Good evening. I hope you have been doing good and drawing closer to Christ daily.  There has been so much bad news lately.  It sure makes me thankful to have a relationship with Christ.   I believe his coming is closer than ever.  I am glad we can be in the center of his will and… Continue reading Fall Eats

Good Morning, What a beautiful morning.  The sun is shining and I am breathing God's precious air.  Not to mention I get to take my grand babies to the fair today to ride the rides.  I love seeing them happy. Today I decided to blog about overcoming challenges.  You and I along with many others… Continue reading Challenges

Good afternoon, Summer has ended and fall is here.  The temperature the past few days don't feel like fall but the colors of the trees and the decorations are saying it's fall loud and clear.  I love the colors of fall and the beauty God has made when I look at the hills or drive… Continue reading Dressed Beyond Measures

Do you think of home very much? What do you think of when you think of home? I hope you have a home where you feel comfort,  peace and love. When I looked up the definion of home it says: a place where one lives permanently. So can home mean this earthly home.  We aren't staying… Continue reading Home

  Wow...does that saying hit you like it does me?  Jesus knows our needs way before we have the need.  Phil has said several times since we have moved that the people who built our home we live in now, made it just for us.  It fits us so perfectly.  Do you believe that?  Do… Continue reading He knows it All

Good evening, It has been a busy week but an awesome week.  On Monday evening we sang at West Union for the 1st Annual Giovanni's Gospel Sing.  We had a wonderful time and got to worship with so many wonderful friends we have known for years.  It felt like a reunion.   We also attended… Continue reading Boot Tips

Good evening, We are living in troublesome times.  Times in which nuclear weapons are a daily threat.  Times when Hurricanes are leaving massive destruction. Times in which fires are destroying everything in their paths.  For a Christian we feel we are living in the "End Times."  Exciting and expecting times.  Not exciting because people are… Continue reading I Have Good News

🎃Good Evening, I am hoping your week has started out with many blessings...Mine has.  Monday was Labor Day and a day off work.  Phil and I spent the day together with a wonderful ride toward Cincy, dinner at Olive Garden and ended with a Canoe ride on the lake and smores by the fire with… Continue reading Fall DIY Wreath

Good morning, The weather took a quick dive down to the cool side Friday and we had to grab our jackets.  The feel of fall is in the air. A trip to the pumpkin patch is in the near future.  I love to decorate for fall. We have done a lot of celebrating lately.  The… Continue reading Anniversary Blessings

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ ☆Good Morning, ☆I could sure feel the fall chill in the air this morning.  It made me smile.  Fall is one of my favorite season.  Here in the Ohio valley we get to experience all 4 of the seasons.  I like to enjoy things about each one. ☆In spring I love to watch the… Continue reading Seasonal Blessings

Good afternoon, I hope you took some time to enjoy the little things in your life this past week.   I sure did! Today our youngest turns "18" and wow did that time fly by.  On this "big" day we will take him out to a restaurant he chose..."Red Lobster."  His Dad and I sure… Continue reading My Decorating

Good morning, We are well into another week and we have already experienced an Eclipse that will not happen again for a very long time. As most of you already know I am a thankful person.  I think a big part of being BLESSED is to realize that the "small" things are just as important as… Continue reading A Blessed Weekend

  🕯Good Morning, 🕯This morning I wanted to share a few Bible scriptures that I feel is relevant for the days in which we live.  The world that was created by God remains BEAUTIFUL as when he created it but the people and sin in the world have try to corrupt it.  We need to… Continue reading Shine His Light

Good afternoon , We had a wonderful weekend of partying.  The weather was picture perfect and the friends, family and "Birthday Boys" are a blessing.  It seems like I enjoy the little things more and more everyday.  The time we got to spend this weekend with everyone was so enjoyable.  No fighting, no fussing just… Continue reading Party Time

Good Evening, It's Friday Eve and we had beautiful weather today.  We have had a wonderful week and have enjoyed time with family.  Tonight the girls gathered to prepare things for Beckette's 1st Birthday party this Saturday.    I am sure there will be pictures that I will be posting soon. Even though we had… Continue reading Family Blessings

Good morning, My mornings to sit outside and read my bible are quickly coming to an end as school approaches.  I will still find time to read his word but it probably won't be on my back porch listening to the birds sing and feeling the morning breeze in the air.    It's so quite… Continue reading His Perfect Peace

Good afternoon, We have made it to Friday again.  This week sure went quick for me.   I worked some, babysat some and I enjoyed my family tremendously.  I am hoping you had a wonderful week too. I haven't done a DIY for awhile so I figured it was time for one.  I chose to… Continue reading Milk Can DIY

