Love gifts

I am showing off the love gifts that I made my family this year :)

 

These are not Valentines gifts because, well..... No one actually received them on Valentines Day....lol

 

I made the 3 oldest girls a chocolate bouquet!!

 

They LOVED them!!!!

 

 

 

There have been many times that we have walked through the store and the girls have all looked at the candy bouquets that they have set up around holidays. Being a mother I knew that they looked at them because they all secretly wanted one. 

 

This year I decided that I am crafty enough to make them myself :)

 

 

Plus there is NO WAY that I am spending $20 each on them!!

I made all 3 of them for about $20. Thank you Dollar Tree :) 

 

The girls were a HUGE help to me the day before Valentines Day, so I gave them theirs that day.

 

 

 

I love my husband EVERYDAY of the year, not just on Valentines Day. 

This year I decided to give Michael something that would show him everyday of the year that I love him :) Since I am a HUGE fan of homemade gifts it was going to be something that came from my heart, not the store!

 

This is what I made......

 

Yes, I really typed up 365 different reasons why I love that man with all of my heart. Now everyday of the year he can pull out a piece of paper and see one of my reasons :)

 

He didn't get this until the day after Valentines Day because in the process of me typing everything up, my computer went stupid and erased everything I had typed!!! I was up to 262 when it erased and I boycotted the computer for 2 days after that.....grrrrr..... I was SO mad!!!!!

 

I guess God wanted me to be reminded one more time of all of the reasons that I love him :)

 

 

Lastly, I made Michael a framed picture of the lyrics to one of my favorite songs.

 

It is called Lead Me by Sanctus Real

 

I used scrapbook paper to make my background and glued the lyrics on it.

 

Lyrics-

 

I look around and see my wonderful life

Almost perfect from the outside

In picture frames I see my beautiful wife

Always smiling

But on the inside, I can hear her saying...

“Lead me with strong hands

Stand up when I can't

Don't leave me hungry for love

Chasing dreams, what about us?

Show me you're willing to fight

That I'm still the love of your life

I know we call this our home

But I still feel alone”

I see their faces, look in their innocent eyes

They're just children from the outside

I'm working hard, I tell myself they'll be fine

They're in independent

But on the inside, I can hear them saying...

“Lead me with strong hands

Stand up when I can't

Don't leave me hungry for love

Chasing dreams, but what about us?

Show me you're willing to fight

That I'm still the love of your life

I know we call this our home

But I still feel alone”

So Father, give me the strength

To be everything I'm called to be

Oh, Father, show me the way

To lead them

Won't You lead me?

To lead them with strong hands

To stand up when they can't

Don't want to leave them hungry for love,

Chasing things that I could give up

I'll show them I'm willing to fight

And give them the best of my life

So we can call this our home

Lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone

Father, lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone

 

 

He LOVED it!!!! I almost got tears :)

 

I am very blessed to know that my husband loves me

everyday of the year and I know that he knows I love him,

but it is always nice to show him!!