Hello! Yes that’s true! I am back working at my seasonal job as a cropper!!

But, that’s not what I want to share with you today! What I do want to tell you about is this fantastic book I’ve been reading. I rarely  read a book from cover to cover, unless it holds my interest all the way though. “Mary’s Message to the World” did! Here is a picture of the cover…

It is an inspirational look at what 2012 may be like.

It is about this woman who is channeled from Mary, the mother of Jesus. Annie Kirkwood, at first was sceptical about the ‘Mary’, but in time she was convinced. I won’t tell the whole tale, but I assure you, that if you have an open mind and are spritiual this book will glue you to your seat! I bought it at my Church’s’ annual book sale! I am SO glad I bought it!  It sure has me thinking about how I’m living my life, treating others and our earth!

I am glad that I’m at last bringing in some money to this small family! It does feel really good to be productive. I’m not a morning person, but I will get up if/when I HAVE to! I’ve found that once I am committed to something, I am like a pit bull. I grab hold and DON”T let it go!! That goes for ANYthing I commit to (marriage, friendships, projects, school, work that I enjoy, etc…) BUT, if I see that there is no hope for improvement, progress, interest, not enough challenge, growth, etc..) I do let go, eventually. For instance, my last marriage, it took me two years to admit to myself that there was no hope for progress, improvement, growth so I left him. For one year, we were separated (the last time). I wanted to take that time to see if he was sincere about his love for me and us. About 3-4 months into that separation, he was seeing another lady. So, I knew it was over. I moved to the west side of the state, a year later divorce proceedings started (thus the emotional ‘letting go’). Now, eight years later, I am a much happier single woman who has accomplished 2 things I wanted to when I left him. I graduated from a college program that I LOVE, I am sustaining my self without to much help from outside sources. I am proud of my accomplishments!! 

I was telling my co-workers about my Zazzle store and after one visited it, she said that I have talent. A part of me wouldn’t believe it or didn’t put any value to it. Like it was no big deal of what she said. I thought to myself, where does that come from? I reflected to my childhood. I remember my father telling me not to get a big head over the praise of other people! And..’Don’t tell people that you’re good at anything, they’ll think you are conceded.’ And that the same time, he tells me, ‘You’ll never amount to anything!’ In other words, I don’t do anything right or good! That’s what my child mind interpreted his words to mean. So, I’ve spent a LOT to re-record those tapes to the positive, that I AM GOOD! I do GOOD things! I AM good at a lot of things!! I AM WORTHY!!   A LOT of work on my self! And I am NOT done! There are still times, those tapes play and I get down on my self and I STILL have to delete them over and over and over. Someday, I KNOW they will no longer play, ever again!

Here are a couple of designs I’ve done recently...

                                                                                     I don’t have any idea what to name this design. I have been given the suggestion of naming this design, ‘Running Sap’ or ‘Ice Shades’. I’d like to put that to you as a poll. How many of you like ‘Running Sap’ and/or ‘Ice Shades’ or another suggestion.                 

 So, instead of a quote and a cute picture I am giving you a poll of “Name the Design”.

Looking forward to your replies and suggestions.