Random thoughts

The sun is out and the temps are climbing. The last of the snow is finally melting and the driving wind has dried up most of the mud. After reading a passage in one of my books this is what I am thinking (and quoting).

"If the whole cosmos were suddenly to beomce articulate, then from north to south, and east to west, it would cry out in chorus, "We exist for the sake of Christ." The name of Christ would issue from the seas and the deserts. It would be tapped out by the patterning rain. It would be written in the skies by the lightning. The storms would roar the name "Jesus Christ," and the mountainis would echo it back."

We all exist for his sake and enjoyment. To go outside and 'soak up a bit' is to feel his presence and experience the glory of his creation. To just take the moment to acknowledge 'his creation' and the beauty therein.

Relax in the knowledge that you are here for his benefit and glory. "For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him." Colossians 1:18

Now get yourself outside!

Guilty pleasure?

I know that all of you know that I am a scrapbooker/quilter/ex-art major so I have fortunately been able to carve out a spot in my house (much thanks to my hubby) that is mine and I can do what I want in there.

I wish I could spend more time but motherhood does call and so it makes it necessary that I have to cook or do a load of laundry or whatever, you know what I mean. If you are so blessed with a space like this you know what a haven it is and the peace it can bring to your life when you are there. To have a job where that is all I did would be heaven by the way. That said I thought I'd share what I have been doing lately.

Firstly I have to share one of my big weakness' (other than chocolate) -movies and tv series. Yes, I am behind the times, but in the past year I just discovered Friends. I have been slowly accumulating the seasons one by one and enjoying them all. I love to have something on in the background while I am creating.

So on to the latest project...I am taking an online class called LOM Library of Memories from Big Picture Scrapbooks in which you learn to put all your photos into an organized system so that you can later scrapbook them into meaningful ways other than chronologically. I have always wanted to do this but did not even know where to begin so this class (it is also a book) has really spear-headed it for me. So this is what my desk looks like at the moment.


Stacks and stacks of photos that I have had printed and then begun the process of sorting to then put them where they need to be. It is a bit daunting but I am up to the task and I take it one session at a time. The rewards will be priceless in the end so I will press on.



These are a few I have come across in the process and I couldn't get over how cute my kids are and how much the boys look alike. The top one is Izy and Caden and the bottom is Izy and Sage. I just love it.

Where is this post going? No where really...I'm not going to draw any great life lessons for you as I sometimes try to do, this is just me and one of the places my heart is.

Thought I'd give you and updated pic of the kiddos from Easter egg coloring fun. Rock and I were actually in Minneapolis that day so Katie B directed the tradition this year. I was kinda sad to miss it but couldn't be helped. I'm not ready to get into all the details but we are doing some 'house stuff' to our house here in the coming future. More later.

I have decided to adopt a new mantra and this is it, "Every journey is accomplished one step at a time" C. Swindoll. So there it is. I am not sure where I am going but I am going to take it one step at a time and try to enjoy every 'step'.

Last night we had some friends over for a simple supper and some good conversation. Both of which I love and we got on the topic of blogging and I talked about why I quit and then it occurred to me how much I missed it. The part about expressing feelings about life experiences and common everyday occurrences. It was a way to document my life with my family on a more regular basis. That was why I started doing it in the first place but it somehow got away from that for me.

Within the whole non-blogging time I actually stopped taking pictures and basically just lived day to day not really experiencing any of it, numbly at best. I don't want to live like that. Obviously this is all a bit more complex than I am conveying here but lets just say that I think I might blog a bit again and see how it goes. I believe there is some value in taking a 'little' time everyday to reflect on what goes on, even in the land of 'uneventful and normalcy'. So here's to new beginnings, again...