Saying "Yes" to Pappa

One of my prayers lately has been for God to break my heart for what breaks His. To give me the eyes to see people the way He sees them and to love them the way He does. Basically, just to have His heart and love for those hurting, suffering, and seeking anything of meaning in this life. I have also been telling God that I am an empty vessel open and willing to be used by Him.

If I am being completely honest there are a few things I didn't expect...
For one, I didn't expect to have to make good on my promise so soon. Two, I didn't expect to have to die (to self, sometimes daily) and how truly hard that would be. Even if it meant doing something I am excited about but still having to give up something in return. And finally, as we humans are so notorious for doing, I think I completely underestimated what God has planned for me.

I've grown quite accustom to this life and I'm more than a little apprehensive about change, but I feel like I am standing on the edge of a precipice. I have the choice to stay safely on the ledge loving my life, refusing change, and trying to peer into the future God has prepared for me, but never being able to see it clearly. Or...I can let go of everything I have ever known and dive unabated into what God has created me to be and destined me to do. Yes, it will be an unknown and maybe a little bit scary at times, but I also know it will be exciting, exhilarating, and all together glorious! I have a feeling one of my frequent sayings will be, "You can't make this stuff up!".

I have made my decision. Have you?

They won the victory over him because of the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony. They didn't love their life so much that they refused to give it up.
-Revelation 12:11 (God's Word Translation)

I leave you with two songs of inspiration...

Give Me Your Eyes by Brandon Heath

Give me your eyes for just one second

Give me your eyes so I can see

Everything that I keep missing

Give me your love for humanity

Give me your arms for the broken hearted

The ones that are far beyond my reach

Give me your heart for the one's forgotten

Give me your eyes so I can see

Hosanna by Hillsong United

Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like you have loved me

Break my heart from what breaks yours
Everything I am for your kingdoms cause
As I go from nothing to
Eternity

Sowing Seeds Through Prayer

I recently had someone tell me that I should find someone who was doing something similar to what I am trying to do with making and selling jewelry and to pray for that person. He said that through those prayers not only would that person be blessed, but I would be as well. I had never thought of it before, but I now see how praying for people is like sowing seeds. And you know what they say, right? "You reap what you sow." Is there something that you need to come forth in your life? I encourage you to find someone with a similar need and pray it into their life. Then watch and see how the Lord blesses you both!

Happy sowing!

New Jewelry Supplies!

Some one very special to me sowed a seed into my Jewelry business! Love you Nissi. :)


Bead mat and ring mandrel (sizer):

New glass beads and key charms:



Happy beading! :)

Getting Creative with Creation!

For Hannah's science we had been working on the days of Creation. To make it easier I figured I would only cover one of the days of Creation each school day. Well....after a week and a half, she still didn't know what was created on which day. (Partly my fault because science was always the last thing we worked on and by that point she was ready to be done.) So today I figured I would mix it up a bit and we would do science first. We were reviewing what was created on each day but still weren't really making much progress in the way of remembering. So I had to get a little creative. I decided to have her paint what happened on each of the days. Of course she thought this was a great idea but wanted me to help her paint. So she painted days 1 and 2, I painted days 3 and 4, and she covered 5 and 6. Now she has a much easier time remembering each day. She still gets a few days mixed up (especially day 4 since I painted it), but much better than before! Here are a few pictures of our paintings...


Day 1 & 2: 1-Light and Darkness & 2-The sky (heavens)

Day 3 & 4: 3-Land, sea, and plants & 4-sun, moon, and stars

Day 5 & 6 (with added captions so you know what everything is!): 5 Birds and fish & 6 animals and people

This is how we did a little of her math today. Magnets!

My First Etsy Sell!!!

I made my first Etsy sell! Woo hoo! Thanks to a wonderful woman and my Spiritual Mama, Shari Norvell.  Thanks so much! I love you Ma!

The new jewelry she will be sportin' very shortly...

BlueFlame inspired nest ring:

Turquoise and brown beaded bracelet:

If  you want to check out more of my jewelry check out my Etsy shop. (Link is located up and to the right --->)

Hannah's School Work

Here is some of Hannah's work from today.

Here are all the sight words she can do (33 in less than 2 weeks!)...

A big thumbs up after we completed todays school work!

Hard at Work

Been busy making more jewelry. I've been experimenting with different types and techniques. Let me know what you think!