Hugs and Happy September, Sweet Friends!

I believe this is just the beginning of a beautiful movement where hearts allover the world will find JOY in splashing paint, cutting out sweet flowers and tidbits of this and that, and wrapping them in encouragement, hope, and the most beautiful bloomin’ JOY we can imagine! And, I hope YOU will join us in helping the world see there is always HOPE and happiness to be shared! This class is such a gift in so many ways, and the sweetest one is it is FREE for all to join! Now, that’s a whole lotta love these sweet girlies are sharing with the world so let’s get busy creating and spread a whole lotta JOY!

You will often hear me saying “Let’s fill our cuppas” or “I’m sharing a Cuppa JOY with you today!” so it’s no wonder my heart immediately thought of sharing a cuppa with you for my creative project. So, grab your favorite cuppa and let’s create some JOY, sweet friends! I’ll be adding a fun “cuppa” template as a download for you soon ~ follow me on Instagram to know when it’s ready. And, I would love for you to sign up for my “Cuppa Positivity with Ann~Margaret & Studio Joy” newsletter below! I’ll be sharing sweet doses of positivity, JOY, art tutorials, and some fun downloads all along. What a “tealightful” teatime this has been with YOU ~ let’s do it again soon! I hope you enjoy the video below ~ I would love to see your CUPPA JOY so please tag me on Instagram at @annmargareta so I can see your favorite style of cuppa! *Tutorial and PDF Template below video.

Hugs and Happy Creating!

One morning back in March I was in the kitchen making breakfast, about to get ready to take Cooper for his walk when all of a sudden my heart was just filled with a message I wanted to share with you. At the time, it was just a short message…just something on my heart I wanted to express. I came to my laptop and decided I would just do an audio message since I had been thinking about creating a podcast to go along with my blog. It’s something I had been wanting to play around with so I decided to record a little heart talk that morning. I sat down and just started talking, and before I knew it my “little message” had turned into a bigger (longer) one! 🙂 And, here we are in October, and I am just now sharing it with you. Why? Well, the simplest answer is God’s timing ~ not mine. There were several times I started to share it, but one thing or another came up or caused me to hold off on doing so. Last week I really felt Kaylee speaking to me, and she strongly encouraged me to realize NOW is the time to share it. She has really fabulous ideas, and she can get a bit sassy with me if I don’t listen so I try to pay attention to what she says! 🙂 So, here goes ~ my first podcast! And, of course my podcast series has a special name {yes!! ~ there will be more!}:  “A Cuppa Positivity with Ann~Margaret…Sprinkled with a Dose of ‘Kaylee Joy'”! 🙂 Even if you have to grab a cuppa or two to get you through, I hope you’ll take a listen…come sit with me at the kitchen table for a peek into my heart. I promise all the ones going forward won’t be this long, but well, my heart had a lot to say that morning! LOL And, when you hear me mention October…I am referring to October of 2017. So, you can see, this heart message has been brewing for quite some time! I’m also working on a new blog design so stay tuned for a new look coming soon! 🙂 Just click the “play” button on the bar below to hear the podcast. *It may take a several seconds for it to download ~ you may have to click the play button twice. This is sort of a “beta podcast”, as I’ll be tweaking things as I’m redesigning my blog.* I hope it wraps your heart in a hug!

Lots of love to you!

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It took me awhile to show up here after we lost Kaylee, my precious niece. I felt her gently nudging me to show up on these pages again, but then, I also heard her understanding when it didn’t become a regular outlet for me during those days. I shared my heart in other places, and that seemed to work then. However, I’ve always felt a pull to write more, to come back to this space where my heart seems to spill out so effortlessly. And, once I began to hear this voice more and more, I realized I would know just when it was time to show up again in this space. And, I knew Kaylee would have something to do with it. I knew in my heart she would help me to see when the timing was right. And, yet again, she has shown up in the most beautiful of ways.

