LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF
Ok, so I realize I need to introduce myself. I am a communicator and a people person and I am always talking…telling stories, laughing, talking to strangers in public…My love language is acts of service :)
I am a creative kind of person. I like so many different and fun things. Some related and some not. For one thing, I am a worship leader, so I SING and lead worship in churches, conferences in the U.S. and internationally - like in Africa, London, Bolivia and Trinidad & Tobago… I speak sometimes to groups of women, and churches and children…I train worship teams and decorate churches...
I am a Texas girl. I am conservative. I grew up in Dallas, but lived in a tiny town for 20 years where we didn't lock our houses or cars and now I am back in Dallas county. I am patriotic and I love my country. I believe in personal responsibility and old-fashioned manners and chivalry.
I love old books & other old things - antiques, vintage, collectibles. I love to shop at flea markets, estate sales, garage sales, your junk closet…
And I am a decorator. I have decorated lots of people's houses and I have helped a lot of people clean out their junk and organize their houses, etc. I have decorated my own homes in styles from Almost-Empty Apartment to Shabby Chic to Victorian to Traditional…I love used book stores, and junk and thrift stores…I sometimes sell things on Ebay…and now - Etsy.
I am a procrastinator. I also start lots of things that I never finish. I always have good intentions.
I love God - He is my best friend so I talk to Him a lot. I've known him practically all my life! I love PEOPLE! I hardly know a stranger - well, unless someone is mean - then I clam up. I am always into SOMETHING. Either I am starting a business, having a garage sale, flying to a foreign country, playing on the floor with grandkids, scrubbing grout, tearing off someone's wallpaper, helping plan a women's conference, making something out of paper, making a LIST (!), reorganizing my house, writing a song, redecorating in my mind, praying in my closet, singing, baking, cooking something new, entering a contest, walking, sitting at the computer (a lot!), organizing my bazillion family pictures, editing photos on my Mac, planning a party, having friends over for the weekend…
I have had a pet raccoon, skunk, dogs, and cats. I have also owned chickens, ducks, pigs, lizards, and guinea pigs.
I love blogs - other people's - I haven't been able to last longer than 3 days on my past blog tryouts :) Bear with me. We will see how this goes...
I love to write, although I don't do it enough. I love sweet little babies, and children of all kinds! I love old people - I visited in nursing homes for years while I raised my children (in a country town of 1800 people) and sang and read the Bible to the elderly. I have home schooled for 15 years (and still am!) I love lapbooking and crafts and field trips. And the smell of school supplies! Which reminds me. I love romantic comedies, my favorite being You've Got Mail.
I love making something out of nothing. I love using my resources - whatever I have in my hand to make something wonderful. I love budgeting and finances and planning...
I play the violin (classical and fiddle). I try to play the piano. I used to play the clarinet. I CAN NOT dance.
I love to dress up and feel beautiful. I love to go to formal events and experience the finer things in life. Parts of my life were very hard. There are things I won't ever be able to share on here. Parts of my life were very, very ugly. And shameful. But my story has changed for the better. When I have shared some of the not-so-great things about my life, most people find it hard to believe. That is because I've been changed by God's power. His redeeming, never-ending, precious and beautiful blood washed over all of my past. I am so grateful.
I have painted a lot. Everything from walls in houses to small pieces of paper. I love EPHEMERA - I have so much of my VERY OWN ephemera, but I only recently found out that is what it is! I love books (I have thousands of them; started collecting in high school), and handmade books, and decorating weddings, jewelry, clothes, and scrapbooking - and photos, and the history and genealogy of my family. Oh, yes, my family...
I am married to a wonderful (& quiet) man; I am a mother of 4, I birthed 3 of them, non-medicated style; the 4th one I raised during their turbulent teen years; one still lives at home; I am a grandmother of 6 beautiful babies, ages 8 down to a few months. My father died of AIDS, my mother remarried - my dad's brother - so my uncle is my dad now :) You may have to read that part again. I have 3 brothers; one is mentally challenged; I have friends that I have known since junior high school (!!!) and I am still making new ones.
Now you have it - a small portion of who I am…I hope you lasted to the end :) Thank you for listening… :D Now, tell me about YOU!
