First crafty post!

I saw a blog on how to do this, so I wanted to try. *And I don't remember where I saw it, I'm sorry! But if I find it again, I'll let you know!*
Start with an old frame, I purchased this one at a thrift store.

Then, take out the picture. All you need is the frame. Then spray paint the frame with any color you want.
I bought some wire from Wal-Mart and staple gunned it to the back. (With the help of my hubby..)

In the original post, that I cannot find, she spray painted clothespins and attached magnets to the back. I cut out pictures from magazines and attached to magnets.

Here are the finished products. :) One for Clara Mae, and one for Rach. :)

Jams

I love great music.
This song "If I die Young"- by The Band Perry= amazing.
There are really different interpretations to this song, but one phrase I LOVE is this one:
..."A penny for my thoughts, oh no I'll sell them for a dollar
They're worth so much more after I'm a goner
And maybe when you'll hear the words I been singin
Funny when you're dead, how people start listenin.."

How true is this? We always seem to remember the words and actions by loved ones more after they are gone than when we had the opportunity on Earth.
That's it. Go look up the song and tell me what you think it talks about.. :) Either way, it's lyrically great, and pleasing to the ears.

Come what may...

Lately I have been a sewing/crafting machine.
No lie.
I LOVE crafty things. I love sewey (Word?) things.
I very much enjoy making things for other people. I really like watching their excitement, and I feel good because I picked things out for them.
I was asked by a friend to do a baby blanket. This makes me feel honored that she trusts me and wants me to do this. And I'm oober excited to do it!
Anywhoo...just wanted to share that I love learning new crafty things. And..pics are to follow of the latest creations I've done...once RAY-chal..helps me with posting pics.. ;)

Burn baby burn..

Mama Phillis gave me a VERY cool book to read; which I'm almost done with, it's that good. It's by Perry Stone, Purging your House, Pruning your Family Tree.

Basically talks about how you need to cleanse your house and your body of things that bring spiritual warfare into your home. It's SO good. I can't just pick out one part to discuss. However; it had me thinking and had me convicted of some things.

I will be holding a bonfire here very soon. A bonfire? Yes, a bonfire. Not the good feel kind with s'mores; but a breaking free kind of bonfire. In the book, Stone discusses breaking free of things that have had or currently have a hold on your life. These things can include memories that bring up the past that you have asked forgiveness for already. It is like there is a spiritual hold linking these items to your mind. After seriously thinking this through, I completely agree with him. When I am struggling with things from the past, the main things that I think about are how easily accessible some items are if I wanted to refer to them again. Some things I could just sell, or throw out. But I feel a serious conviction on not allowing that to hinder someone else; so I will watch them burn. And as I watch these items burn, I will relinquish all of my bad memories to them, and remember that God said I am forgiven...

Does this mean that the memories will be long lost and forgotten? Probably not; but at least I will find security in the fact that a spiritual hold will no longer connect me with those items that allowed me to find comfort in the enemy.

Walk it out..

#28 feelings that don't go away: The anxiousness to exercise after certain meals.
...I have recently gotten into the habit of exercising at least 6 times a week. There are a few people I enjoy walking with. However; during walks sometimes, I feel myself becoming very selfish. "We're not walking fast enough, we're not walking long enough..". This being said: I voiced this to a good friend, (Sweetwater Creek) and she had some very wise words spoken into me about my self-centered thoughts. We cannot choose our needs above spending time with others. Others are here for us, and they will be involved in our lives if we choose to focus on them, as they focus on us. I should not go into exercise with a down cast heart if I am with someone who is "not up to my speed". I should go into it with the attitude of joyfulness because I have someone to share my life with for a little bit that day. Love my walking time with each person I have (and will) experience it with.

Seeing the best

Graduation happened for our seniors at school this past Friday. AWESOME speaker. Seriously amazing. She was so full of wisdom and promise for the future. She even stated that she wasn't sure exactly what her speaker said at her graduation, so she was going to try and make this more memorable for the Seniors. Main thing that stuck out to me from her were two things:
1.) The gravesides are full of unfulfilled dreams. Do not let your hoping and dreaming deter you from your ultimate goal in life. Do not wait for another, better day. For that day may not come.
2.) Failure is inevitable. As hard as you try in life for things to be the way you want them, failure will always come. It's a way of allowing yourself to grow stronger in the daily tasks set before you. People in your life may say they have not failed, they are being dishonest to themselves and you.
I literally walked away being inspired by this woman. Her words had so much life and enthusiasm in them; they had power.

blue ribbon

People are rocks in my life. Seriously.
I LOVE how people can make me want to be a better person. People amaze me with their zeal for living. Their excitement to live how God wants them to. This = how I need to be a better me. I thrive on others' passion. Makes me want passion like that for something in my life. So..my passion is....? God. Hubby. Simplicity. True friends. Hard to balance sometimes, but I love how God knows this. And He puts people in my life to come along and remind me.