Sunday Musings...

What a nice weekend. Got to enjoy all the kids home for this past weekend. Justin spent some down time here and returned to LeJeune. He will be back for Thanksgiving.
We had a wonderful, as always... Sunday service with Keith and Kristyn Getty visiting and giving us beautiful music today. They will be giving a concert at our church tonight. http://www.gettymusic.com/

While here, Justin gave his younger bro. a true Marine haircut. Just posting pics for my online personal journal... :-)








By the way, see that little peek of a white bed in the background there in the garage?? That was a curbside find here in the neighborhood last week while hubby and I were walking the dogs at night. It is destined to become a sweet little bench!
Future project! I love freebies.... :-)

Here's one of my favorite songs that the Gettys sang today.

In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe.
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save.
‘Til on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain.
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again.
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me.
From life’s first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand.
‘til He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand.


Have a great week!

Julie

White Wednesday....

Joining Kathleen again over at Faded Charm for White Wednesdays. Hop over and see some more inspiring and fun whites!


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Always tack on new pics of the furry "whites".... Love 'em... simply because they love unconditionally... Their white fur fills my house with more "white" than I wish for...but thank goodness for Swiffers and Fabric-Rollers.




Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."


Thanks for visiting. For more White Viewing Fun, go visit Kathleen at Faded Charm.

Met Monday

It's Metamorphosis Monday over at Susan's. Lots of cute ideas and neat creativity by a lot of women.

http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

I haven't done a metamorphosis post in 3 months, and I can tell, because I didn't do any "before pics" for what I am sharing today. :-(

But it's a fun-you can do this- way of changing up things in your own house by just moving things around, using some paint, and a little imagination or repurposing. ... and definitely....ALWAYS thinking Thrifty!

Below you will find a "hutch" that was sitting in my Goodwill several months back. It was raw wood, no finish. Price was $12.00. I knew it was a deal. It's not cheap wood. (heavy) The carving and the arch made it very appealing to me.

The hutch is sitting on top of a longer hall or sofa table I have had for a while in my dining room.

I found it at Salvation Army. I noticed the bottom shelf was missing (near the floor) and pointed it out, so they took 50% off the price immediately. (they hadn't noticed) It's a beautiful cherry color.

My met post is about combining these two. I painted the hutch and the legs/skirt of the table white. Even the little gold embellishments on the table corners. The lower shelf I had planned on adding on (hubby's woodshop skills)...I decided to leave off and make it a cubby/cave area for the doggies which you can tell, they appreciate. :-)

This model today is Kobe. Honestly I think he's trying to think hard enough to make that rooster REAL so that he can chase it. (rug, by the way, I posted on Thrifty Thursday is an 8X10 find at Salvation Army store for $20. - perfect condition!)


Below are a few pics of the embellishments - the feathering of the new "metamorphosis" piece in our NEST. :-)
Love this angel from Goodwill. The wreath behind her was covered with pink and purple flowers. Pulled them all off to just make a simple, natural wreath on the wall.


And the three shelves. I have to reveal this. About 98% of what is here was from thrift stores. No Kidding. (courtesy of Goodwill, Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity Restore, and a little thrift shop near me.)




Wish I had taken a before shot. Thanks for visiting My Met Monday post. Don't forget to click on Susan's link above, and go see more RE-DO's and Makeovers. Maybe it will inspire you with a vision of something you can change with a little pocket change, paint, and elbow grease! :-)

Have fun.
Julie

Home for a day

Remember this show? I was a loyal watcher. I think I may have seen every episode ever made. Little did I know that one day I would have a son in the Marines.
How Gomer Pyle ever made it is beyond me. TV land...non-reality. :-)
Sargeant Carter was pretty real. His continuous barking "in your face" and repeated disciplines for Pyle were reality in the Marines.

But...I digress. I had my wonderful Marine home for oh so brief a stay and had to return him back to LeJeune yesterday. Lots of driving over 3 days, but well worth it. After not being able to talk to him for so long while he was in Arizona, we were itching to see him. He will be back for Thanksgiving, and we are looking forward to it!


Grabbed a photo of him with his brothers (quick!) before we took off yesterday.
My Three Sons...ahh...another favorite from Retro TV land.. but that's another post.
Love my boys and my one girl to pieces. They are TREASURES. Thanking God today for such wonderful blessings.
Julie

Thrifty Thursday with Leigh

Hop on over to Leigh's @:

http://lbratina.blogspot.com/2009/11/thrifty-thursday-42-tablescape.html

I posted about this AWESOME find (can you tell I got excited about this one???!) for Show and Tell Friday last week. Found it at Salvation Army...marked down. $20.00!!!!!! Brought it home, cleaned it up. It's in the dining room. Here's the pics I have when it was drying out.

Remember this find from last thrifty Thursday post?


Here's where they ended up....



Birdcage - Goodwill


Cute basket - Little thrift store down the road


This was in my White Wednesday post, but included it today, because there were 2 of these marked $1.00 each at the little thrift shop. Love the bunnies.


Thanks for visiting! :-)

White Wednesday...

Joining Kathleen again over at Faded Charm for White Wednesdays. Hop over and see some more inspiring and fun whites!























Don't forget to visit for more whites here:

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