a little of this...

05 March 2010

04 March 2010

I am a...
Child of God.
Wife to Sweet Hubs, an insanely wonderful man.
Mom to CJ, Miss Mak, Baby Bean, one fur baby, and we currently have one in the oven.

I serve as the official decorator, photographer, sewer, quilter, crafter, memory keeper, childcare coordinator, chef, and maid in our home and would not, for a single minute, have it any other way.

Sweet Hubs and I were best friends from the first day we met which was in the winter of 2001 at Liberty University, and were married on December 3, 2005 in Springfield, MA.

Months after marriage we added two pooches into the mix...

{Meet Chesser and Mia}but are now down to one. Just Mia.

In August of 2008 we welcomed baby number one, CJ, into the world.

Very shortly after, in January of 2010, Miss Mak made us the well-rounded family of four.

Then I started blogging

...and another 7 months went by and...

got pregnant... again.

{those two facts appear to be unrelated...so far}

Bean was born in May of 2011.
She is a well loved "baby-sisser" and a beautiful, peaceful, joyful addition to our small clan.

and now, as I said, one more is on the way, due to make his or her appearance in November.

Let's see... what else?...

- I am a doer. If, over a period of time, I don't create something, I get a little itchy and restless.

- I'm a neat freak by nature {I blame my mother} but Bean ruined all hopes of the well-kept home.

{Something about number three just threw me for a loop and I see no chance of recovery in the near future!}

- I love music! I used to have it on all the time. Once again, kids changed that for me and I can only handle so much noise but it's not uncommon for a few of my favorites to be playing while they play or while I cook.

- Sweet Hubs and I danced to "At Last" by Etta James at our wedding but if we had a song, which Hubs is against "having" a song, it would be "Sweetest Thing" by U2.

- If I could handle being away from the coast, I think I could move to the midwest with wide open prarie land and miles and miles of nothing. The idea of wandering out into the yard with a basketful of clean laundry to hang on the line and dry in the breeze sounds wonderful to me! I'd have a large back porch overlooking acres of "nothingness" and drink sweet tea at the end of a warm day as the kids catch fireflies and marvel at the simplicity and complexities of God's creation.

My Favorites... {if I HAD to pick}

Places to Be {Local}: Home but if I have some time to spare I'd most like to wander aimlessly around the Brimfield Flea Market, tag sales, Home Goods, JoAnn's or Osgood's.

Places to Be {Fah Fah Away}: Anywhere with Sweet Hubs and the kiddos. Paris {cause who doesn't want to be in Paris?!}. Carlisle, IL. Somerset, PA {at my in-laws house in the middle of no-where which is just about the only place I can truly relax}. The Beach!

Musicians: Andrew Peterson - the man is an AMAZING lyricist and writes songs AND books for all ages! David Gray, Alison Krauss, Iron and Wine, the Avett Brothers.

Songs: Toss up between "Holy is the Lord" and "Dancing Through the Minefields" both by Andrew Peterson though I do enjoy "Please Forgive Me" by David Gray, "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele, and "Sous le Ciel de Paris" by Karrin Allyson. {I told you, I LOVE music!}

Books: "The Mission of Motherhood" by Sally Clarkson and "1000 Gifts" by Ann Voskamp.

Whew! If you made it through all that, that's dedication!

Either way... Enjoy your visit! So glad you could stop in!

Provers 31:10-30

The Woman Who Fears the LORD

10An excellent wife who can find?
She is far more precious than jewels.

11The heart of her husband trusts in her,
and he will have no lack of gain.
12She does him good, and not harm,
all the days of her life.

13She seeks wool and flax,
and works with willing hands.

14She is like the ships of the merchant;
she brings her food from afar.
15She rises while it is yet night
and provides food for her household
and portions for her maidens.

16She considers a field and buys it;
with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
17She dresses herself with strength
and makes her arms strong.
18She perceives that her merchandise is profitable.
Her lamp does not go out at night.
19She puts her hands to the distaff,
and her hands hold the spindle.

20She opens her hand to the poor
and reaches out her hands to the needy.

21She is not afraid of snow for her household,
for all her household are clothed in scarlet.
22She makes bed coverings for herself;
her clothing is fine linen and purple.

23Her husband is known in the gates
when he sits among the elders of the land.

24She makes linen garments and sells them;
she delivers sashes to the merchant.

25Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.
26She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

27She looks well to the ways of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.

28Her children rise up and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:

29"Many women have done excellently,
but you surpass them all."

30Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

03 March 2010

Blogging Tips {Creating a Button}

Creating a linkable button with Squidoo

First, create your image.
Then, upload it to the web via Picasa, Photobucket, Flikr or onto a page on your blog.
Now, go into the layout/design of your blog and choose to "add a gadget"... chose and add HTML/Java to your blog... copy and paste the following code into the content box:

<a href="WEBSITE TO LINK TO"
target="_blank" title="Mouseover Words">
<img src="WEBSITE OF GRAPHIC"
alt="ALTERNATE NAME" /></a>

Now it's time to copy the link you'd like your button to bring you to when clicked on. Paste it in place of WEBSTIE TO LINK TO and yes, keep the quotation marks there.

Head back to the picture you've created and posted on a website. You can either find and copy the URL off the program you're using or you can sometimes right click the image, it will open onto it's own webpage and you can copy the URL/Web Address from there. Paste that in place of WEBSITE OF GRAPHIC and, once again, keep the quotes.

In the place of ALTERNATE NAME, type another name for your button. This is what will be displayed if your graphic can not be found.

In case you're wondering...
Mouseover Words are the words that will appear when you mouse over the chiclet (not required but it is supposed to help with SEO)

01 February 2010

Today is a day that I would normally make a point to post something "crafty" but the reality is... I'm tired.
I'm so very tired! It's funny... I've been able to stay at home a lot lately, take long naps without guilt, and feel little to no pressure to do much outside of cook, keep up on the laundry, and enjoy my kids. Truly, it's been any easy life for me. And yet... I can't manage to muster up an ounce of energy to do anything beyond those simple tasks.
Darn third trimester!

Emanuel Auman
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