Last Week, This Week

 

Last Week:

I finally seemed to pull out of my funk. A visit from Mom and a variety of activities seemed to help. Getting out the house with the girls during the day helped. Getting out of the house in the evening as a family, a couple, and just me also helped a lot. The fog has even lifted enough that I am looking forward to sewing again. Which is a good thing since.....

 

This Week:

(I am looking forward to)

* Sewing up a number of orders/gifts that need finishing.

*Having coffee tonight with a friend from church.

*Having coffee tomography night with my sister-in-law and another dear friend.

*Having my old college house mate visit for the weekend and

*Getting together with her and our other house mate (who lives here in town) on Saturday

*And most likely hitting up the pool again because Summer isn't Summer with out the pool.

And So Summer Begins

It hasn't been the easiest start to summer. Hubby's crazy work schedule, Goose's new found mobility, and Abi's crazy energy, and a overwhelming bought of loneliness have warped this season I once loved into one I am dreading. But a season it is. One that I will look back on wishing it hadn't passed by quite so quickly. So I pause, and breath, and remind myself that this is my adventure to live.

Motivation

*I wrote this last night but my computer didn't want to post.
I have been trying not to do house work on Sundays for the past few weeks for two reasons. One, having a day when I don’t work is a motivation to be productive on the other six days. For whatever reason the more time I Have to do things the less gets done. Not that I believe in having a jam packed schedule, but to much free time allows me to put things off.

The second reason is the desire to instill a rhythm and a Sabbath structure in my life. The hope its to make room for rest and play and self reflection.

Unfortunately my mad attempt at getting ready for the craft show meant these ideals were neglected. So five pm found me doing three days worth of dishes and picking up a week’s for of clutter.

As I puttered around cleaning a through drifted through my head. “At least now I can have a reason to say I am tired and rest." As soon as the thought fluttered through my head I stopped (mentally) rather surprised. It made me wonder why do I do house work?

Do I clean house because it is the right thing to do? Do I tidy up and clean and do laundry because it attends to my families physical and psychological health? Do I cook meals because it nourishes my loved one’s bodies and souls? Do I care for my house because the Bible encourages it as a way of fulfilling my role and as show of good stewardship and gratitude? Or do I do these things grudgingly out of guilt? Do I use them as a tool to gain love and acceptance from husband, family, or the ladies I interact with? To quote Ecclesiastes 4:9a “For who am I toiling?”

I know I will have days when domestic chores are just that, chores. But will I do them out of duty and obedience or as a selfish way to gain love from God or people. (As if that love can be earned.)

In her book Rest Keri Wyatt Kent explains one of the gifts of Sabbath. “If we dare to obey, Sabbath allows us to do a little experiment, to test the promises of God: what if I stop working, stop accomplishing, stop earning? Will God still love me? Will He love me just as much?” Of course the answer is yes. Nothing can cause is to loose (or gain) God’s love.

So, as I sit here on this Sunday evening looking at my to-do list for the coming week I wonder. Am I acting out of a heart full of love for my Savior or out of a heart trying to earn His love?

WINNERS!!!!!!!!!

 Ok so I have no idea how to copy and paste from the Random.org so I hope you all just trust me. Winners......


77. Genevieve P said... I love both Shayla and the bunting baby. You do lovely work! Thanks for the giveaway!

24 Lu said...What fun! I love pleasant surprises, so I would choose the surprise tote bag. Thanks for posting! My email is in my profile.

I will be e-mailing you both soon. 

Sneak Peak

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***(Note winner will be posted at 8 pm tonight)***

Just wanted to give every one a sneak peak of what's coming up in the etsy shop and what I will have at the craft show this weekend.

OOPS!!

So my original Giveaway post said that I would be picking the winners on Thursday the 24th... yeah uh Thursday is the 20th. So yes I will be following the Sew Mama Sew rules and picking a winner tomorrow!

Weekend Randomness

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We had a low key weekend for the first time since the move back in March I think. It was nice. Friday Hubby's parents watched the kids so we could go out to a nice dinner. We used a gift card so it only cost us ten bucks, which made it even nicer. After that we went and hung out with a group of friends. One of the married couples actually moved into our old duplex. It was our first time seeing it since they redecorated. It wasn't nearly as weird as I thought. They did a great job making the space "theirs". Saturday I spent most of the day sewing frantically for my first craft show coming up on the 22nd. Hope I can get enough done. Saturday night we went shopping with some of my birthday money and got new dishes and a new swimsuit. First swimsuit I bought in 4 years. Not nearly as scary as I thought it would be. I found a nice one piece since I'm not ready to show my post-two-c-section tummy yet. Sunday we had a really amazing Sabbath. We went to church and Sunday school then had some friends over for an impromptu spaghetti lunch. The rest of the afternoon was spent in naps, reading, playing. Then we watched the Survivor finale while I posted my Sew Mama Sew give away. All in all a restful weekend. What about you? What did you do?