Goin' on Vacation ~ Scrapblog

This is my last post for a little bit. We are going on vacation and will be gone until Sept. 1st. I will miss being here with you all, but am really excited about our trip. We are going to Lake Tahoe, where we will enjoy some R & R, cooler temperatures and lots of fun activities as well. While we didn't plan it this way, it's kind of cool that we will be staying in Olympic Village at Lake Tahoe, just as the Olympics in Beijing are wrapping up. I'll see you in September!

Confession from a Cheater ~ Scrapblog

I have a confession to make. I am a cheater. I have received many compliments on the Scrapblog pictures I’ve been posting with my blog. While I’d like to take full credit for creating them, I cannot. I’m sure anyone who knows me very well realizes that something is amiss. See, I’m not creative. I don’t do any type of crafts or art. I understand that I’m pretty good with the written word, but alas that’s where my creativity draws the line. I’ve decided though, that this is too good to keep to myself. It’s time that I share.

So the question remains, how do I come up with these beautiful pictures? Well, I found a great website for this that has lots of templates and tons of click and drag elements to make things easy. You can add test boxes, “stickers”, backgrounds and your own pictures. Basically, it’s digital scrapbooking. The best part is that it’s incredibly easy to do. What is this fantastic website? It’s http://www.scrapblog.com/. So, if you’d like to try your hand at it, go for it! One thing though. I like to keep things simple, so for me it’s easiest to export the picture as a jpeg and download to my computer. But there’s lots of other options as well. Have fun and make lots of pretties!

Happy Weekend ~ Scrapblog

Fearfully and Wonderfully ~ Scrapblog

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you.
Psalm139:13-14

I truly love this bit of Scripture because it is a reminder that God created me specifically the way He wants me to be. When I am feeling down or insecure about myself, this is what I think of and it brings me great comfort. I am a special and unique individual, created by the God of the universe, and He treasures me as His child. The same goes for you too! How wonderful is that?

Live, Laugh, Love ~ Scrapblog

Live well. Laugh often. Love much.

This is much more than just a nice saying.

~ Life is short, so we should always make the most of it and live it to the fullest.

~ Laughter really is the best of all medicines, healing to the heart and spirit, which filters through to the body.

~ Love that is given out, actually multiplies and returns back. Love forgives offense, endures separation, inspires selflessness and never dies.

This Is The Day ~ Scrapblog

This is my first attempt at a Scrapblog, which is digital scrapping mixed in with blogging. It was a lot of fun to do! Be sure to look for more in the future!