Sherry
P.S. I really need some help making my blog look like I want it to.
I am a creative kind of person. I like so many different and fun things. Some related and some not. For one thing, I am a worship leader, so I SING and lead worship in churches, conferences in the U.S. and internationally - like in Africa, London, Bolivia and Trinidad & Tobago… I speak sometimes to groups of women, and churches and children…I train worship teams and decorate churches...
I am a Texas girl. I am conservative. I grew up in Dallas, but lived in a tiny town for 20 years where we didn't lock our houses or cars and now I am back in Dallas county. I am patriotic and I love my country. I believe in personal responsibility and old-fashioned manners and chivalry.
I love old books & other old things - antiques, vintage, collectibles. I love to shop at flea markets, estate sales, garage sales, your junk closet…
And I am a decorator. I have decorated lots of people's houses and I have helped a lot of people clean out their junk and organize their houses, etc. I have decorated my own homes in styles from Almost-Empty Apartment to Shabby Chic to Victorian to Traditional…I love used book stores, and junk and thrift stores…I sometimes sell things on Ebay…and now - Etsy.
I am a procrastinator. I also start lots of things that I never finish. I always have good intentions.
I love God - He is my best friend so I talk to Him a lot. I've known him practically all my life! I love PEOPLE! I hardly know a stranger - well, unless someone is mean - then I clam up. I am always into SOMETHING. Either I am starting a business, having a garage sale, flying to a foreign country, playing on the floor with grandkids, scrubbing grout, tearing off someone's wallpaper, helping plan a women's conference, making something out of paper, making a LIST (!), reorganizing my house, writing a song, redecorating in my mind, praying in my closet, singing, baking, cooking something new, entering a contest, walking, sitting at the computer (a lot!), organizing my bazillion family pictures, editing photos on my Mac, planning a party, having friends over for the weekend…
I have had a pet raccoon, skunk, dogs, and cats. I have also owned chickens, ducks, pigs, lizards, and guinea pigs.
I love blogs - other people's - I haven't been able to last longer than 3 days on my past blog tryouts :) Bear with me. We will see how this goes...
I love to write, although I don't do it enough. I love sweet little babies, and children of all kinds! I love old people - I visited in nursing homes for years while I raised my children (in a country town of 1800 people) and sang and read the Bible to the elderly. I have home schooled for 15 years (and still am!) I love lapbooking and crafts and field trips. And the smell of school supplies! Which reminds me. I love romantic comedies, my favorite being You've Got Mail.
I love making something out of nothing. I love using my resources - whatever I have in my hand to make something wonderful. I love budgeting and finances and planning...
I play the violin (classical and fiddle). I try to play the piano. I used to play the clarinet. I CAN NOT dance.
I love to dress up and feel beautiful. I love to go to formal events and experience the finer things in life. Parts of my life were very hard. There are things I won't ever be able to share on here. Parts of my life were very, very ugly. And shameful. But my story has changed for the better. When I have shared some of the not-so-great things about my life, most people find it hard to believe. That is because I've been changed by God's power. His redeeming, never-ending, precious and beautiful blood washed over all of my past. I am so grateful.
I have painted a lot. Everything from walls in houses to small pieces of paper. I love EPHEMERA - I have so much of my VERY OWN ephemera, but I only recently found out that is what it is! I love books (I have thousands of them; started collecting in high school), and handmade books, and decorating weddings, jewelry, clothes, and scrapbooking - and photos, and the history and genealogy of my family. Oh, yes, my family...
I am married to a wonderful (& quiet) man; I am a mother of 4, I birthed 3 of them, non-medicated style; the 4th one I raised during their turbulent teen years; one still lives at home; I am a grandmother of 6 beautiful babies, ages 8 down to a few months. My father died of AIDS, my mother remarried - my dad's brother - so my uncle is my dad now :) You may have to read that part again. I have 3 brothers; one is mentally challenged; I have friends that I have known since junior high school (!!!) and I am still making new ones.
Now you have it - a small portion of who I am…I hope you lasted to the end :) Thank you for listening… :D Now, tell me about YOU!
Sherry
P.S. I really need some help making my blog look like I want it to.
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