OUCH!!!!

OOOOOO OUCH.....

IT HURTS.....

when you LOSE followers in stead of gaining them.

Without ever knowing why!!!

I understand it tho.

I clean up my blog list at times too.

How do I decide the blogs I still want to follow?

Well, I use the following criteria to determine the blogs I want to follow (or continue following):

• Am I inspired by the words written in the posts?
• Is there information provided that I can and will use, whether it be creative thoughts, recipe building, organizational tips, or other topics that peak my interest?
• Is there inappropriate content that finds its way into blog posts? If so, this is DEF a big turn off for me.
• Do the posts make me laugh? Does the writer have a great sense of humor?
• Has the writer become someone I consider a friend (even tho a cyber friend I may never meet)?

Now keep in mind, blogs don't have to meet ALL of these points ALL of the time....

that would just be mean....

to stop following because of one (or two or even several posts).

It may hurt a little when I see my followers number sneak down a spot or two.......

Who is to blame tho????

HMMMM that would be me I guess.

I have not been posting regularly....

I have not been commenting as much on the blogs I DO follow.....

Maybe my words have not fit the same criteria I expect of others......

I KNOW I have not been doing blog hops which is the best way to meet new friends.....

So, all of this is going to change!!!!

Just gotta take the time to do it...stop by to visit everyone more often, to pick back up with my posting......

And another thing I have decided to do is to email or comment on the blogs I decide to stop following. Just a little note to let them know how much I have enjoyed their blog......

HMMMMM or maybe since I know how hard it is to lose followers, I will continue following and check in once a while to see how they are doing!!!!

Lots to ponder on this beautiful Monday morning.

Until next time......

HAPPY RESURRECTION SUNDAY

After a dark and stormy couple of days here in Ohio(very appropriate with Good Friday and the dark days after the death of Jesus) here it is Easter Sunday!!!

On the third day, He rose again!!!!

So even tho the skies are still dark, and the rain is still coming down, I feel a sense of peace and renewal.

I attended the early Easter service at church last night with my daughter's family, and will go again this morning with my son and his bride to be......

Something about needing to feel the actual joy and celebration of Easter morning service.

The cool thing about last night was that we were celebrating the resurrection at the same time as Christians were celebrating at the site of the original resurrection!!!! My hesitation at celebrating and attending service on Easter eve was silenced at that moment.

The service was very different and included a dramatic interpretation of the fight between good and evil, between GRACE and evil......

the fight that we all face each and every day.....

The sermon drove home the fact that....

in the end....

GRACE WINS!!!

Grace always wins.!!

So wherever this day finds you,

at whater stage of your life you are in,

whether there is darkness in your days or

joy and sunshine surrounding you.....

remember that

Grace DOES always win!!!

God bless you on this

Resurrection Sunday.



Lyrics for Oh Glorious Day

One day when Heaven was filled with His praises

One day when sin was as black as could be

Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin

Dwelt among men, my example is He

Word became flesh and the light shined among us

His glory revealed

CHORUS: 

Living, He loved me

Dying, He saved me

Buried, He carried my sins far away

Rising, He justified freely forever

One day He’s coming

Oh glorious day, oh glorious day

One day they led Him up Calvary’s mountain

One day they nailed Him to die on a tree

Suffering anguish, despised and rejected

Bearing our sins, my Redeemer is He

Hands that healed nations, stretched out on a tree

And took the nails for me

CHORUS:

One day the grave could conceal Him no longer

One day the stone rolled away from the door

Then He arose, over death He had conquered

Now He’s ascended, my Lord evermore

Death could not hold Him, the grave could not keep Him

From rising again

CHORUS:

One day the trumpet will sound for His coming

One day the skies with His glories will shine

Wonderful day, my Beloved One, bringing

My Savior, Jesus, is mine

It bears repeating.........

Back from vacation!!!

Back to reality........

back to real life....

the trials....

the tribulations.....

the irksome customers........

the bills that just keep coming........

the retail associates that must hate their jobs.....if not, why would they refuse to smile, or at least acknowledge customers, that without, they would not have a job to hate.......

but after hearing Casting Crowns OH Glorious Day
when I was
 coming down the last street to my condo, READY to finish off this 'not so fun' day....
ALL was put in perspective....

Take another listen..... because I know for me, I can click repeat and repeat and repeat on the old iPod.

I'm BAAAAACK!!!

Hey everyone....believe it or not, I came HOME from Hawaii..... Wanna know how hard it was to return to Ohio after 2 glorious weeks on land and at sea???? NAH, it would just bore you too much to hear me go on and on.

What I will do is say thanks to all of you for the wonderful comments while I was away!!! How cool to come back to some beautiful words and to know I may have been gone but not forgotten.

I will slowly get back into the blogging world but first things first.....

My mom was back in the hospital after suffering a seizure. It was then determined that she has ecoli and some type of ESBL bacteria in her urine that are very resistant to antibiotics so she was in isolation.

She has been moved to the rehab center again and will be in isolation there for a while.

So as you can see, my life is still a whirlwind!!!

Once I get all settled in, I plan to be back here posting decorating, baking and whatever other stuff I wanna share with all of you.

In the meantime, I am SOOOOO looking forward to reading your blogs after 2 weeks without my newest addiction.

Thanks for sticking with me and I will be sharing again soon.

Be Blessed.....until next time....