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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Mary's Easter Treat

Awesome idea Mary! Loved it!

clipped from itsallaboutthejourney.typepad.com

Stampin'Up! Bitty Box & Envelope big Z die. Cottage Wall designer paper, Eggcoutrements stamp set, Certainly Celery ink Barely Banana card-stock, eyelet ,designer label punch,Rectangle glassine envelope, silver stretch cord and Whisper White Organza ribbon. All products are from Stampin'UP! I used the glassine envelope to hold the M&M peanut butter eggs. I have to say that I like the Bitty box die very much and will be using it lots more.

I quickly made a dozen of these cards last night for my 2nd grade cathecism class.

I'm amazed how the pic came out of the inside of the card. It almost looks like there is a halo, don't you think?

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
~Melody Beattie, therapist, author

Someone wise once said, “Circumstances don’t determine your character—they reveal it.” Who we are as human beings is revealed most clearly during times of struggle, hardship, pain, and suffering. It’s easy to be a good person when things are going great. But when times get tough, that’s when you’ll really find out stuff you’re made of.

Nowhere is this more true than with regard to gratitude. Are you grateful when the storm clouds gather, and it rains on your parade? Can you find gratitude in your heart when you don’t get what you want? Do you feel grateful when illness strikes, loved ones don’t show up for you, jobs and careers disappoint, and nothing seems to be going your way?

Gratitude is not a fair weather virtue. True gratitude means appreciating your life no matter what the storms may bring. Is simply being alive gift enough for you to feel grateful?

“You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.”
~Brian Tracy, motivational speaker and author

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