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Friday Favorites 6/25/10

June 24, 2010 in Other People's Stuff I Like

Based on the incredible wisdom of my dove chocolate wrapper, I instituted what I have decided to call “Friday Favorites.” My blog covers five main categories, here are my favorite findings this week from each one: Mommy Musings –> This week I landed on Miss Mustard Seed’s blog and read [...]

Why Josiah is Bigger than God

June 24, 2010 in Mommy Musings

I wrote this forever ago. It just kinda flowed out one day. But I didn’t publish it. It was too vulnerable, and I wasn’t ready. But then I established prices and posted some items for sale. Putting myself out there like that feels really vulnerable to me. So, while I [...]

Curb Appeal

June 21, 2010 in Making our House a Home

This is what our home looked like when we movedĀ  in. Let me draw your attention to the weed garden that was featured as you made your way to the front door. The one that no longer has any weeds! You see, my boys have been playing outside with rocks [...]

Hiking Maxwell Falls

June 21, 2010 in Mommy Musings

When we moved to Colorado, we thought we’d go hiking all the time. We don’t. But–since it was on the Bucket List–we went for a hike! The trip didn’t start off real grand. Right about the time we decided we might be lost, Josiah threw up. I don’t know if [...]

Daddy’s Day

June 19, 2010 in Mommy Musings

Happy Father’s Day! To my Dad. and Josiah’s. I love you both more than I know how to say!

Don’t Covet: Compliment and Aspire

June 18, 2010 in Mommy Musings

This is what my dove chocolate wrapper said the other day: I thought that was well said…and good advice. So that is what I am going to do. Since starting this website, I have discovered countless other fabulous blogs out there. Since most you (those who read my blog) are [...]

A Bucket List of Sorts

June 16, 2010 in Mommy Musings

A few weeks ago, the hubby and I (mostly me) put together our summer “to-do” list. You know… finish the bathroom remodel, do some landscaping in the yard, fix up my new sewing desk, build new stairs to the deck, make cushions for the patio furniture, write 3 chapters of [...]

My Sewing Space

June 15, 2010 in Making our House a Home

This is my sewing space. It is in the guest bedroom. If you look to the right when you walk in, you see this: But if you look to the left, this: But, let’s be honest, it tends to look more like this: The mess The project just takes over [...]

ABCs in the Nursery

June 13, 2010 in Mom 2 Mom

I love ABC themes for nurseries…remember the ABC quilt squares I framed for Josiah’s nursery? Well, I recently came across this fabulous creation from Sweet Little Smoothie: Nope it’s not fabric, and it’s not sewn…it’s paper! If you don’t know how to sew, but would like a quilted alphabet for [...]

What we’ve been up to.

June 8, 2010 in Mommy Musings

This past week has been full of accomplishments. Besides establishing prices and opening my etsy shop, here is what we have been up to: We’ve done some research. We’ve cleaned up our lives. – We’ve broken down barriers. – We’ve cleared up our view of the world. – - We’ve [...]