HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOPHIA & Elvis too

Happy Birthday Sophia~(and Elvis too!!)

I snapped these pics after I brought Sophia home from the hospital. My how she has grown. I have had the "CrabbyGabby" biz since before Sophia, so alot of you have seen her sprout like a weed. I am so blessed to have her in my life, I remember when I was pregnant with her I would call her Grace because I felt like she saved my life and she was my saving grace. Now these days she is very chitty chatty and full of Energy like a little "sprite fairy" she does not sit still for long and has a constant song singing forth from her mouth.

For You formed my inward parts;You covered me in my mother’s womb.

I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. Psalm 139:13-14

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Jeremiah 1:5

Baby IT WAS Cold outside

huh, It was cold outside~Now we have record breaking high temps! lol

Baby It is COLD OUTSIDE!!

Well, The truth is WINTER JUST GOT HERE A FEW WEEKS AGO, and boy did old man winter decide to send some frigid air our way.

These two enchanting chilly Men can be found On Ebay. I am still in Snowman mode when most people have all ready started to list spring! I am sure it will be here before I know it.

I hope all had a great first few days of '08. Our shower is suppose to be put in tomorrow, I am so excited. Things are starting to look up.

I was really having a hard time yesterday, we have so many things going on/wrong at once it seems. I wrote a fellow dollmaker/friend. After reading her email I felt some peace. Then I talked to my husband about all that is going on. He begin to proceed to tell me "Heidi, These are things we can not control" I replied with "You are right, I just need to hand it over to God" Ever since then I felt as if a load had been lifted. I honestly can not describe to you what are family is going through, but I do know when 2008 Got here I looked at is as a Baptisim...out with the old and in with the new, However just because it was a new year did not mean problems vanished.

It is the same way with our walk with God.

~Wishing you a wonderful Weekend ahead.

Warmest

heidi

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I just wanted to wish you a Very Happy New Year, From my family to yours.
May you have an over abundance of love peace and joy in 2008!!

~Heidi

I have my Commerative 2008 Party Girl Doll on Ebay now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110209228868&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=001

MERRY CHRISTMAS

MERRY

CHRISTMAS

Luke 2 (New King James Version)

7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: 14 “ Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”

Snow Days!!

Here in the midwest we briefly got blasted with snow~~and the kids did not have school on Monday, they were just thrilled. Kosmo really loved the snow and Sophia got a chilly nose. Unfortunately the snow is melting now and it is just getting muddy out..ugh...but what a serene moment while it lasted. Patiently waiting for more snow, I am dreaming of a white Christmas!

Heidi

The TRUTH about Santa

Well, The Cat is outta the bag, the truth about Santa is...HE SHOPS AT WAL-MART!! My Daughter drew this picture a few weeks back, I hung it on the fridge. Well, the other day I stopped and admired her art work, THEN I SAW SANTA'S BAG...A BLUE BAG WITH A YELLOW SMILEY FACE!! I gave a good chuckle and just had to share!

Have a great weeked folks! and if you have a chance take a peak at my new listings on ebay..http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZcrabby_gabby_dolls

Not A failure as a parent

Greetings,
And Happy Thanksgiving...
Welcome as always to the rollcoaster of my life!
I hope you had lots of turkey, and bellies are content and overflowing with the yumminess of life.

As I was pondering today what I am thankful for I beginn to look around. Not to long ago I decided it was best to surrend myself with things that made me smile. So, I went to wally world and bought lots of frames. Took Everything off my walls and proceeded to print out pictures of the kids, pets, and various other things. So, Therefore I was looking at things Today and that brought a constant tear and smile to my eye at the same time (ok got side tracked) ~I can't help it though, I look at my kids and wonder what I did so right to deserve them!

before eating our dinner, I wanted to ask the kids "What are you Thankful for"

Christopher went first. If any of you know me, you may know that our son has slight Autisum and is very hard to communicate with. But his response was " I am Greatful that Jesus died on the Cross so we can go to Heaven."

My heart melted, tears welled up, just as they are now as I type this.

You have no idea How I feel as a parent. I ask God, I thank God For things we do not even have. I feel like I have failed my children because I can not provide what they need in life, yet there eternal souls are taken care of and my Son knows it. For once I felt as if I did something right. and here I am so side tracked from doing what I know is right. Again if you know me I go in "spurts" where I go to church and reading the word. Well, I find myself when one of those spurts (because I am so stubborn) where I feel like I am not doing what is right.

This is the real me, Telling you how I really feel

Heidi

Knocked DOWN BUT NOT knocked OUT

Well, just in case any of you are wondering, I AM ALIVE!!
Things just went plum crazy. My 83 year old grandma is now living with us. This makes our very small house only seem smaller. But I am so happy that she is here and what a joy it is to hear the stories of the old country and how things were when she was growing up and how things were when she first came to the United States over 50 years ago. (she is from Germany)

Why not post in so long? Well, I tend to go in "recluse" mode when I am feeling in the dumps.

