It's been a while

Hello my friends, it has been a while ~

There have been storm clouds at the Vintage household.  As you may know, my father in law passed on June 4, 2013.  We will miss him terribly ~

And then......

Aunt Judy passed away on July 18 after a brief battle with cancer.

But ~ we must look upward and seek strength. For after the storm clouds roll away ~

Blue skies emerge ~

and rainbows appear ~

and you just know, the Lord is with you, giving you the strength to take one step at a time, to put one foot in front of the other and to keep going ~

"He is my strength and my Salvation, whom shall I fear?"

nothing and no one  ~ for the Lord is with me ~

I still see beauty everywhere ~

I now take the time to stop and really absorb all of the beauty around me ~

For it is everywhere ~

Even my favourite rock ~

My friends, take the time to hug your family, look around you and really enjoy all of nature's wonders, hold each other close ~ 

Time is precious ~ slow down, relax, and enjoy life ~ We have learned that life is precious and we take the time to enjoy each moment ~ even the smallest of things ~

Do you take time to enjoy life's moments?  Please do

I hope you missed me as much as I have missed all of you ~

Mom is doing better these days.  It's going to be hard for her for a while, but we stay close.

Soon I will be back to my old antics (yep, yard sales, creating ~ you know).  I don't want to miss a second ;-)

Have a wonderful weekend my friends

((((Hugs))))

Marianne