Little Toes

W.I.P. Wednesday

Progress

Over the coarse of a couple "nap times" I started making all that material into something.  It's still a work in progress, and it's going to have to stay that way for a little while (even though we're rapidly approaching warm weather) because I have more pressing WIPs to finish.  Danny's birthday is tomorrow and I'm still making his present (just thought of what to make earlier in the week, nothing like last minute), and a good friend of mine just had a baby that is in need of a new diaper bag.  I will be posting pictures of the finished products in the weeks to come (hopefully).  Until then I need your help in deciding something:

 

Should I make this little coat reversible?

{W.I.P. (Work In Progress) Wednesday is a fun and stress-free opportunity for you to share whatever your crafty little self is working on with the rest of the blogging community. You are invited to showcase a project you’re beginning, working on, or maybe even finished with. There is no skill or talent-level requirement and you can share anything in any medium! ~ Musings from the Fish Bowl}

Looking Into Boats

The Babe

W.I.P. Wednesday

A Coat for Sati

Admittedly it doesn't look like much yet.  I started it a few weeks ago and so far all I've done is cut it out.  Isn't this material awesome? Found it at a thrift store.  I patterned it (kind of) after a 2T jacket that she already has.  The only thing I'm really missing in order to finish it is the buttons (which I'm planning to make out of a recycled christmas tree). Hopefully the finished product will be up here shortly!


{W.I.P. (Work In Progress) Wednesday is a fun and stress-free opportunity for you to share whatever your crafty little self is working on with the rest of the blogging community. You are invited to showcase a project you’re beginning, working on, or maybe even finished with. There is no skill or talent-level requirement and you can share anything in any medium! ~ Musings from the Fish Bowl}


come join in the fun!

Beginning in Health

First Hand Raw Milk 

 Obiously we all know where milk comes from... but to see it first hand... well that's a new one for me.  I've always half joked with Danny about buying me a cow for our back yard because I drink so much milk (and the little ones are so stinking cute!), but now I REALLY WANT ONE.  We even got to taste some of the milk while it was warm. I've never, ever had raw milk before (I know right?). It surprised me a little. It tasted, well, ummm, salty (?) is that normal? I really liked it, though, and they gave us a couple gallons to bring home... mmm the cream in our coffee was to die for. 

-Did I mention I want a cow?

Fun Finds Friday

Praying in Color

A new (to me) way to talk to God. I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, but I've always found it hard and a bit boring to pray. I know, I should (and really I do) want to spend hours talking to My Savior. It's just that every time I sat down to have a long conversation with The Lord I would end up falling asleep, or at the very least, loose interest and start day dreaming.

We were staying with some family and I saw that the lady of the house was sitting in the front room by herself coloring... I asked what she was working on. She said "I'm Praying in Color, have you heard of it? I think you would like it." and handed me a book.

I had no idea that there were other ways to pray than with your head bent, eyes closed, and hands together... So I borrowed the book! I took it home and read it cover to cover, and to tell you the truth didn't know what I thought. The basic idea is to draw your prayer. for example: writing the names of people you are praying for and drawing/coloring around that name while praying for them... but it's not just about praying for people, it works with just about anything that's on your heart. There were a few concepts that scared me a little, like praying without language (sounded a lot like meditation, and that word reminds me of some new age religion), but then I started to think about people that don't have a language (such as some of the deaf kids that used to come to us at the ranch, 12 years old and no language) ... and I do truly believe that they still have the ability to pray... so I let God out of this little box that I had put him in and here's what I learned:

• There's more than one way to pray.
• Hanging out with God (even not talking) can be amazing!
• "Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly"
• God like's to work outside of the box (he's a creative God).

Start praying in color, or something equally as "outside of the box" and tell me what you think!