Book of the Day: The Shack

The Shack by William P. Young is a book about a father struggeling to understand his family, his wife, himself, and mostly God in the face of the worst tragedy a father could face. This is a rather unique approach to the struggle to accept God as The Almighty and to give Him control of your life in the depths and sorrows this earth can bring. The running undertone could be summen up by one word - relationship.

While The Shack is fiction, I was reeled in from the begining. I wouldn't say that this book offered up anything new or tried my relegious beliefs, but it did help remind me about the mysterious ways of God and the Holy Trinity. It did bring to light the way I tend to think about Jesus as being the compasionate voice, the Holy Spirit being the force of change, and God being the creator of all things.

The deeper reminder I took from this book is that God too is compasionate, afterall it was his compasion that sent Christ to die for my sins and that bad things happen to good people. We do not deserve all the bad that happens in a lifetime nor can we ever earn or perhaps comprehend all the good that God, our Creator, has put in place for and whithin us.

Again this book is fiction, religous fiction. This is in no way a substitue for the Bible and Christ's Church. This is a great book for anyone who has ever sturggled or is struggling to understand the difficuties of this life. I hope this book inspires you to maintain a dialogue with God, ask questions, seek answers, and listen to His word.

The relationship you have with God can most eaisly been seen and felt by the relationship you share with all of His creation (one another).

Plant A Tree

I wouldn't consider Rob and I environmentalists, but we did plant a tree today. We finally replaced the red bud that didn't come back after last winter. Here's hoping this one will make it through the winter. Keep your fingers crossed. Below is the tree that's soon to get the axe... literally it's only good for fire wood, and it won't make much fire wood either. How sad!


On another note, busy busy day today! Finally, you can't see the crazy 4" dark brown roots coming from my... ahem... blond locks. Then I traveled about town looking for materials to make hair bows. I got so excited about my new craft, I already gave the two I made today to the adorable little girl down the street. Hope to have pics posted super soon.

Career Paths?

Summer is officially over... I have a job! I am thrilled to head back to the workforce. My first day as it currently stands is Monday, which just happens to be my dear brother's birthday.

Somehow I don't think I can pass my new job off as a birthday present to him... humm.... so, I'm out of ideas for gifts and let's not even talk about the crappy cards sold in stores these days. I always enjoyed picking out the perfect card, but over the last year there hasn't been a decent card in sight.

Maybe I should have looked at a career in birthday card writing!

The A.D.D Crafter

I wouldn't say that I'm ADHD becuase I'm not that hyper these days. But, I do have the attention span of a 4-year-old. I love "weekend projects" especially when you're done by the end of the weekend. I suppose my need for instant gratification is the reason I'm leery to do things that I think will take time to finish.

Thanks to the blog that gave me the idea for this super gratifying weekend craft! I was invited to a "grand baby" shower for a friend in the neighborhood. Her son is a soon-to-be-dad to TWIN girls. Buying for doubles can cost a pretty penny, and since I'm such a penny pincher these days I needed a cheap but meaningful gift! Can you use those words in the same sentence these days?

Absolutely, just see the cute onesies I made!

How'd I make 'em you ask? Super simple!! 1 package of onesies, Avery iron-on sheets, computer, printer, and an iron. Pick out your favorite picture or saying, print it onto the Avery sheets, and iron it directly on your shirt or onesie. I takes 10 minuets and you're ready to go! Enjoy!

Book of the Day: New Moon

I wrote in an earlier post about The Twilight Series by tween author Stephanie Meyer. I was absolutely blown away by the first installment, Twilight. I drove 20 minutes out of the way to borrow the second book New Moon to take on our weekend trip. I read it throughout the weekend and finished it before we were barely on the way home.

Yes, this book is a continuation of the first which thrills me more than you know. However, I was quite underwhelmed in the turn of events. I loved the love story behind Bella and Edward, but what had me hooked was the adventure that seems to follow Bella everywhere she goes. This book starts out strong then it turned and spent most of its time focused on the relationships surrounding Bella... gasp... BORING! Now, there was plenty of action, but it just wasn't the same.

I would give this book 3 out of 5 stars Ed McMahon. I will be reading (with a little less enthusiasm) the third book Eclipse. Go ahead check out the series yourself and let me know what you think!

Praying for Wisdom

Today, Rob had his wisdom teeth pulled/cut out. He's been a real trooper through it all. "Can't keep a good man down," I believe is the saying. I would have to agree. Trying to keep Rob resting and healing has been hard.

He's been good about keeping his ice packs on and eating less than solid foods, and he's done well taking his medicine and changing out his gauze. However, he actually mentioned trying to go to the nursery to pick out a new tree to plant in place of our -oh so sad- redbud. And the kicker, he wants to plant it TOMORROW... uh, NO!

Men?!? They just have a hard time sitting still, but I think he's enjoyed the special attention. I have great bedside mannor if I do say so myself, yet I have the heart of a drill sargent making sure he's getting enough rest and fluids.

Thank you for your prayers and thoughts. Rob is doing phenomenal!

Wordless Wednesday: Pumpkin Personality

Photo by: Cindy B.