My Last Princess

This girl. I love her to pieces. She is my last baby girl and she is growing up too fast for me. Lord help me. This mama's heart is melting and breaking at the same time. 

Scrapbooking projects.

I think this would be a totally cute theme to scrapbook with page by page...I hope to start it this year.

A -Youre adorable . . .
B -Youre so beautiful . . .
C -Youre a cutie full of charms . . .
D -Youre a darling and . . .
E -Youre exciting . . .
F -Youre a feather in my arms . . .
G -You look good to me . . .
H -Youre so heavenly . . .
I -Youre the one I idolize . . .
J -Were like Jack and Jill . . .
K -Youre so kiss-able . . .
L -Is the love-light in your eyes . . .
M, N, O, P . . .
You could go on all day . . .
Mmmmmmm!
Q, R, S, T . . .
Alphabetically speaking youre OK!
U -Made my life complete . . .
V -Means youre awfully sweet . . .
W, X, Y, Z . . .
Its fun to wonder through,
The alphabet with you,
To tell . . . ( us what ? )
I mean . . . ( Uh Huh! )
To tell you what you mean to me!
( We love you alphabetically! )

Dear Lord,

Thank you for opening my eyes, showing me the way,

and saving my life.

Note to self....

Someone's post worth reading.

There are some people out there who may not express happiness for your successes. They may not say how proud they are of you or won't bring themselves to show joy for your accomplishements. Don't seek their approval or validation if they are not willing to give to you freely. Search for blessings inside yourself and be confident that you have done greatness. You dont need anyone's praise to make you feel valuable. Believe in yourself that you are worthy and that no one's opinion or lack of approval makes it or breaks it. It's what you think that matters. Believe in You!


Things to think about:
1) Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
2) Drive carefully... It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker.
3) If you can't be kind, don't say anything at all.
4) It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
5) Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
6) Nobody cares if you can't dance well. All they care about is that you're having fun. Just get up and dance.
7) Never complain you're getting old. Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
8) You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to
one person.
9) A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
10) Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today.
       I know I did, Have a great day!

A team is as good as its leader. That goes for the family house hold as well..

What makes a good team leader?
The way a team is led will have a major impact upon the success or otherwise of the team. When asked what they want from a team leader, team members will often identify several values they would want a leader to hold : commitment to people as well as task is the first key element. desire to support and serve the team as well as lead from the front. enthusiasm, energy, inspiration and sufficient expertise. willingness to shoulder responsibility rather than pass the buck ability to make the team come together to achieve more than a group of individuals.
Commitment to people Most team members are primarily concerned about relationship and about being valued as a team member, before they are concerned about the task that the team is to undertake. Feeling secure in a group environment is an important pre-requisite before individual contribution. The good team leader is able to spend time building the team, not only when the team starts off, but when a newcomer joins an existing team. Desire to Support and Serve Whilst team members want to see the ability to lead from the front, they are also strongly motivated by the ability to lead from the back! Servant leadership from the team leader is vital if team members are in turn, to want to serve each other. This is a particularly key topic for Christian leaders. There is a balance to be struck between a willingness to take on any chores that need to be done by the team, and taking an inappropriate balance of roles so that the leadership is diminished. Enthusiasm, Energy, Inspiration and Expertise Unsurprisingly team members want to be inspired and motivated by team leadership which has the energy and enthusiasm to fire them up. However, they also want to feel secure that the team leader has themselves, or has access to, the necessary expertise to lead the team in the right direction. The leader doesn't have to be the most knowledgeable of the subject at hand, but if they are not, they must encourage the input of others. Willingness to shoulder responsibility. Team leaders are tested under pressure. When challenges arise, as they inevitably will, the leader will need to take responsibility to ensure that they are fixed as far as possible and that the team is strengthened as a result. This does not mean that the leader should admit that issues beyond their control are in any way their fault, (although they should be honest in admitting their mistakes), but rather adopt a proactive stance to ensure the team is not deflected from its course. Ability to achieve more as a team. Teams only become a team once there is some synergy within the group ie the team process adds value to that which a disparate group of individuals would achieve undirected. This is likely to require the team leader to explore leadership models that share the leadership role within the team, to have an understanding of different individuals team roles, strengths and gifts, establish a mutual accountability within the team, and to create a team environment which is open, fun and allows healthy and productive discussion.