Monday Photography...

"End of a Good Day"

Monday Photography..

"Field of Yellow"

Monday Photography..

"Cliffs of Mohr"

Monday Photography..

"Vintage Barn"

Monday Photography..

"Up Close"

Quote..

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; ... who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly."
               Teddy Roosevelt

Monday Photography..

"Summer Desert"

Quote..

"The tyrant dies and his rule ends, the martyr dies and his rule begins."
          Soren Kierkkegaard

Monday Photography...

"Splash of Orange"

Furniture....Dresser

Price: $75

A solid dresser painted in dark grey 

and a creamy yellow for an accent. 

It would be lovely in a child's room. 

It was finished and sealed with a wax. 

Quote..

"How much happier you would be, how much more of you there would be, if the hammer of a higher God, could smash your small cosmos."
       -G.K. Chesterton

Monday Photography..

"Solitary"

Quote..

"Your shadow will always release whatever overshadows you. What you are aware of, you will release. Faith does not grow by striving, it grows through surrender."
                  Bill Johnson

Quote..

"To walk in the character of Christ is always the right choice, regardless of outcome or consequence."
                            Corrie Ten Boom

Monday Photography...

"Single Stem"

Away... Away..

I will be away for two weeks! So no posts while I am gone... but no worries I am sure to have lots to share when I return:)

Writing..

But whatever is good and perfect comes to us from God, the Creator of all Light, and He shines forever without change or shadow.    James 1:17

Creator of all Light, You shine forever without change or shadow. But what about the darkness I see here? It is all around, and I wonder would it consume me? There is no shadow in You, but at times there is in me. Eating away at me piece by piece. Yet I know this Creator. Who is Light. He lives in me, shattering any darkness that remains with His Light. It is what He offers, how I want to reside with Him in the Light. He can wash away the shadows hiding in the deep places. What must I do to have this all embracing Light? Ask Him to come. Simply ask and believe He will. And He will change everything. The Light will embrace me; never leaving me cold again.

Quote...

"Never make a principle out of your experience; let God be as original with other people as He is with you."            -Oswald Chambers

Monday Photography..

"Pink Delight"

Quote..

"They have cradled you in custom, they have primed you with their preaching. They have soaked you in convention, through and through; they have put you in a showcase; you're a credit to their teaching- but don't you hear the wild? - it's calling you. Let us probe the silent places, let us seek what luck betide us; let us journey to a lonely land I know. There's a whisper on the night-wind, there's a star agleam to guide us, and the wild is calling; calling... let us go."
           Robert Service

Monday Photography..

"Patch of Purple"

Quote..

"The kingdom of God? Time after time Jesus tries to drum into our heads what He means by it. He heaps parable upon parable like a madman. He tries shouting it. He tries whispering it... What He seems to be saying is that the kingdom of God is the time, or a time beyond time, when it will no longer be humans in their lunacy who are in charge of the word of God but in His mercy who will be in charge of the world. It's the time above all else for wild rejoicing- like getting out of jail, like being cured of cancer, like finally at long last coming home. And it is at hand, Jesus says."
                          -Frederick Buechner

Monday Photography

"Found Sunflowers"

Quote..

"This life, therefore, is not godliness but the process of becoming godly, not health but getting well, not being but becoming, not rest but exercise. We are not now what we shall be, but we are on the way. The process is not yet finished but it is actively going on. This is not the goal but it is the right road. At present, everything does not gleam and sparkle, but everything is being cleansed."
                     Martin Luther

Monday Photography..

"Lonesome"

Quote..

"Not of the unmaking but of making. The old field of space, time, matter and the senses to be weeded, dug and sown for a new crop. We may be tired of the old field: God is not."
                            C.S. Lewis

Monday Photography

"Red Barn"

Furniture: Cabinet

An adorable small cabinet. It was painted with milk paint (blue) and accents of white. I lightly sanded and sealed it with a wax. The top was added with wood boards sanded and finished like the rest. 

Price: $95

Quote..

"We are the music-makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams, wandering by lone sea-breakers, and sitting by desolate streams, world-losers and world forsakers, upon whom the pale moon gleams; yet we are the movers and shakers, of the world forever, it seems."
     Arthur O'Shaughnessy

Monday Photography..

"Old Tree"

Quote..

"True christianity is not a life of working, but of becoming. It is in the pursuit of seeing the glory of the Lord and being changed by that glory into His same image."
       Rick Joyner

Monday Photography..

