My Journal: A FRESH LOOK!

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My Journal: A Great Blog!

Hello my adoring and growing followers! I just had to pop in a for a quick second! Southern Man just got back to our home after a long week of travel and he needs some extra loven!! 

However I had to share with you one of the blogs I drop bye often!

http://purestylehome.blogspot.com/

I love Lauren, and my dream for my farm house, I am in search of is, that I can have her come and add her amazing creativity to it, and help this scatter brain mind of  mine add simplicity and make sense of my ideas!!

She has great things going on this week!! Take a look! I plan on trying out that amazing braid on all the Cinderella hair my two girls have!

Cheers,
Cynthia 

Creative Corner: Unexpected Treasures!

Unexpected treasures have been in my path a lot lately. A few weeks ago I snuck out to our local, Marshalls or as my family calls it,"MARRRSHALLS!"   I am always go in there with an open mind and just see what jumps out at me that will spike some creativity. So with this noted I do not make these quick trips, sometimes they can turn into a solid hour of creativity. 

So what did my wondering eye come a upon. This amazing warm colored milk picture. Which was food friendly! I turned it into vase!  Now resting on my farm house coffee table.

Doesn't it just scream FALL!! I love, love,love it!! I am so tickled we are just weeks away from this amazing season!! 

The carnations which have a wonderful smell to them I got at my local Giant. I think they have the best flowers! Out side the local flower market in my home town in OHIO!! GOOO BUCKS!

Well the creativity did not stop there! 

Last night I was at Target doing my every week house hold goods shopping and what did my eye spy this time??

This over sized canning jar. Oh, how the ideas started running into my mind almost as fast a waterfall on a rainy day! Well I think you know what my first idea was....

Another great floral find at Giant. I just love how tall it stands. Even Southern Man complemented me. He is a wonderful floral giver, just not one who notices. I think because we have been married so long and I have always filled our home with flowers he has grown a custom to them all over. 


I hope I have inspired your eyes to be on the look out for unexpected treasures! 


Happy hunting!
Cynthia

My Journal Simple Pleasures

It is and always has been that it is the simple pleasures that make my children the happiest. Here is one of our latest summer projects. The Grandparents in this family love these types of gifts and we love giving them. We are keeping this one for the history made in our back yard. Happy end of the summer!-Cynthia

My Journal: Family bonding!

The Blue Ridge Mountains

Luray Caverns Entrance Sign

One of the many views in Luray Caverns.

Some Times You don't always get what you expected. One of our many home school and family adventures this summer. We went for the view of the caverns and mountains and walked away even closer then when we got there. It is the simplest things that can bring a family to an even bigger bonding level. I am so blessed to have mine!

So I am thinking we need to start a game of where's Cynthia?? Who want's to go first?

Home Schooling:

Well Happy belated 4th of July! Aren't these Uncle Sam's adorable. I can not take the credit for these my baby sitter made these with the kid-o's! She did a great job too! There is much to be said for a Saturday afternoon craft project.

We have been busy beavers here in our learning room! 

To start we ended our spring soccer season! It was a great season and  sign ups are already here for the fall. Wow, the summer goes fast!

Muffin Tin Monday has become a huge hit in our home! Yeah, check out the button on my blog. It kicks off the school week in a very positive fashion! 

We just got a great new center! Pattern Block boards. We love them! They are a big hit! More on those soon!

We had a little bath time accident. Darn carpet screws. 2 stitches and we are as good as new! We are back in the pool swimming already!

Again another big Muffin Tin Monday hit. I bought the dried fruit at Giant. They are a new craz! The Hot rolls with marinara are a big success too! And who doesn't like organic rice chips?

We are about to celebrate our 30th day of Kindergarten and boy will that be a celebration! We are going to have a pirate day!

What's going on in your learning space?

I have a home school give away coming up next week check back in!!
Cynthia

My Journal: My Faith

There are a few things for me that come first and for most. My Faith, My Marriage, My Children and last but not least my relationships with my family and friends. 

I have this plan for myself. I think that I have the perfect road map to get there and then God comes along and shows me that I am going to take another road. At times I am not happy with his message. I am secure in saying that there are times I out rightly defy him. However with any Father figure he turns me right around and shows me how to return to the path that was laid out for me even before I planted my two feet on this earth. 

It is amazing how he designed us to listen to him through our hearts and bodies. My instincts as a wife, mother, sister and friend are always dead on when I truly listen. 

I love what I can hear when I am still and listen. I get caught up on auto pilot, I think the devil at times invented cruise control because he wanted you to take your mind of your purpose.

God called to me loud and clear this week. I had my plan and he showed me his. And I listened. I let me fears go and listened. When I shared this with one of the persons involved in caring this plan out, they smiled. Because I don't think it is often in their practice that they get to hear God's words loud and clear. 

So excuse my laps in posting but my blogging as been with God these last few weeks.