for a giveaway later this weekend from my followers.
Why you ask? Because today is my birthday and I want you all to celebrate with me!!!
and what is this prize you ask? How about a $10 gift certificate to Color Me Daisy?!?!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
On Family Life
(random photos from our "treasure hunt" for conversations heart are interspersed throughout this post to add to the cuteness level.)
Lately God has been teaching me (yet again) about priorities, about time management, about things with eternal value. As I weighed my time and the ways I was spending it it became obvious to me that I was spending too much time on the internet (message boards, blogging, reading blogs, a wee bit o' facebook, apply of things, submitting DT work, and on...and on...and on...) So I decided to resign from Scrap-Tastic. I thought I'd just have one DT, one message board, it would all be great...but apparently God thought I need even less "outside" commitment. My children need me. They need all of me. So after some struggling, some soul searching, and some meditation and prayer over these questions, (look for a post on them soon!) I've decided that now is a time to say no to some good things. No to design teams for now. No to much submitting.
But I'm not thinking of it as saying no. I'm thinking of it as saying yes. Yes to BEING with my children (mentally too!) Yes to serving God in the roles he has so blessed me with (wife and mommy.) Yes to more time read and study and meditate so that I can be real with my children. Be honest with them. Let them see me and all my struggles and all my dependence on God.
However, as I refocus my mind, my life, and maybe even my blog, to reflect where I am right now (parenting three tiny children), my friend Jessica had some very timely words of wisdom on not making an idol of parenting.
On a side note, I have been crafty lately...however it was with fabric not paper! Hoping to share that later this week.
oh, and just so you don't think I forgot about her...
Lately God has been teaching me (yet again) about priorities, about time management, about things with eternal value. As I weighed my time and the ways I was spending it it became obvious to me that I was spending too much time on the internet (message boards, blogging, reading blogs, a wee bit o' facebook, apply of things, submitting DT work, and on...and on...and on...) So I decided to resign from Scrap-Tastic. I thought I'd just have one DT, one message board, it would all be great...but apparently God thought I need even less "outside" commitment. My children need me. They need all of me. So after some struggling, some soul searching, and some meditation and prayer over these questions, (look for a post on them soon!) I've decided that now is a time to say no to some good things. No to design teams for now. No to much submitting.
But I'm not thinking of it as saying no. I'm thinking of it as saying yes. Yes to BEING with my children (mentally too!) Yes to serving God in the roles he has so blessed me with (wife and mommy.) Yes to more time read and study and meditate so that I can be real with my children. Be honest with them. Let them see me and all my struggles and all my dependence on God.
However, as I refocus my mind, my life, and maybe even my blog, to reflect where I am right now (parenting three tiny children), my friend Jessica had some very timely words of wisdom on not making an idol of parenting.
On a side note, I have been crafty lately...however it was with fabric not paper! Hoping to share that later this week.
oh, and just so you don't think I forgot about her...
Monday, February 22, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Your Word is Truth
It was 3:48...AM. I started awake, not sure what I had heard...as I listened I heard little feet...and soon right next to my head a little voice said, "My pooin' mom." So we head to the bathroom where I discover a pull up that already weights about as much as a full grown man and jammies that are soaked through. The little dude goes potty, I get his clothes changed and we head back to bed...but wait! The sheets are soaked through too! (and I just bought TWO packs of these silly apparently cheapo pull ups! Grrr...) So I get the sheets taken care of, put him back to bed and groggily crawl back into my now cold bed. Forty-five minutes later as I'm slowly drifting off to dreamland the soft patter of little feet reaches into my sleepy haze and yanks me out. "I needa go potty mom." So we do it again...this time as I'm putting him back to bed I hear moanings from the crib next to him. Praying it's just baby dreams I quietly slip out and head to bed again. As the moanings turn to yells, grunts, and the occasional cry (far earlier than she is normally fed) my tiredness turns to resentment. Finally in frustration I give up. Sleep is over for me for the day. With a bit of anger and indignation I get Grace up to feed her (I can't believe I'm confessing so much of my sinful attitude to all blogland!)
If you've made it this far...PROPS!!! Now for the meat of the story...the important part...the part I need to learn so frequently.
As I was feeding Baby Grace I pulled out the Bible study I'm currently doing and started reading. I came to Romans 13. Then I came to Romans 13:14
"But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify it's desires."
Ouch. That's exactly what I was doing. I was making EVERY provision for the flesh. Feeling like I had some RIGHT to be grouchy or complain because my flesh didn't get it's desire (sleep) gratified last night.
John 17:17 sure is true isn't it? "Sanctify us by your word. Your word is truth." I praise God that He is continually changing us to be more like Him...even when it's through lack of sleep.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
What Do You Think? (fabric choices)
ETA - Ok, so I KNOW the bottom one is too girly, I just really love the damask print! Anyway, how about throwing this one in with the top batch, makes it more "masculine" right?
So I'm making all the kids white duevet covers and I'm going to put ruffles on the girls and just a straight trim on Zeke's. Since they're all sharing a room I wanted them to have stuff that coordinated but was still different....and not TOO girly. Anyway, from this stack I was thinking the bottom one for Zeke's, the turquoise with red flowers for Grace's and the turquoise with white polka dots for Kessa's...and then maybe make them all pillows out of a red, or a white trimmed with red or something. They'll probably all have the same pillows though.
Or...
The middle three here. The pink and white polka dots, turquoise and white polka dots, and pink damask.
So, what do you think? I know what I'm leaning towards but I'm always open to new ideas! (or if you know of some other ideas I'd love to hear them too!)
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