Angel Tilda

Hi everyone.

This was a fun card to design. It took me all afternoon to get all the area's how I wanted them. I had to laugh at myself for taking so long to create this card.

I used Copic pens, Nestabilities scalloped circle, Cuttlebug swirls, Flowers are from WOC, heart charm, ribbon, papers, holiday picks from my stash.

I am entering this card in this challenge:

Crafty Boots Challenges ~ Anything Goes

Hooked On Craft Challenges ~ All That Glitters

I Brake For Challenges ~ I Brake For Florals

Tilda is so sweet in this image, looks like she is sending prayers our way.

Hope your all doing well. I have really enjoyed visiting your blogs, your all an inspiration to me.

Hugs to all
Blessings, Doreen

To The Beach We Go ~ Tilda

It is so much fun to go to the beach. Visit the shops and get some good ice cream and watch the waves hit the shore line. I live in Oregon, and the Pacific coast beaches are fabulous and so pretty.

In Newport Oregon, there is a super great aquarium to go to and also the Yaquina Head Lighthouse. (shown below)

Tilda is loving her time in Newport, enjoying some yummy ice cream.

Colored with Copic markers. Flowers from WOC, charms, paper and ribbon bow from my stash.

This was a  totally fun card to make.
Have a great day, hugs to all.
Blessings Doreen

Bless The Lord, O My Soul

Psalms 103:1-4

 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And all that is within me, bless His holy name.

² Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget none of His benefits;

³ Who pardons all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases;

⁴ Who redeems your life from the pit,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;

 I am  rejoiceing in the fact that my cancer has not spread.
It is still in stage one.

Praise the Lord with me as I remain steadfast in His love and healing.

Wishing you all a very blessed week.
God Bless you all.
Doreen

Strawberry Time ~ Tilda

Yum, Yum, strawberry season is fast approaching us in the North West of Oregon.

When I was young ... many years ago.....LOL... I would pick strawberries each summer and earn money for school clothes.

Made many neat friends and had loads of fun.

I remember we would freeze our cans of pop and by lunch time they would be nice and cold and thawed out enough to drink, as it was hot in the fields.

Tilda too is having fun picking some strawberries and looking cute in her summer outfit.

Colored with Copic pens. Used papers, strawberry ribbon, pearls, butterflies, and K&Company florals from my stash.

I am entering this card in these challenges:

Great Impressions ~ Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad ~ Bingo, Ribbon-Flowers-Bling
Make It Monday ~ Paper Craft

Tomorrow is my procedure, many thanks for your prayers.

Have a fun weekend everyone.
Blessings to all
Doreen

Watermelon For All ~ Tilda

I love watermelons, and totally enjoy them all year long. Although they do get expensive in the out of season time.

History notes:
Watermelons are thought to be native of the Kalahari desert in Africa, due to David Livingstone describing them as "abundant" in that region.

According to online sources, watermelons have been introduced to North America in 1500, and Indians were found cultivating them by French explorers in the Mississippi valley.

The fruit was introduced in Massachussetts in 1629, with significant help from African slaves.

Tilda is peeking down at the watermelon seeds she just planted.

Colored with Copic pens, Used my Copic air brush on the greeting, I used a watermelon stamp by Hero Arts and colored it and used a clear glaze over the melon to make it appear shiny and sweet.
Pearls, Papers and Ribbon from my stash.

I am entering this card into these challenges:

Make It Monday ~ Card You Have Made

Simply Magnolia ~ Pearls And Lace

Tilda's Town ~ Anything Goes

Have a grand and glorious week.

This Friday is my procedure to see the cancer area in my rectum. They will use a camera to locate and mark the area. From this procedure they will then schedule a surgery date. Do pray I can be cancer free after the surgery.
Many thanks for your prayerful kindness and friendship.

I am feeling well and love designing Tilda cards, hugs to all
Blessings Doreen

Butterfly Fun ~ Tilda

Butterflies come in all colors and sizes.

Tilda is enjoying a visit from a very pretty butterfly.

Colored with Copic pens, and  used pearls, lace, ribbon bow from my stash.

Large butterfly from K&Company, White flower sprayed with a lavender copic pen using the Copic air  brush. Branch leaves MS.

Have a great week. Sending you all big hugs.

Blessings, Doreen

It Is Well With My Soul

The hymn "It is Well with My Soul" becomes closest to heart for one undergoing grief. It is Well lyrics was written by a Presbyterian lawyer Horatio G. Spafford (1828-1888) and composed by Philip P. Bliss (1838-1876). This deeply touching sacred song has long been loved.
The Bible scripture reference is Psalm 46:1 "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."

Text Author and Hymn-writer Horatio G. Spafford

Spafford was born on October 20, 1828 in North Troy, New York. He was a successful lawyer in Chicago who maintained a keen interest in Christian activities, deeply spiritual and devoted to the scriptures.

Chicago Fire and a Son's Loss

Sometime in 1871, a fire in Chicago heavily devastated the city, and months before that , Spafford had invested hugely in real estate by the shore of Lake Michigan. The disaster greatly wiped out his holdings. Before the fire, Spafford also experienced the loss of his son.

Calm Before Spafford's Worst Life Storm

Two years after the fire, Horatio Spafford planned a trip to Europe for him and his family. He wanted a rest for his wife and four daughters, and also to assist Moody and Sankey in one of their evangelistic campaigns in Great Britain. He was not meant to travel with his family. The day in November they were due to depart, Spafford had a last minute business transaction and had to stay behind in Chicago. Nevertheless, he still sent his wife and four daughters to travel as scheduled on the S.S. Ville du Havre, expecting to follow in a few days. On November 22, the ship laden with his wife and daughters was struck by the Lockhearn, an English vessel, and sank in few minutes.

Spafford's Wife "Saved Alone"

After the survivors were finally landed somewhere at Cardiff, Wales, Spafford's wife cabled her husband with two simple words, "Saved alone." Shortly after, Spafford left by ship on his way where his beloved four daughters had drowned, and pen at hand, wrote this most poignant text so significantly descriptive of his own personal grief – "When sorrows like sea billows roll..." The hymn "It is Well with My Soul" was born.

It Is Well With My Soul

It is noteworthy that Horatio Spafford did not dwell on the theme of life's sorrows and trials, instead, focused in the third stanza on the redemptive work of Christ, and in the fourth verse, anticipates His glorious second coming. (Refer below for Cyber Hymnal's link)

Composer Philip Bliss

Philip P. Bliss, the hymn composer, was a prolific writer of gospel songs. He was so impressed with the experience and expression of Spafford's text that he shortly wrote the music for it, first published in one of the praise hymn book, Sankey-Bliss Hymnals, Gospel Hymns No. 2. Shortly after writing 'It is Well With My Soul,' Bliss died in a tragic train accident.

On reflection, it is divinely amazing that one could experience such personal tragedies and sorrows as did Horatio Spafford, yet, able to say with such convincing clarity, "It is well with my soul." It is an enormous challenge to embrace the significance of this hymn.

Have a Blessed Sunday, Doreen