Good Morning, 💛As I woke up this morning it was a little rough to get moving.  After vacation it never gets easy to get back into the routine.  I will say I am thankful I am able to get up and go to work.  I have a wonderful job and I am thankful for that… Continue reading TRUST HIM

Good Morning, Well our trip is quickly coming to an end.   We have had a blast.  Sleeping in everyday and spending family time with our youngest son, Eli who turns 18 in a few weeks was priceless.  We have had a wonderful time and got to see so many things.  A lot of things… Continue reading Vacation Blessings #3

  ☆Good Evening, ☆We are still on our voyage.   Jump aboard and check out what we have done.  We have gotten to see a lot of places and beautiful things. ☆We made a stop on Sunday in Philedelphia, PA.  We were able to see were our Constitution was first signed. "Christ Church" where some… Continue reading Vacation Blessings #2

Good evening, ■It's vacation time for our family and this year we decided to head East.  We headed this way a few years ago but plan to explore new things along with some areas we have been before that make me realize how blessed I am to be an American. ■Our first stop was Gettysburg,… Continue reading Vacation Blessings

Good morning, ♡It's me again.  The one who is totally blessed by God.  I am outside reading my bible as I write this, thinking on Christ, watching his beauty and praying that he gives me something to write on my blog today.  Then something wonderful happened.  I looked up from my reading and it stood… Continue reading He ALWAYS Provides

¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Good Evening, It's Friday!  We had a good week at The Lawrence home.   We are all healthy and happy which is a huge blessing.  So many people would love to have good health or happiness.  Both are wonderful gifts from above.  Thank you Jesus!!! ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ A few weeks ago I went thru our… Continue reading Closet DIY

Good morning, ☆Another beautiful day our God has blessed us with.  I was able to get out of bed, get dressed, make myself some coffee and grab his word.  To me those are all blessings. ☆This past Sunday Phil preached at our home church and we were blessed to have our parents in church and… Continue reading Keep Shining

Good morning, We have made it thru another week and into the weekend.  As I sit here on my porch on this Saturday morning my mind reflects to the rain and storms we had the past few days.  We started out the week with such beautiful weather and then came the rain and storms.  The… Continue reading Blessings After A Storm

Good morning, I am hoping you had a wonderful 4th of July celebrating the freedom we have in our wonderful country.   Many people have fought and some have given their lives so that we can live in the land of the free.  I am so thankful today for our freedom to worship but especially… Continue reading Dressed Beyond Measures

Good morning, We made it to the weekend.  As I have said before I can't believe how this year is flying by. Today is already July 1st. I usually work 45 to 50 hours a week but in the summer get to cut those hours back quite a bit and... "I Love it."  As you… Continue reading A Quick Breakfast

Good afternoon My friends, ♡We are having a busy week at the Lawrence house.  We are spending a lot of time in a "cabin" because...It's Vacation Bible School week at our home church.  What a blessing to be able to participate in reaching others for Christ.  Phil and I have had the privilege to teach… Continue reading Reaching Others

Good Evening, ☀️This week we stepped right into summer.   I don't care as much for the HOT weather but I have been enjoying the sunshine and longer days.  I love leaving for work when it's daylight and it not getting dark until after 9 pm.  The seasons are something we definetly have in the… Continue reading A Few of My “FAVORITE” Things

🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸 Good afternoon, 🎸I am hoping you are having a wonderful week.  Everyday is a blessing to us.  Since Phil's illness about 4 years ago we try not to take any day for granted and we realize who is in control of EVERYTHING. 🎸I have been off work for a few days this week and… Continue reading Father’s Day Blessings

Good evening, ☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️ We got some rain in Ohio today.  We have been blessed with several sunny days.  God knows what we need.  My mother and father-in-law sing a song that I love entitled  "He knows exactly What I Need." Some of the lyrics say... When I thought I needed sunshine, the Lord sent a… Continue reading Dressed Beyond Measures

  🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 Good morning, 🌸It's Monday and time to get back to work.  It was very hard for me to get moving today.  I think I over do it on the weekends and feel the repercussions on Mondays.  I am sure I am the only one who does this. 😳   🌸We had a wonderful… Continue reading Monday Blessings

.    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Good morning, Wow...I can't believe it's already Thursday.  These weeks are flying by and I am here like...Wait for me to catch up! Sometimes life to me feels like a movie in fast forward mode and I just want to push pause for a while. We all have times in our life… Continue reading Grandbaby Blessings

🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋 Good Morning, It is cookie time on my blog today.  I am always up for easy recipes and a few weeks ago I found one.  These lemon cookies are so good I couldn't keep it a secret.    ~~~EASY LEMON COOKIES~~~ 1 Lemon Cake mix 2 Eggs 1/3 c. Oil 1/2 c. Powdered Sugar… Continue reading Blessed Kitchen

¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Good Evening, Have you ever heard the saying... What if I had today what I thanked God for yesterday? Well... What would you have??? That's a humbling thought. I heard this saying years ago and to be truthful it changed my prayers a lot.  I try to start all my prayers by giving God… Continue reading 10 Blessings I LOVE

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Good Morning, I am hoping you all made some wonderful memories as I did this past weekend. On Saturday I got up and cleaned house then went to my mom's for a much needed visit.  We sat outside on her porch swing, drank coffee and got caught up on some chit chat.  We then… Continue reading Memorial Day Blessings

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Good Morning, It's Saturday and a holiday weekend that equals 2 pluses.   This is a special weekend in which we honor our military and those who have served this wonderful nation.  What a privilege to live in the United States of America.  Thanks to all who have served. ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ It is also the… Continue reading Blessed America

Good afternoon, What a beautiful day today as I sit here listening to the birds sing and hear the neighbors mow their yards.  What a blessing to be able to have the senses that allow me to enjoy his wonderful creation. I got to spend this day with my husband.  We took the day off… Continue reading Blessed Tips

▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ Good evening, I will recap by saying the camp meeting service on Wednesday evening with the Primitive was awesome.  2 people got saved.  What a blessing to be able to attend an old fashioned camp meeting in a 2017!!! ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ I was able to go shopping last weekend to pick up some Mother's day… Continue reading Clearance Blessings

Good evening, "This is the day which the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalms 118:24 We have had several days this week with absolute beautiful weather and today was that way as well.  It has been another busy week but a blessed week.   I have said prayers for… Continue reading Blessed Eats

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Good Evening, Hoping all of you had a wonderful day. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms.  Being a mom is a gift and I am so grateful God allowed me to be one. It's a special gift but a big responsibility. Raising children goes by so fast and before you know it you look… Continue reading Mother’s Day Blessings

************************************** Good evening, I can't believe we are already almost half way thru May.  Time flies when you are having fun.  I love this time of year when everything is blooming and there's a freshness in the air.   Raising up the windows and listening to the birds sing is music to my ears.  What… Continue reading I Love A Clean Home

♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ Good Evening, I hope you all had a wonderful week.  It has been rainy and cold in the Ohio Valley.  Today is the prettiest day of the week and my day off which makes me smile. We woke up and decided to go to breakfast and hit some yard sales. Elijah even went with… Continue reading Blessed Date Night

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Good afternoon, It has been a busy week but a blessed week.  Saturday I got to spend the day with my beautiful momma.  So thankful for the way her and dad raised me to fear God and keep his comandments.  The raising I recieved has been handed to my children and grandchildren as well.… Continue reading A Blessed Kitchen

●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● Good Evening, It's Friday.  I hope you had a wonderful week blessed by God.  I had a stomach virus Tuesday, a doctor appointment for other issues yesterday evening, a funeral we sang at today, and we have 2 visitations to attend tomorrow, but through it all....God is still good!!! He knows when I am… Continue reading My Family Blessings

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Good Afternoon, The sun is shining on this beautiful spring day.  I love my coffee especially in the morning sitting on my back deck. It may sound funny but I think my coffee tastes better in certain cups.  This is one of my favorite.  This was a Christmas gift given to me from my… Continue reading Dressing for Spring

  ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ Good evening, I can't believe we are almost thru the month of April.  Is time flying or is it just me?  The grass is greening up and the flowers are blooming.  It's a beautiful time of year.  I love to watch everything come to life. My bible study a few evenings ago was… Continue reading Cultivating your Marriage ♡

Good Morning, It's a beautiful day here in the Ohio valley. As I walked out for work this morning I could hear the birds singing and feel the freshness of spring.  I immediately looked up and said "Thank you Lord for this beautiful day." As many of you know the past year has been rough… Continue reading Country Decorating- Do it yourself- Coffee Bar

●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● It's Easter Friday, As I sit here and ponder what took place over 2000 years ago on Good Friday and 3 days later, it warms my heart.  Just to think that someone would die and rise again for someone as unworthy as me. I love Easter for many reasons, first and foremost Christ's death,… Continue reading Easter Blessings