thankful tuesday..

cuz sumtimes thursdays ain't enough.. lol

i dug out all of the kids' winter/fall clothing today..

honestly, this is NOT my house.. but i felt like the pile at my house
 was about the same size as this one..  o_O

TONS of jackets.. a ridiculous amount of stuff for just three lil' people..

but as i'm takin' care of such a tedious chore, i'm reminded that there are children without enough clothes..

children without enough FOOD.. children without enough LOVE..

& then i realize how grateful i should be that i can't see the floor.. i'm not even close to being done finding a home for all of their things & did i mention that out of the humongous piles of abundance, i think i could spot maybe THREE things that i purchased??

THREE things.  o_O

crazy, right??  

i'm sOoo grateful.

i had a rough day. lyrics from a Sara Groves song sum it up best, "woke up on the wrong side of the bed, the wrong side of the room, the WRONG side of the world.."

(just in case you wanna hear it yourself..)  

:)

what a funk..  & sOo.. instead of start writing to you about how much my life sucks, i realize i need to put down sum gratitude on my virtual paper. cuz life is full of lemons.. sour, but with sweetener, they make yummy lemonade.. & full of roses.. that have sum very painful thorns, yet they smell pretty sweet..  & full of stank feet.. that if you just wash 'em, they'll smell ok again..

nevermind. i'm delirious.. lol

God certainly does provide..  & i'm grateful.

photo credit here..

a must see..

to see details about what looks like an awesome movie.. click here.

about this guy....>

heh heh..

;)

what a funny lil' man..

his name is Shail Upadhya.. a former UN official for Nepal.
i would've loved to see him during forums.. LOL

you can see more here..

thank-full #2

i'm thankful for God's faithfulness!!

today is day 2 of my things i'm thankful for posts.

i do NOT do well if i'm overwhelmed.. at least not always.

lots of times i shut down.

a friend has "hired" me to make a party dress for her & i REALLY wanted to have it ready for her so that she could try it on tomorrow. so far, it's not even cut... and that sucks. *just a lil' bit*

it's 11:35 PM according to my clock at the moment.. and i really don't have the desire to go start cutting. *ugh*

it's all good.

sO, i'm thankful for God's faithfulness. 'cuz even we're not faithful, the Bible says that God STILL is.

TRUE STORY!!

& i'm thankful for HIS faithfulness!!

-on THAT note-

i'm gonna try my best tonight to get somewhere with this dress.. i've been challenged by the character of my Savior! if He is faithful.. & i'm supposed to be like HIM.. then i need to attempt to show a faithful character as well..

lesson learned!!

i love this life! :)

latest project..

something simple.. but i can finally say that MAYBE, just maybe i'm in a lil' bit of a creative mood again..

my daughter has been wanting a strawberry shortcake (ssc) pillow for

her bed..

she's a die hard ssc fan! LOL

sO.. i made her one last night..

just a lil' something to start getting my creative juices flowing.

i have LOTS of clothes, fabrics, scraps.. that need to be re-purposed into something useful or beautiful (maybe a decoration..)

this pillow is made up of two of my daughter's old shirts, that she didn't care much for.. and an old sheet that i used to make an angel costume out of YEARS ago. LOL..

i'm planning to make LOTS of projects out of old clothing, fabric scraps, etc., stay tuned. ^_^

funky dolls!

call me crazy, but i think this doll is pretty swanky! what a mature face! LOL.. only question is.. WHO do you give a doll like this to?? i mean.. she's gotta be at LEAST 21!

haha!

anyway.. i think the artist is pretty creative! =)

you can see more of her work here..

a new take on the 12 days of Christmas..

okay.. i don't know if you EVER visit woot.com but they have to have some of the most hiLaRiOuS write-ups for their products i've ever seen..

this one caught my eye, and definitely made me LOL..

you can see more HERE..

aprons.

sO.. i've decided that i need a couple of cute aprons! these make cooking seem sO fashionable.

they really are pretty enough to wear!

just what i need to make cooking for my four favorite people a little more enjoyable..

maybe. =)

buy these cuties here and here

cute apron HERE

and another one HERE

MODcloth!

i just found a pretty cool site!

check it out HERE..

they have lots of funny gift ideas as well as some cool fashions..

here are a few things i found that i thought you might enjoy..

VINTAGE!!!

i LOVE vintage ANYTHING!!

the color palettes from other time periods blow me away!

these were people who were not afraid to make their kitchens lime green & orange ... only to leave for work in a suit that would tOtaLLy match their fridge! =)

sO.. i think this place is such a treasure chest..

.. they have some great finds!

check 'em out.. HERE

enjoy!