are you ready?

one. more. day.
and the *gift of jewels* will be here.
are you ready to spread love all over this world?

crown jewels...

hey, do you think it's still too early to start trying on my crowns?

well then, i guess i'll just continue gathering my inku (jewels).

c'mon, count down with me.  3 - 2 - 1.  *gift of jewels* ;)

a most sincere thank you for joining in. one love.

*IMPORTANT NOTE:  If you have signed up for the *gift of jewels* project, please be sure to email me your contact information (necessaryroom@gmail.com). Unfortunately, your sender will be unable to mail you a jewel if we've got no mailing address for you.  Thanks.

happy thoughts...

finding beauty in the ordinary and

planning secret surprises, just for you!

in the *gift of jewels*

hey, i've got an idea...if i wind the clock ahead...

do you think time will move any faster?  ;)

~ ~ ~

hope you are having a fabulous day.

to friendship + love...

I cannot find the words to describe the feeling I get when an envelope full of love arrives at my doorstep. I'm swooning at the thought that I can share that feeling with one of you!!!! (exhale).

Rumour has it that the Queen's royal carriage, carrying the most precious *gift of jewels*, will soon arrive at the station, and then we get to sprinkle the jewels all over the world. I am sooooo excited!  I am beside myself over here...how about you?

Sparkling, shiny jewels will be sprinkled from:

Australia
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
England
Germany
Maldives
Norway
Portugal
Puerto Rico
South Africa,
United Kingdom, and
the USA.

give thanks.  one love.

gift of jewels: roll call...

i am seeing jewel tones everywhere these days...

probably because i've got the *gift of jewels* on my mind ;)

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*can't wait to find out which one of you lovelies i'll be sending my jewel to:

marilyn, delights of the heart

rayfamily, tilting at windmills

tracey, quietly kickin and screamin

kamana, journalling through photos

vchelle, operation you

kim living life, a box of chocolates

chris, an inch of time

natty, natty crafts

birdie, simple ways

baracka, walk by faith

gail, know your it's

christina, soul aperture

tracy, pink purl

connie, loose lemons

cam, journey wildly

lyn, lyn's lifepixels

darcel, the mahogany way

joanna jenkins, the fifty factor

gayle, planet m files

margie, souers du jour

elizabeth, landanna

julochka, moments of perfect clarity

susy, pinkinklingz

anali, anali's first amendment

toni, daily vignette

iasa, blissfully unaware lounge singer

marie, the english kitchen

lynne, wheatlands news

cinner, things about the who, what, when, where, and why

kim, queen of arts

brian miller, waystation one

jakki, my life my life my life

oliag, picturing the year

m.heart, secret notebooks.wild pages

teresa o, the cottage on the corner

shani, sling jax

limner, a limner's life

beverley, bunny's girl

shelagh, alice in paris loves art and tea

bonnie, the mamma has spoken

kath, souers du jour

teresha, marlie and me

amelia, notes from the edge

suvarna, raptinlight

shannon, shannon tucker photography

misspoetick, just me.

kate i, inspired

meredith, the enchanted earth

eslocura, eslocura's asylum

paula, little scraps of magic

sharon, happenings on chaos ranch

sheila, tea and toast

elizabeth, Necessary Room reader

elizabeth, retinal perspectives

carol, my painting room

katrina, kat's cradle

anyes, far away in the sunshine

kathy, carpe diem

kristin, hello sweet world

lesley, sometimes sophia

betsy, my five men

kelli, kelli and her camera

angie, visually oriented blog

sarah kate, Necessary Room reader

erica, erica staab

elizebeth, the art of starting over

anu, samosas for one

wynene, ophelia drowning

lynn, allegria images

elsa, honey & sage

*give thanks to all who've signed up - let's spread love all over the world!

One World. One People. One Love.

silent moments...

it's the weekend again, my friends.

a little more time to pause and reflect,

and meditate on this thing called life.

giving thanks for each moment.

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today, our brothers and sisters in Haiti, for example, are still living under conditions we couldn't bear to live in ourselves. i think about the hundreds of millions in relief funds raised on their behalf sitting quite comfortably in bank accounts, and i wonder to myself, can't they see my people need help now?

i can still remember the moment i heard the news that the 7.0 magnitude earthquake had hit the country. it's forever etched in my memory. i'll always remember feeling my soul sink to a depth never before discovered. the thought of 230,000 men, women, and beautiful little children gone in an instant. tens of thousands of beings buried in mass graves. it was all too much to bear - i just couldn't process this kind of reality. so i fasted and i prayed, and helped in any way that i possibly could.
this weekend, i will spend 7 minutes in prayer in honour of the survivors of the Haiti earthquake and all the other sufferars around the world, both near and far. because despite all the disasters and atrocities of men in this world, i know, with all that i am, that love is the only way. (exhale).

one love, always.

have a conscious friday and a divine weekend.

beauty at daylight...

When i was a little girl, my mom had a catalogue of garden flowers. I'd flip through the pages, daydreaming about having a garden one day with all sorts of beautiful flowers, but no such garden would be complete without morning glories.

have you ever seen a morning glory slowly open up at the first glimpse of daylight? simply amazing is all i can say.

GOJ: i'm thrilled to announce that over 65 participants have already registered for the new *gift of jewels* project. Our symbols of love will be sprinkled from at least 10 different countries around the world.  thank you all so very much -- this is gonna be such fun. if you'd like to join us, please click here. one love.