ANOTHER BOUQUET

I'VE BEEN LONGING TO POST, BUT WAS GONE FOR FOUR DAYS THIS WEEK TO LIBRARY TRAINING WAY UP NORTH. THE LOVELY LODGE WE STAYED AT HAD NO PUBLIC COMPUTER, BUT THE VIEWS AND ACCOMMODATIONS WERE WONDERFUL. SO I WAS UNABLE TO EVEN CHECK MY EMAIL ALL WEEK. I WAS TAKING THE TRAINING FOR THE FIRST LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION. NOW, I SHOULD BE WAY SMARTER HERE AT THE END OF THE WEEK THAN I WAS AT THE FIRST! TRUTHFULLY, I DID LEARN SOME VALUABLE THINGS.

HERE'S ANOTHER PICTURE OF A BOUQUET FROM OUR YARD AND GARDENS. WE ARE ENJOYING THE SPRING FLOWERS AFTER SUCH A LONG, COLD, DAMP, WINTER AND SPRING. WHEN I GOT HOME, I WAS AMAZED AT HOW THE TREES HAD LEAFED OUT AND FLOWERS POPPED OPEN IN JUST FOUR DAYS.

WHAT'S IN BLOOM IN THE GARDEN RIGHT NOW? SHASTA DAISIES, FORGET-ME-NOTS, LILY OF THE VALLEY, LILAC, HONEYSUCKLE, IRIS, SWEET WILLIAM, CANDYTUFT, AND DANDELIONS--WELL, I HAD TO INCLUDE THE HUMBLE DANDELION! Blessings, LORI

FINISHED DOILIES

I'm pretty excited to share these pictures with you. This is what I've been doing during the cold winter evenings. The doily with the rounded edges is an original design and the one with pointed edges is the same one that I labeled as a "ruined" project a few posts ago! I fixed it!

I've gotten a part time job at a nearby library--a job I've dreamed of having for years! This was a real blessing of God at just the right time since I had actually applied over a year ago! This is like a dream come true for me! Instead of going to work, I feel like I'm going to FUN! I love being there.

Thanks for all of you that have been praying for us. We have the next four Sundays booked with preaching and teaching at various churches. God is really opening doors for us it seems and we are praising Him. Today we began gathering a prayer team of dedicated people who will pray for us as we are out ministering. This weekend we travel clear down to the Ohio/WV line to minister in a church there. EXCITING! In additiont to that, I am in the final stages before publication of my third book--I welcome the prayers for that project! Blessings, LORI