I did it!!

Hey! Take a look at my blog site (not just on reader). I finally created my own banner LOL! I changed some of my colors around. HA! This is a big deal for me. What do you think? I snapped that picture in 2011 after losing our house and my husband getting so sick.

The blog header is a rather rough crop of this picture:

I was at our dear former next door neighbors house letting the children play together. I happened to look up and see these leaves, clinging to the branches in the cold wind. It was way past all the other leaves falling to the ground in the neighborhood. They were holding on in spite of the wind, the weather, the climate, everything. And, they were glowing in the sun's rays.

I TOTALLY knew how they felt.

I was one of those leaves - vibrant, shimmering, yet clinging for dear life in the wind. I snapped a picture on my phone.

I will cling. I will hold on. I will shine. This was what I was meant to do.

I will cling to the vine.

Thanks for your prayers!