"You are never a great man when you have more mind than heart."
-Beauchene
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Furniture: Dresser
A good old still in working condition dresser. I painted it grey and white. The handles are original to the piece. It was sealed with a poly to finish. And pretty paper was added to the interesting boxes on top. This time I didn't do any distressing; just a clean finish.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Furniture: Side Table
Price: $45
A yellow side table distressed and waxed. There is a glass top with it for added protection. A cute addition to any room:)
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Quote..
"You can kiss your family and friends goodbye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you."
-Frederick Buechner
-Frederick Buechner
Monday, January 23, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The Joys of Reading..
I had posted about a great book "Hinds Feet on High Places" well my sister got me the next book for Christmas. I had no idea there was a sequel to the first. Again, I recommend it:) It has been a delight. I wanted to leave a excerpt from it: Mountain of Spices by Hannah Hurnard
"You know Grace and Glory, 'It is enough for the disciple to be as his Lord,' and to learn also to overcome evil with good. There is absolutely no experience, however terrible, or heartbreaking, or unjust, or cruel, or evil, which you can meet in the course of your earthly life, that can harm you if you will but let me teach you how to accept it with joy; and to react to it triumphantly as I did myself, with love and forgiveness and with the willingness to bear the results of wrong down by others. Every trial, every test, every difficulty and seemingly wrong experience through which you may have to pass, is only another opportunity granted to you of conquering and evil thing and bringing out of it something to the lasting praise and glory of God. You sons and daughters of Adam, in all your suffering and sorrow, are the most privileged of all beings, for you are to be perfected through suffering and to become the sons and daughters of God with his power to overcome evil with good. If only you realized your destiny, how you would rejoice at every experience of trial and tribulation, and even in the persecution which comes your way. You would 'count it all joy.' You would take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, and distresses for Christ's sake 'for when you are weak, then you learn how to be made strong."
I find it comforting to know my Lord doesn't leave things as they are. Beauty for ashes, gladness for sorrow. He perfects us through our sufferings. This is fact. A promise. He always overcomes evil with good. And I can have that for myself! He wants to teach me how. My goal is to one day 'count it all joy.' I have yet to arrive there. But it brings hope to my spirit to know that this is the outcome. If I allow Him, He will come and transform my heart and character through my trials. Sorrow lasts for the night; but joy comes in the morning. He is too good! What a Savior. How He saves me from myself.
"You know Grace and Glory, 'It is enough for the disciple to be as his Lord,' and to learn also to overcome evil with good. There is absolutely no experience, however terrible, or heartbreaking, or unjust, or cruel, or evil, which you can meet in the course of your earthly life, that can harm you if you will but let me teach you how to accept it with joy; and to react to it triumphantly as I did myself, with love and forgiveness and with the willingness to bear the results of wrong down by others. Every trial, every test, every difficulty and seemingly wrong experience through which you may have to pass, is only another opportunity granted to you of conquering and evil thing and bringing out of it something to the lasting praise and glory of God. You sons and daughters of Adam, in all your suffering and sorrow, are the most privileged of all beings, for you are to be perfected through suffering and to become the sons and daughters of God with his power to overcome evil with good. If only you realized your destiny, how you would rejoice at every experience of trial and tribulation, and even in the persecution which comes your way. You would 'count it all joy.' You would take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, and distresses for Christ's sake 'for when you are weak, then you learn how to be made strong."
I find it comforting to know my Lord doesn't leave things as they are. Beauty for ashes, gladness for sorrow. He perfects us through our sufferings. This is fact. A promise. He always overcomes evil with good. And I can have that for myself! He wants to teach me how. My goal is to one day 'count it all joy.' I have yet to arrive there. But it brings hope to my spirit to know that this is the outcome. If I allow Him, He will come and transform my heart and character through my trials. Sorrow lasts for the night; but joy comes in the morning. He is too good! What a Savior. How He saves me from myself.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Quote..
"Our original shimmering self gets buried so deep we hardly live out of it at all... rather we learn to live out of all the other selves which we are constantly putting on and taking off like coats and hats against the world's weather."
-Frederick Brechner
-Frederick Brechner
Monday, January 9, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
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