Spring! It is my favorite time of year. I love the smell of orange blossoms and pink jasmine, heavenly! In the morning I grab a cup of coffee, my bible and journal and head straight for my porch swing. I call it my having coffee with Jesus time. There is something very peaceful about reading the word in the middle of His creation. I especially love the birds flitting about, grabbing little snippets to make their nests all snug. Isn't it interesting how we mimic nature. I like to rearrange the furniture and pull out things that are light and pretty. Such a stark contrast to the heaviness of winter and all the Christmas trappings. I feel a lightness in my spirit, as if dreams and ideas are awakening and coming out of slumber. It is a new day, a new season. Time to shed the weights that have been holding you down and keeping you from stepping into your destiny. I love what our Pastor shared this weekend from Isaiah 60:1 "Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. " It is time for us to arise and shine as lights in a dark world. When we rise up, when we take the first step, the glory of the Lord will be upon us. I don't know about you, but I want the glory of God to be on me! I want to move in power and authority,with confidence and boldness, breaking forth just as the flowers, in spring, break forth from the ground. This is an exciting season, I know the Lord has been preparing me for something wonderful. I want to enjoy every moment, and look with anticipation to the future, for with God anything is possible.
Blessings to you!

Journaling

This is a lovely little journal I did last year. I love the vintage flowers on the front, they were a gift from my sweet friend. The vintage button is from Guilding the Lily, my favorite little store in downtown Fullerton. Nancy the shops proprietress took this photo after a class taken one Saturday morning there. This was a wonderful creative challenge for me, I am now hooked on creating one of a kind books for my friends. Jessica and Kathleen were the lucky recipients this year, who knows you may be next! Journaling is such a great way to capture your life's story. I find writing things down brings such clarity. It is biblical too, in Habakkuk 2:2 it says, "Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it." I like that last part, that he may run.... that is such a now word from the Lord. I feel like this is the season we are to run with the dreams and ideas He has given us. What dreams has the Lord given you? Have they become dusty and faded with time? Go back revisit them, blow the dust off and ask Him for renewed passion for those things that once excited you. Start a new journal of dreams, ask the Lord to speak to you and bring to rememberance those things that have gotten burried in the hustle and bustle of life. Take time to do something for you, something that will inspire you and ignite a spark of excitement, draw, paint, write.... the sky is the limit.

Time Flies

Wow, I cannot believe it was October when my oldest son and I discovered the wonderful world of blogging. I am not the most computer savy so please bear with me. I think I might need to take a class. Anyways, I am finding that I will have to become very disciplined to keep this thing going..... it will be good for me. Even if no one ever stumbles upon this humble little site, I am good with that. This will be a good creative outlet, something all mom's should have. But I am not creative you say! I challenge that thought with this one, you were made in the image of God, the creator of the universe, (the ultimate crafter, you could say), so therefore you are creative, you just need to tap into that side of you. I have found that the fear of not measuring up to someone else, keeps you from discovering all that God made you to be. That is such a tool of the enemy! I have the most amazingly talented friend, Tami, she is a gifted jewelry maker. If I even dared to compare myself to her I would do absolutely nothing! But instead I choose to celebrate our differences and tap into how God wired me. Jewlery maker i'm not, but Tami and I need each other. And we need you and your giftings and talents to inspire us to think differently. So go ahead and ask God to show you something new about yourself today, start a new journey of discovery. He will answer you, because He is always faithful! Blessings to you!