Share the love - angels among us

It's amazing how friends, coworker, and strangers can even be angels among us in our everyday life.  

I asked a few friends for help in finding an Origami Owl designer that would be willing to have an impromptu Origami Owl party at my mother in laws house sometime soon.  Debbie had been showing me her Origami Owl jewelry and telling me how much she loved it.  She talked about how she wished that we could go to a party even though she hasn't felt much like getting out lately.  I thought it was a long shot but I decided to try & find someone local that would come to the house.  I shot a message to a few friends and within 24 hours I had 2 consultants willing and ready to come on such short notice.  These two ladies aren't just selling jewelry - they're serving a higher purpose to make someone who is feeling pretty crappy some days to have a few hours of fun.  I can't thank either of them enough.  I'll try to post some pictures from our party that we have this Sunday but in the meantime I am going to share their Origami Owl websites with you.  

Thank you Heidi for so readily agreeing to do what ever you had to in order to make this work and for sharing your story with me.

Heidi Austin's Origami Owl Link

Thank you Aurora for also contacting me back and for the words of encouragement and light that you sent to me.  

Aurora Daniels Origami Owl Link

These two ladies are angels in disguise just like the sweet friends that jumped at the chance to help me find someone to make this party happen so quickly.  My friends know me.  They know my life.  They know when a simple call, card, or word of encouragement will push me through the day.  These ladies didn't know me but they did the same for me.  God puts people where you need them them most.  

I have had the love shared with me today in so many ways it's hard to count.  

Please go out and share your love!  The world needs it.

  

Robertson County Fair 2013

If you know me, you know that we live on a family dairy farm.  

My husband and I both work in the city but we still enjoy the farm living.  

Every year we get cows ready to go to the Robertson County Fair.  The nieces and nephews are getting old enough to really be great showmen.  So we took 13 heifers and cows to the fair and we did great.  Here's some pictures from our night at the fair.

 

 Our bunch at the fair

Old school Robertson County dairy showmen. 

Back in the day we all showed cows at the Robertson County fair...in the old barn where we had two nights of shows and stayed the night in between in the barn.  

We washed, we clipped, we showed, we laughed, we made life long friends, 

we had the best of times. 

And now there's a whole new generation on showmen showing at the Robertson County fair.  

There may only be one night of shows but we are in a new barn and we love every minute of showing, making new friends, and visiting with old ones.  

 

The cows are the stars of the show but these kids do a lot of work too

And the old folks (me included)

 And the great friends (including Cari who so kindly took pictures for me when I couldn't)

 Well we do some work too and it's all worth it. 

And if you are reading this thinking  - her new year's resolution of a tutorial every month - has went down the drain....you're right.  Life doesn't always give you the time to do EVERY thing that you want but you have to make time for the stuff that matters most.  I'll get back to tutorials...as soon as this crazy thing called life settles down.  

Stacey