August 12, 1996, we welcomed our first born into this world. In a way it seems so long ago but on the other hand it seems like a short time ago. I had never babysat when I was younger, I was the youngest child, so there were no siblings for me to run after and help with. I was at a loss when I gave birth to one of the most precious things in my life. Thankfully, all of our children were huge babies ! I was scared of babies as it was, but if I had, had a petite, little, five pounder, Yikes ! Those that know me know I am not the most graceful and having a tiny bundle would have made me absolutely a wreck.
Little pig number one is such a joy to me ! There have been bumps along the road, what parent doesn't experience that, but seeing the young man he is becoming is very exciting. Yes, he could be more responsible, and work a bit harder, but he does have compassion for people. He's a guy, so of course that character trait isn't always at the forefront as "the ladies love me" comments are that I often hear...... It is in there though. Our oldest would go out of his way to help anyone and I appreciate that about him.
It will be neat to see what the Lord has for him in the future, as much as we think we have it all figured out, God knows the plans that He has for us and my prayer is that Number one will seek Him first ( and of course be nice to his brothers ;0) )
Lord bless !
TTFN,
Margaret
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
What am I thinking !
For awhile I have had the feeling I should start classes. I have prayed consistently about this and am just trying to seek the Lord in it all because to me, this is a huge step. My family is absolutely my first priority ( and of course my relationship with the Lord) so when I first started thinking about this, my initial reaction was no way, I won't have time for studying because I have to take care of my husband, kids, house, etc. I kept praying about it and God just kept giving me a peace about it. All of the things that He knows about me and all of the things I brought to Him.
" I'm not smart enough, the brain cells have died away during this motherhood gig. :0) I am not organized enough, I can't even find what my kids need half the time, let alone what I need. (that causes a lot of stress !) When I start something, don't bug me ! God has definitely been working on this one in me, thank goodness ! Things will get done even with interruptions. There are so many other things ! Then, in talking to one of my friends about this, she even said to me when she was in school and she was pursuing her degree, when the older woman was in class she would think to herself, "what is she doing here". Well I will be the old woman in the class, but that's okay. I know that I am more wise than I was twenty-two years ago when I went to college, and that I am so grateful for !
If this goes through, maybe I should name my blog "The Old Lady in the Room" as I expound on the happenings of me in a college classroom ;0)
Have a blessed day !
TTFN
" I'm not smart enough, the brain cells have died away during this motherhood gig. :0) I am not organized enough, I can't even find what my kids need half the time, let alone what I need. (that causes a lot of stress !) When I start something, don't bug me ! God has definitely been working on this one in me, thank goodness ! Things will get done even with interruptions. There are so many other things ! Then, in talking to one of my friends about this, she even said to me when she was in school and she was pursuing her degree, when the older woman was in class she would think to herself, "what is she doing here". Well I will be the old woman in the class, but that's okay. I know that I am more wise than I was twenty-two years ago when I went to college, and that I am so grateful for !
If this goes through, maybe I should name my blog "The Old Lady in the Room" as I expound on the happenings of me in a college classroom ;0)
Have a blessed day !
TTFN
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Organization, ha !
Good morning all,
I thought I would pop in and say hello ! Once again, it has been awhile, unfortunately ! Well, I am on somewhat of a mission this summer to get organized, don't ask how it is going ! I really feel the Lord leading me to start classes this fall and with everything so chaotic in our household, it will be a nightmare ! So I decided it is just time to do it. I have started in the laundry room, taking out clothes that no longer fit anyone, cleaning the top of the washer and dryer, going through all the "stuff" and thinning out. I would love to replace the floor, but if I do too much then my hubby will want me doing all the home improvement projects around here ;0) I am not the best at organization, at all. In fact my mom and I had a conversation once. She was a VERY organized woman. She said her brain was like a filing cabinet, she could get everything situated and not have a problem.
I said, " Mom, my brain is like a filing cabinet too, only it has been pushed over and everything is strewn all over the floor !" She chuckled at that one.
I wish I had her sense of organization, but I have my dad's. Organized chaos ! It is all good though, I will get it figured out and in the fall we can let the adventure begin !
Have a great day in the Lord !
TTFN, Margaret
I thought I would pop in and say hello ! Once again, it has been awhile, unfortunately ! Well, I am on somewhat of a mission this summer to get organized, don't ask how it is going ! I really feel the Lord leading me to start classes this fall and with everything so chaotic in our household, it will be a nightmare ! So I decided it is just time to do it. I have started in the laundry room, taking out clothes that no longer fit anyone, cleaning the top of the washer and dryer, going through all the "stuff" and thinning out. I would love to replace the floor, but if I do too much then my hubby will want me doing all the home improvement projects around here ;0) I am not the best at organization, at all. In fact my mom and I had a conversation once. She was a VERY organized woman. She said her brain was like a filing cabinet, she could get everything situated and not have a problem.
