Lemon Yellow Encouragement Cards.. Matthew 17:20

 Here are the Encouragement cards I promised I would post.. I'm really loving this paper...As many of you might know I'm an Encourager at my Church as part of the Christian Education Ministry. I send these cards to the ladies in my group....Random Acts of Kindness.. Hope you like them.

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~Love Barbara~

Joann's have wonderful paper packs - Lemon Yellow Stack

 I love this yellow paper pack - I call it Yellow dazzle... But the correct name of it is - Lemon flower stack - Awesome for encouragement cards....

 I will post the cards i made later but for now here is the Events calendar that i just altered, found it in Micheal's in the 1.00 section and now I have covered it for my Cousin Monica .. She is gonna love it...

 Events Calendar before it's Altered

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~Love Barbara~

Bad Choice {5/31/2011} - I know the feeling....

{What a wonderful word of Encouragement from

Our Daily Bread on Today - StayBblessed}

An elderly TV star was asked by talk-show host Larry King about heaven. King prefaced his question by referring to Billy Graham, who had told King he “knew what would be ahead. It would be paradise. He was going to heaven.”

King then asked his guest, “What do you believe?” He replied, “I’d like a lot of activity. Heaven sounds too placid for me. There’s a lot to do in hell.”

Sadly, this man is not alone in thinking that an existence in Satan’s realm is a preferred destination. I’ve heard people say that they’d rather be in hell because all their friends will be there. One person wrote, “If hell was real, I don’t think it would be bad. There would be a lot of interesting people.”

How can we convince folks who are deceived in this way that hell and its horrors are to be avoided? Perhaps by telling them of the realities of hell that are presented in the Scripture. In Daniel 12:2, it is described as a place of “shame and everlasting contempt.” Luke 16:23 talks about “torments.” Matthew 8:12 describes “weeping and gnashing of teeth.” And Revelation 14:11 says there will be “no rest.”

Biblical truth doesn’t allow anyone to think that hell might be a good place to be. Clearly, rejecting Jesus and facing an eternity in Satan’s kingdom is a bad choice.

Don’t choose to spend eternity
Where pain will never dim;
Instead decide to trust in Christ
And choose to follow Him. —Sper

The same Christ who talks about the glories of heaven also describes the horrors of hell.

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~Love Barbara~

happy Friday - Check out my Ladybug front door hanger!

Front door - Ladybug Light hanger along with my Don't Bug me mat.. Loving it....

My mom and son got be a solar light ladybug for the front flower patch..

My plant growing in yellow crystals.... Great for plants.. even if you don't have a green thumb..

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 ~Love Barbara~

Selling some brand new never used set - Stampin Up...

Hello everyone Happy Monday - I showing these stamps, they are for sale.... 1st set - Merry and Bright 14.97... I'm selling them for 14.97 including shipping... Pay pal accepted... just email me at blessedladybug@bellsouth.net and let me know your interested... items go to the first come first serve....
Both set were never used .. there brand new....

 2nd set - Word play this is only being sold as a set it's two cases, and that the way there are sold at stampin up... price 32.17..... I'm selling them for 32.17 including shipping.... save on shipping and purchase both thanks for viewing more stamps to come.

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Providence 365, Week 19 -

Providence 365, Week 19 (Copied and Pasted from http://faith-sisters.blogspot.com/)



I read this blog post a while back, Wrestling with an Angel: 18 Years of The Providence of God, and I knew that I wanted to share it here. This is a father who knows more than most the truth of these words from Jeremiah:


For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.


It is easy to blithely quote Scripture about Providence when our lives haven't been tried too terribly. And, frankly, my life hasn't been. It is another thing to hear it from the pen of someone for whom the Providence of God has been a daily, even hourly, truth on which to cling.


My prayer is that Scripture will sink deep into my soul, so when the trials do come (and they will come, as our LORD himself told us), my faith will steady me in the storm. My prayer is that I will say, "God is good. All the time."
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~Love Barbara~

Unique cards Mother's day!

All mother's day cards are in the mail.. I'm early this year y'all.. Have a great day...

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~Love Barbara~

Just Jingle an awesome blog!

Grabbed this skeych from http://www.justjingle.blogspot.com/, this blog.. love it. stop by and see here layout what an awesome job....

