General, Inspire, what God can do

On the Pursuit of Prayer and Productivity

I don't pray like I used to. {image via The Graphics Fairy} "Now I lay me down to sleep..." is no longer my standard opening statement. Nor is saving up all my prayers for just as I'm trying to lull myself to sleep my m.o. any longer.ย Because in realityย I'm not very effective at anything when… Continue reading On the Pursuit of Prayer and Productivity

Crafty, Etsy Shop, General, How to, ReDesign, Sewing

Showtime: 7 Tips for a Successful Craft or Vintage Show

Y'all know my first love apart from God and family and sewing and eating chips and salsa (apparently I have a lot of first loves...) is a good ol' vintage market orย craft show.ย I love going to them just as much as participating in them.ย Over the years I've gone big and I've also just gone home.… Continue reading Showtime: 7 Tips for a Successful Craft or Vintage Show

Crafty, General, Inspire, Sewing, what God can do

Food, Fashion and the Folly of Planning

By this Saturday,ย I will officially be halfway to 70. It was so nice of my best girl to share that nugget with me last Fridayย as we pigged out on BBQ and looked forward to our birthdays coming up 13 days apart in the next 2 weeks. But it's ok I think because she heard 60… Continue reading Food, Fashion and the Folly of Planning

Anchored, General, Sewing, what God can do

Rebel With a Cause and a New Haircut

I cut my hair last Friday. Well, let me rephrase, the nice lady who puts up with my lackadaisical hair cutting schedule, cut my hair last Friday. (When you haven't had a haircut in a year and a month,ย oh my word,ย it's time...) {image via The Graphics Fairy} And now I feel like a new woman!… Continue reading Rebel With a Cause and a New Haircut

Anchored, Inspire, what God can do

When We Forget to Remember

A few weeks ago, I had my eyes checked because my contacts were giving me a fit. Every so often for no apparent reason my right eye would just freak out like an eyelash or piece of dust or mac truck had fallen in it and no amount of eye drops or changing contacts or… Continue reading When We Forget to Remember