God's Plans

Lou Giglio is a fabulous teacher and preacher whom I was blessed 

to get to hear while attending Baylor in the late 80's and early 90's.  

One of my favorites of his sermons is this one

A few weeks ago he tweeted the following quote and I absolutely loved it! 

         

Such a great reminder that the stuff of today that seems so big 

when you are in the midst of it,

 is truly minuscule in terms of God's plans for your life. 

I don't know about you but I often need that reminder! 

God's plans

Ponderings on a Saturday Morn

So this morning while spending a little lot ridiculous amount of time on Pinterest, 

I found several of my printables posted and linked to sites other than my own. 

I don't have time very often to check and see when people 

re-post my things but always love finding them.  

In the past when I've gone to a blog that re-posts one of my posters, 
I've always found a link back to one of my blogs- which I so appreciate. 
{FYI: you are always more than welcome to 
re-post my things with a link! In fact, I love it when you do!}

But recently I've found a few without a link.  

This morning I found a bunch that linked to a picture of one on a site

{and it was a blury bad pic} and so I left a comment. 

I didn't leave a comment to be rude-

 just to let them know that they could post a link to the original post 

so people could print the poster if they were interested.  

I immediately got a reply that wasn't exactly rude but wasn't very kind either. 

To be honest, it kind of hurt my feelings. 

And now I'm trying to figure out why. 

All of the things I make and post I do for free.  

I've had people ask me why I don't sell them on Etsy or even here on my site. 

My answer has always been that I love making them, 

love when I find free stuff, and love that people enjoy and use them- 

so I see no reason to.  

I don't watermark them because I kind 

of hate things that are watermarked.

But it does kind of hurt my feelings when people post them

 as if they were their own. 

So the questions I am pondering this morning are:

Is that wrong? 

Since I post them for free should I just not care? 

Am I just being overly sensitive or 

overly prideful this morning?

What do you think? 

You Can't Judge

Recently I was re-watching Facing the Giants 
{I LOVE that movie!} 

and a line from it really struck me. 

I jotted it down and this afternoon I made a quick little printable.

I don't know about you, but I often need this reminder! 

      

You Can't Judge Others

Dining Room Makeover

Our house was built in the late 90's where wallpaper was all the rage.  

Pretty much every bit of wall space had floral wallpaper. 

EVERY stinkin' bit!

Between the wallpaper and the gold fixtures-

 it was in need of a serious makeover! 

Here's what this room looked like last Tuesday night

Can you believe all that wallpaper? YIKES!

So for the past week our kitchen table and chairs have been in the garage, 

our china cabinet has been in our living room, 

our kitchen has been relatively unusable, 

and there has been a painter hanging out in our kitchen and dining room. 

For someone who likes things tidy and neat- 

it's been a  little lot crazy- 

but oh so worth it!  

A bunch of paint, some bead board, some new lights and 

here's how the same dining room looks tonight

{Sorry these pics aren't the best - I took them with my iPad. 

The walls are a light gray- but it's hard to tell in this pic.

I promise once we get everything done I'll post some more pics but I just had to share!}

Isn't that amazing? 

Now just wait till you see the kitchen cabinets!  

10 Minute, $10 Linen Cabinet Redo

I have a confession. 

Although I am pretty tidy in most places, 

my closets are usually not so tidy. 

Case in point- this WAS one of my linen cabinets earlier today:

Shameful isn't it?

Well with less than 10 minutes of my time 

and less than $10 it now looks like this:

I bought these little cubes from Walmart - 3 in a pack for less than $5. 

{couldn't find them online but similar to these}. 

Refolded everything neatly, got rid of three things,

 added some tags I had with ribbon from my LARGE ribbon stash and voila! 

And now I wonder why in the world did I take so long to do this 

and what other closets can I organize this way? 

WANTED: New Sign Ideas

Can you believe we are still on Christmas vacation? 

We don't go back until Jan. 9th !

{Isn't that FABULOUS!}

My kitchen is being renovated this week and I'm so stinkin' excited! 

{Bye bye 1990's wallpaper, hello new dark gray cabinets, white bead board, and light gray walls!}

I'm in the mood to make some new printable signs but instead of 

using my own list of ideas, I want to use yours! 

So if you have a quote or saying or Bible verse you'd like a sign of,

 leave a comment and I'll make it! 

And if you have a color combo idea too- let me know! 

Living Intentionally in 2012

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the beginning of a new year!

 It's like a blank slate stretched out before me. 

A brand new box of crayons, freshly sharpened.

New beginnings and a fresh start filled with so many possibilities! 

Here are some of my goals for the coming year:

My verse{s} for this year are Philippians 3:12-16 {The Message}

I'm not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don't get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I've got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. I'm off and running, and I'm not turning back. So let's keep focused on that goal, those of us who want everything God has for us. If any of you have something else in mind, something less than total commitment, God will clear your blurred vision—you'll see it yet! Now that we're on the right track, let's stay on it.

What about you? 

What do you hope to do, achieve, become this coming year?

Do you have a verse to focus on this year?

If so, I'd love to hear it! 

Happy New Year!

Carol of the Bells

Hallelujah

HOORAY!

HOORAY! 

It's the last day of school until January 9th! 

And it's pajama day!

{which means I have this crazy fear I'll have a wreck on the way to school

 and that I feel the need to explain myself to everyone I see!}

And I have car duty!

{So I'll get lots of crazy looks and laughs!}

Enjoy your day sweet friends!

HO HO HO

With Christmas only 11 days away and two and half more days of school 

{don't feel badly for us, we don't go back until Jan. 9th!} 

it seems there are a 1,429,845 things to do! 

But tonight, instead of wrapping or shopping or baking or cleaning
I've been sitting on my hiney making a few Christmas printables. 

My geeky math teacher side loves this one! 

          

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