It's a Beautiful Day To Be Loved....

The favorite Canadian crooner, Michale Bublé, is making yet another sly entrance into the entertainment industry. He has reached into the American songbook with some amazing renditions of some oh so popular classics from Frank Sinatra, the Bee Gees, Jackson 5, Elvis Presley, Van Morrison, along with many more. Not to mention, he is looking oh so fine in a suit!

To Be Loved, available at amazon.com by clicking here, is a lineup of tracks to include four original songs co-written by the Canadian Crooner himself.  The original songs bring you right to the heart of Bublé s person life.  Michael says, "I want to take you on a wonderful journey about love--all different kinds of love".  The album itself touches on many emotions from happiness to sadness. "Do not think I take my success these last ten years for granted. I was anything but an overnight sensation, which inspires me to deliver big time for my fans—maybe even make some new ones this time out." says . "I labored over every song, every note and every arrangement because I can’t resist trying to make each record better than my last one."

Michael is enjoying the good times in his life, he will soon become a first-time dad. In the video for the song, It's a Beautiful Day, he portrays a young lad truly loving life. Michael says, "I wrote Close Your Eyes about my wife and about the power of all the women in my life—my sisters, my mom, my grandma and all women in general. Let’s face it, where would we be without them? I Got It Easy, another original, is basically a song where I count my blessings and is a reminder to me and everyone to appreciate all the good parts of life. I’m a very lucky guy and I never want to forget it."

From the first track on the album to the very last track on the album Bublé never ceases to amaze me with his talent.  I watched the video for the song It's a Beautiful Day and came to the very conclusion that the lives of people all around today resemble the portrayal in the video.  You can watch the video by following the link here.
 
Michael is slated to appear on Dancing with The Stars on April 30 and on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 3.  Be sure to tune to your favorite television station to check him out.
 
 
Disclaimer:  I participated in this campaign for One2One Network. I received a free copy of the album to facilitate my review. By posting, I am eligible for incentives. All opinions stated are my own.

His Love Never Fails

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

Clearly in this verse, love is viewed as important, higher and more valued than any other attribute. In 1 John 4:8b, it states: "God is love." And since 1 Corinthians 13:8a states: "Love never fails."
This therefore, God will never fail us Christians, that God will always be there in our time of need. Whenever you're in pain, remember that God will never leave you, never.

When the lyrics go: "Love is a river that flows through" I really think that it is referring to this text in the Bible: "And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us." Romans 5:5

For us to love, it cannot be achieved by ourselves alone, but rather is only capable of occurring from the source of unconditional love, the love that can be found in His Word in many many many (countless) examples, and we must ask + seek for His help and intentionally try to do so.

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

It's the Only One You've Got...

You hide behind your walls of maybe nevers.

Forgetting that there's more than just knowing better.

Your mistakes don't define you now, they tell you who you're not.

You've got to live this life you're given like it's the only one you've got.

A Mother's Love...

For thus saith the Lord:"Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river and the glory of the gentiles like a flowing stream. Then you shall feed. On her sides you shall be carried and dandled on her knees, as one who comforts his mother, so I will comfort you." Isaiah 66:12-13.

There are many times during our days of motherhood when we trust fully on God's love to carry us through. The days of "mommy can you do this for me", "mommy I don't feel good", "mommy so and so broke my heart", being awoken by the cries of a hungry or hurting baby in the middle of the night and the list goes on and on.

God pays a wonderful tribute to motherhood in Isaiah as He refers to His love for His children as "a mother's love." Jesus paid the same tribute to motherhood when He spoke of His love for Jerusalem like "a hen gathering her chicks under her wing."

God takes the children, during a mothers time of difficulty and shelters, protects, loves and provides for them. Mothers are taught to love their children unconditionally. Mothers are taught to protect their children from all evil and harm. Mothers are taught to shelter their children with their wings and keep them safe. Mothers are taught to provide for their every need. "Oh how much I love you," He cried "if only I could be a mother hen and spread my wings to protect you!"

Like a mother hen, Jesus calls his children to come to him so that he can shelter and protect them.

Thank you to all the wonderful Mothers today for loving their children and paving the way for them, so they can grow and develope into the people they become in their future. Thank you mom for spreading your wings and protecting me each day as I grew. I wouldn't be who I am today with out you.

