WideEyedMusings

Ok, so I jumped in and decided to get a shop set up on etsy. I love that site. If you are into hand made art, you have to check out this site. So many unique items. It is great. SO, to shamelessly self-promote, please go to www.WideEyedMusings.com and check out my goods. Funky and whimsical applique work on tshirts for infants and toddlers. I also do take custom orders. Shower curtains and little girl head wraps will be coming soon.

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Wow, I am on a roll today!

Justin and I are trying to get really serious about paying off our student debt. So, instead of buying new clothes for the kids, I thought I would re-purpose some older t-shirts with applique. >>Instant project<< :o) For those of you who know me well, I love to come up with random sewing projects, so here is the latest. Plus you get to see my cute kid models for the t-shirts! Avery and Rhoen's are yet to come. Uriah did most of the designing and made the fabric choices for his shirt!

Summer 2008 Fun

It has taken me a while to get to posting again, but I worked on uploading and organizing some summer pictures today,
so I thought I would add a few. We ventured out for family putt-putt for Avery's 6th birthday. We all had a terrific time, and I am pretty sure that I won :o)

Been so long.

I am a bit embarrassed at how empty I have let my blog remain this year. I commented on a friend's blog tonight and was reminded that I actually did set one up some time ago! So, I have a new resolve to keep posting some items, even if it is only for the entertainment of the grandparents. I will get some recent pictures up some time later this week.

My Golden Birthday

So I celebrated my once in a life-time golden birthday this week. 28 on the 28th. Nothing amazing happened, but it was all-in-all a very good day. My children fought in the car for several minutes over who was and who was not going to sing me happy birthday. I actually enjoyed the song once the fighting was over! Would it be so wrong for a mommy to yell: Just turn your fighting off and sing me the darn song!? Yeah...that was me. My date with my husband ended in tears...not a bad thing really. We were able to talk through some things that we had not been able to communicate about for a while. Anyway, it was good. Another year has passed. It is strange that I am so close to 30 now. I vividly remember being 10. Good thing the future only happens a day at a time. I feel like my experience with time is changing considerably. The days are so long sometimes, but the months are very very short.

Obedience is not the issue, is it?

I am currently reading a book called "Grace Based Parenting" and I am loving it. I am not very far in, but it is truly resonating with me so far. I realize that often I am more concerned about appropriate and obedient behavior from my children than I am concerned about showing them a glimpse of God's grace. I am aware of a need to reach their hearts, to get to the sin issues and address them but I do not want my children to think that in order to have my full approval, they have to obey by keeping all the rules, and doing the right things. As a child I thought sinning meant failing. I thought I was a major disappointment to God sometimes. Sinning is failing in a way, but God knows that a sinless standard is not something we can attain, and that was His plan (grace v. works) Also, my children are still being ruled by the "ruler of the kingdom of the air." I cannot expect righteous behavior to come naturally to them. I want my children to experience acceptance, forgiveness, love, purpose and hope through my interactions with them in order to give them a glimpse of a future relationship with the Lord of all creation. So this is where I am today. God help me, show me how to do this!

Spring 2007 Pictures