Healing Rain

A few weeks back, Donna's Second stay in the hospital, it was pouring rain and I had to run out and retrieve little J from Grandpa and Grandma. Life 96.5 is always on in my truck and this song was playing Healing Rain by Michael W. Smith...


Healing rain is coming down
It's coming nearer to this old town
Rich and poor, weak and strong
It's bringing mercy, it won't be long

Healing rain is coming down
It's coming closer to the lost and found
Tears of joy, and tears of shame
Are washed forever in Jesus' name

Healing rain, it comes with fire
So let it fall and take us higher
Healing rain, I'm not afraid
To be washed in Heaven's rain

Lift your heads, let us return
To the mercy seat where time began
And in your eyes, I see the pain
Come soak this dry heart with healing rain

And only You, the Son of man
Can take a leper and let him stand
So lift your hands, they can be held
By someone greater, the great I Am

Healing rain, it comes with fire
So let it fall and take us higher
Healing rain, I'm not afraid
To be washed in Heaven's rain

To be washed in Heaven's rain...

Healing rain is falling down
Healing rain is falling down
I'm not afraid
I'm not afraid..

Two of my favorite verses above are in bold you the son of man can take a leper and make him stand. Can take a body totally broken and torn and make whole again when you believe in God's power and lift your hands to someone greater.

Donna continues to heal and having a front seat to this amazing process leaves no doubt in my mind that God is Awesome and sends his Healing Rain when we pray and worship in his name.

God Bless, may he pour down his healing rain for all who are in need.

Fall Button Harvest

I created this in the hospital and gave it to one of the best nurses Donna has had caring for her. (You can click the pic to enlarge)



List of supplies...
Floral Cone
Beading Wire
Beads
Buttons
Jewelry Pliers
A nice fall plate for the cone to sit on
Fall Pics I used two of them for my Creation
Candy Corn was just extra you can leave that off if you wish

Okay, so you start by stacking buttons and beads then twist the wire to the back this becomes your anchor for the foam. Keep making these pieces til your is full of layered buttons leaves. When you get to the top of the cone place the fall picks on the top and arrange them just a bit. I had found a fallish glass plate at mikes that I sat my creation on OHHHHH it was really pretty. I finished it off by placing it on a small foam plate and some yummy candy corn.

Have a Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

AMAZING...Before The Morning

I find it totally amazing how the injuries for the girls can be so different. You know Donna's Story she has a long road to walk when her sister came out of the accident with a cuncussion and seatbelt bruises (she was kept overnight in the hospital)>


I have just gotten my hands on this pic I have not seen this view of the car in a pic before. I don't remember it looking this way on the road, think I was looking with blinders on like a huge fog was covering elements and time. I know I was in denial that anything was badly wrong it is so different how you see things that way. My hope for any Parent is that you never have to see your child in this situation through clear eyes or eyes you have packed with denial. I just had a calm feeling when we arrived at the accident I could hear both girls that was all I needed at the time. Then we got busy picking up the carnage on the road so when the ambulance was ready they could get out. The rest of the way to the Trauma Center I was in prayer for the girls and our family and that wrapped me in more calm.


The hardest part in all of this for me is when I was seeing our Daughter give up on everything and asking the tough questions like Why Me?, Am I going to die? I don't know if I had the correct reply but I told her that only 1 person out of 4 in the same rollover ejection crash in a rural area LIVES and she is that ONE person. I went on to tell her that God had his chance to take her but instead he has another path for her life on earth and she will need to find the way the reason see the big picture. The next day I came back to her room with some Cricut Vinyl, Hope Sings indeed when you are the 1 birdie left!





Found a new fave song for the moment it was on the radio on the way to a Dr. apt this week not like listening with new ears for I know I have heard this song over the summer many many times and this one time it really sings to my heart.
Josh Wilson Before the Morning

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To have the song play press the play arrow the lyrics for the song follow below...

Do you wonder why you have to,
feel the things that hurt you,
if there's a God who loves you,
where is He now?

Maybe, there are things you can't see
and all those things are happening
to bring a better ending
some day, some how, you'll see, you'll see

Chorus:
Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,
that you still have a reason to sing,
'cause the pain you've been feeling,
can't compare to the joy that's coming

so hold on, you got to wait for the light
press on, just fight the good fight
because the pain you've been feeling,
it's just the dark before the morning

My friend, you know how this all ends
and you know where you're going,
you just don't know how you get there
so just say a prayer.
and hold on, cause there's good who love God,
life is not a snapshot, it might take a little time,
but you'll see the bigger picture

Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,
that you still have a reason to sing,
'cause the pain you've been feeling,
can't compare to the joy that's coming

so hold on, you got to wait for the light
press on, just fight the good fight
because the pain you've been feeling,
it's just the dark before the morning
yeah, yeah,
before the morning,
yeah, yeah

Once you feel the way of glory,
all your pain will fade to memory
once you feel the way of glory,
all your pain will fade to memory
memory, memory, yeah

Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,
that you still have a reason to sing,
'cause the pain you've been feeling,
can't compare to the joy that's coming

Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,
that you still have a reason to sing,
'cause the pain you've been feeling,
can't compare to the joy that's coming

com'n, you got to wait for the light
press on, just fight the good fight
because the pain you've been feeling,
it's just the hurt before the healing
the pain you've been feeling,
just the dark before the morning
before the morning, yeah, yeah
before the morning

Christian lyrics - BEFORE THE MORNING LYRICS - JOSH WILSON

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

Happy Birthday Bird

Here is another card I had made up sometime ago, photographed and have since put on the back burner. Totally one of my faves of late I love the color combo, crocheted ribbon and image. This past summer my long time Stampin' Up Demo had her yearly garage sale and I was able to pick up a couple older sets I had my eye on. The best part is your total in the garage sale went toward a new catalog purchase so in the end you had the old stamps and supplies along with the new for one price. How cool is that?



Product list...
everything Stampin' Up except for CosmoCricket DP, and PTI buttons and twine.

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

Welcome Cindy Loo

I purchased this Cartridge awhile back and broke it out the other day when I had a tiny bit of creative time. (The cut vinyl pieces were placed on our back storm door.)



Products used...
Cricut Expression
Cricut Cindy Loo cartridge
Adhesive Vinyl
Transfer Tape

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

Kindness

I have purchased some of the new SU cling stamps and do not have much luck with them sticking to the blocks anyone found a trick yet for these you can see by the image I have a swooping sentiment and all of it did not stamp correctly.



I did this card so long ago I don't remember all the Products I used but the rest are as follows...
SU top Note
SU Stamp Set
SU ribbon
SU card stock and ink
PTI button and twine

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!