Phases of Life...

We all go through phases in our lives.. Some phases we venture through we are proud of, other phases we aren't so proud of and yet others we are just living in them. I am leaving a phase of my life that I can honestly say I am not the most proud of, however, as I leave that past behind I am moving forward into a phase of my life that I am excited to begin. I have come to the realization that our time here is way too precious to waste away. We must take up our sword and prepare to fight the battles as they come venturing forward into each new day understanding that whatever we must face that day is a journey toward the next.

Life often gets in the way of the things that are most important to us. We lose sight of the true importance of those things. All too often we let the day-to-days over take the bigger picture and we lose sight of it. Take a few minutes today to evaluate the bigger picture in your life and make an effort to make small or big changes to gain focus on where you really need to be.

Forever Flower Bouquets

I've been working on a big project...This is a tutorial to make the flowers that I used in this Bouquet of Flowers for my mother. The tutorial video will be available on the sidebar. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. The templates will be located at 4share.com. I hope that you enjoy this and will tell others to come and check it out. Please make sure to leave me some love. There will soon be a direct link to the You Tube video if you want to watch my tutorial without the blog music. If you create some flowers using my tutorial, please be sure to link your finished flowers to the comment section below so that I can see all your creations.

Upcoming Posts

Be on the lookout for some new posts from me soon. I'm working to get some new items created so that I can share with you the wonders of my creativity. I wish I could make papercrafts day and night, but I don't think I'd be married if I did and my kids would be taken from me for neglect. I love them all too much, so you'll have to be patient while I make some time to work at it.

Head on over to Croppinsville . Allie is giving away blog candy and she's also looking for a guest designer. Be sure to stop over there and check it out. I think that you'll love the uniqueness she has going on there.

Memorial Day Is Upon Us

On this day I will honor those who fought, won & died for the freedoms of this nation. The very freedoms that I exercise on a daily basis. I will also use this day to remember those loved ones who've passed on from life as I know it here on Earth and have escaped to the after life in a Heavenly Realm. To my loved ones who have passed before me, I look forward to the day in the distant future when we can join together again in the beautiful Heavenly Realm.

My salute to those who've died for my freedom.

Diaper Invite

I am creating 50 of these for a baby shower for my cousin. Aren't they just the cutest thing you've ever seen. I took a template from Splitcoast Stampers resource section and altered it a bit. I love how this one turned out. The invitation information is on a pullout inside. The stamp in the middle is from Stampin Up So Many Scallops stamp set.

Hop on over to Bunny Chic Boutique, they're celebrating their 75th blog posting. They're giving away a sweet tote and wallet here. The blog is so awesome.

Wooowww Do I Have Lots of Dust Flyin...

Ok sorry that I've not been updating lately...There've been several things keepin me from being creative lately and it's killin me. First, hubby took a buy out at work and we're trying to keep our income down the remainder of the year so we don't sail over to the next federal tax bracket...so hubby is stayin at home for a couple of months....I love him being home, but I need some crafting me time.

Second, we're having new carpet put down in the living room, hallway, our bedroom and vinyl flooring in kitchen and laundry room. So the hot water heater and all the appliance have had to be taken out to the barn. I'm sleeping on a mattress on my family room floor. This is driving me to a nervous breakdown and I was so mad yesterday I couldn't see straight. The installers came Friday @ 10:00 am to install. Friday when they left here, not one room was done completely. The installer was suppossed to come back on Saturday. For all the troubles, he said we had a piece of vinyl large enough for the bathroom and would install it for us for free. He didn't show up so at 12:00 we called the carpet place. They weren't aware that the job wasn't complete and couldn't get ahold of the installer. The owner was suppossed to try to track him down and call us back. 2 hours later he still hadn't called us back. So I called them back. They had to call me back after they tried to find someone else to come and complete the job. (Mind you another 3 hours of work to be done, at least. They hadn't even started on the bedroom carpet.) Within 15 minutes she called back and said that she got ahold of someone to finish the kitchen and the bathroom that wasn't even part of the deal so that we could at least take a bath and put our kitchen back together and someone would be out Monday to finish the carpet. This was acceptable to us. The guy that was coming to do it was 45 minutes away at the mall with his wife and he'd be here as soon as he could get here. Mind you it's now 3:30 and they close at 5:00. Well guess what comes next...7:-- and he's not there yet AND no way to get ahold of anyone cause the store is closed.... I'm so mad... The bad thing is that we paid the full amount up front so that we could get a better deal..So from their point of view, they've got their money, why should they care if we're happy.

