tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47982347151432408362023-11-16T11:05:24.854-05:00Water and the Word"to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word" Ephesians 5:26Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-51978272029473820892011-08-08T21:39:00.000-04:002011-08-08T21:39:56.461-04:00I have moved...I have decided to change my blog and have created a completely different one. I no longer use the email/username this blog was created under and have no way to change it.
Please head over to Loving My Life to see the new blog and keep up with our crazy little family! I enjoy having all my readers and hope to have you all follow me there :)
Blessings!Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-10742469204102355492011-05-18T14:05:00.000-04:002011-05-18T14:05:29.070-04:00He is with me - but I am not with Him!Do you ever have those days where you feel very disconnected? It might be from your spouse, kids, parents, or friends; it could also be from God. Lately, a lot of my days have been very disconnected and mostly from God. This somehow also leads me to be distant from everyone else, as well.
I can't pinpoint exactly what happened that knocked me off my path, but I haven't been on it in a veryTahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-10235412835624665572011-02-09T10:51:00.000-05:002011-02-09T10:51:56.773-05:00Stepping Into the Past Part 1 of ?A few months back, I took a small interest in finding out about my family tree. I feel that Lawson will want/need this information later in life, to understand his heritage on both sides of his family. I worked on it for a few days, and then kind of lost interest from lack of knowing where to look and how to begin. I had set up a free account at Ancestry's website, but could not follow the links Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-51199216021915286002010-12-03T22:27:00.000-05:002010-12-03T22:27:25.727-05:00A New BeginningI would like to warn you now...this will be long. If you make it to the end, thanks :)
Thanksgiving is always a great day to reflect on the past year and all the blessings you have received. I must admit, even after losing my sister in 2004 early on Thanksgiving morning, I still love the holiday! But, it seems like it is a little cursed for me at this point!
This year has been tough on my Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-7216758332570795622010-10-22T15:02:00.000-04:002010-10-22T15:02:19.113-04:00Long time...so sorry!Wow, I didn't realize until today how long it has been since I posted! Life has been crazy and I have neglected everything :(
So, I will do short updates for you on life events...maybe that will keep this post from becoming a small novel :)
Wiley and Siara got married on September 18. The wedding was beautiful and everything went great! Please just keep them in your prayers at this point though; Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-37853266532041906722010-09-14T10:59:00.001-04:002010-09-14T11:02:12.184-04:00I WON!I hardly ever win anything, but I love to enter contests. Well, lately I have won several, but last night takes the cake so far!
I support United Way and am a fan of a local chapter on Facebook. Well, yesterday afternoon they did a contest for concert tickets to see The Band Perry at The Tennessee Valley Fair. So, on a whim, I entered thinking there was no way I would win...WRONG! I did win...Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-34483076493393078122010-09-09T16:27:00.000-04:002010-09-09T16:27:04.347-04:00KnittingAs I shared in a previous post, my knitting has become an addiction! Well, I have decided to try a business venture with it and would like to introduce you to my new business name...
I started with a different name, but found it was too close to several already in use. So, the search began and it took a lot of time for me to come up with just the right name. But, the name I settled on seems to Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-17694563718281912652010-09-07T11:46:00.000-04:002010-09-07T11:46:47.603-04:00Craziness!I am a bad, bad blogger...especially when life gets crazy busy! That has been exactly the case the past two weeks...and it isn't slowing down anytime soon! Man, I am ready for a vacation :)
As most of you know, I run a small shop in the heart of downtown Dandridge, TN. I love it and have a lot of "sweat equity" in the place! I decided to have a big sale because I want to order some new items forTahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-37302690736119000272010-08-18T13:57:00.001-04:002010-09-09T16:29:34.316-04:00Knitting...my new addiction!June 20, 2010: My 28th birthday. Why is this significant you ask? Well, on this day, I decided I needed a new hobby. I love hand knitted items, especially for babies, so I decided knitting it would be! I had my husband take me Wal-Mart where I purchased the "I Taught Myself Knitting" kit and 2 skeins of yarn. Then, I went home and started learning!
Now, my husband, being the skeptic that he is (Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-88039084364372103092010-08-11T13:13:00.000-04:002010-08-11T13:13:00.139-04:00Makin' MemoriesYesterday was such a great day and a wonderful blessing! I have a great friend who is a wonderful wife and mother. Like everyone else, they have been having a hard time lately. She has two awesome kids and wants nothing more than to make them happy. I decided she and the kids needed a day trip.
I had tickets to Dollywood, a local theme park, and decided we should go. It was awesome to be able toTahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-32192550169528272292010-08-09T13:02:00.004-04:002010-08-09T13:45:41.559-04:00My "Heart Sister"God has blessed me with a wonderful friend...she is my "heart sister." Monika and I met about 7 years ago when I got a job where she was working. We didn't hit it off right away; I thought she was snob and she thought I was a little out there because I am very outspoken. But, as time went on, and we worked together a lot more, we found out we had a lot to talk about. It was the beginning of a Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-44291326878159431492010-08-04T14:26:00.000-04:002010-08-04T14:26:36.981-04:00I think I moved......and someone forgot to tell me! It is H-O-T! I live in Tennessee where the weather is usually average and life is good with the A/C on 74...notice I said usually :) This is NOT normal!!!
The past few weeks have been sweltering and this week "takes the cake", so to speak. At 11:30 am this morning, it was 94 degrees outside...94!!! That is what it would normally be on a hot day at the very Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-72030676667467987542010-08-01T09:37:00.000-04:002010-08-01T09:37:28.139-04:00Wow...10 years!?!This weekend brought my 10 year high school reunion. I happened to be on the committee of planning and very much enjoyed that part. But, I still can't believe it has been 10 years since I graduated high school!!!
