A quilted bag!

Here's my first quilting project assigned last month..a quilted bag!  Don't you love that fabric! Lark by Amy Butler. The bag is halfway complete, but I had to show you a sneaky peak! The bag has Pellon fleece, which gives it the quilted appearance and feel. 

Okay I better run...it's football Sunday and I better get back to making snacks for my boys and little cheerleader! 

Go Falcons!'

Happy Lords Day!  I hope you are enjoying the Fall!  We already had our first snow!!

A happy little football player!

My SWEET boy! Such a gift to be his Mom!! He had a great flag football game last night. We finished soccer and are officially in football season. He has a great coach, loves playing with his friends and last night he was so happy out on that field.  GO LUKE!!!!

Blow Upon My Garden

Good Morning from a cool, windy, sunny day in Wyoming!!

I want to share a small lesson from a book my Mother gave to me a couple of years ago as we were going through some of her books she'd had for years and we were preparing to move out here.   Now, God has blown a blessing in my garden by allowing the richness of Amy Carmichael's words in my life as i am reading this book again.  If you enjoy old writings, and the purity of scripture based thoughts, I highly encourage you to find this book!

She shares from scripture that if we are willing to"..delight to do Thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart"  Psalm 40:8, and are willing to recieve the north winds, the hot air, the sharp and cold winds (all of these adversities) then out of these winds come the rich spices of His Garden, and the flowers know it is blowing, and are glad.  - Rose From Brier

Amy challenges the question to us.... Do you delight yourself in God's will?  She encourages us through this picture of the wind, to embrace ALL that God has called you to, and not to just get through it, but to find great delight in it!!!

Picture in your mind....
      Setting your doors into the secret avenues of being wide open to the north wind or to the south.  Envision the winds of God's power flowing into your life, whatever they be, and delighting in Him!  Out of you will flow the fragrance of God's garden.......

I set my book atop the mums that my dear friend Jennifer gave to me before leaving town to move to Cheyenne.  When she gave them to me, they were closed tight. Though her sweet friendship is no longer here physically, she and I truly were a blossom from God's garden to one another.  The way he brought us together in His perfect time and plan gives us goosebumps.  What an AWESOME God we serve. We can do nothing to deserve this grace, it's a gift.

And oh the joy of these sweet blossoms...............

Luke and Isabel enjoyed their last soccer game of the Fall season last night.  What great fun they had with friends.  And as we begin to prepare for Winter, we are enjoying the cool days of fall and look forward with thankful hearts to what the rest of the year will bring for us! 

Love and Hugs from Wyoming!!!!!!!

The Virginia {A quilting legacy}

Quilting? Hmmm...that sounds incredibly time consuming, i thought. Then, I moved to Wyoming. The winters are L..O..N..G. And with my love of sewing, isn't it only fitting that I learn to quilt out here in the great American West!?

If you are lucky enough to own a very old quilt that was given to you from someone in your family, it was more than likely hand quilted.  

So one day over the summer, my Aunt gifted me one day in the mail, much to my giddyness, a quilt top that was hand quilted by my Great Grandmother, and possibly her Mother. Thus came the name i decided on, The Virginia.  The fabrics, after studied by the ladies in my quilting circle, are from the 20's and 30's. Most likely from scraps of dresses and clothing she made. 

So I am honored to be now hand quilting this piece!! The sweet Wyoming quilters are only the best of the best! The lady teaching the circle has designed her own fabrics and written a book.  I am hoping this will one day grace little Isabel's bed and always be in our home! I will keep you posted as it comes together. 

Fall in Jackson Hole

View doesn't get any better than this... :)

Stopped in Lander to have a sunny outdoor lunch ...soaking it in!!

The grandness of the wonderful Tetons!!!

Two little traveling troopers...

A beautiful sunny day in Jackson Hole, Wyoming! Life is good!!!

Go Luke!!!

Yay Isabel!!!

Two peas in a pod!

Our little family amidst God's GRAND design...

We had SUCH a nice Fall visit with Papa and Ruthie!  These are just a few from our time in Jackson Hole with them over Labor day weekend.  We are so thankful and blessed when family comes to visit us out here bc it truly is quite the effort getting here. But oh so worth it.

Enjoy the beauty!!!!  And oh yes that is Luke and Isabel bungee bouncing. So fun and perfect set up for little ones. 

We couldn't believe how active and alive JH was this time of year. Such a blast!

TOP TEN PLACES TO VISIT!!! 

{On our list} !!!

The Clean Home

HAPPY FALL Y'ALL!!!! ;). Come on in.....

But first look at this little bird atop a leafless tree.  How is he staying on there? What is he doing? Enjoying the morning sun amidst the mist as I am? 

He is to me a picture of Faith.

 I love clean. Don't we all? It's hard to obtain...a daily struggle...WORK. But under this mess we call "life"....there is a clean palate waiting to be found. 

I find clean to mean simple, minimal, clutter less ....LESS. For me, when my home is in disarray, there is disarray in our lives. I read a wonderful article recently from the founder of the Montessori school. She described a child's mind, and how when there is clutter in their physical surroundings, they are unable to be creative. Their palate should be clean, simple, and LESS to allow them to explore and gravitate toward creativity. I. Just. Love. That.

I am working to have less, as we all should.  GIVE away things that you are not using. For no one ever became poor from giving! 

So here is "My Monday Project" a file cabinet. Josh is so happy!! This one is cute so it makes filing fun :) From Target. 

How many reusable bags do you own now?? Must get a big basket, fold them, and find a nice little organized home for them!  It will make you happy.

I don't like a lot of clutter when arranging tables, so I am using a burlap runner I made and a simple piece of Annie glass with a fall candle.

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Sweet at 5 years

We went to the sweetest little birthday party today at the Corn Maze! Thankful for these little girls and the friendships they share!!