I said, " Mom, my brain is like a filing cabinet too, only it has been pushed over and everything is strewn all over the floor !" She chuckled at that one.
I wish I had her sense of organization, but I have my dad's. Organized chaos ! It is all good though, I will get it figured out and in the fall we can let the adventure begin !
Have a great day in the Lord !
TTFN, Margaret
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Trust
Sometimes I find it difficult to trust. I am not sure why that is, maybe I have been let down too many times in the past. I have been finding though, that I can trust God completely. Lately, I have been asking Him to open my eyes and help me to be sensitive to see where He is at work around me, and He is answering that prayer !
Those of you that know me well know I do get nervous in situations where I am singing. There are times when that nervousness causes me to "crash and burn" ! We've all done that at one time or another, maybe not singing, but in some situation ;0)
I went and sang at NATS last weekend. A singer prepares three pieces for their genre ( classical and/or musical theater) and presents one to the three judges, then the judges choose your second piece to perform. I had been praying for weeks for this. Not "oh Lord let me win this competition....." It was "Lord, you have given me a desire to sing, You created me to be who I am, please don't let the fear get in the way of the voice You have given me," then, and I do not do this, " Lord, I trust you will do this for me", and was confident in that. I also had a few close people praying that He remove the fear as well. He did it ! Why was I surprised? He is faithful ! For me, though, I just feel that I am being presumptuous by saying "Lord, I trust you will do this for me". Maybe He wants me to crash and burn to learn something from the situation ! The whole experience was just a big eye opener for me, plus God working and accomplishing the goal I had of not letting the fear take over. To top it off, one of the judges said my high range had a "beautiful full sound" Praise the Lord, because those are the notes that I was afraid of ;0), (not so much anymore). I am just so incredibly thankful for what God is showing me about myself, even the painful bits, and those around me.
For His Glory !
Margaret
Those of you that know me well know I do get nervous in situations where I am singing. There are times when that nervousness causes me to "crash and burn" ! We've all done that at one time or another, maybe not singing, but in some situation ;0)
I went and sang at NATS last weekend. A singer prepares three pieces for their genre ( classical and/or musical theater) and presents one to the three judges, then the judges choose your second piece to perform. I had been praying for weeks for this. Not "oh Lord let me win this competition....." It was "Lord, you have given me a desire to sing, You created me to be who I am, please don't let the fear get in the way of the voice You have given me," then, and I do not do this, " Lord, I trust you will do this for me", and was confident in that. I also had a few close people praying that He remove the fear as well. He did it ! Why was I surprised? He is faithful ! For me, though, I just feel that I am being presumptuous by saying "Lord, I trust you will do this for me". Maybe He wants me to crash and burn to learn something from the situation ! The whole experience was just a big eye opener for me, plus God working and accomplishing the goal I had of not letting the fear take over. To top it off, one of the judges said my high range had a "beautiful full sound" Praise the Lord, because those are the notes that I was afraid of ;0), (not so much anymore). I am just so incredibly thankful for what God is showing me about myself, even the painful bits, and those around me.
For His Glory !
Margaret
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Slacker....
Well, I can admit it, I'm a slacker. I had all these great intentions of writing my blog more often this year, so much for that happening ! So, here I am, and I am going to try to be more diligent with it. I have found that I really do enjoy writing, although I am not the most elegant with words ( sound familiar, I'm thinking Moses !) You just get a bit busy raising children, keeping a home, being a wife, a friend, etc. that activities you enjoy go by the wayside for a little while. Not that I don't enjoy those aforementioned things, well, housecleaning is okay, but not my favorite ;0) We get away from things that we enjoy,when in different seasons of our lives, and I think it is time to get back to it !
TTFN,
Margaret
TTFN,
Margaret
Friday, January 27, 2012
Well, here are some photos, unfortunately they are not as bright as I would have liked and you don't get some of the intensity of color..... I really need to read up on photographing jewelry. Maybe get a stand to display pieces on, that would work :0)
The blues in the photo at the right don't ring true. The briolettes in the center are a more vibrant color than is depicted here.
I love this stone. It is tourmalated quartz. It is neat seeing the black fibers snaking through the white, sometimes clear quartz.
Blessings !
TTFN, Margaret
The blues in the photo at the right don't ring true. The briolettes in the center are a more vibrant color than is depicted here.
I love this stone. It is tourmalated quartz. It is neat seeing the black fibers snaking through the white, sometimes clear quartz.
