Life Lately...

ONE YEAR since my last post! OMG! ONE WHOLE YEAR!

That makes me a little sad... I will tell you, my previous post about my shop The Pink Rose Boutique?

THAT is a big part of why I have not blogged... It has been sooo busy! I am very thankful to God for blessing my business. It has been so much fun, and a very wonderful journey. I am excited to see where it is going to continue!

What exactly do I want to share today? 

Life lately. 

Taylor is 6, and Wyatt is about to turn 4. 

Taylor is still dramatic, theatrical, and very sensitive. She loves with her whole heart, and she is obsessed with all things FROZEN!

Wyatt is adventurous, loves animals and the outdoors, and he is a total MOMMA'S boy. I have to stop and remind myself that one day he will outgrow it, and honestly, I get very sad to think about that day. But really my boy, I can go to HEB for an hour, and I PROMISE I will come back. I'm not going to run away.......

We sold our property and we are currently looking for land or a new home!

Taylor only has 1.5 more weeks left of dance class before her FIRST recital, and she has her FIRST field trip next month. I am so proud of her.

I am truly in love with my job. I get to SEW for a living! :) I get to stay home with my kids, wrap up the work day by 3:30 to get to the post office, and pick up Taylor from school! 

Afternoons are spent playing outside, gardening, and riding the horses. 

My handsome husband repainted our house and planted some grass in the front yard. (before and after will be shared later. ;))

I enjoy sitting with him in the evenings, watching him, watch the grass grow. Haha!

My roses are blooming and they make me very happy. 

My blog got a little face lift a couple of months ago, and I am in love with the new colors! :) 

That about wraps up the main highlights from the last couple of weeks! 

Really trying to promise myself that I will keep up with my blog! I depend a lot on my Project 365 photos on Facebook to document my kids lives, but I would really love for them to have their momma's words on paper to read one day. So here's to writing! ♥

New Design!

Hi Everyone!

I'm back!! :) So I am just a tad bit A.D.D with my blog backgrounds.... deja vu? I feel like we have had this conversation before.. anyways. Check out the new design! What do you think? Hope everyone is doing well.. Talk to you soon!

Sneak Peek ;)

So it is 1 in the morning and I cannot fall asleep..
Physically, I am exhausted.. I decided to take on the task of cleaning, organizing and rearranging my closet and scrapbooking stuff today..
In the middle of my cleaning spree I thought to myself.. "I'm supposed to be CLEANING up. Not making a giant mess" (see pic of my bed....a bit overwhelming..) but the good news? It's done! Yay!
So while I am extremely tired, I still have about 53728 things on my mind that I am wanting to blog about, I just cannot get started right now ;) which is why I am typing to you from my phone in the comfort of my bed, instead of up at the computer..
Regardless, tired or not, my mind will not shut off yet, so I thought I would offer you a little "sneak peek" into my goals :
1. Finishing my Wyatt James' first birthday invitations ( I am attempting to make them myself so wish me luck!)
2. Completing my COUPON BINDER!
EEEK! I am way too excited...
3. Starting a "Garden Series" for this blog, named Garden to Table... go ahead, let your curiosity get the best of u! ;)  
I am excited for the things to come, and looking forward to sharing with you soon!  Now if there could just be more hours in the day......
Sweet dreams :)

A Work In Progress....

Hi there!

I have been having fun designing my blog.. I am a bit OCD and a bit of a perfectionist... I have changed the fonts, backgrounds, colors, etc of this blog so many times, I have lost count. Every time I think I have gotten it the way I like it, I change it.... I want it to be "just right". Well, for the most part, I think I am happy with the background and colors... now just to work on some more fun "gadgets". Perhaps this can be something for you to look forward to! ;) As I was sitting here working on the blog, a verse came to mind.

[ ...being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6]

Sometimes it is hard to be optimistic. Hard to see why bad things happen to good people. Hard to see why the economy is failing or natural disasters are occuring. But that is what is so beautiful about this verse. Things do not have to be perfect, we do not have to be perfect. We are God's work in progress. This verse reminds us that he will not leave us, he is not going to abandon us in our times of trouble. We are to be confident that he will continue his good work in us.

God is not a quitter. He started something in you, and this verse assures us that he will not quit.

Be blessed and be encouraged. :)