ALL THINGS NEW

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And he that sat upon the throne said , Behold , I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write : for these words are true and faithful ~ Revelations 21:5 KJV

 

I am so thankful that Christ has made me new.  I am not perfect, I fail each day...but Im a work in progress seeking to be like Him more each day! 

 

Saturday I am trying something new.  I am doing a craft show!!  I love making things from old salvaged wood, or yardsale finds...I have so much fun creating something beautiful out of something ugly! :)  So I decided to call my new little business, ALL THINGS NEW.  None of it will be perfect, but all of it will be a labor of love. I pray that God can use this little talent to shine His light to others. 

 

Im going to preview my items here on my blog, so that if you see anything you like, you might want to come check out my booth this Saturday from 9am-3pm. 

My Booth Name

Shelf (hanging hooks in back)



 

Shelf (hanging hooks in back)



Sofa Console Table

Welcome sign with rafia



Fall Welcome sign



Americana Flag



Americana flag


  

Snowmen

 



Americana Sign



Pumpkins



Patriotic Sign



Patriotic Sign

ornaments




Gift box ornament



Country Ornament



Silver, Red, Ivory Pinecones

Cross Ornaments



Faux Birdhouse



Faux Birdhouse

Faux Birdhouses before the added touches 

 

Coat/Towel/Robe Rack



Custom Signs Available Upon Request

Pallet Tables

Believe Sign

 

Just a day in the life of Christian

Learning my letter and sounds
wearing my Mickey Hat

Learning my Numbers Counting with Shawn the Train

Out at the park with my friend Rivers

Taking a dip in pool fully clothed shoes and all

 

Dad let him ride car in house during Hurrican Issac

Happy to have Peyton over to Play

They were way to dirty to take nap after playtime outside, so inside for a bath
look how cute Christian's bum cheeks are! :)

Mary Todd invited Christian to come to Kids day at her Child Development class.

He starting to like putting his hands in his pockets. 

They put on a puppet show and Read Dr. Seuss. Christian's first time seeing
puppets, and he loved them. He tried to give them his cup at one point.

This is the shirt they made at Kids Day too cute!

 

Going to the park to play with Rivers again

Blurry, but He's so cute wearing his hat...

Turns out it was not at all chilly at park...

Riding the slide...last time neither of them would climb up...

He wouldnt let go of the cup. :)

Walking the bridge

Hanging out with my friends Rivers and Cloe-we just met her today

In a time out for pushing Rivers.  :(

At Jackson's Pirate Party

This is where Christian ran and hid, when I told him it was nap time...
hahaha, he doesnt realize I can see him through the slats I guess. LOL

all pooped out from a fun day playing...funny how he sleeps sideways in his crib
when he wouldnt have to mush his legs up like a frog, if he slept lengthwise. too cute!

not sure where we were going here...but he is a happy boy, and he looks so cute in
this shirt that Shanna's nana bought for him.

Learning to Bow

 

 

 

What does it mean to bow?   Ive been learning in my bible study on Daniel by Beth Moore, that we are in a world that pushes Self Indulgence, Self Importance. and a focus on being the Elite, in the "in crowd". Our culture is all about ME. The Common Day Babylon...aiming to seduce. Posing, plotting, intoxicating, with a false sense of religion. We have learned the Babylonian Motto is ‘I am, and there is none besides me.  What is bowing mean, is it a feeling of inferiority, superiority? Well, I guess that would depend upon who is the one doing the bowing, but is it?

 

Bowing to a culture of false teachings, conforming to what image is being portrayed as the new normal. Or building yourself up so that others look to you and bow at your power, your status, your beauty.  All of this is how we walk through life.  There always seems to be someone who you dont measure up too, and someone who is always trying to measure up to you. But is that truly what God had intended for our lives?  Where is our focus?  Who should we bow to?  Answer. Christ alone.  And when we do this it helps shape our priorities. It helps us keep our eyes on Him during our journey.  Ive learned this....In Bowing down, He is lifted up!

 

Bowing down can release me of so much hurt.  It can free me from trying to conform to what everyone around me wants me to be.  I can rest in his arms knowing that if I bow to Him, the one who is Right, Merciful, and Just, I dont have to fight battles that come before me.  It says in Galations 3:29 ~If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.  I am a child of God.  He loves me.  No matter who wants to tear me down, or smear my name, if I focus on Him, I can trust that He is fighting for me.  But if I try to take the control and spread my own hurts around, by gossip and ill will, I take the fight, and tie Gods hands to move.  When I think of it that way, I wonder why on earth would I want to try to make my little world right in my eyes, when Gods ways are far better then my own.  His ways are Just...His ways are perfect.  If I let go, and let God, He will work in my life and the lives around me in the way that is good.  It says in 1 Peter 5:6  ~ Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.  Beth Moore says it perfectly... He knows. He Acts. and best of all, HE HEALS!!!   

 

So I am choosing today to let God fight, while I bow!

 



Unplugged

Hello Friends and Family. 

Today embarks my very first Blog! :) I have no idea how to start this, and how its going to work. But I wanted to try this, in order to keep my ability to share things that are going on in our world.  SO here goes! :)


What does Unplugged mean to you?  To me, it is as simple as turning the gadgets of todays high tech world OFF!  And that is just what we did today.

Christian and I had a fun day exploring outside. Digging in Rocks was one of our explorations.  We dug them out of the ground, and filled our pail with them. Counting over and over to 10.  Although Christians favorite numbers are 5 & 6, I kept telling him that there are other numbers too. We played on his power wheels too (I didnt get a picture of this, cause mama wanted to be unplugged too and left the camera phone inside while we played- so this is a picture of his new power wheels at his Birthday Party! )

My cool new F150, Just like my Dad!

 

Next we went to the back yard to see what we could find.  Christian is very independent and likes to go where he wants when he wants, and leaves me to follow.  In this exploring activity, I decided that was just fine with me and watched him find rocks, and water puddles, toys and pine cones.  I did NOT expect what happened next....as Christian was getting ready to walk down the stairs, off the deck, I was trying to fix a leg on our outside coffee table, and all of the sudden a little frog jumped out from the bottom of table right onto my leg. Boy did I let out a screech...Christian quickly turned around to see what happened, and we both laughed when we saw the frog jump off of me and away as fast as he could.

Then we decided to take a trip to the Library today for our first story/craft time! Boy it was fun to see Christian so happy to see these new kids. He was so gentle in going up to them and giving them both hugs. As I stood close by, hoping that he wouldnt then turn around and hit or push them! But today was a good day!

 
Of course I had high hopes that Christian would sit in my lap and listen as the Librarian read him a story....

 

However Christian did not have any intention of sitting with me, and he decided to take a tour around the room, and do everything but sit and listen to the story.

 

 

 

 Showing off for my new friend Madison!

 Going to explore...

 Taking a break to listen to the story from a far...

How do I get these doors open?  

 

 

After the attempted escape from the room, he joined us for a little singing time and then on to Craft time at the table.  Todays Craft~ Thomas the Train Goodie bags.

 

 

 Ok mom, I got my papers, lets go!!

 Oh, we have to color them, OK! :)

Look at my new bag, shh, I put my cookies in there!

 

Afterwards we took a tour around the Library. I think Christian is going to want to keep coming back! He made himself quite comfy in the Teen Zone. I bet he would like one of these in his playroom.

 

Teen Zone

 

 

Toddler Zone

 

Now that we are home and Christian is taking a nap, I decided to plug in just for a bit to share with you how we enjoyed our unplugged day!  I have to tell you, it was a sucess!  Looking forward to some playdough fun this afternoon!  Hope you guys have a great day!

We Love you!