Happy Mothers Day...

love you Mom...

Happy Mothers Day to all!

love,

Theresa xoxo

pinning words of faith, hope and love...

You know what the beauty of pinterest is?

...the vast amount of inspiration!

I am a novice to the whole pinning thing,

really the only thing I have figured out how to do is to repin

but that's o.k. for now because there is so much to oogle over at the pinterest site alone!

It really, really makes me want to  do all kinds of fun things to my house!

My favorite boards though, are the word boards... you know, quotes and clever sayings,

the kind that make me say awwwww and especially the ones that make me think.

A few nights ago I was reading all of the good ones that I came across to the family and Duane said we need to have some of those around the house. 

So today I obliged his request and wrote one of my favorite on the ENORMOUS chalkboard that Danielle helped me carry in from the barn.

This is chalkboard love people...

I found this chalkboard a couple of years ago thinking that I would sell it.

I can't.

really.

I love it too much.

It's got the best little wheel like gears that keep it stable,

Today I hung a metal cone full of chalk on the wheel.

I was told it came from a school nearby, I'm not sure about that, but who cares?

It is fabulous!

So when I started seeing all of the inspirational quotes that my family needed to read on a daily basis,

I decided to rescue this beauty from the barn.

You see, because of its size and the fact that this old victorian has more doors than walls

well, I just couldn't get it to fit.

Today I made it fit!

I am still trying to figure out the manual mode on the camera so please bear with me!

I hung a ruffle of burlap ribbon that I poked little lights through for a bit of the light that I

took away by covering up the door.

It is a door to the porch and only one of the 5, yes I said 5 doors in this room!

That wall alone has 2 doorways! 

We didn't use the door but I did take away a window.

You know what?

I don't care!

We can fill our minds and hearts with some of the best notes that we will leave eachother

on the chalkboard and look out the other door to see the sunshine!

I can't wait to add more sayings to my

"words to live by" pinterest board!

here are a few of my favorites...

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Do you remember this song?

My mom used to sing this to us when I was little. 

 I have to tell you that as I read it and sang it and heard her voice I missed her more than ever.

you would have loved her...

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Do you pinterest?  Do you think it's the great time sucker upper that I'm pretty sure it could be?

I have to give myself time limits but a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do!

pin away!

love,

Theresa xoxo

heritage...

I am blessed with a heritage of love.

I come from a strong Ukrainian and Cherokee heritage.  I am proud of the strength and family values that my parents have taught me because of their heritage.  My mom was Ukrainian and my dad is Cherokee and Scottish ( but we only ever heard about the Cherokee side, I think mostly because as kids we thought it was so cool to be part Indian... actually I still do.)

This is a photo of my grandparents (my mom's parents) on their wedding day.

I love Bushie's veil, oh how I would love to see this in color.

I have been gifted with a cd of photos of my mom's family and I thought I would show you a few of my favorites. I am sorry to say that I don't have very many photos of my dad's family and the couple that I do have I don't have a way to share with you.

This is a good example of most of the photos,

everyone laughing and you can just feel the love between them.

 The girl with the saddle shoes on is my mom along with a couple of  her sisters, I'm not sure who the man in the photo is. They are in the kitchen of my Bushie's restaurant.

I used to love going there when I was little.  I remember my Uncle Steve putting money in the jukebox and setting us kids up on the counter and getting us a soda.

He called me "owl eyes", nobody else ever did, just him and I loved it.  He passed away when I was very young but those memories are dear to me.

This is my Bushie and my Aunt Sophie

my heart skipped a beat when I saw this photo.

beautiful.

My Uncle Leo and my mom, they were very close and she talked about him with much love.

His life ended tragically and much to early as he was hit by a car on his way back to his unit after coming home for Christmas.  Mom missed him dearly for the rest of her time here.

My mom was the youngest of 11 children and I didn't get to meet a few of her older siblings.

I heard many stories growing up and when my mom and my Aunt Jane got together they were the best entertainment around as they reminisced about their family.

Oh my gosh, once they got started, I didn't want them to stop.  They would laugh until they cried.

I loved those visits so much.

I hope you like the photos, I am so grateful to have them

and am enjoying looking back on where I came from,

Like I said...

 I am blessed.

til next time,

love,

Theresa xoxo

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