So I hope to one day soon get back into creating consistenly again instead of when I get a chance.. Thanks for listening to my rant and don't give up on me.. I will be back.

Pardon The Dust

Please pardon the dust while I remodel my blog...

All Birds Welcome....

Nicole over at Capture The Moment had the most adorable template for a birdhouse. I immediately had this idea...I printed the template on vellum and thus made my birdhouse. My intention is to put a light bulb from the string of lights on the Christmas tree to light the inside of the vellum birdhouse...Not perfected entirely, but will work on it some more.

Everything Paper Crafts Candy

Be sure to stop by and check out Everything Paper Crafts Blog. There are some wonderful creations there as well as CANDY..yes I said candy.

Busy as a Beaver...

I first and foremost have to appologize to all my lovelies out there...yeah all you tremendous blog followers of mine. The last several weeks have been extremely busy. Not to mention that I had a terrible bout of I just don't feel like stampin, scrapin or creatin. I do have to tell you though that I've been working on this big project that to be honest with you, has really caused a huge mess. I'm talking computer reformat and the whole nine yards. So stay tuned in the next few days for the release of this fun new project. I think you'll all like it. I do have a random project to share.

This first project is one that I was challenging myself to do a 6 X 12 layout. Boy was this a toughie...I'm used to having so much space to scrap in. This was hard to get everything that I wanted to fit into this smaller space. It was definently a challenge...One that I challenge you all to try.

Supplies Used: Flair Designs DP, Colorbok CS, Prima Flowers, Heidi Swapp Brad, Colorbok Cats Eye Pigment Ink, Teresa Collins Journal It, Colorboc Chipboard Photo Corners, Cricut George Font, Martha Stewart Edge Punch.

I did use a sketch from Page Maps for some inspirations.

If you decide to take the challenge, please make sure to post a link to your completed project in the comments so that I can see what you've made.

Blog Exposure & New Friendships

You want some exposure to your blog? Go on over to Blog Around The World. Debbie has taken on this huge endeavour of somewhat of a blog directory by state...So hop on over and sign up here. Debbie has completely lost her mind, as I have a feeling this could be huge.. You could get some new visitors to your blog as well as make some friends. As I understand this, she'll spotlight different states and blogs along the way.

Croppinsville

Hey all...Allie at Croppinsville has her online store back up and running. Make sure that you stop by and check it out..She has some very cool stuff, not to mention, she's also great to work with and SUPER quick to ship. You'll love the selection that she has. She's worked very hard to pick vendors with style. Great job Allie...welcome back.

JAD'S Anagram Challenge

I recently began as a designer for Jean's Art Dolls. I decided to post an anagram challenge there using the word:

B ~ Brads

R ~ Red

A ~

D ~

S ~ Stamps

The idea is to create a project using the given items and then completing the anagram using items of your choice for the remaining letters. So I created the card below.

For some reason, I'm so in to Red, Black & Cream right now. The color combo is very rich looking. I used Brads, Red Ink & Flowers, Autumn Leaves Paper, Dew Drop Ink by Tsukinek and Autumn Leaves Prepare to Be Amazed Stamp to complete the anagram. I hope that you'll join us in the challenge here and post a link to your completed project.

Supplies Used: Colorbok CS, Autumn LeavesRed, Black & Cream Foof~A~LaPP, Misc Prima Flowers,Target Dollar Spot HeartBrads, Cloud Nine DesignsTear Drops, Autumn LeavesStamp, Colorbok Cats EyePigment Ink Dune, TsukinekBrillance Dew Drop Ink RocketRed and Graphite Black,Cuttlebug Embossing Folder,Bazzill Bling CS.

Jean's Art Dolls

Hey folks...hop on over to Jean's Art Dolls and help get new members to join in the chats, challenges and fun. Come on over and check it out.