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I am looking forward to getting back to a normal blogging schedule this week! The past few weeks have been a bit crazy, thanks for sticking with me! Summertime is like that, I find...you never know for sure what each day or week will bring. It is a bit more spur-of-the-moment than other times of the year, but that makes it fun, too! In case you've missed some posts lately, here are the very few I've shared in the past couple weeks: A bright tablet sleeve I made for a friend The days we spent at family camp How to plan a VBS for the 4s and 5s age group Here is a sneak peak at what we've been up to lately. I'll be blogging about these events soon! I'm glad to be setting goals again this week, even though we're still doing some last minute before-school-starts activities. Things may still be a little fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants-ish, but having some simple goals is still refreshing and gives me something to be working towards! Here are the goals I'll be wor...

A few weeks ago I had a request for a tablet sleeve from a local friend. It was for her daughter, and she said, " The funkier the better! " I can deliver! =) So I made this: The colors and print are nothing new - I actually have a set of pillowcases in the same design. It was the fun inside that really made my heart melt. How about some unexpected polka-dots, peeps? These tablet sleeves have been so fun to make and sell. They've really been received well by you guys, and for that I am eternally grateful! Being able to experiment with new colors and designs is always fun, plus I enjoy the addition of a zipper and the soft, quilted fabric. I add a layer of batting for protection and a layer of felt to make it sturdy and invincible. Ok, almost. =) I love to get these sleeves into your hands. And what better way to carry them than in one of our tote bags ? It is a great way to bring some color into your wardrobe! How do you protect your valuable electronics? Have you purc...

Last week were with blessed to be able to go to Family Camp! It was a nice relaxing 4 days away from everything that is normal and daily in our routine. I didn't even get online during that time! The speaker for the week was Dr. Carl Herbster, a former pastor who has such a heart for people . His sermons were so applicable to the lives of everyone present, it was a honor to sit under his teaching and preaching! If you are aware of the trial that has gone on in this family's life - losing a daughter-in-law to cancer just a couple months ago - you would rejoice to see what the Lord is doing in and through this family. Several of his messages were born out of that grief and pain, which applies at some point and time to every believer. It is so true that we sorrow not as those which have no hope! There were lots of other activities that went on during the four days of camp, including lots and lots of free time. I tried to spend a lot of it with this little man... He is at such a fu...

For the past two years, I’ve taught the 4s and 5s class during our week-long Vacation Bible School. It is a lot of fun, and a lot of work! We don’t purchase curriculum for this event, it is up to me to provide the material for my class. The little kids do almost everything independently from the big kids, so that is roughly two hours of time I have to fill up. Sound a little scary? It really isn’t bad...but like I said, it is a lot of work! Today I am going to share how I put materials and resources together to make my “curriculum” for the week, as well as my online sources and how I plan the week out. {Warning, its a novel!} Hopefully this will be a help to someone else faced with this situation in the future! This was our nursery-turned-classroom...excuse the lovely "ark" This week our VBS theme was Noah’s ark...a pretty simple theme, great for the 4s and 5s! All of my kids this year were unchurched, so that made it challenging...I started to realize about the second night ...

I’m not setting goals this week...you’ll hear why in a second. Today I’d just like to share some life updates, so cue the random music! First of all, I stopped on the side of the road to snap these pictures last night. This is the scenery I "put up with" each week on my hour-long ride home from church. I absolutely love the beauty of that drive each week, and there are so many picture-perfect moments, but this sunset was one of the most beautiful. The entire sky was dark with clouds except for that one place on the horizon...so pretty! But enough of the weather. We had a great week at VBS last week! Did you catch any of my FB pictures ? It was a challenging, tiring week, but we had one boy saved on Thursday night! He came back to church Sunday along with a neighbor, so we are thankful for the Lord’s working in those lives. This week, our family is heading to Family Camp. We’ve never been to a family camp at this particular camp before, and we’ve never been as a family of 8, s...

We are in the middle of an exciting week of VBS here at Calvary Baptist Church! I plan to share a detail post at some point with my game plan for the week, as well as some helpful links. But for now, I just had to let you in on one exciting and extremely necessary aspect of our class. Helping these little ones hide God’s Word in their hearts. My class so far this week has consisted of three 4-year-olds, and one that is age five. And yes, they are learning verses! You might ask, “Isn’t that a bit young?” but it isn’t! I have heard children younger than that recite memory verses in their own broken way. Fours and Fives are definitely capable of committing God’s words to memory! I’m not talking lengthy passages, or even multiple verses per night. We’ve been focusing on one verse, or even just part of a verse, each night. Two of my kids came back Tuesday night and recited Monday’s verse. I can’t tell you how that thrilled me! I know there are hard words in the King James English. I know ...

Here is a peek at the adorable wallet I picked up a few weeks ago!! I know I don’t normally share pictures of my wallet - seems kind of odd, right? But I’m trying to infuse a bit more personality into my posts...a little more of “me” than just projects, sewing, etc. I actually picked this up at a Christian bookstore in Oregon. I have carried this style wallet for years, and LOVE it! My old one was falling apart, however {it was white with cherries!} and I’d been on the lookout for a new one. Lo and behold, I found these super cute ones with Bible verses on them! Score! There were some other prints I liked even better, but this verse caught my eye above all the others. Last year during VBS we sang a song based on this verse, and it has become one of my favourites! When the woes of life threaten to get me down, I try to remind myself - It is the joy of the Lord, not of my circumstances, that will give me strength! Of course, the happy teal colour doesn’t hurt my feelings, either. {wink!}...