A Sweet Shower for a Sweet Baby Girl

Somehow, someway I became the official event planner for my old job =~)! Don't get me wrong... I enjoyed every moment of it!
This shower was for Tonya and her sweet baby girl. She decided to go with the ever-so-popular pink and brown. I just can not get enough of it...

I did not get as many pictures of the shower as I would have liked; but I did manage to get a picture of this cute little diaper cake... Another coworkers daughter made it for the shower...Isn't it just a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e?
I loved it! So much so that I promised myself that I would learn how to make one....

Side note: **** If you ever want to learn how to make a diaper cake, YouTube is a wonderful resource!*********

A Shower for Sandra

Back in March I hosted a birthday party/ bridal shower for Sandra at work.... Sandra is was one of my favorite employees as she always made me the absolute best homemade salsa ever!!!!

I decided to go with pink and zebra as the theme... The picture frame seen above and the candles seen below where purchased at the Dollar Tree and embellished with ribbon, rhinestones and flowers that were all in my scrapbooking stash at home!

I once asked a very popular event planner/florist if he could offer me one tip for hosting/having a fabulous event and he said lights make a world of difference.... And I believed that he was right! Here are a few more close-ups of the candle light....

And for my most cr8tive piece.... An altered bucket.... I purchased the bucket and ladle below from the Dollar Tree and altered it to make a punch bowl/bucket. As you can see I removed the handle and embellished it using the ribbon and flowers from my scrapping stash...


It was a major hit and I am soo proud of it!

Have you altered any common household items only to become a hit at your event? If so what was it and how was it used?

Up next.... do you have your umbrella!

I predict that a few showers are headed your way!

Is it really June 2nd?

I simply can not believe how quickly the time has passed... So many things have been happening in my world that I think that it is almost easier to just pick up where I am now than to try and go back and recap the past few months.

But I love you guys so much that I will not cheat you all like that =)! Instead, I will try and play catch up over the next few days/weeks/months.... LOL!

Up next.... Showers of Blessings!

Chuck-e Cheese's.....Where a Kid Can be a Kid!

A few months ago Mr. Falsetto and I took out our goddaughter, Diamond, on a little outing. Since we live in a somwhat rural area, we are very limited as to where we can enjoy time with our little "sparkle." So we headed off to Chuck-e Cheese's...





Now, I must admit that I was very anxious about our little outing... #1 because Mr. Falsetto and I were getting to take Diamond to Chuck-e Cheese's and it would be her first time going... and #2 because neither one of us had darted the door since it was Show Biz....

Being Show Biz prior before becoming Chuck-e Cheese was not a big deal, but what was a big deal was this:

We both feared this creature and as adults dreaded seeing anything remotely like it! As we recapped our childhood stories about our encounters with these creatures; we laughed so hard that we could not breath and could not wait to share Diamond's first trip to Chuck-e Cheese.

After picking up Diamond, we made quick dash for gas and cash before we journeyed on to Chuck-e Cheese. Upon our arrival, we were overwhelmed by all the families and children who were also out spending time with their loved ones. It did not take long for us to warm up to the crowd and be able to capture moments like this...

We truly enjoyed ourselves and especially our time with Diamond. Once we got back her to home and placed her back into the arms of her loving and wonderful parents... she began to whimper... that blessed our hearts beyond measure... As I am writing this entry, it is still very hard for me to find the words to express how I felt in that moment...

I guess I can just some-up all up by saying that she glimmers everywhere that she goes and because she is in my heart... she glimmers there too...

Crazy for Christ

As I was driving along to work one morning... I saw this...

I looked over to my passenger seat and noticed that my camera was hanging out of my purse... Without a second thought I grabbed the camera and proceeded to chase this truck as if I were a member of the paparazzi...

I was so captivated by this painting and when I got close enough to the read the words; I just rejoiced. They read: "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." (Matthew 4:4)

I know that I may have looked a little crazy riding down the road chasing this truck trying to get a photo to share with you guys in bloggyland... but if I must be called {crazy}.... I would much rather be Crazy for Christ!

Don't Count Me Out....

Do you have the new Marvin Sapp cd, "Here I Am?" Oh my.... it is such a blessing!!! If you do not have it, I would encourge you to go and grab a copy today...

Although the most popular song on this cd is "The Best in Me," my favorite track happens to be #8, "Don't Count Me Out." I just love the lyrics. He is a very annointed writer, psalmist, artist, and most of all Man of God!

If you are looking for a cd that is uplifting and that will nuture your mind, body and soul... this is the one... it will minister to you right where you are today...in your car, in your home, in your office... this is {such as time} as this type music...

Go out and grab a copy and leave me some feedback :).....

Until next time,

Don't Count Me Out!

Reaching {Out} to the Community: Ministering Outside of the 4 Walls

As I sit here typing this entry, I am propping my eyelids open with some twigs (LOL). Not really... But I have been working off of less than 5 hours of sleep and loads of positive energy! Simply put, my spirit is just overwhelmed with joy and excitement.

Why?

Because tomorrow, my church is hosting it's first outreach for 2010 and I am excited about all that God has done and all that He is doing.


The general itinerary for NBM Outreach is as follows:

• Opening and Welcome


• Prayer


• Praise Dance


• Rap


• Step


• Praise Dance


• Play, “Once My World Ended, My Life Began”


• Altar Call


• Closing Remarks


• Benediction


• Lunch Will Be Served

The reason that I said that it was a general itinerary is that we will defeinitely allow time for the Holy Spirit to move as He pleases to minister to the people. If you read the program carefully, you will notice that there is not a quote "sermon." Instead, the Holy Spirit promoted our pastor to task us with the challenge of writing and creating a skit that will address issues with teenage suicide, premarital sex, single parenting, child molestation, poor grades in school, low self esteem, insecuirty, rejection, poverty, gossip, back-biting, lies, slander, sexually transmitted diseases, and all of many issues that teens face on a daily basis.

It is my belief that this play will minister to the children and parents alike. Not only will it minister to them, but it will allow them to identify with the various scenerios within the skit and to find solutions to their problems by choosing to end their world (way of living and thinking) and to begin their lives for Christ.

So as we break out our of four walls to "reach" out to the community; please pray for God's peace, purpose and power to manifest in our lives and the lives of those connected to us...

God Bless!

M'Shonta