What Is Lupus?

What Is Lupus? Simplified

When one gets a cold your immune system of solders w/ all of their aggressive weapons take over and attack it. Cold gone. Game over. But with Lupus the army asks "what else can we do?" So they attack the nerves, the lungs, the kidneys, the eyes... all parts of the body are open for attack. So we put out the fires as they come and pray for a cure.

Thought For The Day

Thought For The Day

"Life is the highest profession that you could have."

Deep thoughts...

Celebrate the day!

Thursday's Grace Notes

Thursday's Grace Notes

The sound of ice cubes crashing in the freezer, high fives, finding my favorite pen, turning the pillow over to the cooler side, looking for my favorite shirt in my closet and finding it, fixing a good dinner for two, my redone office/art studio and painting cows... don't you just love them?

Celebrate the day!

Thought For The Day

Thought For The Day

I hope that I am the person that I appear to be on Facebook. Now just who is that anyway??????

Wednesday's Grace Notes

Wednesday's Grace Notes

Not being ruled by a chocolate chip cookie, Glenn's awesome omelets, "Power Thoughts" by Joyce Meyer, windowsills, using the house telephone (hey! They still work!), Southern living Magazine, and a fresh gigantic loaf of Panera's three cheese bread.

Celebrate the day!

Thought For The Day

Thought For The Day

We lived in the Mojave desert for three years. It rarely rained. When it did, the air stunk from all of the thick layers of old "dust". The dry creek beds would gush with torrents of water leaving the desert cleansed and ready to grow summer blooms. It is the same thing with indulging in a good cry. I feel better now.

Celebrate the day!

Tuesday's Grace Notes

Tuesday's Grace Notes

Every day being a new beginning, waking up to birds singing "anything you can do I can be better", "Silk" milk w/ chocolate protein powder, filling my bucket so that I can fill others buckets, new book "How Full Is Your Bucket?" having a pity party w/ my sister Bonnie and feeling so much better... poor Bonnie!, being able to roll over in bed again and not having to use the hospital bed, and picking out something to wear. Celebrate the day!

Monday's Grace Notes

Monday's Grace Notes

Being taken to Publix to go inside and shop/choose for myself.... Disney World!, meeting good friends for lunch, Re-doing my art studio to also be my office (small space, big challenge), new art shows, new books "Creative Girl, The ultimate guide for turning talent and creativity into a real career" and "Tranquilista, mastering the art of enlightened work and mindful play" and wearing the color orange. Celebrate the day!

Sunday's Grace Notes

Sunday's Grace Notes

The privilege and responsibility to improve my own attitude, lo-fat chai lattes, palmettos waking up with the sunrise, good books to read, "being right is highly over rated", an empty dishwasher, and meeting friends for lunch,

Thought For The Day

Thought For The Day

"The only disABILITY is a bad attitude"

Scott Hamilton

Saturday's Grace Notes "Lupus"

I have Lupus. I have flares. Right now I am in one. Bummer. Yesterday between appointments at the Mayo Clinic I was sitting in my power chair by one of the many beautiful gardens and I had a memory. Two years ago I was sitting by the same pond w/ egrets, blue heron's, turtles, flowers... I was in my same power chair strapped in so that I wouldn't fall out. It took me three small naps along the way to get out to the pond (yes in public). I remember sitting there thanking God that I was now longer a long time resident in the hospital and rehab center in a sling. I thought that "this is it' and I would not be able to sit unaided and I was so very thankful to come such a long way and to be "independent". Now I am singing and performing again. I am still in a power chair but God has shown me how to live. I have Lupus but it doesn't have me. Celebrate the day!

My Thought For The Day

My Thought For The Day

I do not know everything... so I let my students teach me.

Thursday's Grace Notes

Thursday's Grace Notes

The tops of pine trees swaying in the wind, greeting the morning on the back lanai, elephant ears returning after a long winters nap, angel hair pasta, opening my email in the morning, and having a life with too many things to do... I'm in!

