... life and Most of us, millions of us are still here. Often when we face a tragedy, I like to find the blessings. Here is my list of blessings after Ike. This is not to take lightly the losses so many have suffered, but remember we are strong, faithful and hard working. We will get back up. TEN BLESSINGS AFTER IKEMany Marriages were rekindled. Couples actually had time to talk, without ...

... c.s....so it was only natural (pun intended LOL!!) to pair it with my newest favorite Verve set, Abundant Blessings!I embossed the silhouette flowers (from Abundant Blessings) using Chocolate Chip craft ink and Clear detail e.p. I added some "filler" using another one of the silhouette stamps inked in Sahara Sand. To ...

... get with chalk, craft or hybrid inks, like I did here with VersaMagic's tea leaves color. Those Abundant Blessings flowers just pop in real life. I added just a tiny contrast of color to all that green with a pink Prima flower accent.What's In It?Stamps: Abundant Blessings (Verve)Paper: wild wasabi, black, kraft (SU!)Ink: onyx black (Versafine); cloud white, tea ...

... are thankful for and what you are counting as a blessing today. This is a way that we can encourage one another. Many of our blessings we will have pictures of and we can share those as well. I think that many times we forget that it is a blessing ... breath, to get out of bed, to hold a baby... Share your blessings with us. They encourage others. We can share so many other things.... special gifts, ...

... your kind words, thoughts, prayers, and offers of help. We have seen so many blessings from our Heavenly Father this week:I think it was a blessing that I wasn't home ... Amazing. (well, except for that one small detail about how she can't walk or do much of anything normal...)This has been a strange experience for us, almost surreal at times, but we're grateful that we have seen all these blessings ...

... special happy baby times!I said in the rapture of my daughter's birthday last week. Our children come to us with nothing. They know us only to love us. Don't let all that pooping, and crying and not-sleeping get in the way of that. Many blessings come to you both, Bec' and Kristen.I wrote of the closure on infancy at the House of Wo ... Our children are born incomplete in themselves. They are not ...