He Sowed She Sewed

Going about everyday life, going, going, going.

Then it happens.

The thing happens and it rocks your world.

Everything comes to a screeching halt.

Why didn’t I give him a hug when I saw him last night?  It was the last time I would ever see him.  I didn’t know.  I didn’t hug him and now he is gone.

I am grateful that we got to see him last night, ran into him at a wrestling match randomly.  No, not randomly.

Losing him,

He is gone but I can’t get away from focusing on his family.  A wife without a husband, an adorable young girl who doesn’t have a daddy.  Six kids who will never get to tell their dad they love him again.  Why.

You are in an amazing, place and you are with Jesus.  But that doesn’t really help us down here at the moment.

Some day Jesus will come and fix this broken world of sadness and pain but that doesn’t help tonight in our tears. Hope yes but still tears.

You were so full of life yesterday.  I guess you are more alive than you have ever been as well.

We love you and miss you.

A couple mornings ago the weather was 25 degrees and about 50 below zero with wild chill.

Before we even had eaten breakfast, Jared decided to try a little experiment.  He went outside with a cup full of cold water and through it up in the air….Nothing happened.  Hmmmm.

The girls were very amused.

We boiled a cup of water and then flung the water out of the up into the air….And it worked!

When the water flew into the air it made a hissing sound (I had to take Jared’s word for it because I stayed in the comfort of my warm house) and dissolved into a cloud of smoke.

If it gets that cold again make sure you try this, it’s a pretty amazing thing to watch.

I think it is important to have a goal and focus for a blog.

Last year my goal was to stop buying clothes for my girls for an entire year.  I did it, I survived, I made it.

For my first clothing purchase at the beginning of January I bought two dresses from a tiny hut in Belize.  They were 2 for $5.

I was contemplating trying to  continue my resolution and not buy the girls clothes for another year, but I decided against it.  My sewing skills have grown and I know I don’t have to go out the store whenever we need something.  I learned a lot last year and will continue to live in a frugal and non-wasteful way.  But I want to have some new goals for the blog this year and I also want to be able to buy a cute shirt when I run across one in a store.  Aleah’s pants have been slowly turning into capris and I want to be able to buy her some shirts to go under her dresses or sweaters to go over them.

After I bought the two dresses I felt relieved.  I thought I would feel bad and guilty as I ended my resolution, but I didn’t.  I felt a sense of accomplishment looking back at the past year and also excited that this experience was now behind me and I could look forward to something new.

It was strange buying the dresses because I had not done so in over a year.  But I felt okay doing it.  I thought I would regret buying the first item, but I didn’t.  I felt proud of what I had done in the previous year but also glad that it was over.  Phew.

Heres to a fresh new year full of fresh new possibilities.

One of my favorite Christmas presents I got this year was a pancake pencil.  This is what it looks like:

My friend got it from Williams and Sonoma and I think it is essential if you have kids or if you like to spice things up for breakfast every once in a while.

Aleah was always asking me to make her pancakes into different shapes.  They usually just end up looking like a blob with a couple legs.  Now that I have this nifty tool I can easily make stars, dinosaurs, hearts, people, snakes, animals and the letters in her name.

If you are up for a new winter sport, check this out-

Jared and I were out of town while Jared’s saint of a mother watched both girls.  Bless her.

I have some interesting ideas for this new year of blogging and I can’t wait to share them all with you.  Hope you didn’t get too sick of looking at my favorite flowers for a week from the previous post =)

Here are a few pictures of my favorite flowers for you to look at until I get back on January 13th.

I will miss all you lovely people.

See you in a week.

Oh yeah, one more thing:

I am writing to ask if you could donate anything to this online auction that will be taking place in about two months. The purpose of the auction is to raise money for a teen  mom program called Young Lives.  Every penny raised by the auction will go directly to the young moms.  Anything at all that you could donate would be much appreciated. Anything from a gift card to a homemade item. The auction will be held in March but we would like the items by February 1st.

I am asking if any of you wonderful crafty people would be willing to donate any kind of item. You can donate a pair of earrings or any gift cards lying around the house. How about season tickets for sporting events? Maybe a timeshare that you won’t get around to using this year? Do you work for a company that makes in-kind donations to charities? Whether you think your donation has a lot of value or just a little, we will take it all! Every gift will make a big difference in teen moms’ lives.

Another opportunity for those with blogs that would want to get more publicity and traffic would be to buy an advertising slot. The auction is nationwide and thousands of people will see your advertisement or look at your donated craft item. The auction will run fromMarch 1st through March 11th, 2012. All donations must be received by February 1st.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts on this, here is the link so you can check out the website and actual auction,http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/Browse.action?auctionId=143196783

Or at least shop at the auction website when the time comes

Thank you, any questions you can email at hesowedshesewed@gmail.com