2011 Year in Review -Pink Saturday

Year in Review, 2011...part of my life creating: photography, gardening, baking, crochet, knitting, quilting and rubberstamping.  My love for color, deisgn, and a variety of mediums to enjoy.  Thank you for joining me this year as I blogged a little, finding time to blog and even get to these hobbies is harder and harder...but I HAVE to do it, or I won't, know what I mean.  My house work has suffered greatly this year, and my exercise life....so I must make a few changes to fit these in for the 2012.  I have enjoyed visiting your blogs for inspiration, I am so amazed at all the creative talent out there, thank you for sharing.

Please stop over to our hostess sweet Beverly and check out all the other linked blogs.
http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

I have also enjoyed reading several books this year, my list inclues the following and I would recommend any of them wholeheartedly.  Most of the books I have are reference type books on my hobbies, also I am addicted to great magazines {artful blogger, where women creat/cook, Victoria, Romantic Homes, Hobby Farm, Country Living UK edition, Herb, and so many more}.

1.  We Shall See God-Alcorn

2.  Expecting to See Jesus-Lotz

3.  One Thousant Gifts-Voskamp

4.  Kisses From Katie-Davis

5.  Journey with the Messiah-Belk

These 5 books may be some of the best I have ever read and I may read them again.

I try to stay positive on my blog, so I have one place where I can escape to just for me.  I've actually had a very trying year with many, many very difficult challeges {in my mind anyway, although I may need to consider that I am a wimp and re-evaluate...I certainly have enough food to eat, clothes to wear and nice place to lay my head}.  I am thankful to my heavenly Father that I can have these wonderful creative outlets.  Wishing you all a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year, may He bless each one of you abundantly and may we WAKE up and live for Him.  Hugs, Michelle

In Everything Give Thanks-1 Thess. 5:18

Happy moments, praise God.

Difficult moments, see God.

Painful moments, trust God.

Every moment, thank God.

God is Good and he is coming back!