Merry Christmas Card

Love how these cards turned out! Simply to Impress.. great deal and good quality.  

#ScarlettGiulia

Christmas Tea

We had our annual women's ministry Christmas Tea and one of my favorite parts of the tea is getting to decorate a table.  This year I went with rustic, country charm. 

A printed burlap square over a vintage white bed cover

with embroidered edge was a quick and easy table cover.

 A cut birch logs gave height and dimension.  A tiny tree with antique

mercury ornaments in all their faded luster and glory.  So much fun.
My newly toothless helper! 

I think the odd use of Scarlett's toddler cowgirl boot was my favorite! 

My friend Sarah's "mad hatter" table

Princess of the Little People

Sorting all the little people she doesn't want to let go of any.. What's a mama to do?! Gotta make room for Christmas! 

#growingupishard #ScarlettGiulia #blurryphotobutIstillloveit

I'm overwhelmed by You

I see the works of your hands.. 

Snow!

The exclamation of "snow!!" Right upon waking.
#priceless #childlikewonder #scarlettgiulia

Grateful

... for much this year. The blessing of waking each day and watching this little one grow so beautifully. Love of family, friends and our loving church family. Above all that God is faithful! Out of darkness, into the light .. in Jesus' sacrifice which brings us from death to life. This I believe. Happy Thanksgiving!

It's a burger kind of night..

Pretty amazing to me! Scarlett's burger art on her ipad.

#petiteartiste #scarlettgiulia

Chicken pot pie kinda night

PNW amazemountain

gorgeous PNW day

#PNW #MountRainier #Tacoma

Our neighbors

"Mama! Why are they all staring at me?"

#noseyneighbors #countrylife

My Anchor

Life is a series of storms.. and if we don't have our anchor in the heart of who God truly is, we are going to get tossed about.
God reveals himself to us in HIS WORD. Do not let your background, your experience or your thinking shape God into the God that you think He is. Dive into scripture (grab your bible) and find out the truth of WHO HE REALLY IS. He reveals Himself from page one to the end for you, for today. But you've got to be in it to know it.

Just a few jumping off points... Lamentations 3:22-23 2 Thessalonians 3:3 James 1:1-13 Deuteronomy 7:9 Psalms 119:90 Psalms 36

#excitedtoreadtheBible #standingfirm #knowingGod #Biblechallenge

Here's a great song that I am in love with right now from Crowder.. inspired the graphic above. 

 

LOVE the lyrics to this song..

"..I don't have time to maintain regrets when I think about the way that He loves us.."

Bask in His love for you in this moment, wherever this post may find you. His love is so great that He knew your life from beginning to end and what you feel in this moment. His love is so great, it kept Him on the cross to take our place. 

Don't let what's been done to you or what you've done be greater than what JESUS did FOR YOU!! 

having fun with journaling with art lately

"..I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you." - Jeremiah 31:3

He loves us,Oh, how He loves us. 

He is jealous for me,Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,Bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy. 

When all of a sudden,I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,And I realize just how beautiful You are,And how great Your affections are for me.
And we are His portion and He is our prize,Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,If His grace is an ocean, we're all sinking. 

And Heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss,And my heart turns violently inside of my chest,I don't have time to maintain these regrets,When I think about the way...that HE LOVES USOh, How He loves us.. 

song lyrics from "How He Loves" by John Mark McMillan
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#changingperspective #eyesliftedup #overflowJESUS #aliveinChrist