Blue Monday - Easter Decor

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I am not as adept as many of you in decorating, but I want to share my blue Easter decorations.

Here's some faux chocolate eggs that I bought last year from Pier One. I placed them in a basket trimmed with Blue netting and ribbon.



Note the pale blue on the dinner bell?



I've had this blue marble egg for many years.





A sweet friend gave me this bunny a few years ago.



Notice his blue eyes.



He has one blue egg in his basket.



I bought this lacy, blue egg last year from the $ store.





Of course Easter is not about bunnies and eggs as much as it is about a Risen Lord and an empty tomb.

If you are a "blogspot" person, you might find problems getting pictures to load. It's a blogger thing. (sigh.) I'm sure it'll be fixed soon? What a day!

Happy Easter everyone and Happy Blue Monday!

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53. Mumsy 54. A Vintage Cottage Home 55. Kvasthilda, Sweden 56. Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage 57. gengen 58. Debbie-Dabble -Happy Blue Monday 59. Jenn Raley-Outdoor Blues 60. Ann @ Tin and Sparkle 61. RockCandy 62. cindy 63. The Tablescaper 64. Tina@BeansieBabbles 65. COZY KITCHEN BY THE SEA GOES TO WASHINGTON 66. katherine 67. Irene Photography 68. Sherry(@myhomesanctuary) 69. annies home 70. Slee @ Paisley & Pretties 71. Carrie @ Cottage Cozy 72. peggy gatto 73. Joy - Books and Life 74. Charlotte 75. Terry 76. Clara 77. Carly's Photography 78. Shy@Milestones

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Just Talk Like He's Your Friend

No one talks like this, but I know we've all experienced spoken prayer that sounds like this stilted conversation. Relax and speak to God as if He's your friend. He will be.

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Expressions Explained, Part 8

At local taverns, pubs, and bars, people drank from pint and quart-sized containers. A bar maid's job was to watch the customers and keep the drinks coming. She had to pay close attention and remember who was drinking in pints and who was drinking in quarts.

Hence the term minding your "P's and Q's."

Blue Monday - Recycle

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I probably should be ashamed to admit it, but I've never recycled before. It was a bit confusing. We didn't have any separate containers and would have had to cart our recycibles to the designated location, about a ten-minute drive.

However, in our new home, we were given two recycling bins from the county: one green for plastics and one blue for papers. Empty water bottles go into the green bin, but little else because I refuse to waste water by rinsing out other plastics. We live in a state with a drought, and water costs $$.

Since we get the newspaper each day, we seem to fill up the blue bin more quickly.



Isn't it fun to help the environment with such a pretty color? Do you recycle?


Most people on our block recycle. This is our offering for this past Friday's pickup.



Happy Blue Monday!
P.S. Please forgive me for getting Mr. Linky up so late!

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1. Christine 2. Rinkly Rimes 3. LaVoice 4. Lana G! 5. Kathy 6. Rach @ No Slippy Hair Clippy 7. Candy@The Little Round Table 8. Diann @ The Thrifty Groove 9. Sara Chapman, Seattle USA 10. ...Molly's Country Memories 11. lazyclick, India 12. Pie 13. mizhelle 14. Riet, Holland 15. Milla 16. Kids and Me 17. Dayle 18. Annas Adornments, Sweden 19. Siromade Australia 20. Irene Photography, Norway 21. Purple Goat Lady 22. Tj 23. Shannara, Sweden 24. Lola @ The Johnson & Lola DIaries 25. Coffeedoff UK 26. gengen 27. hip chick 28. Min Fotodagbok Sweden 29. bj @SWEET NOTHINGS 30. Clara

