Delightfully Digital

Cozy's Walk

Let Life Inspire You!

I am what you call an Empty Nester. My daughter is an adult and I have no grandchildren. So what do I find to scrap about ? Life.

I love to write poetry and short stories and I love to write about everything from Angels to Zits. There is inspiration to be found in everything. Hubby and I love to go on walks and take our cameras. We take photos of the ocean, the bay, the seagulls and anything else we see along the way. It is good exercise for us physically and mentally. I come home with tired legs but a refreshed mind and a CF card full of photos! New inspiration!

I see people with neat patterns on their clothes that I think would make a cool pattern, I hear a word or phrase that triggers a memory. I look at photos and remember family traditions or stories. It may seem trivial or mundane to some folks, but each day has a special memory to record, even if it is just the thrill of awaking to a new day. Another day, another opportunity!

Survey--One person will win a book

I would  love to know if you have any of my books and how you use them. It gives me such joy to write them and share my heart with you! It thrills me when I hear that people actually have them, read them and use them.

Also, please let me know what subjects you are looking for.

You can order them directly at www.theultimateword.com if you can't find them locally.

Hugs and Thanks

Today

Today

Today I thought of yesterday
Not with remorse or pain
But with loving memories
As I relived happy times again.

My thoughts went back to earliest days
Of memories oh so sweet
When I was just a little kid
And a lollipop was a treat!

I remembering learning to tie my shoe
And then moving right along
I rode a bike versus a trike
And learned to sing a song.

I thought of happy days in school
And even those that made me sad
Looking back on them today
They don't seem to be so bad.

I thought about my one big fall
And it wasn't from a shove
But rather it was the happiest kind...
The day I fell in love!

My wedding memories are so sweet
And when with pregnancy I was blest
I have such precious memories of
A little bundle of purest happiness.

Those days of loss and heartache
When I lost family that I love
Are countered by the knowledge
That they reside with God above.

And as I grow much older
And have fewer days to live
I try to sort out my life to determine
Just what do I have to give.

If I could offer one profound thought
To help some of you get through
I would say just these 4 little words
Remember God loves you!

Thena

40 Years Ago Today

I married my college sweetheart. And he is still my sweetheart.

Come Chat With Me at the Scrapbook Stand

Please come and chat with me Thursday Dec 15th at 630 Pacific time at www.thescrapbookstand.com

If you create a page using one of my poems and enter it with the site, you could win a set of my new books from my publisher.

So You're Getting Software for Christmas!!

Some of you are digital newbies and some of you will be but don't even know it yet, because someone is giving you software for Christmas!! Yep, don't ask me how I know. I just know!

For those of you who get Digital Image Pro Suite, I do monthly articles on http://www.pccrafter.com/community/December05/thena.aspx showing how to do simple pages.

For those of you who get Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop Elements, please check out www.cottagearts.net tutorials and sign up for their newsletter.

If you have FxFoto, then check out http://susanwhite.typepad.com/ for great tutorials by Susan White.

Be sure to check out the Digital Board at Two Peas and Jen's blog http://jenjen.typepad.com/digiscrap/ to find all kinds of information and help and resources and fun...well, you get the idea!

Also, check out  http://scrapability.squarespace.com/ for all the scrapbooking blogs you can read.

And I know you have been shaking all of those boxes under the tree but the one you want is right there...the really light one that is a bit bigger than book size-that's it-go ahead, peek! I won't tell.

Celebrating Christmas

I'm celebrating Christmas

from the first day of December until the last

And I won't stop wishing everyone a joyous Christmas

Until the blessed day is past.

I will rise up each morning and think of all the joy

That came from Heaven to  the earth

In the form of a tiny baby boy.

You can celebrate your holidays

And say "Greetings of the Season"

But when I wish you a Blessed Christmas

I'm remembering that Jesus is the Reason!

Thena

Poinsettia Passion

  Created some papers from the photo of the poinsettia and wanted to share them with you.

Retirement is Being Happy

I thought when I retired that I would have all of this free time and my house would be squeaky clean, my health would be super because of all the rest and walks that I could take. I thought I would sit back in my easy chair and catch up on my books and magazines and read all of those instruction manuals for electronics that I use just by guessing what they do.

I thought I would pull out my sewing machine and my quilting books again and finish the quilt I started for that eight year old who is now married and probably has a child of her own by now.

This came home to me in the words of my daughter who asked why I didn't clear out some of the craft things I don't use. When I replied that they were for my retiredment, she reminded me that this is it-this is probably as retired as I will get.

I said to hubby "back when I was working" and he replied "You are still working." So finally I understand what retirement is. It is being free to work at your passion. It is being free to do the things you love . Find something you love to do and you will never work again. You will play each day and be happy!

Retirement is about being free to be happy and to try to use your happiness to make others happy!