Finding New Places

Today was my "Girl Day," My sweet husband told me to take sometime, go to the spa and just have a girls day for me:) I was thrilled. I went to bed and started my morning early! 830am, jumped  out of bed and headed to meet a dear and old friend for coffee. After a little muffin, Coffee and sweet chatting I came home, worked out, changed and headed to historic Maumee and Perrysburge Ohio.

I found myself browsing among the Cutest little shops. I came to a Antique Shop and ran in, It was the right timing for I was stuck in there for almost an hour, which was wonderful, hiding out from the down pore. As soon as I walked in the door, this little guy said hi. I thought he was so cute... and that as a massage therapist his little neck will be quite sore. lol.

I loved this table and the way they arranged it. I have really enjoyed walking around. They had so many pots and plants and in the back of the store it was a antique shop. It was a perfect set up of the old and new.

Little Topiary trees in dark pots give such a nice contrast in the white washed  room. I am really looking forward to when I can start decorating my own house.  

Health and Beauty...Restoring your mind, in a world of confusion, restoring your body to the temple you were called to be, restoring your soul to His likeness

Welcome to Health and beauty... A moment to rest your mind, revive your body and nourish your soul. As woman we are chosen to be many great things, and one of the things we miss out on in our hectic lives is being God's Garden, a place of beauty, rest and enjoyment for ourselves and our husbands. When we were called to be our husband's dearest and closest confidant, friend, help mate and the lover of his soul, we were also called to be a quiet place,a haven in the world he fights each day, a place in his heart where he finds peace. We are his Garden. A place set aside from everything else.

In Song of Solomon, We are called Gardens, a place where are beloved comes, a place where his soul is revived. It speaks of our words being sweet as honeycomb, our lives being a well spring of living waters.
In chapter 4:9 it says " You have ravished my heart, and given me courage.."

So I encourage you this week, to step away, find a quite place, turn on soft music, take a walk, read your bible, settle your mind down and restore what may have been lost to you this week or the past couple days.
Being a massage therapist, each time I start a massage I mentally quiet my mind, I stop everything that is going on and focus on the needs of the person who has come to me, that being said, do the same for yourself. Shut all out, open to God and let your moment began.

  For us to be a Garden to our husbands, loved ones or people we meet throughout the day, we must first have that within ourselves.Beauty come from within, but it also works its way to the way we look, and feel about ourselves.  So ladies here is some homemade, simple and natural ways to help you relax and enjoy the day.
          
              Spa treatments from woman around the world.

1. Greece: Exfoliate with a mixture of 3-4 tablespoons olive oil and 1/4 cup sugar. Massage over skin in a circular motion.
2. Poland: Apply honey to face as an intense moisturizer. Honey hydrates and helps protect skin from UV damage. 
3. Chile: Draw out toxin and stimulate circulation in the skin with a grape mask. Combine a handful of smashed grapes with a teaspoon of flour to form a paste. Pat onto face and let sit 20 minutes;rinse. 

I Pray your day is one of health, life and fullness. May your week be blessed with Gods love, for he brings life to our soul and health to our bones. See you next week for more health and beauty.

Angels Lost In a City

 I walked among the gardens of the earth and non to thee could compare

you are the angel among the flowers

                                        The sweet scent in the crisp, fresh air.

I walked the paths, the shadowed glades, among the rivers and hidden ways

 I wondered long in to the night but upon the flowers you still shed light

I wondered if I may get lost, yet among the flowers you stood,like a hill with a cross

Gardens in a Concrete Jungle

 I laid my head upon the earth, the tears did not restrain, for in the moment they came forth, the flowers burst like morning rain.

It has been a perfect day

It has been a beautiful day, a day filled with crafts, taking pictures of my newly bloomed peony's and house shopping with Nate. It feels like summer. I think June is my favorite time of the summer months. However I may feel that way because of the lack of sun shine these past two months. But a last it is here and the warmth feels so dear. Have a wonderful evening my friends. All my love and blessing.

Think Green

Back in the early 1900s Deco-page became quite popular. It means poor mans art. People would get news paper clippings, magazine covers, article, really any kind of paper and would Deco-page tables, chairs, plates, boxes, anything they could use and turn it into art. I have had a love for paper from a young age. I would collect whatever kind I could find. For years I collected stamps from around the world. Now whatever I can use and use again is a new and fun experience.

I have been using this Glue for years, I started these little adventures of art when I was around nine years old. My grandma Marge got my brothers and sisters hooked at a young age. She had boxes of paper and we would spend hours cutting pictures out of magazines. This was a past time that I have continued over the years. 

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into. ~Henry Beecher, Life Thoughts, 1858

God loved the flowers and invented soil.  Man loved the flowers and invented vases.