Forecasted Snow Flurries..

.ended up looking like this, here in Dallas today.

I am rich.

I have been praying for a very long time

about how to use the skills I have been given.

How to use my shop, and my love of creating

for something bigger than myself.

There are hurting people, all over the globe...

and I have been called to help.

Somewhere. Somehow. Just give.

I searched, I read, and searched and read.

And felt moved to first help our local 

Ronald Mcdonald house.

They are really doing a great thing there.

Giving families a comfortable and welcoming

place to stay during their children's treatments 

at local dallas hospitals.

What a burden they are removing from these families,

in what is undoubtedly a difficult time.

I just didn't really know how to get started.

Or whether I should use my current shop,

or start a separate one.

And how was this even going to be possible.

I am just one person. And my readership is small.

And my shop is small....

Then at the church we visited, yesterday.

We heard a sermon that hit hard.

It was about how we're rich.

We don't often see ourselves that way,

but we are some of the richest people in the world.

we are rich, in time and money.

We've been called to give of this time and money.

To give back, because as a believer I know, 

that none of it was mine to begin with.

God has given us a margin.

More than we need.

Not for my sake, but for the sake of others.

 " Tell them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others." 

1 Timothy 6:18 (New English Translation)

I realized, what am I waiting for?

God didn't ask for me to be anything special,

he simply asked me to give.

And though, I feel small, and definitely helpless...

He is mighty.

And so,

I am filling my shop with fresh new designs.

And there are quite a few items on sale....

50% of the proceeds are going to the Ronald Mcdonald House.

My heart's desire is to buy as many things as possible off of their 'Wish List'.

Birthdays all around Pt.1

Sisterhood dinner/ Jen's Birthday celebration.

Ro cooked for us.

We had cupcakes.

Presents were opened,

and much chatting occurred.

I love our gatherings.

Flowers from the rest of the sisterhood to Jen.

I heart central market flowers.

Our fabulous host, Ro.

Birthday girl, Jen.

I didn't get my colors very even,

Cupcake idea from Megan

I suggest foil wrappers, for an element of surprise

The white paper, showed the cupcakes weren't your

'everyday' cupcakes. sad.

Jess & Shells.

Jess, Me and Baby Carson.

My bestie since 4th grade is having her first baby this May!

My girly girl.

Everyone joked when I found out 

about having a girl,

that she'd hate the color pink,

and probably end up being a tom boy type.

Which I'd be just fine with.

But God gave me a little girl

who definitely doesn't mind the dirt or water splashed in her face,

but still is a very girly little girl.

Right now she enjoys

doing what mama is doing.

When i wear a necklace, 

she wants to wear one too.

She wants to help carry my purse,

or bags when we grab groceries

or go shopping.

She LOVES shoes.

And recently when I do my makeup

She wants to be involved as well.

Spoke too soon.

We're now both sick.

Kenzie went all of yesterday

without throwing up...

but wouldn't eat much.

Understandable, I'm always afraid

to eat after being sick like that.

And this morning,

I woke up the same way Kenzie did 

the other morning... throwing up.

Yuck.

As I type I'm trying to keep it together.

I thought blogging and checking up on everyone

might take my mind off of it.

I went up and got Kenzie, 

thinking today was going to be bad

with a child who should be completely back to herself

and me feeling awful.

I made her some milk and cereal.

And minutes later she threw it all up.

Not something you want to clean up

when your feeling sick yourself.

yuck.

I know it's trivial, and it's just vomit.

And people are way worse off, but if you would...

Pray for us to get better.

And even more, pray for Hubby, that 

he'll manage not to pick up whatever we've got.

Hope I don't gross you out.

Yesterday was NOT fun.

Kenzie woke up vomiting.

And continued to do so 

about every 30-60 minutes.

until roughly 8pm last night.

I hate seeing her suffer.

Luckily, even though my usual reaction

to the smell of vomit is to gag 

and feel like I may do so myself,

when it's my kid, I didn't smell a thing.

Kenzie's a little crazy

when she throws up.

She flails. 

She throws anything in her reach.

She grabs at you.

And even at herself.

Trying to get her to throw up 

in one of our big bowls

was almost completely out of the question.

So puke was pretty much all over everything.

Me, her, pillows, blankets, burpies,
the couch, the floor...everything.

I tried to keep a towel down over the couch.

Did roughly 5 loads of laundry.

And several jammie changes.

Had a bubble bath.

Napped on the couch.

Tried apple juice and crackers.

Eventually, Daddy left work

and brought home some

pedialyte and bananas

which she eventually kept down

and whatever bug she had, passed.

Thank Goodness!

Let's hope these little stomach bugs

are few and far between in our household.

She's back to her old self again today.

(Picture from her birthday lunch with Oma and Mama)

Spring like Weather.

It's been absolutely beautiful here

for the last couple of days.

So before heading to lunch

for my dad's birthday,

Kenzie and I went out 

to enjoy it a little.

   (please excuse the random cooler in my yard)