My 2012 List

Happy New Year

from "Out in the Fields"!

1. Be more kind

2. Admit I'm wrong immediately

3. Challenge myself creatively

4. Take better care of my health

5. Live with purpose

I try to look back on each year that passes

and see in which areas I may have not done 

the best I could and work on those 

through the next year....

not as resolutions but as more awareness

in my daily life,

more willingness to see the teachable moment,

and more growth towards the future.

New Fave Color Combo

I never thought I would like gray and yellow

as a color combo, but after 

seeing it used here and there in bedding 

and decor I decided I like it a lot.

This is a tunic I made...

 And this is an outfit I thrifted, including

the jeans:)

My only problem is not to go overboard

and then get sick of it and have to empty

my closet AGAIN!

I think I might try it in my laundry which is already 
painted a soft yellow, so just adding
some white and gray might freshen it up.
 I never seem to be done in that room
so I might as well like it!

Sewing for Two

For Christmas this year I got some ideas

for sewing for My Grand kids-

Boy and Girl.

I wanted them to coordinate,

but still look girly and boyish.

However the jury is still out on the jammies

and purple outfit for Pierce...His Daddy isn't sure

if they are quite "manly" enough!

 Then I came up with some ideas just for the little man...

What do you think?

Christmas 2011

It was a day of joy...

because of what it means

and how we spend it

and who we share it with.
And the addition of Grand Babies
adds that special wonder to it all
once again, like the quote
says "Christmas is for children because
the author of Christmas was a child
Himself."

I hope you were all blessed with a wonderful
season, as I was!

Christmas Eve 2011

It was just us 3 home for

Christmas Eve this year...

But I wanted it to feel special anyway,

so I put out a little spread

using wrapping paper as a table cover

and pretty dishes.

Just thought this free printable from
one artsy mama 

was so lovely and went with the blue theme.

 so it was in a frame on the table too.

 Resting for a few winks before more prep
for Christmas Day!

 And the best part of every year...

I highly recommend this movie,
it makes me cry every year.
Mary and Joseph were just very ordinary people
that were asked to believe and be obedient
to something they did not understand, because
they trusted God.
I also like that it gives us a glimpse into
Joseph and his part in Jesus life
without embellishing too much.
The greatest Story ever told...

A Blessed Christmas to All

Rose of Bethlehem
by Lowell Alexander

There's a Rose in Bethlehem
With a beauty quite divine
Perfect in this world of sin
On this silent, holy night.

There's a fragrance much like hope
That it sends upon the wind
Reaching out to every soul
From a lowly manger's crib

Oh, Rose of Bethlehem
How lovely, pure and sweet
Born to glorify the Father
Born to wear the thorns for me.

There's a Rose in Bethlehem
Colored red like mercy's blood
Tis the flower of our faith
Tis the blossom of God's love

Though its bloom is fresh with youth
Surely what will be He knows
for a tear of morning dew
Is rolling down the Rose.

Oh, Rose of Bethlehem
How lovely, pure and sweet
Born to glorify the Father
Born to wear the thorns for me.

May He be your All in All
this Christmas
and always!
Karen

Making Cookies

There's something extra special about

having a little someone helping 

to make Christmas cookies this year.

Love those busy little fingers 

putting sprinkles "berry carefully".