"The Manor"

Writing..

"But whatever is good and perfect comes to us from God, the Creator of all light, and He shines forever without change or shadow."   James 1:17

Creator of all light. You shine forever without change or shadow. But what about the darkness I see here? It is all around, and I wonder would it consume me? There is no shadow in You, but at times there is in me. Eating away at me piece by piece. Yet I know this Creator. Who is all light. He lives in me, shattering any darkness that remains with His light. It is what He offers. How I want to reside with Him in the light. He can wash away the shadows hiding in the deep places. What must I do to have this all embracing light? Ask Him to come. Simply ask and believe He will. And He will change everything. The light will embrace me, never leaving me cold again.

Furniture: Tea Cart

A tea cart still in great condition. I just shined it up a bit and cleaned it. The sides pull up for a larger top space as you can see by the last picture. It is a sweet quaint addition to display lovely tea cups:) 

Price: $60

Quote..

"We are not called to be successful, but to be faithful."
        Mother Teresa

Monday Photography...

"Window Flowers"

Mixed Media..

Furniture: Step Stool

A cute step stool painted in yellow and sealed with poly. Very nice piece for a small child or just a sweet decorative piece. 

Price: $30

Quote..

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."
       Jim Elliot

Monday Photography...

"Overcast"

Writing..

My circumstances can color my view of the Father; if I let them. What I do have and what I don't have can determine my sight. If I allow it. Or I can choose to believe otherwise. He is good. He is faithful. He is healer. He is Almighty. That is what He calls Himself. It comes down to my choice. Do I allow my life circumstances to dictate my reality of Him? No, I refuse to let these small moments strip me of my Father. He stays the same. I am the one changing. Continually trying to look past what appears truth in this world, to the eternal reality of Him. The truth that never fails. I see unclearly, while He can see the finished result. Whatever happens in my life, I won't treat it as fuel to think less of my Father, but rather cling to Him and the many good names that belong to Him.

Furniture: Small Table and Small Hutch

A table painted in two tones of grey. There is a drawer in front as well. It is finished with a wax.

Price: $65

The sweet small hutch was painted with milk paint. A green and white color. I sanded it and waxed it for a nice finish All of the knobs are original. 

Price: $100

Quote..

"The soul is dyed with the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the full light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become."
     Heraclitus

Monday Photography...

"Peeking Through"

Furniture: White Cabinet

A very old cabinet painted in white with accents of yellow. I thought the small legs added something different to the piece. The inside was painted yellow as well with the shelves in white. A unique and sweet cabinet. 

Price: $85

Quote..

"Love does not stop nicely to calculate the less or more; love does not stop to work out how little it can respectably give. With a kind of divine extravagance, love gives everything it has and never counts the cost. Calculation is never any part of love."
                 William Barclay

Monday Photography...

"Front Porch View"

Furniture: Mirror

An old mirror painted in paris grey; distressed and finished with a was. 

Price: $40

Mixed Media...

Furniture: Cabinet and Plant Stand

This cabinet was originally one you would hang from the wall. It sat for awhile waiting for me to decide what to do with it. I thought about adding legs and here she is now. I think it is a quaint piece. I painted it black; the legs are painted duck egg blue as well as the inside. The knobs are more like hooks but I wanted something different so I went with it:) The doors are old wood so it gives it a bit of an imperfect/rough look which I like. 

Price: $95

The plant stand is small and very sweet with it's chippy white paint. 

There are little flecks of green on it as well. 

Price: $25

Quote..

"We are not always sure where the horizon is. We would not know "which end is up" were it not for the shimmering pathway of light falling on the white sea. The One who laid earth's foundations and settled its dimensions knows where the lines are drawn. He gives all the light we need for trust and obedience."
         -Elisabeth Elliot

Monday Photography..

"Gray Skies"

Mixed Media..

Quote..

"Sometimes in the contrast of the night, we can best see the glory of God."
             Beth Moore

Monday Photography..

"Clouds"

Mixed Media..

A sign and Wall Hangings..

 I have finally made my own sign. My dear friend Janelle designed it for me; I think she did a wonderful job. Can't wait to hang it up:) 

This wall hanging was painted in provence and school bus yellow. I distressed and finished it with a wax. These two unique hooks I found were added for some charm. 

Price: $45

This one is pained in just school bus yellow. I also painted the middle with chalkboard paint so whatever you would like can be written. Two old hooks were added as well at the bottom. 

Price: $45