Parable of the New Paws

I hate fake nails, I don't know why I ever convince myself into getting them...

They look really nice at first...but when they start to grow out, they look worn--and awkward...THEN they start to crack and come off---leaving my nail bed layers cracked and depleted. They look much worse than they did before I got my nails done...If I could have been grateful for simple nails instead of 'HOPING' for nice, shiny 'CHANGE'.

I finally purged myself of the fake-ness---except I can't quite get one of them off my finger. Ironically, it's my middle finger...just taunting me.

I will eventually conquer, you fake, acrylic waste of my money and confidence!

Olivia's Blanket Project

I began this project a couple of months ago when I spotted this adorable fabric at Walmart. Olivia needs a new blanket when we upgrade her bed to a twin from toddler. So this right of passage will be marked with her mothers FIRST attempt at a blanket by herself...using her sewing machine!

Now back to the first person. I still have a border to sew to what I already have. I chose salmon...the color (let me just preempt that one right away). And what would a blanket for my little girl be without some adorable buttons?? I'm not sold on the red one, I do like the traditional look in tandem with 80's mod---BUT, the red button is simply not big enough. I need it UBER-sized...even bigger than the beige one. Speaking of beige, that will be coupled with the white squares. With the yellow squares, the brown will go.

Angels in Heaven...Dancing

A Tale of Two Blessings

This week has been a very blessed week for us. I tend to have a silly tone to my entries, but I must witness in my own small way the miracles, however small, God brings to pass in our lives. I know this might seem a bit materialistic at first, but considering our needs and even our desires...God has given us a field of lilies.

Last week, the university called Aaron to notify him of a tuition refund check needing to be picked up. We were eager to oblige their request! Of course we were assuming the sum total would be close to $7.28. You can imagine our surprise to find $1300 dollars waiting for us! We were excited to have some money to put away for our move to Tennessee. Well, the very next day, our air conditioning went out---AND a motor in our door that moves the window up and down went out of commission. So there was no heat, and our window had retreated into the door! Just in time for Fall weather! But what a blessing to have our needs taken care of before we even knew our needs!

Our second miracle occurred just yesterday. Aaron won a brand new laptop computer! He returned it to the store for a smaller computer--and found a jewelry dealership to get him a great deal on a ring for me. We have been needing a laptop for Aaron as his broke a few months ago--and he'll be entering grad school soon. The ring was just an added bonus from our Heavenly Father. The reason this was so special is because my ring was stolen a mere month into our marriage. I was so upset about this because I would never have the ring he proposed to me with...I could care less about the diamonds. So why was this ring such a great deal? It is exactly like the one I lost---AND we got it for 60% off the original price!!!!! Needless to say, this gift brought me to tears...and later we realized it was 5 years, almost to the day, that Aaron had proposed to me!

The Lord truly knows what is tender to us, and shows us His love through small and simple things!!