The Favorites

Before my dental surgery, I was told that I could bring a CD to listen to during the surgery. I thought about what CD I wanted to bring... Selah? Rich Mullins? 4Him? Then I decided to do something totally new. I was going to try to make my own CD. With our desktop, we didn't have the capability to burn CDs so this was never an option. But with our fairly new laptop, we could. So I decided to give it a try.

The next step was picking just a few songs. Whoa! How can I pick just a few favorites? I finally narrowed it down to fifteen, but it was hard. 

The first CD I made had a skip in it. It was a rather large one and so I decided to make another copy of it. The second one was a success! I am so glad I made a CD. First of all, because my love for the Lord was seen by the medical staff during my surgery. My surgeon remarked that I was a very calm patient and that my music was making him calm! And second, because I can listen to all my favorite songs on one CD. 

My favorites:

1. Sing Your Praise to the Lord - Rich Mullins

2. If I Stand - Rich Mullins

3. Hold Me Jesus - Rich Mullins

4. While the Nations Rage - Rich Mullins

5. The Solid Rock - 4Him

6. Fairest Lord Jesus - 4Him

7. Glory - Selah

8. There is a Redeemer - Selah

9. O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus -Selah

10. Before the Throne of God Above - Selah

11. Wonderful, Merciful Savior - Selah

12. Be Thou My Vision - Selah

13. Part the Waters/I Need Thee Every Hour - Selah

14. O Sacred Head Now Wounded - Selah

15.  There is a Fountain - Selah

What songs would you put on a CD of favorites?

New Decor Reveal and Winter Decorations

Remember when I repainted my desk? Perhaps not since I did it a year and a half ago.Well, anyway, since that time, I've slowly been tweaking the colors in my room.  

I still loved my wall color but I wanted to add some red touches to my room and take out some of the light pink. It was easy to slowly change the pillows and throws to bring in the red color. If I saw some fabric in the right color I might get a little bit and cover a pillow. This Thanksgiving the last of the pillows were redone and I am so happy with the way it turned out. 

The Bed:

Before: Pink and yellow floral quilt, old striped sheets (I've had them since I got the bed. They would have been fine in the "new" room but they were getting worn.), shabby chic pillow, light pink bolster. 

After: Blue and white striped L.L. Bean quilt, white lace shabby chic sheets with blue polka dot shams, yo-yo pillow with fabric samples from the other pillow in my room, striped bolster (made from a kitchen towel I found on sale). 

The Chair:

Before: Pillow sham that went with the old quilt, light pink chenille throw. 

After: Red polka dot pillow, handmade lap duvet (made from this pattern). 

The Window Seat:

Before: Shabby chic (?) pillow.

After: Handmade pillow, red Ikea throw.


Other touches:

I hot glued some yo-yos onto the light pink shade to add some color. 

For my winter decor I put some yarn balls in my aqua bowl and I put out my snowflake birdhouse. 

I don't think I have a before shot of the shadow box but it did have paper butterflies, dried flowers, and postage stamps in pastel colors. The "new" box I covered with scrapbook paper squares and pinned old keys into each square. 

This yo-yo garland doubles up as my Christmas tree decorations. I couldn't stand to put it away when Christmas was over so I tacked it up over my closet door. 

When I first heard of putting plates on the wall, I didn't like it but after seeing different arrangements on blogs, I've come to like it. The little nest plate was given to me by Bekah, the middle plate is a borrow, and the big bird plate was given to me by my grandmother.

Valentine-y touches are on my desk, pink candle, tea/rose petals print, and the Tasha Tudor book All For Love.  

I made this candle embellishment with some buttons I had and jewelry wire. 

Another Valentine touch given to me by Miss Frances last year. I love it! 

For my "photo" tray I decided to put down scrapbook paper for the time being. It has my blue tea set, an antique doily and a candle for warmth. 

I got this hedgehog toy around Christmas. I love hedgehogs and I couldn't resist getting one of these darlings. I made some flocked woodland animals to go in my flower picture frame. 

I showed this to you last week, but I love it so much I thought I would show it to you again.

Only Trust in Him

This is a new hymn to me. I recently got a Kindle book entitled Open Your Hymnal Again by Denise Loock. She takes 31 hymns and adds a little devotion with each. This was one of the hymns in the book. You can hear the hymn ~here~.

Only Trust in Him
words by John Stockton

Come, every soul by sin oppressed;
There’s mercy with the Lord,
 And He will surely give you rest
 By trusting in His Word.

