Archives for August 2015

A Planning Journal for Your Mother of the Bride Notes

IMG_3155Mother of the Bride, if you are new to this grand MOB adventure or just haven’t started using a planning journal yet, run out and buy one asap. After all, you have all kinds of notes you’ll need to jot down during the coming months.

As MOBs most of us buy nice planners for our bride-to-be daughters, but you need one as well, MOB. You will be researching and shopping for so many things, it will all become a jumble of confusion if you don’t write things down.

Since you need a planning journal, go ahead and treat yourself to a pretty one. Maybe you can find one in one of the colors of the wedding or you can just find one that looks super feminine or appeals to you for some other reason. Make it something that will feel like a little splurge. And choose one small enough to fit in your purse. Believe me, you’ll be using it on the go.

A planning journal will be your sanity saver for sure, MOB. It will help you keep track of everything from notes about where you and your sweet girl saw which bridal gown or cake or flowers to the prices for all these things. You can also keep a running list of expenses, due dates for deposits, and your ongoing to-do list. If you’re faithful to jot down anything and everything wedding related, this little planner will indeed become your lifeline.

So go on, MOB—have fun finding a planning journal just for you!

*You might also like to read Mother of the Bride Memory Boosters for Shopping and Mother of the Bride—Info Source for Gift-Givers.

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Summer Photo Fun: More Caption Fun!

IMG_5408How about a little more caption fun before Summer Photo Fun, comes to an end next week? I always love the caption challenges. Hope you do, too!

What do you think the little fella (or gal!) above might be saying? I posted this photo several weeks ago in the batch where I featured the Gray Catbirds who have been frequenting my backyard this summer, but now it’s time to let you give him/her a voice.

So go ahead and share—what’s the first thing that comes to mind? And hey, thanks for playing my games with me! :)

“A cheerful heart is good medicine . . .” Proverbs 17:22a

*The new issue of Life Notes, my quarterly inspirational newsletter, came out last week. It’s not too late to receive it. Sign-up is free and to the right!

*My photo

Summer Photo Fun: The Mighty Mississippi at Memphis

IMG_3085Summer Photo Fun wouldn’t be complete without a few vacation photos, would it? To be honest, we almost didn’t plan a vacation this year since our main vacation goal was to spend time with our grandbabies who were born in January. No big surprise there, huh?

You’ll be glad to know, however, that after getting our grandbaby fix, we also managed to pull away for a few days to explore an area new to us—Memphis, Tennessee. We had driven through Memphis a couple of years ago on our way to Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but we had never spent any time there before. We have now remedied that situation.

One of the highlights of our Memphis trip was experiencing the mighty Mississippi River. Not only did we enjoy the glory of a sunset over the river, but we also took an afternoon riverboat cruise. I hadn’t ridden Old Man River since I was a kid and Don had never ridden on the Mississippi. Such a great experience to add to our lifetime of memories together.

So today, friends, enjoy a ride on the Mighty Mississippi. It’s on us!

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IMG_6095“But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!” Amos 5:24

*What natural wonder did you see this summer?

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*My photos

More Wedding Planning Ideas on My Pinterest Page

8540213301_b3e1dd4e55_z*Since the readership of the Mother of the Bride Blog is ever-changing, here is an updated encore post I hope will be helpful to those of you who weren’t MOBs when I originally posted it in August 2013. Hope it helps!

Mothers of the Bride, did you realize I offer lots of wedding planning ideas on my Pinterest page?

In fact, my page on Pinterest is loaded with boards that will be of interest to MOBs. As of now, I’ve created eighteen wedding/bridal themed boards along with twenty boards of other personal interests of mine. On the wedding front, I offer everything from MOB dresses to bridal gowns to photography ideas to favors. There’s a little bit of everything.

Many of you may have started a wedding board on your own Pinterest page, but for those who haven’t, I highly recommend it. Pinning or repinning items that you’re drawn to is the perfect way to not only remember the ideas you love but also to track back to their source immediately.

I’d love for you to come over and take a look and follow some or all of my boards. After browsing the wedding section, you might even find you’re interested in some of my other boards. For example, one features chocolate. Yes, chocolate. Looking for my Pinterest button now, are you? It’s the red one at the top of the sidebar :)

*You might also like to read Great Links For You.

*The new issue of Life Notes, my quarterly inspirational newsletter, came out last week. It’s not too late to receive it. Sign-up is free and to the right!

*Photo by HowToStartABlogOnline.net, Creative Commons License

Summer Photo Fun: Be Refreshed!

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Our spirits can be refreshed in a number of ways, and one way is through photos. So today, as we continue Summer Photo Fun  , I’d like to share a few photos that I think just might provide you with an oasis of refreshment today.

Be refreshed and blessed today, my friends!

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“I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” Jeremiah 31:25

*Which photo did you like the best?

*The new issue of Life Notes, my quarterly inspirational newsletter, came out yesterday. It’s not too late to receive it. Sign-up is free and to the right!

*My photos