February 25, 2012: The Gift of Family Fun

a gift nearly worn out, a gift new, a gift made-do:

• my nearly worn out slippers.  My slippers are most always nearly worn out.  I wear them pretty much every day, all year long, when I am in the house.  I slide them on when I come home from work and they stay on my feel until I go to bed at night.  Then they sit next to the bed, waiting for me to  put them on when I wake up in the morning.
• playing cards with my husband, parents and brother.  My husband and dad almost never play games with us, but tonight everyone played and it was great fun.
• a made-do connection of what we call "Dutch cable" to watch a couple of basketball games tonight via the internet on the computer. 

January 6, 2012: Counting It All Joy

One thing from your bag, your fridge, your heart.

• From my bag: a stash of card making supplies from Target's dollar section.  I think maybe the "bag" was supposed to be my purse, but the first thing that came to mind was these fun goodies I bought today on an errand run to Target. Got some darling notecards and envelopes and some dimensional stickers.  My plan is to make Valentine cards for the women in my Bible study group.
• From my fridge: black beans!  I love 'em!  They are one of the newer foods I've added to my diet and they make everything you put them in more delicious :)
• From my heart: my family.  It was such a joy to spend time with my family during Christmas--they make my heart full.