A Soulful Life

 

 

 

Pausing to look at something that fed my soul

this week.

 

 

 

 

 

Thoughtful birthday gift from my sweet hubby.

 

Love the red.

 

 

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Share the Joy Thursday. Fall days

What a wonderful time is fall.

The temps get lower making it more comfortable

to be outside.

Our Most Beautiful Small Town in Kentucky

has something going on almost every week-end.

This past week-end was the annual

Arts, Crafts and Antiques Fair.

It had been a tradition for several years for myself, my daughters and granddaughters to attend together.

Several years ago I had not felt like attending.

Since beginning to feel better, I attended last year but it rained. 
This year it was perfect.

 

And today

 This little princess is 18 today.

Ellen

Love her to the moon and back.

 Looks like someone else does too.

Go here to share with Meri.

A Soulfood Friday-Haiku

 

 

Found a lovely meme on my friend Cathy's post today.

A Soulfood Friday

 

 

 

 Red and pink joined

One of His gifts to us grows as two
 Makes my soul sing.


Joining with Soulful Friday.
Haiku
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Share the Joy Thusday- Family

 

 

 

 

 

Sharing the Joy of Family today.

 

 

 

 

Wonderful day with family on the lake.

Fresh fish and all kinds of goodies.

Fun and games, hugs and kisses.

 

BTW, in case you can't tell, all UofK fans.

 

 

 

Linking up with Meri

here.

 http://meriak.blogspot.com

 

 

 

 

 

 



Catching up about the last year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I began to help make jewelry with paper beads from the Sisters of Charity magazine, Journey, sometime ago.

 

 

Originally the staff were making the jewelry but on lunch break, after work at home or even on vacation time. Some of the elderly sisters helped also.

It became a chore for the staff and the elderly sisters were having problems with hand mobility, etc.

The jewelry was selling well and it became hard to keep the inventory up.

 

 

I had been volunteering in The Visitor's Center for sometime and one day I was asked if I would like to be more involved in the making of the Journey Jewelry. My boss knew I loved doing crafts and anything arty.

So the adventure began.

This is my volunteer ministry in raising funds for all

the work the sisters do all over the world.

A blessing to me to be able to do this.

 

The jewelry is sold in the Visitor's Center so it made sense for me to help.

 

 

This is some of my early work.

 

 

Rolling the beads one by one.



 

The strips used for the beads is marked and then cut into v shaped pieces to be rolled and glued into place.

They are then sprayed with a fixative to make them more

durable.

 

The colorful pages from the magazine make multi-colored beads and then I design and add other beads to make a desirable bracelet, necklace or a pair of earrings.

I love making  three pieces for a matching set .

These are good sellers for the ministry.

 

My latest project is 400 bracelets to be used as favors at a fund raising luncheon called "Join The Journey" to be held later next month.

300 made and 100 to go.

Also made 100 key fobs for the gentlemen at the luncheon.

 

My work area.

3 of the 400 bracelets for the fund raiser.

 

These 2 bracelets were made from jewelry donated to this project.

One on the right from the jewelry left from a beloved deceased mom's collection.

 

On the left jewelry from a beloved deceased sister's collection.

These will be sent to the donor as memento of their

loved one.

 

This way everyone can Join the Journey.

 

I consider myself blessed to have been given this ministry to work for.

 

Linking up with

Kathe with an E today.

 

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Grand Social. grandchildren and great-grands.

 

So glad to be back in blogland again.

 

Another meme I like is

Grandma's Briefs.

 

We have 2 wonderful greatgrandsons that I have not had the opportunity to share about since I have been off blog.

 

They are nearing their 2nd birthday anniversary and I want to make up for lost time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is Maxon

He will be 2 in Jan.

 

 

This little fellow will give his all to try to work a hoola-hoop.

 

 

This is Graham.

He will be 2 in Dec.

Here with Uncle Trenton

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graham wanted to take his cousin's new

doggie home with him.

 

 

Go here to join Grandma's Briefs and hear about plans for Ireland.

 

 

 

 

 

 



Sunlit Sunday.

 

Sunlit Sunday.

 

 

When I was blogging before one of my favorite

memes was Sunlit Sunday.

This was done once summer was over and sunny days were at a minimum.

 

Just a shot of the sun could lighten our days.

 

 

Here is mine for this week.

 

 

 

 

Sun reflecting the blue of my cobalt blue bottle collection on my window sill.

 

Have a great week folks.

 

 

 

 

 

 



Getting through

 

 

 

 

 

 Go here to share with other grandparents.

 

 

Finally received some comments on my blog.

 

Now I know if I am getting out there in cyberspace.

 

Had not been sure since so many changes have taken place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two precious great grands since I last posted on this blog.

 

Two of our granddaughters are now moms and they are doing a wonderful job.

 

Two beautiful healthy boys.

 

Life is wonderful.