The other day I decided to check out a few things in the admin area of my blog, as it has been on my heart to update it and start writing again here. I was actually shocked to see I had not written a post since last year…yes, October of 2016! Wow!! I don’t think I even realized it had been that long. I suppose I share a lot on Facebook and Instagram so that does feel like mini blog posts at times so I can see how I wouldn’t even realize how much time had passed since I visited this spot. As I tried to login, each attempt failed. I finally went to check to make sure I was using the correct info. All checked out so once again, I tried. The attempt failed again. Imagine my surprise when I finally clicked on the “forgot password?” option to find that my username did not even work! What??!!! Oh, dear! At this point I am completely puzzled. I had verified all my info, and everything I was attempting to use was accurate and what I used the last time I logged in. Hmmm…quite frustrating, I assure you! So, I finally called Bluehost, the company that hosts my blog. I have used them since I began this blog and have always loved their great customer service. It seems any time I have ever called them I have gotten a rep that knew much more than I was initially asking and able to answer even those questions that started with, “I know this may not be your area, but would you know about…”. A rep by the name of Jesse answered my call that day so off I went in explaining how crazy it was that I couldn’t log in to the admin area of my blog. So, he began to check a few things out, and he could not even get into it. He finally had success and mentioned I was using the wrong email. “Ah, what??? ~ NO, I’m not!!” was my quick reply! Then, he said that the first part of the email was my username so the username I was trying to use was not what my blog was set up with. What???!!! Now, let’s just stop right here for a moment so I can say, bless his heart as he had to deal with my upset. LOL This made absolutely no sense to me. He continued to spell the name and repeat the email again, all the while I am telling him there is NO WAY this is even possible. He told me the username he stated was the one that set up the account and had done all the posts. I replied, “Ah, I don’t think so!!! Are you kidding??? I am the ONLY ONE whom has ever had access to my blog…I am the ONLY ONE to have ever written posts…they all came from MY HEART AND SOUL…NO ONE ELSE has ever written or done anything with my blog!!!!” Seriously, one must be careful when you have to try to relay the news of such to a southern chick that is quite proud of the sharing of her heart in this sweet little home that has housed all sorts of memories and moments that only she had the knowledge to write! LOL So, we continue along this path, and of course, it seems to Jesse that this other person has been in charge of the blog because it is that person’s name showing as the admin user since it began. I just cannot believe what I am hearing, and then, I get into the account and cannot believe what I am seeing ~ yes, this person that I have not ever heard of is showing as the admin user of MY BLOG!!! I am quite upset by this point, to say the least! 🙂

Every time I have ever signed in and updated my blog, I have always used the info I attempted to use the other day so this just made no sense. I haven’t ever had any issues, and my computers even had the info saved so I didn’t have to input it each time. And, MY INFO always worked. So, as we chatted more, and Jesse continued to research the account and look for issues, I said it must have been hacked. Since I had not been checking and updating it, then, I had not even realized there was an issue. It is a terrible feeling to realize something of this nature has happened to something you have worked so hard on for several years ~ it just feels as though I’ve been violated. I started my blog back in 2009. How crazy that “it looks as though” this other person is the one that started it and has his name showing as the admin of it. And, the even more frustrating issue is that I can’t even change it back to MY username at the moment. So, how in the world was this person able to remove my name and replace with his??!!! Ugh!!! What a mess! So, Jesse had some ideas of how we can correct that so we’ll work on that later, but for the time being, I was so thankful he was able to get me back into my account.

