Johnny Cash – Thanksgiving Prayer

Posted by Grandma Jeanne on October 31, 2008

Johnny Cash sings a Thanksgiving Prayer on an episode of Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman.

He is one of my favorite singers!

Hope you enjoy this Thanksgiving prayer!

A great recipe…

Posted by Grandma Jeanne on September 30, 2008

• Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
• Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Talk to God about what is going on in your life. Buy a lock if you have to.
• When you wake up in the morning, complete the following statement, ‘My purpose is to__________ today. I am thankful for______________.’
• Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
• Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli , almonds, and walnuts.
• Try to make at least three people smile each day.
• Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts, or things you cannot control. Instead
  invest your energy in the positive present moment.
• Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
• Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
• Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
• Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
• You are not so important that you have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
• Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
• Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
• No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
• Frame every so-called disaster with these words: ‘In five years, will this matter?’
• Forgive everyone for everything.
• What other people think of you is none of your business.
• GOD heals everything, but you have to ask Him.
• However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
• Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch!!!
• Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
• Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: ‘I am thankful for__________. Today I accomplished_________.’
• Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
• When you are feeling down, start listing your many blessings. You’ll be smiling before you know it.

Hand-Knit Scarves – Intro

Posted by Grandma Jeanne on January 11, 2006

When I was a little girl, I was raised by my grandmother. It was just the two of us. She worked all day, and in the summer I was really bored. We didn’t have a TV, and most of my school friends were busy with their activities. I spent a lot of time reading, and I also taught myself to knit. I always liked to make afghans, scarves, and other fairly simple things.

When my children were born, I knit them several baby afghans and knitted sweaters, bonnets, booties, and Christmas stockings. I remember knitting on those tiny needles… I only made sweaters, bonnets, and booties for my own children – never as gifts. They just took too long to make! I did make baby afghans for friends, nieces, nephews, and eventually my grandchildren. I really enjoy making them in different patterns and colors. Very rewarding to make and also to give as gifts. All recipients seemed to love them…

I have now moved on to making beautiful hand-knit scarves. I started out knitting one fun-fur scarf for myself, and that was the beginning of an obsession! I love knitting with the fun fur yarn and making these scarves in so many different colors and sizes. I then discovered Homespun yarn and have knit many scarves with this yarn – sometimes I use only that yarn and other times I combine it with fun fur. Homespun yarn is so very soft and comes in such beautiful colors. I love knitting these scarves so much that I had to find a way to sell them. I couldn’t just keep increasing the size of my inventory…

The scarves are knit in a variety of colors, yarns, and sizes. I made some hand knit scarves in the colors of some of the most popular college teams in Texas – University of Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech. If these aren’t your teams, the colors in these scarves may still work for you. The colors are burnt orange and white, maroon and white, and red and black.

You can just have so many scarves yourself and give so many as gifts. I also sell them at my online antique and collectibles shop named My Vintage Crafts. Take a look!

Here is a preview of some of scarves I have available for sale – they are all on sale for 1/2 off! Stock up for Christmas!