 Refrain:
 Only trust Him, only trust Him, 
 Only trust Him now; 
 He will save you, He will save you, 
 He will save you now. 

 For Jesus shed His precious blood
 Rich blessings to bestow;
 Plunge now into the crimson flood
 That washes white as snow.

 Yes, Jesus is the truth, the way,
 That leads you into rest;
 Believe in Him without delay
 And you are fully blessed.

 Come, then, and join this holy band,
 And on to glory go
 To dwell in that celestial land
 Where joys immortal flow.

 O Jesus, blessèd Jesus, dear,
 I’m coming now to Thee;
 Since Thou hast made the way so clear
 And full salvation free.

~ ~ ~

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. ~John 14:1

Photo Friday: Warmth

Part of my winter decorations include this pretty cardinal teapot my grandmother gave me for Christmas and a coffee bean Village candle on top of  my personalized Lazy Susan that my best friend Kate made me for Christmas. 

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Fashion Fun with Firmoo!

I find that it's always helpful to start the new year with a few additions to the wardrobe, don't you? Christmas clothes, new jewelry and accessories are always fun! This year, I have a new sweater, a Charming Charlie gift card (I got a scarf that was on sale and I still have some money left on the card), and a pair of fashion glasses.

I've recently come across an online business called Firmoo. I first heard of this company when my blog friend Jessica did a review on her blog. I perused their site and was surprised to see how much variety they had: prescription glasses, reading glasses, fashion glasses, and prescription sunglasses as well as ones for those who don't have a prescription. 

I liked that Firmoo had a virtual try-on feature where you can upload your picture to see how you look in a certain pair of glasses. 

Then, I was contacted by a representative asking if I would be willing to do a review for my blog! Of course, I said yes, and I had so much fun picking out a fun pair. Since I don't wear/need glasses, I chose to go with a pair of fashion glasses that would go with many different winter outfits that I have put together.

And so, I waited for my new glasses to arrive. 

They arrived in less than a week after they were shipped, which was pretty good being that it was the week between Christmas and New Years. The glasses came with a nice protective case, a microfiber cleaning cloth, a repair kit which included a mini screwdriver, some extra screws, and nose pads, and a drawstring bag to hold the kit. 

At first, the glasses sat pretty far away from my face but after some slight adjusting, they felt fine. The color of the glasses looked the same as it did in the picture on the website.

My glasses

The people at Firmoo were very easy to work with, even when I had to postpone the review due to our computer issues.

Want to know the best part? You can get a pair of glasses, too for a very low price! Firmoo has recently started a new program where new customers can get their first pair of glasses for FREE by paying the shipping only. With such a wide variety of frames, there is something for everyone. 

Here Firmoo explains about their new program:

The old opinion that glasses are only necessities for people with vision problems has already gone. Glasses are increasingly becoming a fad and must-have accessories for celebs and fashionistas. Everyday we can spot millions of non prescription glasses wearers and we are constantly fascinated by many noted film stars’ signature non prescription glasses.They instantly upgrade your look of modern, vintage, or geek by wearing different styles of frames. Any hot glasses/sunglasses /goggles frames you want can be found on Firmoo, and all are available for both prescription lenses and non-prescription lenses. Are you desperate to have a new look? Now here is the chance, Firmoo has launched a First Pair Free Program to people worldwide. You will absolutely fall in love with the excellent quality, affordable prices, fashionable designs, fast delivery and the good service after trying them with paying shipping only! You even can get a refund/exchange if you are not satisfied with them. It's totally Risk free, so why not have a try? Click here to get your free glasses now!

Also, be sure to check out their Facebook page ~here~.

***Thanks to Firmoo for sending me this pair for glasses for review purposes. 

Open My Eyes, That I May See

Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in Your law. 

--Psalm 119:18

Open My Eyes, that I May See
words by Clara Scott

Open my eyes, that I may see
Glimpses of truth Thou hast for me;
Place in my hands the wonderful key
That shall unclasp and set me free.

Open my ears, that I may hear
Voices of truth Thou sendest clear;
And while the wave notes fall on my ear,
Everything false will disappear.

Open my mouth, and let me bear,
Gladly the warm truth everywhere;
Open my heart and let me prepare
Love with Thy children thus to share.


Refrain:
Silently now I wait for Thee, 
Ready my God, Thy will to see, 
Open my eyes, illumine me, 
Spirit divine! 

Photo Friday: "The Boot"

Henrietta is back! Yay! She came home yesterday. We are so glad to have her back. 

This picture is of Pinky. I guess she decided she wanted to be a boot. Kitties can be so silly! 

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