Grateful Heart

Life’s moving pretty fast these days…

…but amid the speed-of-sound days, the little moments of life still stand out and shine…

…moments to be captured and remembered.  Moments to be grateful for…

…moments to hold in my heart and never, ever forget.

One of the reasons, perhaps, that my journals have become so very important to me during these rapidly spinning days--and I’m grateful for what they keep safe for me on their layered & painted pages.

Julie

{beautiful crazy quilt heart image courtesy of Crafty Secrets}

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Believe

 

You know me pretty well, by now.  You know I can’t resist a sweet Frozen Charlotte doll, don’t you?

Well, I can’t.

 

How could I?!  Just waiting to be dolled up in some shabby finery—sparkling crystals are always a must--

A frame just waiting to be painted and scruffed up a bit—then framing the frame with silver German glitter, buttons & lace…

…and a little bunch of my favorite flocked vintage flowers, of course…

“Believe in the  beauty of your dreams.”  I think I’ll do just that.

Julie

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Moxie

I’ve always loved the word “moxie”…not sure why.  I just have.  It’s a cute word.  With--well, moxie!

According to Webster’s, it means:

“knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something…(the) strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger”

I like that.

I think quiet strength is no less strength.  Sometimes it’s in those quiet moments that we make the hardest choices.  Moxie.

The guts to not only wish for something to happen, but the strength to make it happen.

Moxie.

And nothing says moxie to me like a vintage Wild West girl!  You’ve seen them in my journals before, and you’ll see them again—I love those girls…

Absolutely full of moxie!

See you soon with something new.

Julie

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