The love dare

I have been meaning to share with you what I have learned from reading this amazing book.

Since becoming a mommy my heart is very full for others, at this point in my life I am not Able to financially assist others the way I would like to but I can pray for them and ask the lord to be with ppl and give them the guidance they need. The love dare has shown me how to be much more open with my feelings and more real with my spouse.I shouldn't expect him to read My mind,I have to explain to him what it is I need to feel safe, one of those things is knowing we are not living above our means. I can proudly say we are well on our way to financial peace and as of February 1 everything but student loans and the mortgage is paid off. This was for me the first step to feeling "safe."

Within the first 10 days the book encourages the reader and the spouse to create boundaries for one another. Boundaries are healthy and necessary rules of engagement. Once you establish those boundaries you must begin to live by them.

Then you begin to pray for your spouses heart and the ways god can begin to work in your marriage. This is where the lord really begin to bless my heart. Being able to simply spend time with my husband is something I don't take for granted. My husband is working full time, going to school part time, and also has a part time job on the weekends, so when Tuesday nights and Sunday nights roll around I can't wait to spend time together!!

Stay tuned s I continue to share what the lord is doing in our lives!!

Verse for day 17

1 John 4:18

There is no fear in love; but perfect love drives out all fear.

-- Jb

Burmenham bound

Looks as if the only thing to save us is veggies tales sing along and some chikfila!!
Jb

Things i Love right now Part 1

I know i have recently written of simplifying my life and streamlining. I love the clarity this has brought me and how much more humble i have become through this, but every now and then there is a glimmer of dreaming. thought i would share these with you.

Romans 8:28 But when i hope for what i do not yet have, i wait for it patiently.

Thank you Jesus for the grace that passes all understanding when we learn to be patient in you.

New Projects

made some earrings for a coworker.....
trying to figure out how to use this space... its the cut out on our stairs landing, got my beautiful sconce from pb outlet hung, i like the center shelf but the other two are struggling... help... what do i need??
oh, and i ADORE my etched vase i got for my bday, had to bust out the new placemats for this arrangement (left over from easter meal) oh, and notice baby is totally cheezin' for this... haha

Easter Celebrations...

Ever had that feeling that you were NEVER going to get caught up... well i am there. As usual i have bit off more than i can chew and i am paying for it. My tired is tired as my grandpa would say... Anywho wanted to give yall a glimpse of my first ever hosted holiday meal. My favorite part was decorating the table. BTW i had full intentions of getting some mother of pearl napkin rings and i just forgot to make the trip to the store to get them... typical when your brain is as full of stuff as mine is....

This flower arrangement is one of my absolute fave's. you actually use two vases, set the smaller one inside the big one, fill with whatever candy you like then fill the small with water and flowers, VOILA.... such a unique centerpiece and really helped set the tone.

Then of course you must have candles....

And easter eggs hanging from the chandelier....

And dessert is always the best part, the funny thing here is on saturday my sweet hubby didnt hear the timer go off so my not so pretty, but very very yummy homemade carrot cake looks like a volcano, but still tastes great!!!

**on a side note this is the one room in my house that just is BLAH i love my curtains and chandelier and thats about it, any suggestions as to what i can do?? i was thinking a buttercream color for the walls, maybe in stripes and the stripes being a glaze. Any of you experimented with glazing... i am tempted to try....

15 and 16 months

Now that baby is getting to be a big girl we thought we would make it a day on Saturday and attend the Easter Egg Hunt.
Mommy manned the camera and baby and daddy were off, for some reason these moms were viscious and just when we would get to a small cluster of eggs someone (fat old mean women, i mean.... uhh yeah) would either take them out of babies basket or snatch them before we could get any. Needless to say we got 3 eggs.

Grammy got to pet her first real bunny.
And baby got to feed a goat

Then she practiced crossing her legs like daddy
But her new favorite thing is crawling in mommy and daddy's bed and watching Little Bear and Olivia.

And giggling of course!

All is new again.

{photo credit}

Well Spring Has surely Sprung around our house... Baby and i made Easter eggs yesterday, noticed she dropped hers, "uhh oh!"

I brought out all my fave spring trimmings, including making some new curtains for the kitchen, much more lively than the tan and blue ones!

Found this GORG. Liberty of London tie at Target for the hubs.

Bought this cute bunny kit to put in my moss basket for a fun decoration.

Pulled out baby's easter basket so she can be ready for our egg hunts we have coming up!!

Painted a painting for the kitchen to match my new curtains!!

Brought out the yella' belles {as momma would say} for the entry table.

Decided this ugly light at some point needed to go.....

Ran an errand to the newly remodeled Pottery Barn Outlet, {just 5 min from the house} and Found this GORG Sconce, just what my stairs landing needs, something pretty to liven it up, now just need to find a little shade for the light!! {You cant see the price too well but this 99.00 sconce was on clearance for 9.97. YES PLEASE!!

Then i pulled out some old lilly fabric {skirts and pants that don't fit anymore} and i bought these ADOREABLE patterns and got to cutting out. {Still trying to find the time to construct these cute outfits but i promise... The are coming, Its actually 5 outfits total, i will get there!!

I had this gold pic frame and decided to grab my Heirloom White spray paint and slap a coat on, it really ties the new bedding in our room in, {dont you love you can see the hubs and baby in the bed watching tv, hehe}

Pics of the bedroom are still to come, waiting on a few finishing touches before i reveal.

Homes, Flashback

First we lived in my parents friends barn(apt connected to the barn)

yes thats me and my preggo self.
We had no furniture so the Stovall's graciously allowed us to use what was in the house.

Yes little did we know after placing this table here that rats had chewed a hole in the wall and definately infested amongst us. and of course a few of babies things thrown in..

Outdoor Part 2

New Spring Arrangement for the Front door.
Dad and Casey hanging shutters on the front of the house
Somewhat filled in/cleaned up pond/deck area. (we ran out of dirt, sunlight, and time) we knew it would rain this week so we filled in what we could and figured next weekend we would return for more dirt.
Cleaned up the side of the house. HUGE undertaking. This was almost 8 inches deep of pine needles
luke begging to come out of the guest house

And of course the quintessential beagle howl, note the paw raise... we think HE may have female tendancies. just sayin'.....

TADA

I know it has been a while since i blogged about my closet. We went unconventional for valentine's day and he installed a closet organizer for me!!! WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO....

Any of you that know my fashionista past know of my desire for organization and ease of access of clothing.

{You all will be proud to know i am still sorting through my closet and discovering the inner me, I am so over the LABELS life that i thought about being ultra extreme and cutting all the tags out of my clothes... dont know may still do it. I will never stop loving the designers i have always loved but i WILL find ways to buy these items, (or look-alikes) on sale, again, the lord is working on my heart and continuing to reveal to me how unimportant things of this world are.}

So i am sure you can all imagine how excited i am to hear the hubs yell from upstairs..."Honey, come see your new, large, and improved walk in closet" I shreeked and ran up the stairs to see my newest smallest DIY......

no.. my closet isnt like Eva's, and probably will never be filled with all the luxe things hers is... but the important thing is its mine!!! and its me, and ITS ORGANIZED. no more sharing the closet downstairs with baby!!

So without further adeau.......
We cant forget the shoe corner. .....