Merry Christmas 2010 From The Joseph’s

Card from Shutterfly

Merry Christmas ….

In the past year we have experienced God’s blessings of a new grandson named Joseph to Josiah & Laryssa

Another son-in-law as Jason & Alycia got married

See photo from Christmas Card above…

50th Birthday Celebrations

Trips to Chicago (3 times), Arkansas (twice), Florida (twice), New York (3 times),  and anywhere else God calls us to go

Easter Trip to Chicago to visit Audrianna and Nic

 

Ministry opportunities with Blessings Unlimited and MOPS

And throughout the year, always learning to trust in God

“But I trust in you, LORD;
I say, “You are my God.”

My times are in your hands;
deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
from those who pursue me.

Let your face shine on your servant;
save me in your unfailing love.”

Psalm 31:14-16

Read Full Post »

Photo Cards, Calendars and Gifts ~~ My Favorites

Because of my history in the Scrapbooking Industry and even before that – anything that includes photos are a favorite!  So when I read that Shutterfly was offering bloggers the opportunity to write about photo cards (and receive 50 free photo cards)  – I responded immediately!

I have enjoyed using photo Christmas Cards, especially the last couple of years when our family has been changing and growing.  I gave up writing a letter during the many hard years we experienced – it was difficult to write those letters when we were struggling. The photo cards were a reminder that our family was still together making memories.

Last year our card included a new son-in-law and this year it will include a new grandson along with  another new son-in-law.  My Shutterfly design for this year is Blessed Elegance (sorry if this is going to spoil your card from us, at least you don’t know what our photo will look like in it)

You can see all of the Shutterfly Photo Christmas Card Designs here http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards (there are 803 total designs it was hard to choice a favorite).

Another favorite photo product is my yearly personalized photo calendar that has its “place of honor”on the front of the refrigerator.  I love seeing  the different memories each month bring.  I have already started designing the Flower Market Design and I am really liking the way it is coming together.  Shutterfly has a really nice selection of calendars and they make great gifts.  To see their entire line of calendar designs here http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars/wall-calendars

Another of my favorites items is the gift tags – this would be a fun way to organize gifts.  These designs are currently marked down and can be viewed here http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars/wall-calendars.

Thanks for reading about some of my favorite Shutterfly photo products and thanks to Shutterfly for choosing me to write about their Christmas line.

*If you have a blog and want to learn about this promotion, here is the link  http://blog.shutterfly.com/5358/holiday2010-blog-submission-form/

Read Full Post »