Throughout this process as Jesse had been researching the issue, he had seen the last blog post and others and commented that I have a really great blog. He shared some nice compliments about it, which of course, pleased this writer’s heart! At some point in the conversation {this was a long chat, as it took awhile for him to get into the account and do all this researching ~ thank you again, Jesse!}, he asked me if I was going to write about our call. A bit puzzled at first, I began to respond, “Why, ah, yes, I guess I should!” 🙂 He replied, “Well, I was just seeing where you wrote about that lady at Verizon.” I smiled inside as I thought back to that call with a sweet Verizon rep. You can read the post prior to this one to see what a special call that turned out to be. I began to share a bit more about that call with Jesse, and he loved the part about the rep offering to tell me what her name means. So, of course, the door opened for me to share with him a bit more about Kaylee. He listened and kindly said, “I am so sorry for your loss.” Before I knew it, I was quickly sharing with him about Granny Birdie, Kaylee Birdie, hellos from Heaven, and other sweet signs that bless my life. He listened intently, and often chimed in with a “Seriously…really…wow ~ that’s amazing!” I had told him how I felt Kaylee orchestrated the call with the Verizon lady and how it sure felt she was a part of ours, too. My mind was still reeling with how this issue could have happened with my blog, but I found myself feeling Kaylee’s presence more and more as Jesse and I chatted. During those moments, I find that I am not feeling as stressed about the admin issue, the frustration is leaving my voice, and I feel this excitement in my heart over the opportunity to be able to share with him about “Kaylee Joy” and what it means. Before we ended the call, he said he had two questions for me…one was regarding something technical about the blog, and the other one was this, “When can I expect to see a new blog post?”. So, I thought for a moment and replied, “Hmmm…well, ah, Wednesday!” 🙂 I couldn’t help but smile later as I thought about him asking me that question. I felt it was a sweet nudge from Kaylee…I don’t ever know who she will choose to be her messenger! 🙂 I often hear her encouraging me with all my creative endeavors and especially with my writing so it comes as no surprise to feel as though she was trying to cheer me on about getting back to this spot that houses thoughts from my heart. I told Jesse he added a dose of “Kaylee Joy” to my day, and I hoped he would remember to have eyes that are willing to see ~ doses of JOY that fill our days if we are just willing to look for them and be amazed by the ones that take us by surprise when we aren’t even looking. He said he would and that it had been a delight to chat with me. Well, the feeling was mutual!

I just love it when something happens in my day like this. There I was feeling so frustrated about my blog issue and a bit frenzied even as I tried to assure Jesse early in the conversation that I was the ONLY ONE to have had access to my blog, and then, the call ends with a smile on my face and a whole lotta new “Kaylee Joy” filling my heart! I sure wasn’t expecting it from that call as I dialed the number. That’s what makes it even more fun and unique! Don’t you just love how JOY can pop up anywhere, any time, and in the most unexpected places and with unexpected people?!! Joy holds the key to a whole lotta magic, and “Kaylee Joy” is the most magical JOY I have ever experienced! My wish for you and for Jesse is that you will find “Kaylee Joy” sprinkled about your days ~ you’ll take notice of it ~ absorb how it makes your heart LIGHT up…and, then ~ the most important part…SHARE IT WITH OTHERS!! 🙂

Jesse, thank you again for your time, patience, and perseverance as you worked to find a solution to my blog issue! 🙂 I just love that Kaylee chose that call…and you…to send me a little hello and a big dose of encouragement to get back to blogging! I have been thinking of doing so for quite some time but kept allowing things to get in the way of making it happen. Thank you for your interest in my blog, and most importantly ~ thank you for asking me that 2nd question!! I could just hear Kaylee giggling later and saying, “Well, Auntie, I knew you needed a bit of a shove…didn’t want to let you off the hook! Jesse and I had a job to do!” 🙂

