vintage apron

This is my latest creation. I  found some really cute material that looks mid-50's or 60's and I made an apron out of it.  I'm too afraid of getting it dirty so I think its going into my cedar chest until I have a special occasion to wear it.

Philippians

"Do everything without COMPLAINING or ARGUING, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold the word of life." (Philippians 2:14-15)


I was looking for a passage of comfort tonight in my devotions and whining to myself about insignificant things in my day, when I came across this passage. I memorized it a long time ago in high school when Mr. Hannula did a devotional on these verses. But I've clearly forgotten and ignored them. What a wake up call.

Do "EVERYTHING without arguing or complaining". That doesn't give me a whole lot of room for excuses: no "buts" and "why's" and "how comes". I wish I could find some way around it, that there was an exception because thinking of all the times I've complained in the last day alone shows my less than stellar track record. I'd be lying if I wanted to do this, but the pure in heart are those who will see God. And I want to see God. So please forgive me, Jesus, so that I might see your face, for as the Song of songs says, "your voice is sweet and your face is lovely."

It was the best of times...

I recently finished reading Dicken's "A Tale of Two Cities" and once again I am mesmerized by his beautiful writing. Some of his sentences could literally be formed into a poem and the rhythm of his words keeps the story pulsing along. It is no wonder that his books are still read and valued today. The only thing I can critique him on (which is probably not legitimate since I could not do better myself) are the perfection of Lucie and Charles, which makes the story lack some of the depth it otherwise could have maintained. I say that anyone who would desire to be a good writer should know and at least appreciate Dicken's talent for crafting words and phrases into elegantly constructed sentences, which in turn lead to a fast-paced and interesting story. Summer is coming and with it more time for reading, so just do it.

cut-offs

I'm sprucing up my spring and summer wardrobe. I got a few spring shirts that I can wear to church and one or two for camp this summer. With a trip to XXI at the Southcenter Mall and a couple skirts I sewed, I'm all set. All in all my new favorite thing to do is take old pairs of jeans that I haven't worn in forever and turn them into shorts and capris. They look awesome and its saved me around 30$ a pair (not that I was planning on spending that much anyway). Now I just have to wait for warm weather so I can show off my new creations!

spring!

I don't have much to say other than spring is surely on its way because the daffodils are out and the cherry trees are blossoming. I don't care that it snowed yesterday in some areas of the PNW yesterday, or that its been incredibly cold this morning. The sun is shining and every growing thing is starting to wake up and stretch. On top of this, daylight savings is starting soon so it won't be quite as dark at 6:30 anymore!

To mark this time of new beginnings I broke out my spring dresses and skirts and wore the first of them to church on Sunday. I also stole a flower from my neighbors yard to put in my hair. No matter that I had no white shoes, I stopped at Payless on the way and bought some (for a steal, I might add).

Cherry blossoms I love you!

The Future scurries
As mice evade a calculated reaching-
Her dimly lit horizon folds itself -
A Gauzy haze.
No scrambling, clutching ever yielded
Sweetness to my sight,
Nor curved arc provided
Vision to some breathless soul.

Penetrations- a sideways glance-
Over-the-shoulder musings-
Afford a better view.

humble pie

I can be really stupid and immature sometimes and this was one of those weeks...gah. I am learning from the experience though, so hopefully it won't happen again...humble pie is good for the soul. Hopefully, I haven't completely messed everything up and if I did, oh well.

Other than that, not much to say except I'm rereading Mere Christianity and its really convicting me to do some things differently. So with God's help, this week (and hopefully continually) I am trying to be less lazy (i.e. facebook,tv time) and spend more of it helping my parents and friends. I also want to try harder in school...even though my grades are fine right now, I just haven't been giving school my all and I want to do better at that too.

On another note, random though it may be, I need to cook more often. I haven't cooked a real meal in a long time. Who knows when I will have time to do this, but I would like to.

And finally, I really miss the sun. Normally, I can do just fine with our over-cast weather in the PNW, but this year its really getting to me. I just need some sun and a warm beach somewhere to rejuvenate myself.