Feelin' Quite Blessed

Good morning, friends!
 

Well, the anticipation has now been replaced with squeals of delight!
When the doorbell rang yesterday while I was at home on my lunch hour, 
it was the mailman bringing a package to the door that was a little too big for the mailbox.
When my hubby handed it to me, I knew right away who the sender was.

Who else do you know who would make sure that the outside was just as pretty as the inside?

Even the tape on the wrapping paper was the cutest ever!

 

Some of you may remember that I was the winner of Stephanie's last giveaway,

and I was beyond thrilled when I found out!

I can't imagine anyone reading this not knowing who she is...

...but just in case, she writes a lovely, inspirational blog at The Enchanting Rose...

...precious blog, precious young woman of God.
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 I could hardly wait to dig into all of this loveliness!
 

The box contained so many beautiful things...
...a lovely apron (which is all covered up here...I'll model it later),


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..a matching potholder and refrigerator magnet...



...these adorable teacup/mug mats...

...eight absolutely gorgeous gift tags, each one quite unique...

...and this precious card.
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I was in awe of the lovely personal touches and embellishments on everything.

She had posted photos of her giveaway items...we all saw them,
and even though Stephanie is a wonderful photographer,
seeing them up close and personal was another thing all together!
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 So pretend that I am tall and thin and tell me how you like my new apron...
...does June Cleaver come to mind?
No???



Oh...that's right, I forgot my pearls!



It will make a colorful addition here...

...and the darling teacup/mug mat is ready for my morning coffee.
(I used it this morning!)
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You know, I feel like we really do connect with each other through our blogs...
and most of us will probably never have the opportunity to meet face to face.
(although I think we need to find a central location and have a BIG blogger party)
 I am very thankful to have won this lovely giveaway...not just to say that I won it,
but because the lovely hands that made these things belong to a precious Sister in Christ...
...and they are blessed by the Father.

So therefore, I'm feelin' quite blessed myself!

Good friends are like stars...
you don't always see them but you know they're always there.
~Author Unknown