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Today I have had to be on the phone with Verizon trying to get help with some issues with my new phone…yes, my NEW phone! 🙁 The first lady that was helping said to turn it off, and she would call back to help me further. Well, even though my phone was in my hand or right in front of me, it didn’t ring. Then, I see a message saying I have a voicemail…yes, from her! Ugh!! She says she tried to call me back three times, but I didn’t answer so I can just call back to tech support. Ugh again! 🙁 This time I get a sweet lady that promises me she will keep calling me back even if my phone doesn’t ring for me, and she has to call me 10 times…she keeps assuring me she will call me back and keeps saying “HAVE FAITH”. 🙂 So she finally calls me back after I had to take the SIM card out and wait. I couldn’t quite understand what she had said her name was so I thought to ask her so I could write it down, as I like to always do this when dealing with customer service. She said “Luz” and spelled it for me. Then, she said, “Would you like to know what it means in Spanish?” “Oh, yes!”, I said…because I love to hear the meanings of names and hear about symbolism and such. Luz means LIGHT!!! 🙂 Oh, my goodness!!!! For “realz”!!!! 🙂 Have mercy!! So I begin to share with her about Kaylee and “Kaylee Joy” and tell her about her bracelets…and tell her that while I was waiting for her to call back I was creating a special pic to share. I told her the words I included on this pic, and she couldn’t believe it all. She said I was making her cry! 🙂 So, I told her the most amazing thing is to give “Kaylee Joy” and also receive it at the same time, and that we had just done this!! 🙂 She was so touched and told me she always makes sure to SMILE every day…even at people that may not want to receive it. Well, you know me, so you can imagine how I told her how much I agree with this and how important I feel it is that we LET OUR LIGHT SHINE!! 🙂 And, the best part is that I told her Kaylee chose her today to be her messenger to get a “Hello, Auntie ~ I love you and am with you!” message to me!! She loved that! And, yes, I so believe…and, I have witnessed and experienced it so many times…that Kaylee often chooses someone that I would not expect to be the carrier of a message from her to me! 🙂 I told you her “Kaylee Joy” is so fabulously amazing…yet again, this sweet chick has added the biggest dose of love and JOY to my day! 🙂 Hope YOU have a blessed day, sweet friends! 🙂 *And, with her ANGELversary being at 11 months, I can assure you her message comes right on time for my broken heart that misses her so!

Let YOUR Light Shine ~ you don’t ever know who’s heart may need to be touched by it today! 🙂

*Spreading “Kaylee Joy” in honor of my precious niece, Kaylee. She gained her Angel Wings in 2015, and I continue to stand in awe of all the beautiful and special ways she shows up in my life.

Hugs!

I’m having a cuppa and linking up with other inspirational bloggers over at Holly Gerth’s blog ~

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Today I am reminded of something that I already knew…that God has already shared with me, and that I feel I have reflected on through messages with my precious Kaylee ~ that this journey of grief is not one to overcome…to get through. Rather it is a continual journey of healing and unraveling…healing and unraveling. It also involves continual accepting. Some days I think I put alot of pressure on myself to make it through the day, the sadness, the pain, the missing her so much, and I think I need to kindly remind myself that “flowing” is going to be my friend more than “getting through” ~ because when we grieve for someone we love we don’t ever “get through or get over it”. No, it is more about learning to lean into the pain, accept the sadness, remind ourselves that this is part of the journey, hold God’s hand tighter, and allow ourselves to be hugged by His peace and comfort. And, it’s about allowing ourselves to be ok with the “not ok”.

Some days I feel my heart has felt even more broken since Kaylee’s b’day, and I struggle with anxiety and stress more…I am quite certain my mind anticipates the one year anniversary of her receiving her angel wings. It will be painful ~ so today I’m gonna give myself a little hug and tell “me” that it’s ok to not be ok…that she is walking with me each day and God is always holding my hand. And, I am going to breathe a little deeper a few extra times and realize my need to share my heart and healing is part of this journey. I can’t help but smile sometimes if I think about how I may appear to someone that I pass as I’m out walking Cooper…smiling, saying “hello”, maybe even stopping to chat a moment or let our fur babies touch noses {if I feel the other fur baby is safe!}…yet maybe only moments before exiting my house I was dabbing at tear filled eyes and encouraging myself with cheerleading affirmations that I will be ok and can get through this day. 🙂 I share this for me…but also because there may be some of you trying to “flow” with something difficult in your lives. More and more I feel nudged in my heart to share with you ways I am coping, trying to heal, and just move through the days when my heart feels so very overwhelmed. I often bounce back and forth between a million artistic ideas and thoughts, some days feeling so “itchy in my skin” as I like to call it ~ just not ever feeling like I’m accomplishing even the beginning of what I had hoped to.

