If you could change just one thing about yourself

Hello Friends,

I am sorry I was not on yesterday. It was my birthday and my husband stole me away for the day. It was true bliss and wonderful to spend an entire romantic day away with him.

Before we finish out sentence for today I just want to tell you how moved I am by what you have written and shared so far. You inspire me and motivate me in ways you will never know.

Today let's finish the sentence If I could change just one thing about myself it would be.....

If you need help thinking of what that (one thing) might be try looking at your What Masters Me list from several days ago might help you fill in the blanks.

As always I will share my own answers with you so you are not the only one sharing . If I could change just one thing about myself it would be that I procrastinate.

The wonderful news is that nothing need master us. We CAN change most things about ourselves that we are not happy with. We will be talking more about this at the end of this month.

Finish the sentence and be entered in to the drawing for Out of Bounds (scrapbooking without boundaries) and a beautiful journal. Two winners to be announced on the 13th of this month.

So..If you could change just one thing about yourself what would it be??

What do you feel led or called to?

Today we will finish the sentence ..I feel led or called to_______________.
It could be anything..being a good mother, feeding the homeless, finishing your education, taking care of yourself, sharing your hope, creating art, growing a garden, becoming a teacher....Whatever it is it is YOUR calling, YOUR vision.

Here is my take on this assignment. I feel led and called to work with children with cancer which is why I will continue to be so involved, to mentor and work with women that have been physically or emotionally abused and with teens that are pregnant or that already are teenage mothers, to be the best wife, mother,daughter , friend and Nana that I can be each day. To share Christ love and Hope with everyone I encounter through words and/or actions.

Your turn...Finish this question and be put in the drawing for Out of Bounds
and a stunning journal both to be held on February 13th.

I feel led or called to_____________.

Your Safe Place

I am sorry I am so late posting today. We arrived in Arizona very late last night and have been working all day..

Here is the finish the sentence for the day. I feel safe when I ______________.
I recently challenged a group of scrap artist to create a page that reflected their own safe place. I challenge you to finish the sentence. As always, I am doing the assignment with you and this is what I came up with. The first thing that came to my mind was (am lying in my husbands arms). Indeed I do feel loved and often time safe..But the REAL answer to this question for me is ..
I feel safe when I am able to fully release my worries in prayer, fully accept God's will, fully obey Him,and fully rely on Him to fill every empty place inside of me.

Your turn..Finish this question and be entered into a drawing for Out of Bounds (scrapbboking without boundaries) and a beautiful journal. Both to be given away on Friday 2/13.

Finish this setence.

The rest of this week we will be finishing sentences that will help us rediscover the passions that we have in life. For example, our question today is When I was a child I wanted to be _________ when I grew up. Many of us grew up to thrive in the occupation we had chosen so this will not be a revelation to you. There are those, like myself, that did not and just by going back and remembering what I was once passionate about has reignited the passion I once felt.

When I was a child I wanted to be a photo journalist when I grew up. So I am reclaiming that dream and am submitting articles to magazines this year. I adore photography and have been living that dream for a while now but am ready to learn more to take me to the next level there as well.

What did you want to be when you grew up? How do you feel about that today?

All that answer will be entered into the drawing for Out of Bounds..scrapbooking without boundaries (pictured in a previous post).

Post #2 for today..Just forgot to mention...

That Life One Layout At A Time is having a blog giveaway..A Cricket..all of you that love paper crafting do not want to miss this. In addition to the giveaway I think you will find the blog delightful. I have added this blog to the ones I follow at the right hand of the page and you can access it from there.

My husband is taking me away for my birthday on Tuesday.I have been looking forward to this and our time alone as a couple for months. Last night we had our family birthday party for my son and myself. Among the gifts I received was the beautiful Nana tea cup shown at the right hand of the page from my son and daughter in law, my three year old grandson saying the prayer before dinner and my husband and mother cooking all day for us all of our favorites. I felt VERY LOVED!My husband gave me a beautiful leather scrap album that I will share with you at another time. It is stunning and a complete surprise. I did n0t expect anything last night from him as we always celebrate my birthday on the actual date of my birthday when we are away.I am watching Mamma Mia (the gift from Hannah and Pat)with my daughter today..I can't wait as I am a big Abba fan and need some time with my Hannah. I am taking my new book(gift from Ede) by author Anne Lamott with me on vacation. This is a book and author that my son Ede introduced me to a year ago. We both LOVE the way she writes..and today I going to Archievers and pick out albums (gift from my Mama) and when I return home I can make the trip to JoAnne Fabrics and pick out the new paper punch and paints I have been wanting (gift from my other son and daughter in law).

None of this had anything to do with what we are working on this week. I just had a grateful heart and an overwhelming desire to share all of this with you. Thanks for checking in.

Don't forget to read the post BELOW..as that is the real post today.

It's all about priorities!

Today we will look at the list of priorities that we made yesterday (If you did not make them yesterday..no worries..just do so today). Now we will work on listing them in order..For example God, family, friends, work...it could be as simple as that or it could take on a much more detailed look. It up to you. This is YOUR list and no one elses.

I will do mine after I pray for guidance. This list will help me through out this year make decisions that are important in my life as well as the life of my family so I know prayer is needed before I start. For example...If I am asked to sit on a Board of Directors (no matter how inviting or flattering) this year and it is not on my list of priorities or it will clearly take me away form what I have (with God's help) chosen as my priorities , this list will then help me to clearly see this is not a good choice at this time and empower me to say no.

I shared with you before one of my biggest challenges has been over commitment.
I have depleted myself in the past and still not met the obligations and not spent the quality time I WANTED to with my true priorities (and yes..that even includes time for myself).

Your assignment today is to make your priority list and then to list them in order. This is a very private matter. I just ask that you write them down for yourself and then post here that you have done this and any thoughts or insights that you have had from this assignment or the past weeks assignments. When you have done this you will be put in the drawing on 2/13 for Out of Bounds (scrapbooking without boundaries) and a Beautiful Journal. There will be two separate winners. Each day you post you name is entered.

Winners and Announcing the New Blog Giveaway!

Thank you all for your post and comments over the past 10 days. The Winner of LAYERS is Adrienne and the winner of the Journal is BethB. Congratulations ladies.
Please email me at smsummerville@hotmail.com with your mailing address and they will be in the mail to you on Monday.


I will be out of town from February 3rd through the 12th. I still plan to be active on the blog at that time and have a special give away for all that are actively leaving comments and participating from the 1st through the 13th. The winner will receive Out of Bounds by Jodi Amidei and Torrey Scott. A FANTASTIC book for all that are interested in getting started in scrapbooking as well as the experienced scrapbooker.
I also have another beautiful journal that I will be giving away.

We have worked hard this week. I am so proud of you for taking a look within..Shall we continue?! I have an assignment for you. Today I want you to list your priorities ..all of them and not in order just randomly. We will be working with this list throughout next week. so let's get started.

Here is what I came up with. My priorities are:My relationship with God, My relationship with my husband, My relationship with my mother, My relationship with my children, My relationship with my grandchildren, My relationship with my friends, Project Ed Bear (a nonprofit for children with cancer), Taking care of my home, husband, fanily and NEW FOR ME myself, creative time for myself to create and grow as a person, to mentor and teach.

I may need to add more IF and As they are revealed to me..but for now this is my list of priorities..

What are your priorities?