31. Charlotte 32. Vintage Rose Studio 33. Eden, Australia 34. Coralie @ A Vintage Cottage Home 35. Gena @ Thinking Aloud 36. Inspired Living Spaces 37. Linderhof 38. DEBBIEDOOS 39. Natasha's relaxing weekend. 40. Homemaking In High Heels 41. Joan @ Applejack Lane 42. Give-away at My Painting Room 43. Beverly 44. LUNA 45. Debbie-Dabble -A Bit of Easter and other things 46. margene 47. Jeanne,backyard neighbor 48. Karen@Elsie Eleanor Designs 49. Becky K 50. Black eyed Susan's kitchen 51. Judi @ Cranberryblossom 52. Rose 53. la maison LaFortune 54. Cindy @ Fairy Tale Cottage 55. ellen b - 56. Tracy F. 57. Hagemor-Norway-Fotosafari 58. hapzydeco 59. sylvia extra from villa extra 60. Ann @ Tin and Sparkle

61. Yoli ~ Apron Senorita 62. Cindy @ Applestone Cottage 63. Spring Party and tutorial by Frenchy 64. Treasures from the Heart 65. Mary@OnePerfectBite 66. Chari @Happy To Design 67. susan@thoughtsfromovertherainbow 68. Ms. Sharlotte's 69. Manang Kim, USA 70. DeniseMarie 71. Mary @ Vintage Comfort 72. DB@ranchdressing 73. Transferware 74. Race@Wahm's Cozy Corner 75. Maria's Space 76. Shy@Milestones 77. Reach Beyond Limits 78. Myrna @ My Enchanted Home 79. Lindy MacDuff 80. louie 81. Hedwig, Sweden 82. Jane in AUSTRALIA 83. Carrie @ Cottage Cozy 84. Cacai M. 85. Joy- Books and Life 86. lightbluelife,taiwan 87. Nancy 88. Dhemz 89. Dias Spot 90. Carly's Photography

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A Stage They're Going Through?

We must pray for our young ones to follow Christ. It is not healthy--nor is it a stage they're going through--to sin. And, here's the "OUCH," Isaiah 53:6 says:

We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.

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Expressions Explained, Part 7

Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what the people considered important. Since there were no telephones, televisons, or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars. They were told to "go sip some ale" and listen to people's conversations and political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched at different times. "You go sip here" and "You go sip there."

The two words "go sip" were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we have the term "gossip."

Blue Monday - Blue Room Repeat

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I'm showing a blue operating room with a surgeon dressed in blue because tomorrow the second surgery to fix the blockage in my bladder is scheduled. Once again, I ask for your prayers.

Happy Blue Monday!

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1. LaVoice 2. Happy To Be 3. Lana G! 4. lazyclick, India 5. Candy@The Little Round Table 6. Rosie@JourneyToCharm 7. Fifi Flowers 8. DEBBIEDOOS 9. Rach @ No Slippy Hair Clippy 10. mizhelle 11. Rinkly Rimes 12. Jenn Raley-Bellville 13. Pie 14. Christine (xinex) 15. Ivory Spring 16. Eden, Australia 17. Sara Chapman, Seattle USA 18. Shannara, Sweden 19. Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch 20. Diann @ The Thrifty Groove-Bunny hunt finds & Giveaway! 21. Riet, Holland 22. Jill, Northern CA, USA 23. Anne Fannie 24. Milla 25. Barbara Jean 26. Tanya 27. Mary@OnePerfectBite 28. Maria Berg, Sweden

29. Hedwig - Sweden 30. Vintage Rose Studio 31. Inspired Living Spaces 32. Sharing with Sherri 33. Dhemz 34. Gena @ Thinking Aloud 35. Purple Goat Lady 36. Carrie - Oak Rise Cottage 37. Irene Photography, Norway 38. The Lola Diaries 39. Tea, taxes and transferware @Nancy's Daily Dish 40. Siromade Australia 41. Georgia @ Living By Design 42. LUNA 43. Race@Wahm's Cozy Corner 44. Judi @ cranberryblossom 45. Jeanne,backyard neighbor 46. Joan@Applejack Lane 47. Reach Beyond Limits 48. Kim @ SavvySouthernStyle 49. Coralie @ A Vintage Cottage Home 50. Beverly 51. Black eyed Susan's kitchen 52. margene 53. Beth - Trip to New Zealand 54. The 3 Sisters know how to relax! 55. Mollye 56. Becky K

