Scripture in Pictures Sunday

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Urgent Prayer Request! UPDATE!!!!

 Two weeks ago I took Little Hippy our Jack Russell into the Vet because she was acting funny. They determined she had a bad urinary tract infection and put her on an antibiotic. After 2 days on the Rx she was almost back to normal and by the time she finished it, she was doing great. Well Monday morning she was acting strange again so DH took her in this morning and they discovered a mass in her abdomen. He called me and told me they were taking her in for emergency surgery. I drove to the Vet so I could see her before they take her in. They are thinking it is one of two things, an infection in her uterus or cancer. If it's cancer and bad, she probably won't come out of the surgery. I am so scared and heartbroken.  She is the sweetest little thing. If you could say a little prayer for her (and us). 

UPDATE! Little Hippy just came out of surgery and is doing really well. They removed her uterus which was full of infection but NO Cancer!!!!! However, they also removed one of her mammary glands and are sending it off to pathology. It will take 3-5 days to get the results back. Thank you for all your prayers! They will keep her overnight and I can bring her home sometime tomorrow. In case you are wondering why she was never spayed, well... she has a really good blood line and we were going to breed her. Before we could find a suitable male, she was injured chasing a squirrel and was paralyzed. She had surgery on her spine and 6 months later she was walking again but we realized we could never breed her. We wanted to give her time to recover and heal before we put her under the knife again and we just kept putting it off.

Summer Cottage LOVE!

Happy REDnesday everyone!

I am in LOVE with this new publication, Summer Cottage!

 Have you seen it on your newsstands yet? The only place I have been able to find it so far, is Publix's grocery stores. It is published by Hoffman Media, the same people who publish Southern Lady. It was a little pricey at $10.99 but I can see it is one magazine I will keep and devour every little detail over and over. 

 Look at that sweet little RED table and 

the gorgeous RED vase on the shelf above!

It's so nice to see a magazine show rooms filled with color instead of the usual "All White Parisian" cottage look. Don't get me wrong, I swoon over those rooms too but they are not for me. First, I don't know how anyone keeps white furniture, white rugs etc. etc clean! And second, I just have to have color. I love my Reds, Yellows, Turquoises and Pinks too much. 

Oh be still my heart! Would you look at those punches of RED and all those luscious colors!

Another shot of the same house.

Look at this sweet cottage. 

Who wouldn't want to come home to this, so sweet! And notice the orange box in the corner, the magazine is filled with lots of 
"Style Ideas" just like this! 

Love this Blue and Yellow kitchen! 

This might be my favorite house in the magazine.

Cabin + Cottage = Love at first sight!

If you love pretty cottage decorating this magazine is a must have!

Please visit Sue at It's a Very Cherry World for more great RED inspiration! 

XXOO Nan

Scripture in Pictures Sunday

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Thank you Carolyn at Adrift on the Lake for providing me with the inspiration for today's post. Carolyn is a fairly new blogger who lives on a lake in Iowa. AND be still my heart, she owns a Havanese! What's a Havanese you ask? Just the cutest breed of dog on this Earth! I have wanted one for years but Mr. Bubble (giggle) says no more dogs, so I'm living my puppy dreams through Carolyn, LOL. Please stop by and say hello!
   I would also like to ask for prayers for a very sweet bloggy sister, Joyce at Scrap for Joy, she has not been feeling well and is scheduled for surgery tomorrow.
Thank you Charlotte and Ginger for hosting Spiritual Sundays every week!

My PINK Easter Tree

Happy PINK Saturday Everyone!
Today I want to share my PINK Easter tree. 

When my oldest daughter was just a baby, I decided to start an Easter tree for her. Back then I took some bare tree  branches and spray painted them white and stuck them in a clay pot. I found lots of cute Easter ornaments to decorate the tree with and they are still put on the tree each year.

When dd #2 came along, I started buying two of each ornament and the collection of little Easter ornaments grew quickly! 

A few years ago I purchased this little PINK tree and decided it was time to replace the well worn branch tree. Here are a few more of the sweet little Easter ornaments.

 A couple of sweet little bunnies!

A little Bird tweeting away!

This Bunny Family stands watch over the foyer, beside the PINK Easter tree.

And next week I will show you how I made the cute frou frou Tutu tree skirt. 

Please stop by How Sweet The Sound and say HI to Beverly, our host each week for PINK Saturday! Have a great weekend! xxoo Nan

 

Z is for ZOOpendous!

Z is for

   I love to visit zoos! Seriously, where else can you get some great exercise while walking around taking in beautiful flora and fauna and the chance to observe some of God's most amazing creatures up close and personal? Today I want to share my two most favorite zoos which are half a world apart, the amazing zoo in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and the equally impressive Columbus Zoo in Columbus, Ohio.

 Back in 2001, Mr Bubble (giggle) was working in The Netherlands and the girls and I were lucky enough to go over for the entire month of July. He worked during the day, so he would drop us off at the local train station where we could hop on a train to Rotterdam or Amsterdam and be back by dinner. The Rotterdam Zoo is within walking distance from the train station so it was definitely a must see on our list. It is a very clean and well maintained zoo with lots of places to sit and relax in the shade. 

 There were also some very unusual animals that I have never seen before, like this guy!

I don't remember what this guy was called but I distinctly remember that it was quite ferocious. He was down in a pit habitat along with a female and a baby. There were warning signs all around as to how dangerous this animal was. 

There were lots of great places to take pictures. 

 Here are my girls acting silly. 

I can't believe how young they look!

The animals were kept in large open areas and appeared to be well cared for. 

The big cats had a really cool habitat that had the feel of an ancient ruin. This is a huge zoo and took us an entire day to cover the whole thing. If you are ever in The Netherlands, this is a must see stop! 

   This past summer we took our girls to the Columbus Zoo. The last time I was at this zoo, I was about 12 years old and it was nothing like I remember. Jack Hanna is the Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and I was blown away with what he has done to and for this zoo. 
Again, this is a very large zoo and it took us an entire day to see everything!

 Most the animals were kept in large, open spaces and it was very easy to see the animals. The spaces were very clean and it did not have that typical "zoo smell".

And here are my girls once again, so grown up!

If you would like more information on either of 

these zoos, here are their websites:
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

The Rotterdam Zoo

I'll be linking this to Alphabe Thursday for the letter Z at Jenny Matlocks.

Scripture in Pictures Sunday

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A big Thank You to Kerrie who did some research last week and discovered the translation of the verse I was looking for, comes from the Revised Common Lectionary. AND, she provided this link for more info! 
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/109399_79330_ENG_HTM.htm
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