Friday night was a family night - fun night for the kids. We had it at the Field of Dreams in Dandridge so we could all sit around and visit while our kids played. It was great just Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-4884867680246890792010-07-28T13:41:00.000-04:002010-07-28T13:41:31.205-04:00Life and the pursuit of...love!I want to first apologize for the length of this post...sometimes I get long winded, and with this one I definitely did :) But, I hope you enjoy the read!
Most girls begin dreaming of marriage, kids and all that entails at a young age. They think about growing up, meeting their prince charming, being a beautiful bride, and then starting a family. Some dreams are big...some are small. No matter Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-25613121847631207132010-07-24T23:50:00.000-04:002010-07-24T23:50:36.945-04:00I like to take picutres...I don't just like to take pictures...I LOVE IT! I am not, however, a photographer. Sometimes a creative genius comes out, but not very often. But, after the snapshots are taken, I do like to get creative with the editing. I have played with Photoshop a lot, and like it, but just don't have the use for an expensive program. So, I went in search of a great editing program that was free and found...Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-90825327657526975362010-07-22T12:42:00.001-04:002010-07-22T13:04:14.397-04:00Irritated...*Update*Last week I worked on my blog for hours to get it just like I wanted it. I found the perfect background, the coordinating banner, and customized my fonts/colors so it would all be the same. I think it looks great and it is just what I wanted!
Today, I click to look at my blog and make sure my latest change is there. Once my site loads, there is a note in the top corner from "The Cutest Blog on Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-27050154633615716542010-07-18T18:15:00.000-04:002010-07-18T18:15:38.987-04:00Happy Birthday in Heaven, SisterToday would have been my middle sister's 23rd birthday. We lost her November 24, 2004, due to a car accident. I am sure she is watching over me, our sister and brother, and her two nephew's from Heaven. So, Happy Birthday Nikita! I love you always :)Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-88592856992301560362010-07-15T12:50:00.000-04:002010-07-15T12:50:48.060-04:00Crazy...wonderful...LIFE!Wow...it has been a while since I updated! Life has been crazy, but wonderful! In the past couple of months I found out my stepson is gonna be a Daddy again and will be marrying a wonderful girl, Siara :) Lawson has had some more problems in daycare so we removed him and are now attending therapy so he can begin Pre-K in September. I became the aunt of an adorable little guy who already has my Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-17992549908855111832010-06-04T12:14:00.000-04:002010-06-04T12:14:03.180-04:00Introducing our new fur baby...We have added a new fur baby to our family...Sassie. We got her from a couple in Georgia almost 3 weeks ago. They loved her but just couldn't keep her so we had the opportunity to get her. She is great! She is just over a year old and very hyper. She is a Silky Terrier, so hyper was expected :)
Lawson loves her and, most of the time, they get along great! When she is ready to rest and he isn't, Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-36212855079894903202010-05-27T22:18:00.001-04:002010-05-27T22:20:16.203-04:00Moved the business, got a new logo...Well, we moved the bookstore from Jefferson City to Dandridge and have now been open almost 2 weeks! I love it...it was a great decision to move!
When we moved, we decided to stay with the same Christian bookstore roots we began with and add a few more things to the mix. We now have Bibles, books, gifts, and antiques! We are very excited to have added antiques to what we already carry. As of nowTahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-27284167654486750422010-05-16T17:26:00.000-04:002010-05-16T17:26:09.434-04:00RIP Maggie (Our fur baby)Yesterday afternoon was one of the worst days of my life! We lost Maggie, our fur baby. She got out of the house and was hit by a car; it killed her instantly. I wasn't home when it happened, so my Papaw and Daddy got her and buried her for me; Dad called to tell me and ask me if that is what I wanted them to do. I did not want to see her body, so I told them to bury her for me...I just couldn't Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-10153361615914330112010-05-10T20:32:00.001-04:002010-08-08T00:55:52.912-04:00So sorry...I haven't blogged in weeks! I have been crazy busy and I am worn out...all I want to do when I get home is sleep :/
Almost three weeks ago we made the decision to move the store from Jefferson City to Dandridge. It was one of those last minute decisions and it was a quick transition.Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-72141339604123139312010-04-06T11:05:00.000-04:002010-04-06T11:05:05.013-04:00Autism Awareness MonthApril is Autism Awareness Month and, though I do not have a child with autism, I am very close to it. I have a wonderful friend who has a son with Asperger's and I was an aid to a boy with autism a couple of years ago - it was the greatest job ever!
I ask that you would take the time to educate yourself on autism and what it is. Children with autism are often mistaken for "problem children" Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-48298347157840145732010-04-05T11:19:00.000-04:002010-04-05T11:19:10.163-04:00Journey to HealthI am embarking on a journey for not only me, but my family. I have always been a bigger person and, until recently, this hasn't really bothered me. But, I went to the doctor last week and, though I haven't gained but a couple of pounds in the last few years, I am bigger now than I have ever been. I don't like it and it has to change!
I am relatively healthy even though I am overweight. I try to Tahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798234715143240836.post-26268713596965780452010-03-29T22:20:00.000-04:002010-03-29T22:20:17.932-04:00Wait, you want me to be in charge?!?Wow life has been crazy busy lately! I am a member of an organization called The Order of the Eastern Star; it is the women's affiliation of the Masonic Lodge. Last week I was installed as Worthy Matron, which is head of the body for the year. I have been planning for this for 3 years now, because that is how long it takes to get to that position. It is definitely an honor to be elected as WorthyTahrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101699100248149144noreply@blogger.com0