New Banner!

I have been wanting a new banner for my Etsy Shop for some time. My computer skills have limited me from creating one myself. I worked on one for a long time one evening only to realize that it couldn't be converted into JPEG. Ughhh! Well look what my sweet 15 year old daughter made for me today in no time at all. LOVE IT! Thanks Sarah!!

If you need a gift...

These awesome necklaces were handmade by Munchkin Mama. She is a super sweet gal. She is very conscientious and talented. If you need a personalized Christmas gift you should check out her shop. The top "S" necklace was a birthday gift for my daughter. The bottom necklace was my sister's birthday gift. She has three boys - this necklace was perfect for her.

Faith

“Living a life of faith means never knowing where you are being led. But it does mean loving and knowing the One who is leading. It is literally a life of faith, not of understanding and reason—a life of knowing Him and who calls us to go. Faith is rooted in the knowledge of a Person, and one of the biggest traps we fall into is the belief that if we have faith, God will surely lead us to success in the world.”

Oswald Chambers~ My Utmost for His Highest

A Little Saturday Soccer

Here is my 7 year old being a goalie in unseasonably cold weather. It was so cold and windy that he didn't want to use his hands to pick up the ball and throw it back in the game. I am wondering what this winter has in store for us.

These kids are so cute to watch. They really played their best. Luckily, the wind did eventully die down a little.

Autumn

“While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.” Genesis 8:22

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." Hebrews 13:8

Photos by my talented 15 yo daughter.

"Weekend to Remember"

My husband and I had the opportunity to attend a "Weekend to Remember" conference this past weekend. Did we originally plan to go to this? No. Would we go again or recommend this conference to others? Yes.

We happened to win our trip through a Christian radio station. Our 7 year old wanted to go to the zoo. I started to look for free zoo tickets online and happened to find the contest page at WBCL. I didn't see any contests for zoo tickets but I decided to just sign-up for the current contest-"Weekend to Remember" conference registration. As I filled in my name, address etc. I noticed they asked how many years that we had been married. I filled in 24 and thought to myself that younger couples would probably benefit more.

The next day I received an email telling me that we had won. I emailed to thank WBCL and mentioned: "I was actually on your contest site looking to win Ft. Wayne Zoo tickets, but this is even better ;)" A few minutes later I received the following: "Guess what….just because…I am sending you 6 tickets to the zoo too!"

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above" James 1:17 We had been doubly blessed!

A little about the conference: It is awesome! It is biblicaly-based, it is not boring (I mean one of the speakers was a comedian on the side) and clips from movies are shown for examples of specific principles.

It is designed to bring you and your spouse closer together and to discuss things that you never have time to talk about. It challenges you to become the person God wants you be. And it gives you a game plan to take home with you. There is a reason that this conference has been around for such a long time. It works!

Crayon Rolls

Our homeschool co-op is collecting items for kids who are in the children's hospital. I got the idea for these at Skip to My Lou She has the neatest tutorials!

We made our rolls smaller. they each hold 8 crayons. I found some cute notepads to go with them too. They are very quick to make which I really appreciate.

Been Busy Sewing...

~chocolate brown floral and stripe print pillowcase dress

~cupcake print pillowcase dress

~cupcake and dots print bib and burpcloths

~ reversible baby dress

I hope to get some of these listed in the shop soon.

Too Cute

Here are our 3 little kittens. They are so cute!

This poor little fellow got his leg shut in the door today. He is receiving special care and attention because of it.