Contemporary Song List

Contemporary Song List

• 
  
  Killing Me Softly With His Song


• 
  
  Theme From Titanic


• 
  
  You Raise Me Up


• 
  
  The Look Of Love


• 
  
  Fast Car (Tracy Chapman)


• 
  
  Across The Lines


• 
  
  Tears In Heaven


• 
  
  Leaving On A Jet Plane


• 
  
  Sonny Came Home


• 
  
  Long Long Time (Linda Ronstadt)


• 
  
  Dust In The Wind


• 
  
  Fields Of Gold


• 
  
  Mummers Dance (Lord Of The Rings)


• 
  
  It's Too Late


• 
  
  In The Arms Of An Angel


• 
  
  Cajun Moon


• 
  
  Crying


• 
  
  Only Time


• 
  
  Unchained Melody


• 
  
  The Wind Beneath My Wings


• 
  
  Sway


• 
  
  You're So Vain


• 
  
  (God Bless) The Broken Road


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  You're No Good


• 
  
  Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word


• 
  
  Mad World


• 
  
  Colors Of The Wind


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  And More..........

AsbellARTs Coloring Pages

AsbellARTs Coloring Pages

Coming soon from AsbellARTs to you.

Please stay tuned. Just print and color!

Wednesday's Grace Notes

Wednesday's Grace Notes

Drinking out Christmas mugs because they are the right size, Nutella on a toasted waffle, being brave and making 'cold calls' to promote my business, working on my pride and getting over my sweet self, doing rehab even wen "it's too hard", having the whole gang here to eat left over Papa Murphy's pizza...it's not always about the food, it's about the people that we share it with, an pretty, although un matching coasters lying around my house. Celebrate the day!

Tuesday's Grace Notes

Tuesday's Grace Notes

My orchid plant blooming for the third year in a row, Panda Express for lunch and having the self control to eat only 1/2 of it, working on new music, brainstorming on how to help charities with the resources that I currently have, sun dappled shadows across the driveway in the late afternoon, and so many generous artists waiting to encourage me and others on Facebook.

Monday's Grace Notes

Monday's Grace Notes

Clean sheets, a large pot of homemade soup, lighting a sugar cookie candle, ginger snaps w/ lemon icing, sunflowers on my patio, our new HUGE potted tomato bush, taking a shower un aided in my shower w/ chair in the late afternoon, doodling pen and ink note cards and contemporary Christian music on XM.

Sunday's Grace Notes

Sunday's Grace Notes

Sometimes not knowing what the other person is thinking, the kindness of "strangers", thinking like a child and 'going out to play', going to barnesandnoble.com, picking out 23 best sellers, then going to my library's website and putting holds on them for free, And learning how to put a filter on my email going from 200 emails a day to around 40. Now don't I feel special?!

Saturday's Grace Notes

Saturday's Grace Notes

Routines, doing today what will matter tomorrow, new friends on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, and nancyasbellblogspot, comfortable shoes and soft cotton clothes, taking a break from work yesterday w/ Hubby to go to Mango Mango's for lunch, our new huge potted tomato plant and finding an itty bitty baby box turtle... so cute!

Friday's Grace Notes

Friday's Grace Notes

Blue Jays fighting for a good spot in the oak tree, performing for St. Patrick's Day... what a blast, sleeping in, supportive friends, not trying to be perfect, "it's all good", and simply making life more fun!

Wednesday's Grace Notes

Wednesday's Grace Notes

New paints to play with, cell phones, listening to the coffee brewing, the sprinklers running and the birds singing early in the morning, Panda adopting my new slippers to "love them like his very own", copy machines that work, and facing the music and finding out that they are playing my song!!

Tuesday's Grace Notes

Tuesday's Grace Notes

Doing business with people who are professional, promises kept by the US government, teaching my Sheltie to "sing" (who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks), things to look forward to, teaching my daughter in love piano lessons and not having to power wash our Florida home this year.

Monday's Grace Notes
My son Steve's 28th birthday today!
Enjoying everyday life.
Falling this weekend but only with very minor injuries.
Seeing the first hummingbird of the season.
Eating healthy good food.
and my Sister-in-love(AKA sister- in- love)
Celebrate the day!

Saturday's Grace Notes

Saturday's Grace Notes

Judging an art competition yesterday and meeting a lot of great people, plans to celebrate my son's 28th birthday today at Tuptin Thai Restaurant today, facing the music even when I don't like the song that's playing, "spring has sprung!", trying not to control others and loving them 'as is', and my souped up Quantum Powered Wheelchair and the freedom that it gives me.