Just Jingle i love your blog, keep the inspirations coming.....

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~Love Barbara~

RUSH - order for wedding invites

LaTonya here are your sample for the wedding invites.. Best of luck and let me know which you like.. you can also get a combination of them all. It's up to you .... it's your day....

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~Love Barbara~

Sketch Tuesday

I'll be posting Layouts Later .... 

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 ~Love Barbara~

Two Words - 5/4/2011 Our Daily Bread

In the annals of US advertising history, one of the most efficient slogans ever is the California milk producers’ two-word question, “Got milk?” With that phrase, the group captured almost everyone’s attention. In surveys, the slogan was recognized by more than 90 percent of the people polled.

If “Got milk?” is so good at reminding people to drink “cow juice,” perhaps we can create some two-word slogans to remind ourselves to live more godly lives. Let’s turn to James 4 and try it. This passage gives four specific guidelines.
1. Give in! Verse 7 tells us to submit to God. Our sovereign God loves us, so why not let Him run the show? Submission helps us resist the devil. 2. Get close! Verse 8 reminds us of the value of drawing near to God. It’s up to us to close the gap between us and God. 3. Clean up! Verse 8 also reminds us to make sure our hearts are clean. That happens through confessing our sins to God. 4. Get down! James says we need to be humble before God (v.10). That includes viewing our sin as something to weep over.
Give in! Get close! Clean up! Get down! These pairs of words may not look as good on a T-shirt as “Got milk?” But they sure will look good on us.


Lord, help me live a godly life
Of faith and love and purity
So those who watch my life will see
Reflections of Your work in me. —Sper


The most powerful testimony is a godly life.
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More Cards - Unique Cards Made by me - Graduation cards

Happy Graduation to all the graduates if the 2011 school year.
Special graduation Blessing going out to my Oldest Nicholas graduating from his medical program in June. All Glories to God for all that he continues to do in my life.

Next year this time i will be planing a graduation party for Najee, he will be gradating from the 12 grade wow High school already.. To God be the Glory..

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~Love Barbara~

Two Rules To Live By (Our daily Bread) 5-2-2011

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by rules and expectations? Think of how the Jewish people must have felt as they tried to keep up with more than 600 rules from the Old Testament and many more that had been imposed on them by the religious leaders of their day. And imagine their surprise when Jesus simplified the pursuit of righteousness by narrowing the list down to just two—“love the Lord your God” (Matt. 22:37) and “love your neighbor as yourself” (v.39).


In essence, Jesus is telling us that the way God knows we love Him is by how we treat people. All of them. Let’s face it—loving our neighbor can be a challenge. But when we do it to express our love to God, we unleash a powerful motivation that loves whether the person deserves it or not. And as we love God and our neighbor, everything else falls into place. If I love my neighbor, I won’t bear false witness against him, covet his wealth or his wife, or steal from him. Loving others for God’s sake even provides the grace and strength to forgive those who have heaped injustices upon us.

Who needs to see God’s love today through you? The more unlovable the person, the greater the statement about how much you love God!

To love your God with all your heart,
Your soul, your strength, your mind,
Enables you to love someone
Who’s hurtful and unkind. —Sper

Loving God is the key to loving others.
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Providence 365 - Week 18 - Praise the Lord

Providence 365 - Week 18 - Praise the Lord ( I will be posting layout later) Praises to our Lord!


We have so much to be thankful for, even in times that are troubling. In the past year, we have witnessed earthquakes, tsunamis, tornados, flooding. Most of us from the comfort of our homes… watching tv, reading the daily news or surfing the internet. And sadly, there are some of us that have experienced these tragedies first hand.


Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, my soul.
I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.


Psalm 146: 1,2
Sometimes it is difficult sing our praises during adversity – but we are called to be thankful, to sing praises at all times….”all my life”.
When we praise God – even in tough times – we BELIEVE that He will keep His promises. When we praise God, we TRUST him. When we praise God, we are pushing the devil away. When we praise God, we know that He LOVES us.
This week, take some time to reflect on how and when you praise God. Remember that He keeps His promises, we can trust Him and that He loves us unconditionally.
Praise the Lord!
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~Love Barbara~