Some family related awards.......

I made a couple awards because I really need to thank certain people who have filled certain roles in my life - regardless of how far apart, or close we are :D

The first award is the You Are My Sister Award. This is for anyone who has filled a sister role in my life. A sister is someone that is more than a friend. A sister knows everything about you and loves you anyway. A sister catches you when you fall and tells you when your wrong. Technically, I only have one REAL sister but some of my friends really are my sisters (in Christ :)

Thanks for being such great sisters!

My sister Cassie :D
My sister Liz :D
My big sister Brianna :D
My younger sister Emily Joy :D
and My real sister Delaney :D

The next award is the You Are My Mom award. Again I only have one mom but I have met (kinda :) other women who have helped me in ways only moms can. So here's to all the moms in my life!

My real mom is the greatest mom ever - I love you momma!
My mom Lori :D
My I've never met you, but you are so encouraging mother Ms. Sunny :D
My other I've never met you, but you are so encouraging mother Ms. Gina :D
My I've met you and you are so sweet to me mother Ms. Angie :D

And lastly I am so blessed to have 2 wonderful grandma's that are alive and healthy. But I have also been blessed knowing ladies that treat me like a granddaughter. I love all my grandma's! (and Bubby's :)

My Grandma and my Bubby do not have blogs but regardless they are such amazing grandma's!
My Father's mother- my Grandma :D
My Mother's mother - my Bubby :D
My 'grandma' who lets me borrow her books, Ms. Becky :D


I am so blessed to have all of you in my life!
Thank you!

~Maddie

If you don't put awards on your blog you don't have to :) I wanted to recognize all the people in my life that are always there for me. I also wanted to play on photoshop :) If you want you can put the award on your blog, or you can leave a comment and just feel good about the blessing you are in my life :D

Change is good

How do you like the new design?

(Takes deep breath) Whew, everything is almost officially done.
It is almost officially summer!!!

Tomorrow we are leaving on VACATION!!
Just family, and fun all summer long!
(Just kidding, not al summer only the next 2 weeks :)


So for the next two weeks I won't be posting. However, you won't miss my posting because I have been posting every two weeks anyway :) (When I get back I am mkaing an after vacation resolution to post more :)


So enjoy your summer and your vacation! I'll talk to ya'll when I get back!


♥always,
Maddie

I have TOTALLY re-done my design blog and I think it looks a BAGILLION time better :) I'd <3 it if ya'll would post the new button on your blogs!

Love always,
Maddie

Thank you my SSA for my package! I meant to take a picture of everything but didn't do it before I distributed everything into everyday life! :) I love the book and have been reading it every night! The key chain is on my keyring and is so pretty. The jolly ranchers are almost gone and are SO good! I LOVE calendars and planners! and the bath soap is perfect. It is actually really funny, I used to have the Japanese Cherry Blossom lotion that I bought but I left it in the car in the summer and it got all liquidy. Thanks for such an awesome package and for all the prayers!

Maddie

From the solemnity of His final meal,

To the sadness and confusion of His last breath,

Comes the rejoicing of His resurrection!
(I couldn 't find a picture of an empty tomb:) I thought these were pretty eggs:)

Happy Easter to Everyone! May this be a day a blessings!

Love always,
Maddie

Happy April Fools

Happy April ‘Fool’s’ day

Matthew 25:2
Five of them were foolish and five were wise

Matthew 7:26
But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

Romans 1:21
For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.

Romans 1:22
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

1 Corinthians 1:18
[ Christ the Wisdom and Power of God ] For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 1:20
Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

1 Corinthians 1:25
For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength.

1 Corinthians 1:27
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

1 Corinthians 3:18
Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a "fool" so that he may become wise.

1 Corinthians 4:10
We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored!

♥always, Maddie

Thank you Cassie for this beautiful award!

Love always,
Maddie

Fresh, New, Spring

Ahhhhhh, its spring again. Flowers blooming, birds chirping, rain showers, tank tops and skirts........yep its spring. I love spring for many reasons - I'll list a few:

-Its got a great balances of heat and breeze
-You can put on those spring clothes you have been dying to wear all winter
-Flowers are blooming and just scream 'take a picture of me!'
-Spring holds Easter
-It gets light outside earlier and stays lighter later
-Everything feels fresh and new and warm
-When it rains it feels clean, unlike the humid summer rain and slushy winter rain
-The grass starts to green and you can tumble in the yard
-Windows can be opened, letting sunlight stream in
-Magazines and stores bring out their pretty pink, green, yellow and blue pastel colors


I love spring.

