Last Week of 2015

 Sunrise - New Beginnings

        Christmas is behind us now and before you know it the New Year is here. For me it means new beginnings, a fresh start, to make new goals, plan an adventure. In the past I mostly dreamed of the adventures and never really thought I can make it happen. I have made Resolutions and they were good ones but they never took. My most famous one is to wear make-up everyday, fix my hair pretty, and wear a babble or 2. Now I have never been one to wear make-up as what I call a full face; just a touch of mascara and a tinted gloss, do more than a pony tail, and wear earrings and a necklace. Fifteen - twenty years ago when I started this Resolution it would last 3 months, mainly because my children where little and I had other issues going on in my life. But I never gave up, so again this year Make-up makes the list of things. Only this year I am not calling it Resolution, I'm making it my Vision. God has plans for me and when I still my mind & listen; I hear God tell me how to get the things I ask for, to achieve the purpose He has for me. That is My Vision, to be able to see what He has for me.
        This past week I have been looking for the tools in which to help me; one is what I had learned in my Health class, that 15 Step process for Goal obtaining. Looking at different 'to do' / weekly list planners. I had a monthly calendar that I wrote assignments due and a daily list of 'to do' when I had more then a few things to have done. It works for now, luckily I am a flexible in that if something better is presented I will give it a try.
      For the year 2016 the Vision which God has given me is the job I chose and the ability to let my creativity flow and share it here with you.

Christmas Eve

 Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people will perish....  (Red Letter Edition)


                      with love & blessings,
                                               Mia

Case of the Kitty vs. Christmas Decorations

            Let me present to you the facts: Levi Kitty willfully and succeeded to take down Christmas Decorations. Proof is in the pictures.

1of 2 sconces Entry Hall

second sconce in Hall

Levi Kitty at the scene of the crime - Hall

sconce minus ribbon

at the scene of the second attack - Entry Hall

                            As you can see the hanging ribbon is no longer there and
                     the pictures are in the order of attack - Hall then Entry Hall and
                                   Levi Kitty is present at both scenes.

Fall Leaves     

 

 

             As to Levi's character, he is constantly attacking decorations as proof to the Fall leaves

Levi's sentence: become Christmas Decoration

     Levi was wiggling to much to get a good picture, but all in Christmas fun and joy, that is what this time of the year is all about and who you spend it with. I pray that the fun and joy of Christmas stays with you all through the next year.


              with the blessing of our Loving God,
                                                       Mia

Christmas Village

             My Christmas Village .... each year I try to add a new piece last year I wasn't so lucky I could not find anything that was the right size. And what makes it harder to find the right pieces is that I have found everything from Thrift stores and they are not name brand Department 56 or Lemax signed pieces. But I love them and building a tiny little village is what I want. Maybe this year before I put them away I will measure them to know the size and do a bit of research through the year so I can add a house or two.

the Village

Thrift store ornament that fit in nicely as a Village Tree

another ornament that fit the Village

Thrift store Bottle Brush Trees

My first and only house - people came with the Bottle Brush Trees

the Gazebo

 

 

 


  these are last years pictures, water had gotten in a container and the tray is gone. So this year I will have to find a base for it, one that is just for the Village and a tray to use as a tray.

               Well, off to do some studying - Finals Week and then time for some real Christmas fun!
                                                    Mia


                                Isaiah 7:14           Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign:
                                                     The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a
                                                     son, and will call him     Immanuel.

On the Title....

    Let me say that I haven't really had very many Random Thoughts lately that have stuck in my mind, it can be a result of Finals week rapidly approaching. This morning I did get a thought stuck and could not move forward to start all the things I need to do today:

                                               God is Love.

6:30 this morning

1 John 4:16

Levi Kitty reading

that has been my first thought of the day. I know that this verse is in the Bible, just I can never remember where, I do however know how to find it. And Levi Kitty is learning too about the meaning of love.

         Today I will be helping my sister with her business, she will be having a Q&A about finances for single Mom's; babysitting provide - by mawa and I kept thinking how does God is Love and these kids connect. I have a belief that young kids are very close to God, they have this ability to know what it means to love a person without being showed. A newborn instinctively know that this is Mom & Dad, these are the people are my siblings, grandparents, etc.. and know that this warm fuzzy bubbly happy feeling is love. That is what you get from God and more. I find it hard to put into words that the love from God is so much more then a warm fuzzy feeling.
     I leave you with this Random Thought: 
                                 Love is a warm and fuzzy feeling and it is from GOD.
  

                          have a blessed week, 
                                                       Mia