Picking out the thorns.......

God has never promised us that life would be a bed of roses...and just think about it, a bed of roses really wouldn't be great, you know, with all the thorns and all.  But God has promised to be right with me every step of the way,  holding my hand and guiding me all the way through life.  That is the most comforting thought that has crossed my mind today.  I don't have to go through life in dispair or wrought with fear.  My Jesus lived and died for me.  He took the thorns and nails for me.  I owe everything to him who has given everything for me.  

De-cluttering my life, my house....and whatever gets in my way!

I've been on vacation the past two weeks.  Didn't take a long extended trip to a far away island.....something much better!   Been getting rid of stuff, useful, non useful, cute, ugly, it didn't matter.  If I looked at something the wrong way, it has been pitched.  Daughter #1 is getting ready for a garage sale and so this is the perfect opportunity to give to a charitible cause..FEED THE GILES CHILDREN!  ha!  I have stripped my walls of paintings, boxed up lots of home decorations that will soon find a new home to adorn.  I'm tired of dusting (or maybe I should say not dusting).  My house looks like it is ready for Halloween with all the cobwebs!   Everything has got to go. 

Just so you don't think my house will look totally bare, I've ordered some wonderful vinyl sayings to go up on the walls.  Don't have to dust them!

And I guess I must confess, we did take a little trip to Clinton, OK.  And I did de-clutter Walt's wallet some!

All this work has been hard on poor hubby.  I told him we would take tomorrow off....and go garage selling!   His words were "To get some more clutter?"