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Whimsy 365: Day 81
Happy Tuesday! I am tired today. We had an ice storm yesterday into last night. We didn’t get it as bad as they predicted, Thank God. They said up to 1/2″ of ice..which is so damaging and I was afraid we’d lose power. However, I’m guessing the ice we did get was crackling and falling off the trees because our dogs kept barking every hour or so! Argh. I really needed a good nights sleep, too, as I am still fighting off this sinus crud.
Even more funny is that I didn’t think my friend, Renee, would come over to workout because of the ice so I didn’t get up and text her to postpone our workout til later in the day, so here she comes at 6am to workout! I flew out of bed, put on my workout clothes and off we went to the basement to do PiYo. Usually I have 1/2 hour or so to wake up before working out…now I know why I do that! lol
I’ll sleep good tonight for sure…….
Blessings,
Teresa
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Whimsy 365: Day 80
I enjoyed yesterday’s sketch so much I tried it again. At first I had the word “home” in the heart but changed it to “cherish yours”. I was inspired by Fr Roy’s homily at mass on Christmas day about how God gave us the Holy Family as a role model for all families. Just stop and think about that for a minute or two. If all families had the faith, love and respect that the Holy Family had, our country, our world would be an amazing place. It’d be like heaven on earth!
Cherish your family. Love them. Respect them. Be kind to them. Support them. Pray with them.
Blessings,
Teresa
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Whimsy 365: Day 79
I had no idea what to sketch this morning. I wanted to do something different. So I started with the star and just built it out from there. I didn’t have a plan. I really like how it turned out! So I guess it’s called “intuitive sketching” ??
Blessings,
Teresa
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Whimsy 365: day 78
We didn’t get home last night until 1am and I didn’t think to set my alarm. I woke up at 8:15 and flew out of bed! I needed to be at Mom’s house by 9am to help cook breakfast! It was a bit stressful getting ready but I got there just after 9 and we enjoyed our time together cooking before everyone else arrived.
Another wonderful day surrounded by family. My heart is re-charged and I am feeling so blessed!
Today’s sketch is 2-part:
- We create our lives. What we think about, what we believe is our reality. We are where we are in life because of our choices. I am a firm believer in this. So be careful and mindful of your thoughts. YOU are in control of your thoughts and beliefs.
- Guidance & partnership with God. God has a plan for us and we can only be truly happy, satisfied and successful if we work in partnership with our creator. So, yes, we create our lives and when I say “we” I mean us and God. Through prayer and a close relationship with God, the plan will be revealed to us. Doors will open, we will meet the right people, circumstances will occur that move you the right direction. Trust in Him.
So what I am saying is start with prayer. Ask for guidance. Ask for confidence. Ask for a partnership with God. But you must also keep positive. Have faith. Think good positive thoughts. Allow yourself time for prayer. Allow yourself time for visualizing the future you desire. Meditate in a state of gratitude.
Start today creating your life. The life you were intended to live.
Blessings,
Teresa
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Whimsy 365: Day 77
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
It’s finally here! I woke up early to stuff the stockings and bring out the Santa gifts 
Then made coffee and now just chillin’ and waiting for the house to come alive.
We are attending 1130 mass today. Afterwards we will open gifts with our boys then off to Kevin’s brother’s home to celebrate. I am so very blessed to have not only married the man of my dreams but that he has such an amazing family! No drama at all! There will be approximately 50 of us there and I can guarantee everyone will have a great time.
Enjoy the day with your families and don’t forget to say happy birthday to Jesus, our Savior. Today is the day God gave us the Holy Family to model our families after. In order for our society to a kind & loving society we have to have kind, loving and prayerful families. I believe this whole-heartedly. #cherishyours
Blessings,
Teresa
Whim
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Whimsy 365: Day 76
Merry Christmas Eve! What a strange year it is. Usually we head to Mom’s early for a wonderful Christmas breakfast but since she and I are still ill, we postponed it until the day after Christmas.
Sooooo…..today I am in the studio working on a commissioned painting for my girlfriend that lives in Tennessee. The painting is for her niece for Christmas. It is a painting of three angels. Each represents one of her daughters. The angels hair and eye color match the angels.
It’s coming along better than I had hoped!! So excited to show it to you all and even more excited for them to have the painting. My friend said she’d video tape her niece opening the box so hopefully I can share it here.
I am sure many of you are enjoying your families today. God Bless!
Blessings,
Teresa
PS- Today’s sketch was inspired by our boys when they were little and would go visit Santa. I sure miss having little ones around for Christmas.
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Whimsy 365: Day 23
So I came down with a sinus problem….itchy-watery eyes, scratchy throat from the drainage. Ugh! This warm then cold then warm then cold weather is making people miserable! My Mom has been sick for almost a week already and now I have it. I can tell you that this use to happen to me a few times a year. The past two years I didn’t get sick at all so I guess I was due! lol
Anyhoo, hope you are ready for Christmas! I finished shopping today even though I was miserable. Feels good to have it done.
Blessings,
Teresa
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Whimsy 365: Day 74
Wouldn’t this be the best Christmas present ever??? Peace on Earth….is it possible?
Blessings,
Teresa
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Whimsy 365: Day 73
I got a nice little surprise yesterday. My sweet hubby gave me an earlier Christmas gift! An iPhone 6+. I’ve wanted to switch from a Droid to an iPhone for a while now and we were due for upgrades so the timing was right. So excited! A little frustrated as well….there’s a bit of a learning curve going from Droid to iPhone. All in good time.
Blessings,
Teresa
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Whimsy 365: Day 72
Happy Sunday! We had an amazing weekend with friends. Such a lucky girl.
Still have some shopping to do. Hubby is stumping me this year. What I originally wanted to get him didn’t work out so I have a couple small things for him. I need ideas!! I looked at Amazon for men’s gifts but I didn’t see anything there. I’m not one to go to the store and just look around. I like to know what I am getting before going to the store but this may be the year I do it differently. Hopefully something will jump out at me!
Are you ready for Christmas?
Blessings,
Teresa
