Monday, August 30, 2010

what is today's date?


so, i finally cleaned off my desk.
guess what i found at the bottom?
probably should keep it a little cleaner from now on, huh?

Sunday, August 29, 2010

quote of the day

so, ab and i were talking polyester today.
i know, weird subject.
just go with me on this.
and brett pipes in.
"i bet polyester was named by 2 old women."
"polly and esther."
that's my man.

what's your fruit?

had a convo with a friend today regarding something that someone said to her. someone who was trying to "teach" her. instead of teaching my friend though, it offended her. it got me started thinking. about the words that come out of our mouths and the way we deliver those words. made me think of a passage in 2 Peter 1:5-9.

"For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindess; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins."

notice Peter didn't say add to your knowledge, all-knowing. or to your self-control, reprimand. or to godliness, self-righteousness. how often do we approach others with an assumption. or a judgment. and then we try to "teach" them? it says in this scripture that if we possess these qualities in increasing measure that they will keep us from being ineffective and unproductive in our knowledge of Christ. i don't know about you, but i don't want to be that. i want to know Christ. how often do we say things with an attitude of judgment or self-righteousness. that can only lead to being ineffective and unproductive. reminds me of Galatians 5:22, 23.

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."

goes hand in hand with 2 Peter.

so, the question is . . . what kind of fruit are your words going to produce?

friday nite recap

friday nite with nellie bellie.
good food from the Q.
frozen yogurt from orange leaf.
lots and lots of laughing. oh my goodness. lots.

lots of creating.




a little mixed media project i wanted to try doing on a canvas. here's some closer pics.







silly mustache pics. love them.


AND, drum roll please..................
we've decided to open an etsy shop together!!!!
hootie hoo!!!
haven't decided on a name just yet.
goal of opening in november or sooner.
more details to come.
so excited. really really excited.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

hello friend.

where you wanna go?

pearly whites + stress not a good combo platter

ever woke up and your jaw feels tight or hurts?

not good, my friend.

you are a clencher or grinder.

when stressed i clench my teeth while i sleep.

i've known this for quite a while.

didn't think anything about it.

believe me.

go and get a mouthguard for sleeping.

now.

run.

don't walk.

seriously, run!

you will thank me later.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

what is your purpose?

came across this quote today and thought i would share.......

"You are only as strong as your purpose, therefore let us choose reasons to act that are big, bold, righteous and eternal."
--Barry Munro

makes me stop.

and think.

what is my purpose?

my first answer is to be a light to a dark and dying world, but am i choosing reasons to act that out? am i consciously looking for and choosing ways to be Christ to the lost?

so, take a moment and self-evaluate.

what is your purpose?

Monday, August 23, 2010

a biRthDaY sHoutOut

just wanted to send a haPpY biRthDaY to my precious friend nellie!!! hope you are having a wonderful day and i wish you an amazing year!!! love you!!!

Saturday, August 21, 2010

the winds of change are a blowin' . . . . .

first of all, let me apologize for the lengthiness of this post. i know it's really looooooooooong. but it couldn't be helped. after all i haven't posted since february. wow. lots has happened and definitely changed since then. i have to start this post with giving God glory and praise. He has been working in the lives of my family in so many ways that it would take several posts to even begin to touch on how. let me just say that He has touched our hearts immeasurably and we are all growing spiritually and deeper in our faith. love watching His plan unfold and His perfect timing for everything. love. love. love.

so, with all of these awesome changes in our lives, i felt the need for changes in my home and have felt my creative spirit return. i've been craving color. so, i have spent some time painting old items new colors. pops of color to be exact. and, i painted 3 canvases. yes, 3. can you believe it???? i've finally started painting. and i love it!!!! it is so much fun!!! and forgiving. :) i have so many things i want to do creatively that it's hard to know where to start! i wish i had so many more hours in the day. and energy.

so, anyways. here are pics of what i've been up to lately.

painting old things new colors......


the frame gets a coat of turquoise paint and the 3 becomes yellow..........


the round frame becomes yellow and the wooden star plaque robin's egg blue........


the wire picture hanger on the wall a new coat of red and i'm going to put black & white pics of my man and me all over it ...........


this box used to be a very dark, muted gold and looks so fun and different a bright shade of turquoise..........

next, i moved things around and hung some things i've been collecting for a while.......


always wanted our initials in our bedroom :)


love this little vintage pic. love a small pic right above the bed. think i want 1 more to put beside it.


i have been collecting o's forever.......finally felt like i had enough for the look i wanted. i love them!!! they make me smile big.

next, i got new lamp shades for my birthday from my man. love them!!


this one mysteriously came with a new lamp base, hmmmm..........


love love love this one. hand embroidered flowers all around..........


who doesn't love a pop of red????

next, some new additions.........


this little guy painted by abbey. made out of something recycled. bet you can't guess what! {thanks ali for the cool idea.}


finally completing this project!!! yayyyyyyyyyy!!!!

and, finally, my first canvases!!!!


this canvas for my bedroom............






i wish you could see the texture in these pics. i layered papers on the canvas first and then painted over them.


this canvas for abbey's room because she is beautiful in so many ways.............




and, last but not least, my version of a canvas that i saw done by someone else. it makes me smile.

well, that's it for now. feeling the need to create again . . . . .