From Fall to Winter in One Week

We had our first snow of the season this weekend! It was absolutely beautiful and the kids couldn't wait to get out and play. We bundled up the kids and sent the kids out to play....

Wish you could be here.

more fall...

Harrell took a walk one morning and this little waterfall is just down the road from our house...it is a reminder to stop and enjoy the beauty of this area. It is amazing how incredible it is everywhere you look!

This is our massive closet...and our fun group of kids, cousin, boyfriend and friend all playing spoons during Thanksgiving break...good thing we got most of the laundry folded!

For those of you who haven't toured the closet...this closet holds all of the clothes for our entire family! Pretty nifty, huh?

Harrell also took this photo of Ron. I have not sharpened it, or retouched it in any way. I am amazed at how priceless and absolutely beautiful it is...of course Ron is priceless and beautiful!

I love and will miss the grin without the teeth...but he has already asked Santa to bring them. HEAVY SIGH....

Thankful tidings...

I have been in a hurry, scurry, kind of mood. Between sick kids, trying to keep caught up from the sick kids, and trying to get ready for Thanksgiving and then Christmas....I am forgetting to "just breathe". Since Monday when David and I had a delicious day (well, several hours, together alone) exploring Asheville, I have had two different kids home sick...and Dr.'s appointments every day. WHEW! Today I finally sat down and made "THE LIST" and feel somewhat organized for the next few weeks. Jay and I went into Asheville and I got several more gifts that we needed for the kids, and maybe tomorrow all of them will make it through the day at school! In any case, it is Friday...and I am looking forward to the weekend with the kids and David off.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with my parents and David's parents and all our kids and our niece and her boyfriend...and several of the kids' friends throughout the holiday. We realized as we sat down to eat, that it was the first time that my parents have spent a holiday at our house!!! How cool to have them here with David's parents, too! AND, they got to sample our DELICIOUS MADE FROM SCRATCH pumpkin pie! It was fantastic...the pumpkin made 3 pies and we ate them all with homemade whipped cream....can you say yum?

So anyway, today, while finishing up the jeans and downloading pictures and making "THE LIST" my body had to stop and my mind had to focus and I spent some time reflecting on HOW BLESSED we are! So here are some pictures from our Holiday to share with you.

Merry Christmas with Hannah and the Wiggles!

Here are some more of my jeans for a customer...I think they turned out really cute. I am liking the painting on jeans. I may have a new hobby! Let me know what you think!

Thoughts on Truth from Facebook....

One of my son's friends posted this on Facebook. I really felt like it was thought-provoking. What do you think?

"It's funny how this age of people hates truth, they even kill each other over it, and yet try to search for it every day. Most will never really find it, because deep down inside they hate the truth. They hate truth because it is one-sided, and anything that is truly one-sided calls for morality. Morality in turn scares them, because morality dictates that there is a right and a wrong, and that these principles are universal, and not subjective as they like to delude themselves into believing. This frightens them even more so because they know that they are wrong, and they know this because they know that they hate that first truth."

I think that he has done some serious thinking about right and wrong and rationalizing morality. I know that I don't like being confronted with the truth of some of my actions.
Walker and I were talking about lying in regards to the scripture, "Do not lie." I said that I try to always tell the truth, but then God started working on the lies that I tell myself...OUCH.
I am glad that GRACE abounds!!! And FORGVENESS is FREE for the ASKING!
(If you don't know what I am talking about, leave a comment, I will be glad to go into God's plan for Grace and Forgiveness...) I just wanted to post that I think that "teenagers today" do think, do love, do want to do the right thing....sometimes, just like the rest of us!

Planning on Pumpkin Pie....Yummy!

I am planning on trying to make a from scratch pumpkin pie this year...I have made the crusts before, and they are really good, but we have had a cinderella pumpkin gracing our counter since before Halloween waiting for the day I will cook it and turn it into a lovely pie. Lets face it. I am just a bit nervous. I feel like I will put forth the effort and it might taste lousy. Hmmm, ever feel that way? Well, I found this video link on Cooking up a Story that shows just how easy it should easy it should be to do. So, tomorrow I will try it and let you know how it goes.

my newest cupcake jeans...painted and sewn together...

These are for one of my good customers...not quite finished among the craziness of my life, but this gives you all an idea of what I have been up to creatively recently. More to come, I am loving the combining of paint and fabric!

Kym

I am heading to the allergist today to talk about my allergies and how to get out of the tailspin they have put me in lately. Thanks for all the help! I will keep you all updated! :)

friends

Dear Friends and Family,
You have been so sweet beyond words during this time of craziness for me. I have been completely caught off guard with this allergy to soy. I feel as though my life got turned upside down and each time I think it is getting back on track, I eat something with unknown soy....and I am topsy-turvy again. Thank you for your kindness and patience with me. Continue to pray for me and send me links and recipes and ideas for food without soy! Yesterday my sweet husband brought me home sun chips and soy free mayonaise. Now, to find something to make with the mayo!:) Tuna, in water, is actually Tuna in soy...and if it is oil...that is soy as well, so I may wait for some yummy chicken salad! :)

Validation

I have several blogs I like to look at for inspiration for fabric and sewing and just being creative. Sandi Henderson's blog is one of those. This blog post from the other day really got me this morning. Hope you will take the time to watch the video here. It is worth the 15 minutes! :)