Blessings !
TTFN, Margaret
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Butterfingers, unfortunately not the candy.
A friend got in touch with me and asked if I had any jewelry stock that she could come and look at. I thought this is a great chance to sit down and create some pieces since I have not done any jewelry making in awhile.
You see, I have been considering going back to school for some time now. It has been on my heart for months now and what I thought I would start with, to get my feet wet again, is a Certified Gemologist certificate from the Gemological Institute of America. It is mainly online, but I would have to go to Carlsbad, California for a week or two, for lab classes.
Now, back to where I started. I was all excited to be working with silver wire, findings, and beads again. I had all my tools out and in some semblance of order, I am not an orderly person, in fact organized chaos is a good description. My board was out and I started pulling out some beads. Blues, greens, black, purples, all different colors. I started working with some silver wire to make some loops for an earring, I grabbed a bead, oops, there it went.... Falling to the ground under the desk, where it was dark and hard to see since it is a little dark downstairs, if you ask me. ( I'm all for a hundred watt bulb right over my head when I work on something) I found the bead, then went on. This happened a number of times for several days. I started working on a bracelet, earring, and necklace combination for myself made with Rainbow Flourite and silver. I took a larger silver bead and all of the sudden, plink, plink. If falls from my fingers down behind the boxes next to my desk. I took a deep breath, a little frustrated from the other beads I had been dropping previously, and went on. It happened again.... I would have to say the last straw, as far as me realizing maybe I should not get a Certified Gemologist certificate and possibly work at a jewelers down the road was when I was polishing a glass bead. It's called blueberry glass. It has a slight hue of blue to the glass and blue striations through it. It really is very pretty. So, I was polishing this bead since it picks up fingerprints very easily, with a cloth and apparently squeezed a little too tightly. It flung forward into one of the compartments in my little roll top desk. It's still there, I didn't even bother to get it. I just sat there and thought to myself, if I were working at a jewelry store, I would be the one who has some woman's diamond that costs thousands of dollars and I just flung it across the room. Then in my minds eye, I saw myself crawling around on the floor looking for it.... No employer would be too impressed with that I would have to say ! Then I thought to myself, "Lord is this way of showing me to just start classes for a vocal performance degree?" I do feel that it is the Lord impressing on me to start classes. I don't know why, but I do know it hasn't let up for months and months. I'll just keep praying for clarity and see where the Lord takes me.
TTFN, Margaret
ps I'll post some photos of what I made soon :0)
You see, I have been considering going back to school for some time now. It has been on my heart for months now and what I thought I would start with, to get my feet wet again, is a Certified Gemologist certificate from the Gemological Institute of America. It is mainly online, but I would have to go to Carlsbad, California for a week or two, for lab classes.
Now, back to where I started. I was all excited to be working with silver wire, findings, and beads again. I had all my tools out and in some semblance of order, I am not an orderly person, in fact organized chaos is a good description. My board was out and I started pulling out some beads. Blues, greens, black, purples, all different colors. I started working with some silver wire to make some loops for an earring, I grabbed a bead, oops, there it went.... Falling to the ground under the desk, where it was dark and hard to see since it is a little dark downstairs, if you ask me. ( I'm all for a hundred watt bulb right over my head when I work on something) I found the bead, then went on. This happened a number of times for several days. I started working on a bracelet, earring, and necklace combination for myself made with Rainbow Flourite and silver. I took a larger silver bead and all of the sudden, plink, plink. If falls from my fingers down behind the boxes next to my desk. I took a deep breath, a little frustrated from the other beads I had been dropping previously, and went on. It happened again.... I would have to say the last straw, as far as me realizing maybe I should not get a Certified Gemologist certificate and possibly work at a jewelers down the road was when I was polishing a glass bead. It's called blueberry glass. It has a slight hue of blue to the glass and blue striations through it. It really is very pretty. So, I was polishing this bead since it picks up fingerprints very easily, with a cloth and apparently squeezed a little too tightly. It flung forward into one of the compartments in my little roll top desk. It's still there, I didn't even bother to get it. I just sat there and thought to myself, if I were working at a jewelry store, I would be the one who has some woman's diamond that costs thousands of dollars and I just flung it across the room. Then in my minds eye, I saw myself crawling around on the floor looking for it.... No employer would be too impressed with that I would have to say ! Then I thought to myself, "Lord is this way of showing me to just start classes for a vocal performance degree?" I do feel that it is the Lord impressing on me to start classes. I don't know why, but I do know it hasn't let up for months and months. I'll just keep praying for clarity and see where the Lord takes me.
TTFN, Margaret
ps I'll post some photos of what I made soon :0)
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