St Patricks Day Song List

St Patrick's Day Song List

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  The Wild Rover


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  Kerrik Fergus


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  The Trees They Grow High


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  Fields Of Gold


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  Scarborough Fair


• 
  
  Mary Hamilton


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  "St Agnes... 'Sting' instrumental


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  Molly Brannigan


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  Wagoner's Lad


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  You Raise Me Up


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  Lady Mary


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  Molly Malone


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  Where have All The Flowers Gone


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  The Blessing


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  Danny Boy


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  Silver Dagger


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  Unchained Melody


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  Fair The Well


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  Gallway Piper Instrumental


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  Mariah


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  Fenario


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  The Mummer's Call


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  Stay Away From My Window


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  The Last Of The Mohican's, Instrumental


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  Fair The Well My Own True Love


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  Greensleeves


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  Theme From Titanic


• 
  
  Silkie


• 
  
  I'm A Pirate (The Lost Pearl), Instrumental


• 
  
  Henry Martin


• 
  
  What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor, Instrumental


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  The Water Is Wide


• 
  
  Gilligan's Isle Instrumental


• 
  
  Only In Time


• 
  
  Rail Road Boy


• 
  
  Both Sides Now


• 
  
  Lady Baltimore


• 
  
  Wayfaring Stranger


• 
  
  If You Could Read My Mind Love


• 
  
  Telling Me Lies


• 
  
  Maid Of Constant Sorrow


• 
  
  Dust In The Wind


• 
  
  Crying


• 
  
  Barbara Allen


• 
  
  The Parting Glass

Thursday's Grace Notes

Thursday's Grace Notes

Teaching piano; "Mad World", "Colors Of The Wind", Mozart and Rachmaninoff... and I get paid for this!, a big bowl of strawberries, singing and playing the guitar for three hours yesterday (all together), the azaleas are blooming!, iced dulche de leche coffee, and, well, sleep!

Wednesday's Grace Notes

Wednesday's Grace Notes

You have not because you ask not" being a "believer" not a "tryer", new piano students, doors that need to be opened and doors that need to be closed, time out to greet the day, and salads. Lots of salads.

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Top Of The Mornin' To Ya'!

Top Of The Mornin' To Ya'!

Monday's Grace Notes

Monday's Grace Notes

Waking up, friends who want to spend time with us, God always providing a way out for us through prayer, an early start on laundry, obsessing about good things, finding that perfect black skirt, and "Welcome To Moe's! (restaurant chain)

Take Florida Home With You For 1/2 Off!

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Inventory Reduction 1/2 Off Sale!

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Sunday's Grace Notes

Sunday's Grace Notes

Friends behind closed doors... we just need to open them,,, with cookies perhaps?, a car trip to Gainesville, completing my Irish song list, taking the best and making it better, blue tailed skinks, and being God's adopted child.

Inventory Reduction 1/2 Off Sale!
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Saturdays Grace Notes

Saturday's Grace Notes

Old Panda Puppy sitting on his favorite ottoman, willpower... (now where did I put it?), Sago Palms, tablescapes, front door wreaths, in ground sprinkler systems, my favorite writing pens, and my husband Glenn driving all over the Jacksonville area delivering paintings. Go Glenn!

Friday's Grace Notes

Waking up in my own house, a new day ahead of me, deep red and olive green, my tuned 100 year old piano, bless it's soul, pumpkin spice candles in March, chai tea latte coffee creamer, sharing art marketing with other forward thinking artists and dinner with friends.

Inventory Reduction 1/2 Off Sale!

Inventory Reduction 1/2 Off Sale!

For a limited time only!

I'm doing the "gallery shuffle" and beginning new painting series.

Thursday's Grace Notes

Thursday's Grace Notes

Waking up to sunshine, painting watercolor butterflies in the morning, having the need to send out thank you cards and not procrastinating with that blessing, eating lunch on the back patio, my Sheltie Panda enjoying this beautiful day, and making more good friends from facebook "face to face".

Inventory Reduction 1/2 Off Sale!

Inventory Reduction 1/2 Off Sale!

All available original acrylic paintings on gallery wrapped canvas.

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Click on "Recent paintings and prints" on front page.

Temporary sale only.

Wednesday's Grace Notes

Wednesday's Grace Notes

Taking an extra hour on the interstate to get home yesterday and taking the time to give thanks that at least I am going home.......and praying for the family, a big pot of soup, homemade cornbread, a big salad and people to share it with, picking out jewelry for the day, mundane tasks like housework and having one to care for, watching my first big bumble bee of the season float around out side of my music studio window during piano lessons. It really is the little things in life.