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Summer Barbecue, S’mores and Father’s Day

Father's Day and barbecue

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A sprinkling of barbecue flavor brings out the taste of summer.

Our little Weber grill is out in the backyard and is being put to use again.  This Father’s Day weekend will be filled with many activities for us as a family. Starting early Saturday morning, Dad and the kids will be running in a 5K race, followed by our little town parade, then four soccer games {Saturday & Sunday}, and a Father’s Day barbecue dinner will end the weekend nicely.

Father’s Day Menu

grilled salmon
grilled marinated flank steak
grilled vegetables
{green peppers, tomatoes, onions, and mushrooms}
crusty rustic bread with dipping sauce
watermelon and Rainier cherries
S’mores

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2015, Happy New Year!

2015, sparkling drinks

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Cheers…… and Happy New Year!

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2015, Happy New Year!, inspiration board

It’s always nice to start something new and look to the future with excitement.  Make it fun.  Here I have put together my thoughts and inspirations for the year ahead.  Enjoy the journey to wherever it may lead you.

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2015, inspiration board/ packaging

Pretty little package wrapped with a message for the new year.
{print here}

 


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Thankful Thoughts & God

November ~ I am Thankful

It’s wonderful to see on Pinterest, Facebook, Tumblr, and other websites of what people are thankful for.  Somedays are harder than others, but like one quote I’ve seen again and again, “There is Always something to be Thankful for.” So true.  This is my November inspiration board with pictures, quotes and found objects that I’ve gathered  together to remind me of the wonderful things in my life.

November ~ I am Thankful

Have fun using these printables of thankful thoughts, quotes and Bible verses.  Post them on a bulletin board/ refrigerator, hang it on the wall  or attach the little tags onto packages.

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November, I am Thankful
{I am Thankful, print HERE}

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Joy of Thanksgiving

{Joy of Thanksgiving, print HERE}

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Thanksgiving ~ come before His presence…, Psalm 95:2-3

 {Let us come…, print HERE}

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Thanksgiving, Psalm 69:30

{I will praise God’s name…, print HERE}

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It is well with my soul

{it is well with my soul, print HERE}

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 Thankfulness, Colossians 2:7

{Let our hearts…, print HERE}

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Give Thanks to the Lord… Psalm 107:1

{Give Thanks…, print HERE}

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Thankful ~ printable tags/cards

{Thankful printable tags/cards, print HERE}

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November ~ I am Thankful

Pretty little corner on my little desk.

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November ~ words & quotes

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November ~ Thankful words & quotes

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November ~ inspiration board, words & quotes

I find myself here at my desk almost everyday filing things, updating the family calendar, or sorting through mail.  And every now and then I will glance up at the bulletin board and be reminded of what I am thankful for.

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November ~Thankful

I am thankful for my loving, unchanging mighty God, my Counselor, and above all He is my heavenly Father.

Share with us what you are Thankful for!

* all printables for personal use only*

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posted by: Kay

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Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher was born on October 13, 1925 in Grantham, England.  She died on April 8, 2013 at the age of 87.  “It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning,” a statement from her spokesman, Lord Tim Bell, said.

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Former Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher

Baroness Margaret Thatcher was the first and only woman to serve as the British Prime Minister.  She held her office from 1979 to 1990, longer than anyone else in the 20th century.  She led Britain to significant growth and back on the world stage at the time when the top tax rate on earned income was over 80% and inflation was over 20%.  She was an inspiration for many women around the world and still is.  She will be remembered as a woman with strong core values and was prepared to make bold decisions.  In 1976, the nickname “The Iron Lady” was given to her by the Soviet army newspaper “Red Star”. To this day, the nick name is synonymous with Margret Thatcher.

She will be missed.

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{Margaret Thatcher in 1950, at Buckingham Palace garden party as a Conservative candidate for Dartford}

{Margaret Thatcher in 1950, at Buckingham Palace garden party as a Conservative candidate for Dartford}

“Being powerful is like being a lady.  If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” M.T.

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{Britain's first woman prime minister, Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street with her husband Denis, 1979}

{Britain’s first woman Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street with her husband Denis, 1979}

“I came to office with one deliberate intent:  to change Britain from a dependent to a self-reliant society – from a give-it-to-me, to a do-it-yourself nation.  A get-up-and-go, instead of a sit-back-and-wait-for-it Britain.” M.T.

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{Margaret Thatcher at Conservative party conference, 1982}

{Margaret Thatcher at Conservative party conference, 1982}

“I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.” M.T.

 

{Margaret Thatcher with President Ronald Reagan, 1988}

{Margaret Thatcher with President Ronald Reagan at the White House in Washington, DC, 1988}

“People think that at the top there isn’t much room.  They tend to think of it as an Everest.  My message is that there is tons of room at the top.” M.T

 

{MT in front of a bronze statue of herself, inside the Palance of Westminister, London in 2007}

{Margaret Thatcher in front of a bronze statue of herself, inside the Palance of Westminister, London in 2007}

This lady is not for turning” M.T. 

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{Margaret Thatcher’s last House of Commons Speech on November 22, 1990} .

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Margaret Thatcher book

Margaret Thatcher’s legacy will live on.  Soon to be released is her biography, titled “Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography, Volume One: Not For Turning”  written by Charles Moore and published by Allen Lane.

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Sources/images:  Wikimedia, Photo 1 by  Margaret Thatcher Foundation  ⎪  Vogue, Photo 2 by PA Photos  ⎪  The Guardian, photo 3  by Tim Graham/Corbis  ⎪  The Guardian, hoto 4 by Nils Jorgensen/Rex Features  ⎪  Daily Mail, photo 5 by Getty images & photo 6 by PA  ⎪  You Tube Margaret Thatcher   ⎪

Sources/quotes:    ⎪  “I came to office…” Speech to Small Business Bureau Conference, 2/8/1984  ⎪  “I always cheer up…” TV interview for Italian television (RAI)  ⎪  “This lady is not turning”  Speech to Conservative Party Conference  & Youtube  ⎪

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