I’m a words girl. I love to read, write down my heart and love to hear encouraging words. Maybe a little too much. I want to hear I am doing a good job. That I’m meeting exceeding people’s expectations. I want to hear that I am “rockin’ it” in everything I do. I’m not saying this is right….it’s what I struggle with. I look to others to give me validation. I want to know what I am working so hard {Read More}
Dear, My 19 year old self ~
December 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dear 19 year old self, There’s so much I wish I could protect you from, but you wouldn’t have grown. The moments you knew what you were doing deep down in your gut - God was calling you. Calling you out of your sinful ways and into a deeper relationship with you. Those moments when you turned away and did your own thing - you didn’t have to wait so long to run to God. He was there for you. {Read More}
Ouch! Sorry Hubs!
November 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
This was hard. My homework from my Bible study for this week was to write a letter of apology to my husband. Um, yeah. Not fun. I’d like to think that I’m a good wife. I love my husband, make dinner, take care of our kids, give him time away with his friends. Really, we make a great team. When we fight, I say I’m sorry and we move on. Then why do I have to write a letter of {Read More}
Tent Camping Secrets to parents of toddlers - part 1
June 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
this is actually Muskegon Lake that connects to Lake Michigan. This was right across the drive from our site. The morning sunrise site 1 camping. We went twice to the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan - one night at a time. (Michigan State Park - Muskegon Channel for you local readers) They were like mini - training nights for both kids and parents. Here are a few things I learned while camping with my little ones. This isn’t an {Read More}
Messed up Monday & Shop Update
April 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Happy Monday! What were you up to this weekend?Wheh! I had a few doozies this past week. My brain was somewhere else. I kept sewing wrong sides to the zipper. Argh! I dated my seam ripper this weekend as we fixed my mistakes.Oh, and look what I got in the mail from my swap partner from Sew Tara! My favorites are the porcupines and polka dots. Now, see what I added to my shop! A little gray and yellow for {Read More}
Seam Rippers are my friends ~
March 21, 2011 By 3 Comments
So often we see finished products, edited photos and perfect tutorials. How often do we really hear and see everyone’s faults. Well, I’ll share with you one of my friends.Everyone, meet Mr. Seamripper. Seam ripper with mesquite handle by hilltopper46 on etsy Mr. Seamripper, everyone. Now that you’ve met, let me describe to you how to avoid having weekly dates with him…. I find that I can’t sew very much in the evening because I tend to make more mistakes. {Read More}
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