Moment #38 Mistake

Probably the worst mistake I've ever made in my life was to quit school! I was a Senior and promised my Momma that I would finish school if she would sign for me to get married.... well, I broke that promise and although later I did get my GED, it's still not the same as walking down that aisle and getting that High School Diploma!

Moment #25 Family

My Aunt Rena is a family member that influenced my life in so many ways, so I chose to make this layout about her. She was one of the finest Christian ladies I've ever known! She worked hard as a nurse's aide in the local hospital as well as planted a big garden, canning everything she could. She also had a greenhouse and sold plants. She kept a journal just about every day of her life, until she got alzehimers, and I'm fortunate enough to have those journals! I hope someday someone looks at my scrapbooks and sees a little of my life in them, the way I do her when I read her journals!

Moment #17 Courage

This layout was a really hard one to do... it is on the terroist attack on the New York twin towers. I used the song by Alan Jackson "Where were you?" as the basis of my layout, and just going through the song, told about my feelings & what I was doing through this incredibly horrible time for our country! It took a lot of courage to get through this time, for a lot of people! A moment in History that will never be forgotten.

Moment #15 Comfort Food

I did this layout on the BEST Brownie recipe I've ever tried!! I am a real chocolate addict and when I make these, if I'm not careful, I can easily eat the wole pan full! It's truly a recipe that I will always use and pass down to my kiddos!

Moment #11 My Hero

I did this layout about one of my Pastor's, Chad Coleman. He really was my hero at a time when I really needed help spiritually, emotionally, and physically! I had a total knee replacement with lots of complications and Chad was there for me every step of the way! He is such an awsome man of God and I will never forget the times he came over to pray with me, and the times he was just there for me as a friend!

Moment #10 Change

I used this Moment to talk about the changes in my life caused by my Divorce.... I really didn't tell a lot of "bad" things like I could've... I just mainly told about how young we were when we married and how hard it was, esp on the kids, when we finally got a divorce.

Moment #9 "Wonder"

For this layout, I took a picture that my neice had made of a sunset out on Keystone lake and talked about how Beautiful God's world really is! We are so Blessed by the Beauty all around us, and when you look at some of the things He has given us, how could you not believe in Him???

Moment #8 My Passion

Guess you'd never believe what my real "passion" is..... scrapbooking, of course! lol I took pictures of my scrapbooking supplies & albums and told about what scrapbooking really means to me...

Moment #7 Believe

This layout is based on my favorite scripture Proverbs 3:5-6... I told about how hard it is to deal with the pain of arthritis sometimes and how I use this scripture to get me through it all when nothing else seems to work...

Moment # 6 You're Beautiful

I truly don't think I'm beautiful BUT in God's eyes, I am! This layout demonstates that statement...

Moment # 5 "Balancing act"

This layout is about balancing all of the important things in your life... I tell how I try to do this... (doesn't mean I'm perfect at it 100% of the time!)

Moment #4 "I am"...

This moment is about my "personality", and someone took the perfect picture to use for it when we were on vacation, with me sticking out my tongue! I LOVE to goof off with the grandkids, acting silly & having fun! This layout pretty much demonstrates that part of my personality!

Moment #3 The Perfect Adventure

I did this layout shortly after going on an awesome vacation with my daughter & family to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. We stayed in this really cool cabin overlooking the lake, and I spent most of my time on the huge deck watching the kids have fun in the water, and taking pictures, of course! The first picture I used in this layout was taken early one morning when I was doing my "quiet time" with the Lord... There was some fog coming up off the water, and if you look really close, a boat with some fishermen.... This was my "perfect adventure"! Eureka Springs, Arkansas!

Moment #2 Words to live by

Phillipians 4:13 is one of the scriptures that I keep in mind sometimes when I'm doing something hard, esp health-wise.... I have quoted this many times during a scary test, MRI, ect., and it has calmed me down... I took a picture of this scripture when we were on vacation at Eureka Springs... it was on a plaque hanging on the wall... Perfect for this "moment" to scrap!

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Moment #1 My Gifts

My most special gift from God is my 3 children! Therefore this layout is about me & them: shelly, rickey, & Jonathon... (click on picture to veiw larger size)