Just another day of Grace - week 5

  Another year...we have another year at Calvary. Grace. We have been praying for direction and God continues to close and open doors.  Right now, staying at Calvary is the open door.  We needed God's Grace to leave our home and find a new place...now we need Grace to stay and keep on keeping on!  I'm so thankful that God gives "tailor made Grace" for me.  He doesn't give me yours or you mine.  He has a fresh supply for each of us.
164. Another bit of time in our little home.

  Mother's Day came and went...just another day full of Grace.  Ayla brought me a flower from class Sunday morning and I exclaimed "Oh, for me?" Ayla stopped..."No, it's mine, but I will let you smell it!"  Big smile. Grace.  I smiled back..."Thank you!"
166. Breakfast in bed.
168. Sunday School hand prints.

177. Dandelions.

  I officially decided that is was time for the seasonal switching of clothing and a much needed simplifying of my closet.  I have a large pile marked donate and a few items that I'm trying to sell off!  I don't think there is much better than cleaning out a closet and making it look beautiful...even though I'm the only one who will see it!          169. Color coordinated closet.
On a slightly seperate note, I found a wonderful solution to a box of purses under my bed considered storage.  I found a 3 hook board that was meant for one of the bathrooms, but wasn't being used and my ever willing hubby helped me install it under my freshly coordinated shirts.  All my purses are now hanging in my closet!  Love it.

171. Family Bible Time on the grass.

174. Littel legs running hard.

176. Curls after a bath.



 "Your grace still amazes me, your love, still a mystery.  Each day I fall on my knees cause your grace still amazes me." - Philips, Craig and Dean

Listen here.

  Have a blessed weekend.  I would love to hear what you all are thankful for.

Jenn

 

Everyday Beautiful - week 4

   I'm back on the weight loss warpath...hungry every moment of every day and getting up at 6:00 a.m. to get a work out in before the natives begin singing gleefully from their beds (that is literally they way my 2 wake up)!  Honestly, there is something beautiful about that, too!  Hence a couple of the gifts listed this week are #151 The Glow of Morning Dawn (because I'm actually seeing it)!  #156. is Accountability (for those morning workouts...Thanks to my "new" friend, Marion!) Hopefully we stay friends!!  

  Then when the workout ceases... #152 The stillness of 6:30 a.m.  Just Me and God...that is beautiful.

  The other day I was the happiest I've been in a LONG time when I saw two beautiful faces staring back at me on the computer screen...#153. Skyping 3 way with far away friends.  They are geographically far, but so close to my heart! 

#155. Singing Amazing Grace to Ayla before bed.  There are so many beautiful things in that one gift!

#157 is Paddington!

#159 Colorful birdies that watch Petra sleep.  Maybe this is why SHE wakes up singing!  I seriously need to make some of these for my room!  Maybe you do too!  Click here for the pattern. 
The birdie pattern is off to the right hand side under "Free Patterns"! 


I'm not sure that anything sends my heart fluttering like creating something from what I already have!!  This past week I had the opportunity to wrap the senior wives gifts for seminary!  Guess what they got?  YEP..."One Thousand Gifts" by Ann Voskamp Click Here for Amazon link!
  Well, I didn't want to wrap them any old boring way, but money is tight...
                           so I went digging through and this is what I found!

Wrapping paper I already had...



 Plus some old sweaters that were felted (some on accident and some on purpose), old ties (with special thanks to my friend Jeremy and my Dad, ribbon and of course, buttons...add a hot glue gun and...

you get...EVERYDAY BEAUTIFUL!!!  #160. Stacks of colorful creative packages.

Have a creative and beautiful week!!!

 Jenn