Its unique and pretty.

I get to take my snow covered boots (well here in Georgia it is more like sleet covered:) and put them in the closet until next year, I can hang my frozen coat in the garage, I can throw open the windows, sip on some lemonade (or Sweet Tea! :) and open up my bible. Oh the joys of spring!

This year to freshen up my LIFE I am going to be more dilligent. I will put my clothes away, clean under my sink, and do school in the school room (In the winter it gets cold in the basement so I sometimes use the dining room instead.....). I am going to be clean and fresh and neat and pretty in everything I have, or atleast wholeheartedly try.

This year to freshen up my SPIRIT I am going to pray every morning for atleast 15 min. I am going to read my bible for 30 min. a day (maybe outside:) and journal every night. I am going to put Jesus before and behind me in everything and take none of the beauties of spring for granted. I am going to try and be thankful for everything and pull myself out of this wintery, complaining attitude (In the winter I tend to complain about how cold it is, or how I can't find my sweater or such and such :).

So here's a glass of sweet tea for you this spring. May you find a way (or several) to freshen up your life this spring! :)


Love always,
Maddie

Get ready for a long post!

Here's to my 101st blog post!! My first post was on

Monday, February 11, 2008

amd it read as follows: my first blog post!!!!
yippeeeeee!!

It's hard to believe it has been over a year......then again it only feels like its been about a month. :)

Blogging has been such a blessing in my life! I have made so many great online friends and have even (after years of failed attempts) found a great pen pal! It's funny to look back at my first posts and previous designs. I remember being so caught up in posting regularly that it was overwhelming. All I wanted was a pink and brown design but I didn't think that matched with 'sweet tea and me' :). Look at how far God has brought me in a year! I don't post regularly- in fact I often go weeks without posting but then spring 5 posts on everyone within three days :) I have changed my background and header so many times to so many different colors, its not even funny and I love blogging!

So here's to my 101st post (if you are wondering why I didn't do one on the 100th post it is because I didn't realize it was my 100st post and I had to go with the next big thing -101st :)

ON TO THE NEXT THING:

Awards:

My sister, Laney has given me 2 awards and I wanted to pass them along!

This one is the Excellence in Blogcasting award!
The rules are you are supposed to write as many things about yourself as you can -and try to get to 50. Like I said in the title, this is going to be a LONG post :)

1. I love Jesus with all my heart
2. I am homeschooled
3. I take online classes
4. I went to public school from 1-3 grade
5. I went to private school in pre-school
6. I have started numerous journals
7. I love a good romance book and movie (can you say chick-flick:)
8. I will go to college
9. I hope to get married and have a family someday
10. I am 14- and will be 15 Dec. 22
11. My middle name is Noelle because I was born so close to Christmas
12. My middle name is spelled Noelle because my grandmother wanted it to be different
13. I have a younger brother and sister
14. My mom is Lori at all you have to give
15. I love to take pictures
16. I love playing with little kids
17. I have been on a cruise
18. I have been to Europe and Mexico
19. I want to go on a mission trip
20. I used to scrapbook and now I digital scrapbook
21. I love modge podging journals :)
22. I live in Georgia
23. My sister and I used to love dress up and baby-dolls (5 years ago :)
24. All my grandparents are still living
25. I have 8 cousins
26. I.....I....I don't know what else to write

Well I got halfway through.....It's kinda annoying thinking so much about yourself. Anyway I pass this award on to: Emily, Alli, Hannah, and Jocelyn. Here's to your Excellent Blogcasting!

AND another awards from Laney! Thanks sista!


This one is probably my fave, its the Against the Flow award. This award goes to all of the people who are living a life for God and going against the flow of what the world might tell them to do.
This award goes to:
Liz ( (I know my sister already awarded you but I think you deserve 2 :), Cassie, Brianna, and Kylie!

You guys are all so awesome and I am so blessed to have you in my life!!

One last thing:

I posted some cute sidebar buttons that you can put on your blog, on my design blog. So you can go and check them out :)

I think that is all :D

Love always,
Maddie