My sweet mama has often said to me, “Be kind to YOU, Ann~Margaret…I don’t think you are being very sweet to YOU!” 🙂 I smile because she would be saying this during a time when maybe I was putting alot of pressure on myself for this or that, pushing myself with late hours and little sleep, or something of this nature. She still has to say this to me sometimes! LOL But, you know, our precious mamas have alot of wisdom to share with us so I think I’m going to take her up on her suggestion. I’m going to try to be kinder to me…to not allow myself to feel that I am not doing such a great job with this grief thing, to let go of the frustration I am holding onto because some days my focus isn’t where I need or want it to be, and to realize that it’s ok to not be ok…it’s ok for my heart to hurt, for me to miss my sweet Kaylee more than I can ever express, it’s ok for me to cry on the pickle aisle 🙂, and by golly, it’s ok for you, too! 🙂 I’m hugging you today, and I hope you know that you aren’t alone if you also have some of these moments or feelings with things you struggle with in your life. The hard stuff really can be so very hard, but God is holding our hands…the most promising and reassuring thing I can share with you is that He is going to keep on keepin’ on! I’m so glad because I sure am squeezing it tight! 🙂 *And, just look at how He creatively reminds us “Hello…I’m right here with you!”

*I’m having a cuppa and linking up with other bloggers at ~

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Scroll down to the previous post to get a little dose of inspiration to fill your cuppa in the meantime!

Hugs!

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For me, starting my day off with the good stuff…inspirational reading, time with God, reminding myself to stay in the present, and putting on my armor to protect my serenity…is so very important.  From great beginnings come good things!  🙂 That’s right…let me start my morning in this way, and I am much more likely to be able to deal with the crazies that might pop up during the day!  🙂  Come join me below for a CUPPA ~ I hope it will add a smile to your day, and most of all, I hope it might be a reminder to make sure you’re adding the sweet stuff to your cuppa! And, remember…you are so worth it…do these things for YOU!

Need a cute reminder every day? You might love framing the above print for your office, kitchen, or favorite spot! 🙂 Find it in my shoppe ~

“Kaylee Joy” ~ my phrase for the year in honor of my precious niece ~ helping her love and joy to continue to spread! SMILE ~ Let YOUR light shine!
See a special video about our special soul connection here!  🙂

See more of my videos on my Youtube channel! I love for you to stop by so we can have a cuppa tea and a chat!

Hope you have a Sunshiney day!  🙂

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Then, I decided the wheels of the bicycle would be a perfect start for sunglasses for this fabulous girlie!  🙂  She definitely needed a sassy accessory!

PEACE is so important to this girlie ~ she longs for her heart to feel peace, to find new ways to discover it, and to share it with others that may need a little for themselves. When she’s on the search for this amazing peace she may put on magical glasses so that she is sure to not miss all the little things, the hidden places, and the beautiful messages that may teach her all about how to tuck more into her heart.  This girlie ~ she’s on a mission!

She realizes searching for PEACE and holding onto it is absolutely necessary to live the life she dreams of. She knows it’s so important to SMILE and enjoy laughing along the way, and she knows that she must be true to her heart.  And, that means she must be her SASSY ‘n FABULOUS self!  🙂  This next girlie is another one where I just LET GO and let her bloom as she wanted to.  Yes, very different from how my girlies usually look!

She is created with many layers…another splash of paint here and a smudge of color there.  Her heart is filled with hope, dreams, and a longing to let her light shine for Him. She loves wearing rosettes in her hair, wearing lots of PINK, and adding doses of “Kaylee JOY” to the cuppas of all those she encounters! 🙂 Oh, this girlie…she wants to do life BIG…and, colorful…oh, so colorful! 🙂

She knows life can get messy…it can be oh, so tough. She knows her faith keeps her grounded, and she knows that all the crazy, messy, colorful layers all come together to create her unique soul.  She wants other girlies to know that it’s from the depths of their souls where the light flickers…LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE!  🙂

Because when you do ~ Ooh la la ~ it is so very magnificent!  🙂  Just be you ~ let YOUR COLORS come through!  🙂

This sweet chick below smiles at me each morning as I find my way to my desk. We often chat and share thoughts, and she forever encourages me through our precious memories and her sweet signs that she spreads about my days. She’s one of my most favorite girlies in the world ~ forever! {My sweet niece, Kaylee, whom has the most beautiful Angel Wings now.}

 I hope you’ll try doing a bit of letting go as you play in your journals! It’s such fun to see where the process takes you when you do. I tend to always feel even more inspired after I’ve greeted my journals in this way. It’s as though it unleashes huge doses of creativity. Hmm…kinda amazing how more of the good stuff flows when we can just let go and let nature take its course!  🙂

Let YOUR LIGHT shine today, and try loosening your grip on the paintbrush a bit…you’ll be amazed at what you create! *And, this can be applied to many areas of our life…not just artwork!  🙂

Hugs ~ Hope you have a HAPPY weekend!

