pop of color to the condo entry way. Complete instructions and photos <a href="http://www.vintagesouthernlife.blogspot.com/2011/05/entry-way-table-fun.html">here</a><br />
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I had such fun with this Pottery Barn knock off project for my grandson. It's a functional child size picnic table that promises lots of fun. I added a pirate flag to the ship and we were ready to set sail.I followed the instructions from Anna White's knock off blog and it was so easy. Details are <a href="http://www.vintagesouthernlife.blogspot.com/2011/05/pottery-barn-knock-off.html">here</a><br />
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It has been fun looking back over 2011. I hope yours was a good one and that 2012 will be even better. Please join me at the <a href="http://southernhospitalityblog.com/link-up-top-projects-of-2011-party/">2011 Top Project party</a> over at Southern Hospitality<br />
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Thanks for coming and ya'll come back!Vintagesouthernlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292233931009036497noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131019307988783601.post-31001576457654832482011-10-04T19:11:00.000-07:002011-10-04T19:11:49.059-07:00Had to resort to talking to the sea gulls. . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRoktvLUkEaiFWCqCNG_i3FmAh6KKq4M5RW3YXKXem8mmddi88Y1-1dko07lzQFPwtM8ILKzKLLdyT2Q-VPND2QmTimfkRxC1PtfnG2pZ5-z14i5B_u7pkOhA7oKdHo9OQBYkc0_I5h3b8/s1600/IMG_1193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRoktvLUkEaiFWCqCNG_i3FmAh6KKq4M5RW3YXKXem8mmddi88Y1-1dko07lzQFPwtM8ILKzKLLdyT2Q-VPND2QmTimfkRxC1PtfnG2pZ5-z14i5B_u7pkOhA7oKdHo9OQBYkc0_I5h3b8/s400/IMG_1193.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't wait to visit and see what all of you have been up to.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The gulls aren't much when it comes to conversation. When the bread runs out they just look at me really bored and fly away.<br />
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'Jesus is God's Son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people who didn't want to learn about God. They finally got tired of him preaching to them and they crucified him. But he was good and kind, like his father, and he told his father that they didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and God said O.K.'<br />
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'His dad (God) appreciated everything that he had done and all his hard work on earth so he told him he didn't have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So he did. And now he helps his dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones he can take care of himself without having to bother God. Like a secretary, only more important.'</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><b id="yui_3_2_0_1_1315065988643383"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1315065988643380" style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"><br />
'You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time.'<span class="yiv1674204762ecxyiv726494935ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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'You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's God!<br />
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Don't skip church to do something you think will be more fun like going to the beach. This is wrong. And besides the sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway.'<br />
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'If you don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know He's around you when you're scared, in the dark or when you can't swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big kids.'<br />
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'But...you shouldn't just always think of what God can do for you. I figure God put me here and he can take me back anytime he pleases.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><b id="yui_3_2_0_1_1315065988643383"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1315065988643380" style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"><br />
And...that's why I believe in God.'</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><b id="yui_3_2_0_1_1315065988643383"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1315065988643380" style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"><a href="http://bloggerspirit.blogspot.com/">Spiritual Sundays</a></span></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">OMG!.... I was in the public restroom . I was barely sitting down when I heard a voice in the other stall. "Hi How are you?"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Me: embarassed "Doin fine!"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Stall: "So, what are you up to?"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Me: "Uhhh I'm like you just sitting here."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Stall: "Can I come over?"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Me: (attitude) "No, I'm a little busy right now!!"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Stall: "Listen, I'll have to call you back. There's an idiot in the other stall who keeps answering all of my questions!"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">I received this in an e-mail from a friend and it had me laughing out loud. I could so see this happening to me!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">It got me to thinking. Have you noticed how phones have invaded every avenue of our lives?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">I will be the first to admit... I do not leave the house without my phone but I wonder... have we gone too far? I do sometimes turn mine off making myself go into exile and it is such a </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">freeing feeling. What do you think? Could you give up your phones? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Linking to Jenny Matlock's <a href="http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/search/label/Alphabe-Thursday">Alphabe-Thursday</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://amusingpotpourri.blogspot.com/2011/08/end-of-summer-celebration.html">End of Summer Celebration</a> at A Musing Potpourri</span><br />
</div>Vintagesouthernlifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292233931009036497noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131019307988783601.post-88287292522866573672011-08-12T20:06:00.000-07:002011-08-12T20:06:28.588-07:00Miracle Makeover for Charlie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfraA-c6ON8ceIguLN1fCTCx4Ma2y5rAXjTI5AuuAbQE7UlLJ9eT6X7b7gU6A5JWR-68MctHbp3vXwYsMF0CT5L3ozfKxk6MF_LKSuj6yKE7zt9zypcJkWfSNX4w5wqjxuLQDRl9INB0v8/s1600/IMG_1086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfraA-c6ON8ceIguLN1fCTCx4Ma2y5rAXjTI5AuuAbQE7UlLJ9eT6X7b7gU6A5JWR-68MctHbp3vXwYsMF0CT5L3ozfKxk6MF_LKSuj6yKE7zt9zypcJkWfSNX4w5wqjxuLQDRl9INB0v8/s400/IMG_1086.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
I believe in miracles.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #292929; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.(Hebrews13:8)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #292929; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Now if Jesus performed miracles, healed the sick, cast out demons, etc yesterday, He will do the same today and<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> forever. We need to get it into our minds that God can perform miracles for us. All we have to do is believe and act upon</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #292929; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">what Gods word says. When we do that, a miracle will happen in your life.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">You can be a part of a miracle that is going on now.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Please go to the link below to meet little Charlie. He has brain tumors and is currently going through chemo.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watch the excitement as people work together to give him and his siblings miracle makeovers for their rooms.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://youtu.be/OHrxLfwAdsk">Miracle Makeover - Charlie</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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