Happy Mother's Day!

I have been feeling sorry for myself a lot lately because I haven't been able to make time to do the things that I want to (including blog). I ran acrossed this video on a friends blog and it really touched me, so I want to share it with you. My trials are nothing and yet my faith is so shakey. I hope this video touches you the way it did me. I am so grateful that I have been blessed to be a mother and I pray I can find the joy in it the way this courageous woman has. Teri

What We Are Thankful For

Here are the top ten thirteen things we are thankful for this year (they aren’t in the order of importance we couldn’t order them, it was too hard). What are you thankful for this year?

1 - Each other (of course)

2 – Our great parents

3 – Our loving Heavenly Father

4 – Our testimonies of our Savior Jesus Christ

5 – Bon Jovi (is it okay to list this with the last two, hope so, because we are thankful for all three)

6 – That we both have stable jobs

7 – That we have a good education so we could both become Registered Nurses

8 – Our husbands

9 – Our wonderful kids

10 – Our in-laws

11 – Bounteous food on our tables

12 – Safe and warm homes

13 – Caffeine (c’mon, we both work nights right now)

During this holiday season, there is a message we would like to share with you. If you are interested in learning why we have such strong testimonies of our Savior Jesus Christ and a loving Father in Heaven, click here:

There will always be a button on our side bar that you can access the website for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from our blog if you want to visit it in the future.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF YOU!!!! MAY YOUR LIVES BE BLESSED!

Teri’s Wall Art

My daughter Emma’s room is a work in progress. I have had this project in the works for a while, and I LOVE how it turned out. It was fun to create.

I started with a 12x12 artist’s canvas that I painted black.

(and yes my table is covered with Glad Press n’ Seal)

After this was dry I painted a light coat of pink over the top so the black still showed through.

As this was drying I cut 12x12 black cardstock down to 10.5”x10.5” and different patterned papers in color themes of pink/green/black down to 10”x10”. I mounted the patterned papers on the cardstock using Mod Podge. When the canvases were dry I used Mod Podge to adhere the papers to the canvas (with much smoothing and Mod Podge all over my hands). I then coated the whole front of the project with Mod Podge and let it dry.

Once it was dry I use vinyl letters to make Pres. Gordon B. Hindkley’s '”“Be” phrases in black and green. Then I got to add the bling!!! I used various scrapbook and craft trim, flowers and rhinestones and used hot glue to adhere them.

They are going to be hung as a large grouping on an entire wall in her room. Here is how I think I will hang them, and suggestions of a better way to group them (they will have more space between them on the wall than they do here).

I had a lot of fun, and although some of them didn’t turn out the way I envisioned, I still love them

*This post is edited to reflect our participation in DIY Day @ A Soft Place to Land & Room A Month Makeover @ Shades of Pink

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Micki's latest projects

Here are my latest projects. The fhe board and avent calendar are from this years Super Saturday and the ho ho ho blocks and Christmas board are projects I started at last years Super Saturday and just now finished. Sorry the pictures aren't the best.