A corner of my house where you can get a Breath of Fresh Air

Come in and join me at my house tonight. Sit down and enjoy your self in one of my corners. Leave me a comment. I have so enjoyed meeting many new friends on my blog the past year.

Lori and I were putting away Christmas decorations and cleaning tonight. I hadn't gotten a chance to join Show and Tell Friday with Kelli yet. But I have enjoyed what others have shared today. Kelli has a really nice wreath on her door. And I also met some more new friends.
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I decided to share one of my favorite lamps.

I like the dangles that hang down and I carefully run my fingers through them. It came from Walmart several years ago and it didn't cost much.

Then here is this small throw that my Mother made. She uses this same design to make baby blankets. She takes different pastel colors of left over yarn to make the individual octagon shapes and then joins them together with white. I have pulled it down some on the rocker so you may see it better.

You can also see here some of my favorite books: my Bible, a book of short stories by Lori Wick called Beyond the Picket Fence, and Come Away by Shel Arensen which is a new one I got while I was away Christmas week. We found a bookstore on our way up to Ohio in Corbin, KY. Come Away is about how to have a personal prayer retreat. The author speaks of spending time alone with God, not a whole day on your knees but prayer, listening to praise songs, enjoying God's beautiful scenery, time in the Word, etc.

I also enjoy this rocker that matches my sofa. Some day I would like to have an end table by the lamp so that this can be my little corner for tea and reading. I love books and have a large collection. Maybe some Friday I will share some of them.Thanks for stopping by.

Passing of a dear Christian sister

I would like to honor a dear sister who was a great encouragement to me. You would have to meet her to experience her sweet spirit. She helped sooth my hurts when I miscarried my first baby. She had such faith. It was an automatic with her to know that the Lord was going to take care of every situation. She was always so calm. She loved children and taught hers to love the Lord and be good achievers. The familys' singing was an inspiration and blended so well.

One of the songs they were known for was "When I Wake Up in Glory"

I shall fall asleep some day and from earth shall pass away,
But my soul shall reach a better land.
All the things of life shall fail as we pass through death’s dark veil,
And God’s way we clearly understand.

When I wake up, wake up on glory,
And to Jesus will sing redemption story.
Oh, I shall see Him face to face who has kept me by His grace,
When I wake up in glory by and by.

When my weary eyelids close and I slump to sweet repose,
Singing hallelujah as I go.
All my sorrows will be past I’ll be free from care at last,
And I’ll leave my troubles here below.

Legacy Five has a song "Hello After Goodbye"

"...we will be with them far longer than we were without them, no doubt. In that beautiful, wonderful hello after goodbye"


Marlene Marie Burton

News Death Notice

BURTON, Marlene Marie 77, of Springfield, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. in her residence. She was born October 19, 1931 in Springfield, the daughter of Marcellus and Edna Mae (Davis) Cooper. She attended Springfield High School. She was a devoted wife and mother of fifteen children. As a young woman, Marlene sang with her sisters in a group called the Cooper Sisters. They sang on WIZE Radio for the Negro Business Hour in Springfield. In 1980, Marlene and her husband formed the Burton Family Singers. Marlene taught all of her children to sing. The Burton Family Singers sang locally to teenage inmates at the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center. The family also sang in churches throughout the United States. She leaves to cherish her memory her loving husband Harlen Edward and their children: Melanie (Charles) Clark, Harlen Eric (Carrie) Burton, Pamela (Bobbie) Jones, Paula (Michael) Duncan, Jonathan (Sylvia) Burton, Celeste (Kelvin) Gaskins, Thomas Burton, Rhoda (Gregory "Sarg") Linton, David (Debbie) Burton, Joel Burton, Angela (Zac) Coaston, Charles Burton, and Peter (Della) Burton. She also leaves four sisters: Una (Paul) Peterson, Shirley Robinson, Pat (Gene) Mitchell, Donna Beverly and one brother Jerry (Patti) Cooper; forty-six grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Marion "Bud" Cooper, and two daughters, Jill Forbes and Bethany Burton.

We love you and God bless your family.

Legacy Five Concert

We went to a Legacy Five concert tonight. They are one of my favorite gospel groups. Their songs are very encouraging. Here are some pictures taken with my phone camera. Julie had to help me take the boing sound off in the middle of the concert. Every picture I took went boing. It was okay as long as the singing was louder but one time I took one when it was a quiet song and got embarrassed because we were in the second row.






It was a good night of praising the Lord. Also, remember Frank Seaman's son. They found out yesterday he has lymphoma.

Sharing

My mother has always been a very good sewer. We grew up with our dining room always having this huge cutting board on top of the dining table so she could measure and cut draperies. She made drapes for banks and well-to-do people of our small town. Some people wanted a roman shade or a different kind of valance fastened on a wooden frame. She would always come up with a way to make them what they wanted. My dad would build the wooden frame. She didn't charge enough but did a great job and so people were willing to wait on however long it took her to make it. People also came to her with mending or alterations when they couldn't so much as sew a button on. My sisters and I actually learned to cook under her direction while she was sewing. She was also a very good cook and some of my fondest memories are of her rolling out noodles and pie crusts.

She also sewed other projects. Today I am sharing towels she made. She is now 88 and while we were there for Christmas, she wanted to make sure everyone had several. She is losing her memory but is aware of it and is needing assistance so please pray for her.


Here is one hanging on the handle of a stove. She buys dish towels and cuts them in half then takes fabric scraps to cut out the top and makes a button hole and sews a button on.


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Reach out and touch someone

Technology is very handy to reach out and touch others. We can hand out and receive a breath of fresh air through the computer and phone. While visiting Ohio I ask by oldest brother about his wife's brother. He said physically he was not doing real well.Max has MS and is very weak and I think on a ventilator. The last time I saw him was at my sister-in-laws' funeral a couple of years ago. He was in a wheelchair then. We visited him with him then and gave him one of our CD's of our family singing. And he so appreciated it. He has a very loving wife who cares for him. He is a Christian and has a very good attitude. He will tell you he is ready for heaven. I felt I wanted to call his home and let them know I was thinking of him. I was surprised today when I called and his wife asked if I wanted to talk to him. His voice was very clear. He said he was laying down and that enabled him to talk better. What amazed me is that even though we haven't seen each other for a long time he said he prays for us every day. He was full of news: his son, daughter-in-law and toddler grandson surprised him and came home from Texas for Christmas. You could tell he loves being a grandpa.

Max is such a blessing. It is great to find out that someone from your past acquaintances gets saved. Pray for Max and his wife. It can't be easy dealing with his illness.