JUST BECAUSE... it's funny and yes it could possibly be my childhood photo!  Laughter is so good for the soul! 

From tough skin to letting it ALL hang out

While at a ladies retreat over one weekend, our faciliator asked us an icebreaker question, being: "if you could be any of the animals on the Ark, which one would you choose and why?"  Well and odd question, but a good question.  Her answer was a giraffe and I was thinking, good answer!  Their awkward creatures, long necked, long legs, long tongue (I bet my mouth would REALLY get into trouble then), these little horn like things, very beautiful print, and they're high up there and can really see the view.  My answer was a Rhino. Let's be honest, NO ONE messes with the Rhino.  They have this armor that can HOOK the mess out of you... you get my drift.  They have thick skin.  They are firmly planted to the ground.  They just put off this message of "I shall not be moved".  Ok, but then I realized, I would love to be the Rhino, but I'm more like that "monkey" caught picking her nose open to the rest of the ark. She's flinging her "mess" around the ark and it stinks!!  LOL! Or better yet, she's the one that you can't help watch her and the family of monkeys because it's like a train wreck with her rear-end openly exposed!!!  You know what I mean... geez. You just want to say, why God... why did you leave that poor little monkeys butt all exposed??? WHY??? hahaha. So as much as I want to be a rhino, I should have maybe mentioned that I am more the monkey! :/  But, the question was COULD BE, right! And is it just me or does that poor monkey always look crazy.. just sayin.

personalized stitching

I am ssoooo slow! To say the least about myself at this given moment.  I love the fact that each bump in the path is personalized by God.  I heard myself say something this weekend that has still hidden away in my mind. Sloan was completely personalized by God. Now, yes I know all my children are, but you see, God had a plan for little ole' me and it involved big happenings... Sloan.  What a dear dear gift she is.  And now I can see that more and more clearly everyday.  God knows my ways. God knows my path. God knew my heart, then and now.  He gave me this Gift but He allowed the gift to bring me to my knees and back to His plan all the while realizing it wasn't about MY plan, but His.  And WOW, isnt His plan better!! (DUH)  You see this is were I get into the "being slow" part.  it's taken me 4 years to actually "get it".  He has changed our family thru her... He used His totally personalized gift to change our lives.  I don't know about you all, but I loved personalized stitching... :)