It's Thankful Thursday and I have to admit, the last 30 days have been full of ups & downs, good & bad, happy & sad.....but despite the rain, there have been some rainbows too and for that, I am thankful. 

Today would've been my niece's 31st birthday....yep, 31...and since she is no longer with us on Earth, her giving spirit can live on if we keep it alive....
So I decided that today I would honor her memory with a SMASH giveaway! No, make that TWO giveaways for ya....SMASH goodies so that you can "SMASH" the small stuff that you might otherwise forget...those small things are what make life so special.
THE FIRST ONE IS FROM MY EVER GROWING SMASH STASH:
 THE SECOND ONE COMES COURTESY OF  ANNA D. (FACEBOOK SMASH GROUP):
**All you have to do is spread the word on your blog, Instagram, Twitter or Facebook & leave me a comment saying you did!  I will pick the winners on SMASHING SUNDAY (evening)....GOOD LUCK !

Tonight is the day that I have to get rid of the shaky nerves and put it all in GOD'S hands.  After a few days of serious insomnia (I'm getting ready to go crack some zzzzzs now), I finally got it in my head and heart  that HE's leading and we are following :)  Like Vanessa Bell Armstrong sings, " I have the faith to see the invisible, expect the incredible, receive the impossible; oh faith that can conquer any, anything."

And since I can't post without having a picture,  I did do another layout last week.....hoarder stash used!




Am gonna be taking a blog break until we get Thing 2's surgery under our belt and focus on him and his recovery...Keep praying for him and his surgeon & for a speedy recovery (well, as speedy as you can  after having the equivalent of brain surgery :)

It's a Thankful Thursday!  Am off tending to some serious business today over at Hopkins (will post about that later) so in the meantime, there's so much to be thankful for today and everyday!  It's the little things that come to mind today and one thing I am thankful for is for the gift of CREATIVITY :)    I was never a creative person until a few years ago so I'm new to the game LOL....and I'm grateful for it since it's a great stress reliever :):)

So, enjoy some "retro" creations and just know it's all in the beholder :):)  TGIT!! TTYL!!

It's THANKFUL THURSDAY and challenge # 143 over at Twisted Sketches is up!  This week's "twist"is WISH, any way, any how, any kind....close your eyes and make that wish!   I actually combined the two things since this was the trip of a lifetime...we've always WISHED we could go to Disney, and since my son was the Hopkins Miracle kid, in 2007, they "gifted" us a miracle all expenses paid trip to DisneyWorld Florida!  All 50 states and the District of Columbia ambassadors and their families descended on Disney in a major way!!

Thing 2 flirting with the fllght attendants on our PRIVATE PLANE!!

so, one of our events included an awesome concert hosted by CMN founders John Schneider and Marie Osmond and we got to party down with Air Supply (I'm an 80's chick so they were awesome), Ritchie MacDonald, Levar Burton, the Jonas Brothers and more!   Brandon was in love with the confetti more than anything so here's my LO...

we "wish"ed for HEALTH and finally received it for this guy :)

.I so need to do the mini book from this trip; its been 4 years! hope you'll pop over for the sketch and check out my new team, Team B and all that we created to inspire you!!

photo courtesy of hallmark.com