just pictures that i owe the last few posts

mia discovered bandaids...only problem is that she didn't realize they would kindof hurt when she decided to take them off...mixed emotions...you can imagine
my favorite bushes...bridal wreath spirea...beautiful in the spring...
this is one of the precious stars of the KFC cardinals of chelsea...
the "whirly-gig" - antique for sure...my mom played on it, i did, and now my kids...so squeaky but at least i know exactly where they are outside...it buys me at least 10 minutes to cook dinner...
"papa" and mia
logan finally caught a fish after a ton of white bread...
trying not to fall in...
bubbles, bubbles...more bubbles
it is hard to get all three in a picture...the hammock slowed them down
almost too slow

i just read this in one of my favorite blogs..."With the continual and constant change of emotions that a mother faces in her day, I am thankful to God that He is my stability - As I rest in Him, trust in Him that all things work together for good too those who love him and are called according to His purpose... I don't have to be a rollercoaster of emotions... being swayed by each event that surfaces to rock my boat. He is my calm, He is my patience, and He is who I want to find all my satisfaction, my identity, my significance."

this is the lesson that i am trying to learn today...most often and every day lately....i am so grateful for God's word...how is it that i am supposed to avoid the roller coaster that i seem to be on...
i seem to be...
emotionally preoccupied to say the least
busy only because i have chosen it...mmm
dedicated and passionate about my family
i want to be...
certain about my purpose and completely
laid back with no signs of stress
loving and kind...at all times
soft and gentle in my spirit

i share this because i am not naive enought to think i am the only one in this predicament...

i think that this is what God is trying to teach me...total and complete dependance on him. if he wasn't using my job it would be something else- probably with more consequences than whether we received a shipment that was useful in packing TONS of orders....just some thoughts that i am positive apply to lots of people...or at least i hope!!

on the flip side- and maybe not so serious...spring is wonderful and i will finally post some pictures of what that looks like for me and my wonderful husband, precious kids....

i do not say enough about how wonderful my husband is...the backbone of our family -after God's own heart...someone who is loving, kind, and speaks only words that seem to have been thought about for longer than the two seconds he had to respond to what i said to him... wonderfully forgiving and a great accountability partner...loving, such a hard-worker...supportive. GODLY....i see daily the evidence of his desire to follow God's will for our family....thank you Lord....

mercy for today...

i am especially blessed today...

i have seen the Holy Spirit work in my life without any doubt...isn't it wonderful to see things in your life that happen and know that you were prompted by God and used by God... he is so good to me. if he cares about how i feel about the things in my life...my full of sin life...i know that he cares about each one of you...and wishes to be close to you....fellowship, what we were created for...and worship...

God has used some super ordinary life things to make an eternal impact...i pray that i will be willing and bold to accept and take the prompts from the Holy Spirit....God is my delight and my reward...is he yours?

what a fun job i have today...every day but i am so blessed to work with my sweet and precious sisters in Christ...Amelia & Kimberly were here this morning and we just packed orders and worked on spring things...what a wonderful job we have.... i hope you will all enjoy your clothes!! I sometimes forget that they reason for all of this - is for your kids to actually wear the clothes- NOT just to get to the UPS store by 4:00 so that they can get them on the truck ... funny how goal-oriented you become when you are on a mission... i hope this is how i am about the things of Christ...completely dedicated, passionate, and disciplined....instead of watching bachelorette i would pack orders...and instead of bachelorette i should be meeting with my savior as well....

here is a sneak peak of some of the most wonderful fabrics for fall...some of these are in our fall line-up some are not..but the designer took this picture & she just happens to be a wonderful photographer as well...

i have finally found someone to help me design my own fabric line as well...strangely enough her name is Ashley....i am praying that this will be step in the right direction....i lay this new company down at the feet of Christ - if it is his will i hope we will get it done....we may have to have a "name the company" contest....free clothes the prize of course...

back to work...

WHEW!!

ok...THAT was a week...potty training Mia (NUFF SAID RIGHT?), party for who knows how many, husband doing 5 truckloads of mulch at night, tball, regular business, and trying to act like nothing out of the ordinary was going on...oh like repair people all week (refridgerator, handymen, and possible sprinkler people), tornados, and you know the drill- what is for dinner?

well, the party went better than great...35 invites went out for the wedding shower for jay and soon to be jennifer savage...that means possibly 70 people....but does that mean that you make enough banana pudding to feed 50? 35? well paula dean and i paired up for a double recipee that ended up being great..."not yo mama's banana pudding" from foodnetwork.com was the sure bet. so it turned out that the weather was fine, no one call pollen on their hiney because we forgot to wipe off the porch furniture, there WAS toilet paper in the bathroom and what's better is that when we ran out there was MORE, lots more...hmmm maybe it wasn't such a bad week after all...



since the last post things are blooming here and we are enjoying putting in tons of new plants and just enjoying watching the landscape come in for the first time really. when we moved in it was the end of october and everything was pretty much finished doing anything because of the drought and now with the rain we have gotten everything is beautiful...i will post pictures tomorrow...i never thought i would enjoy the gardening as much as we do but it gives chad and i something that is so much fun to do outside together...we both enjoy watching everything grow! We transplanted tons of things from my mom and dad's yard and all is doing well...so much fun!



the business is doing well and shipping often...i think we shipped over 400 packages this month alone...i definately got an email when that charge hit my credit card....fall designing is well on it's way and almost all is squared away. i just need to order buttons and get the pattern situation worked out...so much fun!! appliques are all drawn and are being put into the computer this week and forward...



God has been so good...what a huge thought to wrap your mind around that God cares about all of the things above that i mentioned that have little to no eternal value...



FATHER, ALMIGHTY GOD, CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE cares about me and whether or not i am discouraged...he cares that i meet with him daily, read his word...yet mighty and holy and he certainly doesn't need me to do anything that is in his eternal plan- but yet he chooses to include me and use me...how humbling it is to be absolutely unworthy of his love and committment to whoo me daily...i feel the holy spirit tug at my heart EVERY morning...choose me, spend time with me, sit down and talk with me....I AM THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS - WORSHIP ME THE HOLY GOD OF THE UNIVERSE....how do we ever go a day without stopping to worship....the repent...the rest in the mercy and faithfulness of God....again i plead with you friends and relatives....love with all of your heart the God who made you...nothing else matters...
my father in heaven is my delight and my reward...have you chosen him? do you serve only him? is he the love of your life? where will you spend eternity?
until later...blessings!!