Look To The Sky

George...and what we did yesterday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and now for the daily events...

we excavated.   and found a shark tooth and several fossils (shells, etc.).  the kids thought this pretty cool.

the kids went to a babysitters so i could attend praise band practice during the day.   they thought that pretty cool too.

i played too much piano last night...i'm very sore today. um, well, early this morning. it's 3 am.    i fell asleep when WD did and woke up with some insomnia.

had day two of no sweets and no tv.  trying to get cleaner rooms and better bed times out of this one.   

worked on another digital kit.   trying to figure out when i can load up my Etsy shop with a few things.  seems almost impossible to accomplish right now.

shared a silly dance with my hubby that made WD giggle.

and i am now....

looking forward to a friend night tonight.   

hoping to have a change of pace today during the day, for school.

wanting to get caught up with my scrapbooking.

wish to get back into the quilt i'm making...someday.  

enjoy some Chai cups of tea.

pray for healing for different things.

have a wonderful blessed day- to you!

AMY

 

an october day

that really felt like a summer one!   what a rare experience right now.   beautiful.

speaking of summer, here's a digital layout i made today using....a kit that i created!   this kit will be available soon, as well as another one, in my Etsy store, later this week.   there's lots of girly elements in this kit however, here's how it can be used with boys.

 

i added a bit of a whimsical, sketchy feel with the mouse-drawn words, sunrays, stems, leaves, and clouds (which are not part of the kit) but the papers, felted mushroom element, heart brad, and flowers are.  There's also a BANNER, other papers, and a few other adornaments. 

here's a simple (and quickly done) page sampling the other kit:

 

this kit actually contains lots of lavender, but has a neutral quality about it as well, as you can see by the above layout.  there are boy and girl journaling cards, buttons, and also a ribbon and border, oh, and five papers.   (i added the LOVEs to the layout- they are not part of the kit).

now, all i need are a couple volunteers to see how they like these!

as we begin a new week, i am looking forward to homeschooling although i have a bit of planning to do, etsy shop additions (handdrawn prints, stationary sets, jewelry, and digital elements), music practice, and hopefully activity outside with the kids. oh, i sure hope we have a day like this tomorrow.     we are working on an enchanted garden for science- Friday we painted the toadstools, pot, and rocks.  we have to plant the grass and seed, and arrange the gnome, house, toadstools, and rocks to how the kids desire.   Friday we also started another crystal growing experiment...it's already proving to be spectacular in their eyes.   

have a wonderful beginning to your week!

blessings,

AMY

ps  on second thought, here is another sample of the vintage children kit:

 

let fall soothe...

your heart, your soul, your mind

admire it's colors, coolness, it's promise

acknowledge what it leaves behind

but look forward to what's ahead

find contentment in its faults but courage as well

ENJOY God's gift of nature....

 

 

 

 

wonderful fall blessings to you!

something simple and pretty

 
is all I wish to post today. it's been a tough few weeks, with a cough that i can't get rid of and a hairline fracture (rib) from that coughing.    praying that there's some light at the end of the tunnel.   my sweetie has been off all week so that was great timing to have his help.   

i am continuously struggling with feeling inferior and not successful...not a good combination when you are limited with what you can do anyways right now.   so i thought posting this little thing i drew a week or so back would be uplifting.

Ella's last game of soccer is tomorrow.   Philip is proving to be quite the bright scholar and WD is just a cute bundle of energy.  tonight, all the family except WD and I are canoeing and campfiring it.   really hated to miss gettings pics again.   i am so lacking in the photos lately.    i hope to sneak out sometime to get some fall vignette photos, or a nice (meaning, at least two of three kids looking at the camera) family photo- soon.

happy fall weekend,

blessings!

  

 

one more!

 
 

a Saturday morning

God most certainly created a beautiful day today. 

This morning, as I look outside, I see trees hushed in brilliant silence while only a quiet wind slips through the leaves.   The sound of neighbors cutting grass is soothing, as well as the few birdies we hear talking to each other. Their songs speak of creature joy!    And the sun....the sun has decided to grace us with some lovely rays. Maybe not so much warmth as a July Saturday, but the light it brings warms the soul and eyes.   Now, only if our hearts can continue with such beauty!

 

 

 

Blessings!

i will tell my children....

  

things may not be what you want

but you can ALWAYS have your dreams

never let them go

TRUST in God that HE has unique plans for YOU

because it says in HIS WORD

that it is so

and when HE says it...

it WILL come to pass!

 

10-7-10

 

another drawing for my little person series (unnamed. ideas?)

and then a new "character"...

 

 

Paris in Dream

 

sketched last night, digitally painted this morning, shared right now. ;-)  

do you dream?

i do. probably too much?

i wish to someday be published in a Somerset magazine...sigh...this is right at the top.   its bittersweet to see such wonderful things in those beautiful magazines showcasing photography, sewing, vintage, journaling....all those things i love.

write a book, or maybe finish the several i started?

start a newsletter

keep up my blog daily with links to things and ideas, and inspiration

have a blog that postitively impacts people.   i guess it that happens for just ONE person, i've succeeded?   maybe?   most of the time, i feel like a failure here.

have an etsy shop that is doing well.

go camping with the family. we haven't ever officially done that yet. just in our own backyard.

record another CD with my husband

scrapbook regularly for myself.

come up with some unique and treasured items for my Etsy shop

that i could just continue growing with my photography, personally.

find some gorgeous, vintage pearl earrings

no longer be fatigued

be content with my children

be content with myself

continue to homeschool well

continue to be a good wife to my husband

impact the world

impact just one?

pray for others DAILY

be happy in all things.

don't take for granted things

pray for my children everyday and help them seek the Lord.

go on a missions trip

help in some way, some missions organization

that's a lot to dream about, and it's overwhelming.   little bite sized dreams would probably be best, i'm certain.   i look at all i want to do and get down on myself.  maybe tomorrow's post shall be what i've ACCOMPLISHED (with God's help, of course...most certainly nothing i've done has been without HIM!). 

here's a little thing i created a few days ago:

 

still trying to figure out where to go from here with AND sketching..hmm....