Prayer Request

Mornin' ya'll. As I sit here today and type away at this 'puter, my heart goes out to a special My Space friend who needs all our prayers so desperately. I'm asking all you prayer warriors to help me lift up Brenda aka "Barnspider". Bless her heart, she has gone through a series of trials lately and she's been in my constant prayers. In December, her daughter's boyfriend committed suicide. And on January 27 her daughter did as well. She was only 19. When I sit here, I almost feel guilty that my life is in the peaceful state it is right now. But I know now why God puts us through these things.....to help other people. When my daughter was dabbling in the same "things" that Brenda's daughter was, she took an overdose of pills, but thank God we got to her in time. But I remember the hurt and devestation I experienced back then. But to actually go through what Brenda's going through..........I just can't imagine right now.

So, I'm asking ya'll, please remember by friend in your prayers. She hasn't been on line lately, but I can certainly see why. If any of you are interested, I started a guest book on my My Space site for the prayers for Brenda. I thought that when she felt up to it, she would check it and see how many people God used to help carry her through this time. I'm not sure if you can sign it if you're not a member, but you can try if you feel led. You can reach this site by clicking on the My Space link on my blog.

I love each of you, and thank you for the prayers. And I know Brenda does too. We all have sooooooo much to be thankful for, even the trials, 'cause somewhere down the line we can help someone else. "This too shall pass".

Love all ya'll,
Vic
2 Much Farm Primitives

A Blessing for Today

May your day be filled with joy,
Lea of Farmhouse*Blessings

Something New From Country Patches!

I just love the way these primitive stitcheries turned out. I used some old, vintage dresser scarves, doilies, or quilt pieces and then stitched a saying on them in a child-like, primitive, easy back stitch. I always pictured a little girl sitting at her grandmother's knee learning to embroider this way. These stitcheries are available for sale in my ebay store, Country Patches.

I have other primitive stitcheries listed there for you to see. Don't miss your chance to get the one you want!

Why Women Cry

A little boy asked his mother, 'Why are you crying?' 'Because I'm a woman,' she told him.

'I don't understand,' he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, 'And you never will.'

Later the little boy asked his father, 'Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?'

'All women cry for no reason,' was all his dad could say.

The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why women cry.

Finally he put in a call to God. When God got on the phone, he asked, 'God, why do women cry so easily?'

God said:

'When I made the woman she had to be special.

I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world,

yet gentle enough to give comfort

I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children.

I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up, and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue with out complaining.

I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly.

I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart.

I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly.

And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed.'

'You see my son,' said God, 'the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart - the place where love resides.'

~Author Unknown~

Had to share this with all you beautiful women on here!!

Love Ya'll,
Vic
2 Much Farm Primitives

Cherish someone today!

I am so proud to be with a group of sisters like Glad Tidings, I could just listen to this music of ” Amazing Grace” all day long! It is just so… meaningful!

Our lives are meaningful even if we do not understand why we are here and what we are to do, but God guides us thru our path to show us the light. I need to ask him to let me spend more time on the things I love. I am so absorbed in my past mistakes. I wallow in them sometimes. Onward to the light, I shall go!

I thank thee Lord for watching my Mother through her past surgery and that she is healthy and wise. I have missed so many opportunities to learn from her. I traveled 1400 miles to be with her and I so cherish that I was able to. I stayed with her for over two weeks and asked her questions about her past and her parents also. Why did I not ask my grandmother? I barely knew her family and she had 9 brother and sisters. Today, my Mother keeps up with the family who is left and they are very old in age.

We should all cherish our families and our friends as when hard times come that is whom we rely on for daily spirituals, those who are the closest to us. I am reminded of a verse to remember that we are in God’s plan for us.

“ I am your creator. You were in my care even before you were born” Isaiah 44:2

much love, Cyndi