Coffee...Monday.

I'm just going to leave these here.
Happy Monday!
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M.

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May Your Coffee Be Strong!

May your coffee be strong and your Monday be short.
My wish for you today as you start out your week!

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M.

Let's try this again, first time I forgot the "be" :)

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Thank you :)

M.

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It's Monday! Love.

It's Monday, and there is one thing I know for sure...
"...these three remain: faith, hope and love... and the greatest of these is love." 1 Cor. 13:13

You know when you have a day, (like we had yesterday) where you're just petty... squabbling about things like the mortgages, who made what decision, and how it is affecting our lives, who makes all these decisions? Why are we taking this/them into account? Who's in charge anyway?

You know days like that... when you have stuff you need to discuss and it spirals so quickly downward into a petty shamble of human-ess? Yes, I too am human, and yes, it shows- more times than not.

After all of our pettiness and our making up and our back on track, we heard news of a friend of ours who was in an accident and has 2nd degree burns, his arms, his upper body, and his face... but thankfully survived.  That kinda puts things into perspective in this world we live in. Who cares about the mortgage, who cares who made what decisions, who cares? What is important is that you are here...  What is important is that we spend out time living and loving each other, and others. My heart is breaking for our friends, their lives are forever changed. They will live with this forever, they will live another level of love... we will live another level of love because of them.

Teach us to love, to truly love. To put love above all else, people above all else, other's above all else. The most important thing we have in the world is each other- how easily we forget that...
My prayer today is that love abounds in your heart, your home, with everyone you meet, and spills out everywhere you go.

Share the love,
M.

Please send prayer this way for our friends, they will need all of the love and support they can get <3

Just a little reminder: *Please note all free printables and images are free for Personal Use. They may not be used for resale or commercial use without written permission. >> If you are using these images on your website or your blog you must link back to www.lostbumblebee.blogspot.com

Please visit our INFO page.

Thank you :)

M.

All LostBumblebee® Prints ©2009-2015 Melissa Dawn Baker-Nguyen

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Wanderlust

It's kinda crazy around here... I just got home, now I'm preparing to jump on a plane again... 

This year I've travelled by Train, Plane, Automobile and Boat... all I need is a donkey and my repertoire of travel methods will be full !

It has been a whirlwind, and it continues to be...  2015 may or may not settle down, and I may or may not be excited about it either way- full of travel, or full of home time, I can't decide yet. But I do know that my heart and mind are open to both...

Wanderlust : is a strong desire for or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world. 

Usually my wanderlust keeps me wandering around my back field imagining it full of cows. I used to do this when I was little and I still find myself daydreaming about it now :)

So this one is for all of you who desire to see the world, or who just wander around your back field- or for those of you who just let your mind wander... 

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M.

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Tea runs deep.

I grew up drinking tea. I don't actually ever remember my mother making a pot of coffee unless we had guests who requested it, no... it was always a pot of tea. When I am feeling like I need some comfort, tea is the only drink of choice. Don't get me wrong, I love my coffee - I consider that my mojo-juice, I drink it every morning... but there is something about tea... a little something that runs pretty deep.

Which do you prefer - Are you a tea drinker or a coffee drinker, or both?

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I'm putting on a pot of tea- join me?

M.

A few different choices to choose from :)

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Magic.

It's Monday, let's be honest...

Happy Monday!
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M.

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No Greater Love.

There is no greater love. period.
I think I needed a reminder this morning... you?



I also wanted to say Thank You to everyone who is sharing in our journey of #livinglifeonpurposeafrica2015 - your donations, comments and purchases are amazing. We are on the right track to hitting our goal-  If you haven't read about our Living Life on Purpose Africa 2015,    >> Please take a read and if you love my free printables please consider giving a donation to help us on our journey! 

 

By sharing, pinning, face booking, tweeting my art, it helps to spread the word, and it helps when more people visit the blog, so please continue to share!

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M.

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8x10->>  #7in1 -> cut it up + SHARE THE LOVE

Sew Be It!

Sew Be it! You asked for it and I will deliver!

I had a few requests to make these into Facebook cover images and also into background images for your iPads.

Happy Monday!

Original Post with Free Printables can be found here: So You Like to Sew?!

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M.

Please note, these are 72dpi, web quality, NOT FOR PRINT. For print quality please visit : So you Like to Sew?!

Scroll down for iPad backgrounds :)

and don't forget: 

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iPAD backgrounds 

40 in 40. Freeing Up Space in our Homes and in our Hearts!

I was asked to participate in a "40 Bags in 40 Days" project by creating some printables to encourage simplicity, downsizing and well, just plain good sense! I was in! Mostly because I love to design, but in reality more because I have 40 places in my house that need a serious clean up, can you say storage room, art supply closet, front hall, book shelf, junk drawer x 12 ( I think I have one in every room of the house!), winter clothes... etc. I can come up with 40 places in probably 40 seconds.

How about you? are you overwhelmed with a little too much clutter? Do you need a little encouragement to get down and dirty while cleaning up and freeing up breathing room in both your house and your heart? Come along on this journey with us...

Here is a note from Katie about 40 in 40:

I first stumbled up the 40 Bags Challenge a few years ago on Pinterest. The idea is simple - choose 40 spaces in your home and try to get rid of (at least) 40 bags of unwanted stuff. It seemed to me like a good way to clean up my house and organize a few drawers so I decided to give it a try. I quickly realized 40 Bags is much more than a quick, surface fix. As I worked through my spaces, I was forced to take a deeper look at the things we hold on to and ask myself why we surround ourselves with so much stuff. I was motivated to purge, edit, and give away the things we don't really need. In the process, I learned we really can live with less and, more importantly, rediscovered the freedom found in simplicity. The last time I worked through this challenge, it was during the season of Lent, so the 40 spaces corresponded with 40 days. This time around, some friends and I are taking the entire summer (about 12 weeks) to work through our lists at a slower, but still intentional, pace. If you're inspired to find out more, you can follow along on my blog. 

I can't wait to start! There is so much to do in my house... I need to just do it, and with an encouraging group of people who are working through their junk too- I'm encouraged to get it done!


Don't forget to head on over to Katie's blog and participate in this very exciting project... The Terpblog :)

Let's get rid of the clutter in our homes and hearts!
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M.

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