Teh other night we were out side looking at the stars. the evening was so wonderful. Looking at all the stars reminded me that we have a big God. He put all those stars there. More than you can count. Nathan tried to count them, he gave up and said there were too many. It made me think about my blessings. I have many too. god has been good to me. I have been through hard times this year and even though it felt like God had left, he didn't. I have been reminded of that alot. In the little things that happen in life. Like when you just have to cry and your little two year old comes and looks up at ypu and says, I'm your girl mommy I love you don't cry. I have many things to be thankful for. This past year has been a hard one, but I have many things to be thankful for. 1. I have a home. 2. My husband still has his job, for a little while, his company is in a law sut please pray for them. 3. My family is well. 4. I get the privilege of staying home with my children. 5. I have food.6. I have wonderful children and a husband who provides for us and loves me even through bad times.7. Heat, electric, water. 8. Friends who have been there and stayed true, even when i told them all my struggles and they wanted to run.9. For America, I still have freedom when most countrys don't. 10. God has taken away my anger, bitterness, and is helping me move on. I could never had made it through with out Him I kept it harbored for so long. I am thankful to be free. Those things people have said, or done still hurts. but I have rose above it with the Lord on my side. There are many things I could say but here are just 10 of them. Be thankful for everyday. Read psalm 91 over and over again it will lift you up. Till next time.... I almost have my decorating done. So maybe next post. (for Christmas).

Quilts are the warmthon a cold day. This is Kari's new quilt that her great- grandma bell made her. I love quilts they are one of my favorite things. I love getting a quilt down from the shelf and curl up with on on a cole night and read. I like to display them too. Pray for your friends and family today. Tell them you love them. Pray everyday. There are just no words to tell how important this is.

Haven't taken any pictures this week. have been cleaning the leaves out of the yard, puting away flower pots, and outside decor, cleaning carpets and getting everything cleaned up. I will be decorating for Christmas soon. I will post pic. till next time....

I painted my living room. I was tired of it being white. The kittens are ours. they are outside.

Today we went and picked the great pumpkin. We had alot of fun. It was cold though.

the recipe for laundry soap.

4 cups, hot tap water. 1fel-naptha soap bar. 1 cup washing soda. 1/2 cup borax. Grate soap and add to sauce pan with water. stir continually over med-heat till soap desolves. 5 gallon bucket fill half full with hot tap water. add melted soap, washing soda, borax. stir till powder is desolved. Fill bucket with more hot water till full. sit overnight. Stir pour 1/2 laundry container, I saved one of my old store ones, fill the rest with water. shake before using. use 1/4 cup top load 5/8 cup and front loads 1/4 cup. front loads app 640 loads, top loads 180.