But I must remember I maybe knocked down, BUT NEVER KNOCKED OUT.

I would also take the time right now to thank every and each one of you who has ever lifted me up in prayer, thought and been very kind and considerate through the midst of my crazziness.

It is my "cyberfrinds" who keep going with the dollies when alot of days I am ready to sell of the whole biz.

No gesture to small goes unnoticed. Thank you Thank you Thank you

Wishing you and yours a most Joyous Blessed Thanksgiving. May you and yours really remember the important things in life, may we always be thankful for what we have.

Warmest Regards,
heidi

Me and 28 THOUSAND of my new Friends~~

Well, I am just ON FIRE RIGHT NOW, full of Passion for my purpose, To serve the Lord my God with my whole heart! My ministry starts here with my husband, kids, then the biz...after that it is where ever I am.

The conference was just AWESOME. There was a record number of 28 thousand WOMEN there.

Delirios ROCKED BIG TIME! And CeCe just has the love of Jesus shining right through her, and her voice will give you goosebumps!

Joyce was bold and told it like it was. I am so excited to blog in the coming days all of the awesome revelations and teachings!

Hebrews 13:2

Goodmorning kind and gentle folk! The Silent auction has started for Ava Grace..I just took a peek at all of the amazing delightful items and I am in awe...

Here is my finished doll (you have been seeing her naked for over a week ~ so I though you might want to see her dressed!). She would make A MOST EXCELLENT CHRISTMAS GIFT Don't ya think? I will gift wrap the doll up extra special for the winning bidder!

http://www.avagraceangelsunaware.com/

Wishing you and yours much joy and peace in the coming week..I will be leaving on Thursday for the Joyce Meyers Womens convention and will be back home on Saturday, so it will be a whirl wind week, but I truly look foward to hear from you

with much appreciation,

Heidi

An Angel in the Making...

Well, I am working on my Angel For Ava Grace. I could not be happier at this point with the way she is turning out. I started with an old antique Tin Minvera Head and restored it. (it was completely spotty where the paint had been rubbed off)However, I did not touch up her hair, just the face. Then I designed a body, arms and legs. I fashioned her wings out of feathers and wired them together I may add another feather or two in there. Now, today I need to design a dress. I have been searching the web, going through my dollie books to find how I would like to make it. Going through my fabric bins to find the right fabric....

To read More about ava Grace please click on the link on the on the top of the page :)

Many Joyful Blessings to you and yours...

Heidi

MEET ME IN ST.LOUIS!!

Hello Ladies..
Well, it is almost time for The anual Joyce Meyer's Womens Convention..this will be the 25 year. The theme this year is PURPOSE AND PASSION. The Dates are September 20-22.

I went last year for the first time and all I can say AMAZING. Last year the theme was The Confident Woman. If you have not all ready purchased your ticket PLEASE DO!! I would love to meet you there. Delirious Will be playing Praise and Worship along with CeCe Winans (Remeber her, she sang with Melinda Dolittle on the Grand Finale of American Idol?) And let me say, I have seen Delirous in Concert, they rock!
If you are a fan of T.D. Jakes, well guess what..he will be a guest speaker!
Here is the link for more info and watch the video ( I am somewhere in that crowd)
http://www.joycemeyer.org/WC07/
Come expecting a change in your life, You will leave recharged! I know last year there was 17,000 Women there. With that many people in one place being in One mind and accord is just WOW!!
Please give this some Prayful Thought! Or as I told somebody, don't think about it, just do it!

Heidi

Yup, this is the town I live in

Ok, Folks..this is the kind of a town I live in..(you may need to turn the music down at the bottom of the page so you can watch this video, or you can directly link to youtube to watch ;)

I get gas at this gas station all of the time...

This also made Nation wide news, I was just sitting on my couch and Shepard Smith on Fox News comes on and I hear the story. I had all ready heard the story earlier through the local news. He closed out his broadcast with this report! I just about fell down in laughter! Just to give you a hint of what is going on, the title of the video is called "Naked Bandit does The Hula.."

The past 2 weeks

Well, it sure has been a hard few weeks. I did not have a vehicle to drive for over 2 weeks. One would have thought that perhaps I would have gotten more stuff done. However, not in my case. I tried to keep up on the house, but it seemed no matter how much laundry I did there was still another mountain to wash. No matter how many times I cooked and cleaned everyone was still hungry and there was a pile of dishes. I think another added factor is THE DAWG! Wow, He is a handful. He has learned to leap over the kitchen gates running a muck in the house. On the upside Christopher and Gabby have started back to school. I also got an original doll listed. It is a cloudy rainy day here which I embrace fully. I think the heat is starting to get to me. Never ever have I remembered being in such a dry hot spell AND I AM FROM TEXAS..But here in the St.louis area it is going down as one of the hottest months of August in history.
Well, much to do this weekend I look foward to getting back to normal and into a groove!