A Template for Thursday

I decided to do a lil scrapping tonight and thought Hey why not make a free Template for my blog. So here's the result=)

Nope sorry the adorable lil cuties in the photo don't come with it, just the template. I made this LO with our newest kit (Coming soon) "You are Beautiful"

Click Here to Download the PSD Version
Click Here to Download the PNG Version

Gratituesday

Have y'all read about Gratituesday? Well if not you can read about it on Heavenly Homemakers blog In short it's taking one day out of the week, in this case Tuesday's to state what we are grateful for. My first post on Gratituesday actually is the same theme as Heavenly Homemakers Since this weekend is about celebrating Mother's I am grateful that for 23 years of my life I got to have the best Mommy that any girl could ever asked for! My Mom has been in Heaven for 3 years and consequently Mother's Day is extremely difficult for me so I thought sharing about my VERY special Mom with y'all would help.

My Mom was a beautiful person, inside and out. A lot of people didn't see that because they couldn't see past her weight. BUT for those who were lucky enough to have been her friend or have their lives touched by her they'll tell you of her true beauty.

My Mom had a heart of gold, there wasn't anything she wouldn't have done for anyone, friend OR stranger. She was truly one of those people that embodied the saying "she'll give you the shirt off her back" Even though we didn't have a lot of money I can't think of a thing that I lacked for. I played alot of sports and was in a lot of activities in school and she always figured out how to get me all those "essential", that in the long run were really non-essential things, that came along with it.

My Mom was my biggest fan, my biggest defender, and for the years she knew me as an adult my BEST friend. My Mom thought I could do orbe ANYTHING, some people would say that's part of being a mother but not every Mother Truly believes that about their child the way my Mom did.

Everything that is good in me I owe to my Mom. She taught me kindness, compassion, empathy, courage, strength, and much more. She even tried to teach me to believe in myself, something I still struggle with but not for lack of my Mother's trying.

My mother loved me, my little sister, and my father unconditionally. There was nothing we could do to make her love us any less.

My Mom taught me to cook, clean, knit, and tried her best to teach me to sew. I can sew without a sewing machine but on a machine the most I can do is a straight line, hahaha.

There were so many things about my Mother that were truly wonderful, these are just a few.

And while we're being Grateful I'm also grateful for my family & friends, who have helped me through the difficulty of my Mom's untimely death. I have always been extremly close to my Aunt (and the rest of my family on my Dad's side) and I am grateful that she is here for me in a "second mother" type of role. So what are you grateful for? Come on don't be shy tell us the things in your life that make you grateful!

Is Everyone excited for NSD? I know I am and you're going to want to be at the Digital Scrap Garden for it, we have lots of great things going on! A fun treasure hunt and a contest with the chance to win a $50 gift certificate from shutterfly=)