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So, back to the “Get Messy Art Journal” Community ~ this is their mission statement: “An art journaling program that is a school, art playground and family. We are a group of like minded art journalers who have come together under this art form to learn, share, practice our skills and push past our creative limits with hopes to inspire. Our community values consistent creating, encouragement and support and trying new things. We would love to have you join us as a member of Get Messy Art Journal.” {Click on the link to find out how you can become a “Get Messian”!}

The theme for this season is HAPPY! How perfect is that?!! 🙂  I am all about some HAPPY now!! I just love how my sweet girlie below turned out.  I had started the background before and done a quick sketch on it but had not finished it.  I remembered I had left the word “happiness” visible on her face and just knew it needed to be the first piece I did for my get messy art journal.  This sweet girlie stands for so much…she is the messenger of “Kaylee Joy” ~ she knows that if it is spread then hearts will experience more happiness and go out and spread JOY to all those around! She is inspired daily by one of the sweetest gifts God has ever blessed her with…the love of a niece that she continues to feel on a daily basis.  And, this girlie is determined to help her love and light continue to spread!

She knows that JOY lives in each heart, and sometimes we just have to nurture it a little so it can truly show us just how magical it is!

She knows that life needs to be CELEBRATED ~ and, yes, this means beyond our birthdays! 🙂  She knows that cupcakes are needed often, and they are the sweetest when shared! *Oh, how Kaylee and  I loved sharing cupcakes, and she loved baking them and surprising others with them!  🙂 She wants to let others know that they must hold a dose of “Kaylee Joy” in their hearts at all times, because they need to be fueled by it first  ~ then, they are able to go out and spread it to all those around! She knows hearts feel a flutter, they smile, and, they feel the deepest warmth of love when they are touched by “Kaylee Joy”! This girlie ~ she is YOU ~ she is ME ~ she is the HEART OF MY PRECIOUS KAYLEE!  She longs to inspire others, help them find their way through difficult times, learn what it really means to cherish the “little things”, and know just how infectious a SMILE is! She wants YOU to know how special YOU ARE…and, she wants YOU to know that you touch more hearts than you will ever know! SMILE ~ Let YOUR light shine!  🙂

I love that I found paper that said “Celebrate ~ Happy Birthday” on it because I just celebrated my birthday! I just think it makes this girlie even more perfect for the beginning of my art journal with “Get Messy”! I know this community is going to be such a special part of my journey of grief and navigating ways to heal.  Everyone has been so welcoming and encouraging, and committing to this is truly what I need right now.  So, my heart is CELEBRATING about making that decision to join! 🙂

Since our prompts are all about HAPPY, well, it’s quite fitting for me to include a beachy page! If you’ve been following me, then, you know we moved from my fave spot…the BEACHes of Florida…to Virginia in September.  I do love living in Alexandria, but of course, this mermaid (I declare I am one!) does miss wiggling her toes in the sand so the beach finds its way into my journals quite often! 🙂 For this page I had fun using some of my photography, splashing paint about, and just getting messy!

Oh, how I always loved watching the boats go by!!  And, my feathered friends…my fave!

And, then, a single line drawing that is not quite finished but is all about that same HAPPY place…the beach! I love sailboats and anchors, and I’ll add a quote/verse to this one and share as soon as it’s all done! 🙂

I’ve always loved art journaling and probably have a few too many journals ~ but, who’s counting?!! 🙂 If you’ve been watching some of my YouTube videos then you know I’ve been talking with you about them and how I want to help you learn more about art and maybe give art journaling a try if you haven’t before.  Stay tuned…I’ll be sharing lots of fun stuff here, on Instagram, and Facebook! And, being a part of the “Get Messy” community is just perfect because my heart has been craving being a bit more messy in the studio!

Hugs and Happy Creating!

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