His Plan

Today I'm being thankful for the peace I have in the Lord, knowing that, ...he's got this. Leaving me to do what I need to do in life to get to the next door. You know, believing that he has your back and is guiding you daily to do what you have to do, is the hardest thing for some people? You can't sit in a house and go through life on autopilot. You'll never get anywhere, and you'll never feel happy. You have to get out and move! Enjoy! Help people! REJOICE in the Lord and his Love daily, by giving back, paying it forward, being an encouragement to others. It's not all about you, it's about what you can do for others in His name. Stop asking will it all end, and find something you love. For in that love you will find peace.
Even as I type this I feel the Holy Spirit guiding me, so it's something someone other than myself needs to hear.

Hearing and doing are two different things, believe me I know. As I cram for this 5k coming up with an injured worn out knee sometimes I lose focus. I think, oh I can at least do the "Mashed Potato Mile" then I think forget it I'll never be able to do it, then, oh heck I'll go ahead and walk the 5k, what I really think I'll do is turn it over to God and let him decide. I'm not giving up on this, somewhere it's symbolic and I'm anxious to see how it all unfolds.

As I finish up this post I can't close it without saying fairwell to my Aunt Jackie. You fought a battle you knew wasn't about winning, it was just about the fighting. At times we know you wanted to give up, but the love of your family kept you going. Your race is complete, you've crossed the finish line and all the Angels in heaven rejoice that you have come home. We will all be together in the end, and oh what a time that will be!

Persevere.

On the road to success!

1st organization thingy done: Coat Closet - it's part of my pantry but I split it into two parts, next project...the rest of it. Forgot to take a before picture, but imagine as much crap piled on the shelves as it would hold. ;)

Now it's nice and neat. All ready for winter accessories! A seperate bin for everyone, and a basket for extra pet items.

Pretty tags let everyone know there's a system not to be messed with!

Training for the 5k is still going on. I'm confident that I have the mash potato mile licked. Can't run the whole 5k, but Walk/Run is done. Walking a lot more than I like but I may have it under an hour.

Today I'm thankful for that peaceful feeling I have after I walk/bounce. Not to mention all the wonderful uplifting support I'm getting from friends and family as I try to attain a healthier body.

hem hacks

Today let us be thankful for.....  Okay, so this is going to sound really strange, but it just goes to show you that God is ever present in your life. I get inspirations from the weirdest places. So I'm watching American Horror Story Asylum. (not a very good show for Christians). But there in the middle of this very inappropriate show is God, talking to me...Nun relays a story of her childhood. About how she prayed and prayed for hours over this dead squirrel. She cries to her mom, "God didn't answer my prayer!" Her mom replies, "God always answers prayer, most of the time the answer isn't what we expect." Isn't that the truth!

Wanted to share with you a trick my cousins fiance' showed me. Do you get frustrated because you hem your jeans and then they look tacky? You can't ever get that factory hem look. Well now you don't have to! Check it out.
Step One: Have the wearer put pants on, then cuff them to where the back of the heel is barely touching the floor (or table cause I don't want to sit on the floor). Pin and then have them carefully remove pants. Iron where that line is to give you a strong guideline. It helps to have a ruler and put the ruler on the inside of the cuff, matching the existing hem to the same spot on the ruler all the way around ironing as you go.  

Step Two: Pull cuff out and refold to your guide line. I put the very bottom of the hem to the right of the crease as seen in the photo.

Step Three: The picture below shows the jeans inserted into the sewing machine with the exact same fold and sides as the above picture. Place the needle above the bottom of the hem, the rest of the leg and crotch are to the left of the machine. I can't stress enough this is exactly as the above picture shows just inserted into the machine. Make sure the leg is around your machine so that your not sewing the leg closed.

Step Four: Now pull the bottom of the hem down, put the extra material up into the pantleg, you'll be cutting off the extra after the final fitting. The bottom picture shows (left to right) the original guideline, the new hem, the original stitch line, and the bottom of the hem.

Below see the finished result, have your wearer try it on for a final fit, better to be safe than sorry, you can take the stitches out but it's a lot harder to reattach the cut off fabric. Happy Sewing!



In the month of November

There's a bunch of people I know who are doing this challenge thingy, apparently your supposed to say what your thankful for everyday. Today, I'm thankful for that little button up in the top right that lets me exit an area when it's creating stupid stress in my life. I'm still baffled that people can read what you write in a chat room and just pick out a few words and then act like they're all offended. I am choosing to ignore ignorant things, life's to short to try to figure it out any longer. Stupid is as stupid does, and as far as I'm concerned they can play with each other for eternity. Now with that said, breathe in...breathe out.
Before I hyperventilate though, let me tell you what's been happening.  We went to state competition for the marching band and placed a very respectful third. Then my soon to be cousin reminded me that I was supposed to run the turkey trot with her on Thanksgiving in downtown Detroit. Not the actual turkey trot, there's a 5k also. So now along with all the other projects I'm doing add training for a 5k in there.
http://www.theparade.org/turkeytrot/index.php
Then there's my project organization going on, day one is "The Coat Closet" pictures to be posted tomorrow. Great ideas from a pin on pinterest I'm going to follow within my choosing of course.
And last but not least, I'm trying to get things prepared for the Woodland Shores Baptist Church's 2nd Annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair.
Gotta quit sitting around here and hit the bricks. Catch ya later's.