A Blessing A Day...Day 5

What a crazy weekend! We made a quick trip to the other side of the state to see our boy compete in a gym meet. Then drove back so this same son could help lead worship at church on Sunday. And finally, hosted our small group's Super Bowl Party that evening. Instead of the televised half time show we had a birthday party for our friend Jo who celebrated her 50th...we just couldn't ignore that.

Here's the card I made for her. We gave it to her with a box filled with 50 Lifesavers candies.

She IS the sweetest lady and I am so happy we got to celebrate with her. :)

I got to stamp with friends during the game. Finished up some cards I needed for a swap tonight at our demonstrators meeting. Should be fun. And I have another sweet friend celebrating her birthday today, but those details will have to wait for the next post...

Encourage someone today with a kind word or gesture!

A Blessing A Day....Day 2

Today has been a busy, but productive day. Began the morning at Camp Hope for Bible Study. This is my choice for the blessing today, even though I believe that it is as much or more of a blessing for me than it is for my friends who live there. We discussed contentment and how to teach it to our kids. It was a good time of discussion and sharing.

Most of the rest of today was devoted to crafting. :) I worked on several different projects. Here is one of the ones I completed. It is a card box from Stampin' Up that I decorated with some really pretty paper (also from Stampin' Up). If you agree with me that it is pretty, then ask me how you can get a pack of this 12X12 paper for FREE!

Sorry the first picture is so dark. My phone was plugged in, but it still informed me that the camera flash was unavailable because of the low battery...ugh.

The crafting continued this evening with a card class and some friends. It is always more fun to stamp with friends!

My journey continues tomorrow and I hope it includes mailing a fun card to someone I love :) I challenge you to join me in looking for ways to bless others daily. May the Lord be glorified in it all!

A Blessing A Day...

February has finally arrived! I am excited about looking for ways to bless others this month. Today has been kind of a weird day. I have had very little time in my craft room. I did find time to make this card....

I don't know yet what I'm going to do with it. I just thought it looked fun and wanted to try it. And I am very pleased with the cuteness of the end product. :)

As for my blessing today, it was an act of service for my family...and my country. I spent the entire morning making final adjustments and filing my 2011 federal tax return. Tax preparation is enough trouble, but since my dear hubby's identity was stolen a few years back it is even more trouble now. I spent about 30 minutes on hold with the IRS who referred me to TurboTax to get my problem resolved. TurboTax does not want to talk with you. I couldn't find any contact number on the site. I did, however, eventually find the information that told me where to enter the Identity Protection Pin that was mailed to us. It was lunch time before I finally efiled successfully...Praise the Lord!

I know it's not a very exciting act for the first day of my month long challenge, but that leaves plenty of room for improvement as the month goes on. Praying you were a blessing to someone today too!