57. Blue Handpainted cupboard and MORE! 58. Carol@My Painting Room 59. Tracy F. 60. Min Fotodagbok Sweden 61. Manang Kim, USA 62. ...Molly's Country Memories 63. Erica~Swee on You. 64. gengen 65. Kathy 66. RockCandy 67. Homemaking In High Heels 68. Jamie @ Him, Me, and our Three 69. Ann @ tin and sparkle 70. Helen 71. hapzydeco 72. Baba's Special babies 73. Dias Spot 74. Peacock Feathers@Boogieboard Cottage 75. Shy@Milestones 76. Helen 77. Maria's Space 78. Myrna @ My Enchanted Home 79. Joy- Books and Life 80. Matty 81. Carly's Photography 82. annies home - 83. peggy gatto 84. Trish (scripture card)

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The Truth Hurts

Some people would rather hear untruths and lies. (sigh)

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Expressions Explained, Part 6

Common entertainment included playing cards in the 1700s. However, there was a tax levied when purchasing playing cards but it was only applicable to the Ace of Spades. To avoid paying the tax, people would purchase only fifty-one cards.

Yet, since most games require 52 cards, these people were thought to be stupid or dumb because they weren't "playing with a full deck."

God Is Good!

I am grateful for you. I am so very fortunate. So many people have been praying for me. Thank you for your prayers and concern.

The results are in; the biopsy is NON-cancerous! The baffled doctor admitted that he had expected quite another finding and agreed that it was a miracle.

However, he said that he still did not know what is wrong and that another surgery is necessary. Therefore, I ask that you continue to pray for me.

Flowers in A Blue Vase

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I am fortunate to have Jane in my family. She's an especially considerate person, and these flowers came from her. Knowing my love of things blue, she asked the florist for a mixture of blue and white flowers to be placed into a blue vase. It's hard to find blue flowers in the middle of winter, but I think that this is exceptionally beautiful arrangement with the blue vase loaded with the white blooms.



The vase is chock full of roses, lilies, daisies, baby's breath, and hollyhocks.



The card reads, "Feel better soon."
I AM feeling better today. Tomorrow, I get the results of my biopsy.





Thanks, Jane; they're almost as lovely as you are!

Happy Blue Monday!

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29. hip chick 30. Purple Goat Lady 31. Cindy @ Applestone Cottage 32. Judi @cranberryblossom 33. Myrna @ My Enchanted Home 34. Jane in AUSTRALIA 35. Joan @ Applejack Lane 36. Becky K 37. Beverly 38. Blue Flowers 39. bj @SWEET NOTHINGS..random blues 40. Kathy 41. cindy 42. Julie @Working on a Dream 43. Michelle@Shades of Red 44. Beth - trip to Australia 45. DeBbieDoOs 46. John 47. Linderhof 48. Rose 49. Black eyed Susan's kitchen 50. mizhelle 51. Coralie @ A Vintage Cottage Home 52. Self Sagacity 53. Karen@Elsie Eleanor Designs 54. ...Molly's Country Memories 55. gengen 56. GRACIA FASHIONISTA

57. John (1st time) 58. Sherry from Alabama 59. Tracy F. 60. Jamie @ Him, Me, and our Three 61. Mary @ Vintage Comfort 62. Mary@OnePerfectBite 63. carolynUSA 64. Ceekay 65. margene 66. Baba's Special babies 67. Jeanne,backyard neighbor 68. Yoli ~ Apron Senorita 69. Tina@BeansieBabbles 70. Small Reflections 71. Wanda Lee's @ The Plumed Pen 72. Irene Photography, Norway 73. Joy-Books and Life 74. Dhemz 75. Ladyinblue Sweden 76. Matty 77. hapzydeco 78. Terry 79. No Slippy Hair Clippy Annie 80. Carly's Photography 81. angie @ annies home 82. Debbie (Tobi's Blue House Beautiful)

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Not A Thing to Wear

In the church I attend, people are welcome to come in whatever attire makes them comfortable. Although most ladies wear slacks, some ladies wear skirts or dresses; you won't find any men in suits and ties! I have seen young men in sideways caps, and in the South Florida church I previously attended, I often saw shorts.

The theory is that people will then be free to come and not worry about what to wear. How is it in your church?

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