Making My Own Clothes

So, I have officially become a cheap person. I found this t-shirt online that I wanted SO bad, but it was $45! Okay, call me crazy, but I just can't justify spending $45 on anything let alone a t-shirt!

The "I can surely make this myself" mode kicked in and I picked up some Ink-Jet Iron-On stuff and a white t-shirt and went to work.

My total cost. $6. I'd say that's a little more like it. Of course I would have liked it for free, but you know... gotta loosen the purse strings a little. :)

It didn't turn out perfect, but good enough for now. I have more of the Iron-On stuff, so I might try again if I find a really good deal on another t-shirt.

Okay, so enough rambling. What do you think of my shirt?

(Yes, it does mean what you think it does...)

Sophie and Her Baby

Sophie has this cute little baby that she pushes around in a stroller most of the day. She always stops, goes around to face the baby and says "hi baby". Then, she checks to make sure she's comfortable and goes on pushing. It's so cute! I know I've said it before, but I love this age!!!

Anyway, I tried to "capture the moment" between her and baby, but this was the best I could do.


In this shot she was giving the baby a hug and I couldn't get my camera adjusted fast enough. So, all I got was a cute Sophie and a blurry baby hanging at her side. ***sigh***


Then, I asked her if she could give me a pretty smile. This is what I got:


Silly Sophie. I love her so much.

Hope vs Reality

My Dad really had a thing for t-shirts and hats that "served a purpose". For just about every holiday/birthday I would buy him one. The hat above was one of his favorites because it generated SO MANY conversations about the Lord. He loved that and always took advantage of the opportunity to share the gospel.

On Tuesday, our friends had the hard task of burying one they loved very much. I wept with them and for them, but I also just wept. So many things the speaker said still applied to me or made me think about my Dad. The speaker did such a great job of encouraging the family that it is okay to cry, to mourn, to miss this one they loved. He also made the comment that this one they loved had always believed there was a heaven, but now she KNEW there was a heaven. I had just never really thought about the fact that my Dad's Hope was now his Reality. That was just such a wonderful thought to me.

I can't wait for my Hope to become my Reality.

But if we hope for what we do not see, with perserverance we wait eagerly for it. Romans 8:25

Pray

Please pray for my good friends Tim and Teresa (Mama T) and family (daughters Calista, Andrea and son Aaron). Tim's mom passed away this morning.

There is much power in prayer and only the Lord can soothe their very broken hearts. Thank you.

Big Girl

I love the way these turned out, but at the same time I hate it that she looks so old! I can remember my Mom telling me "you're getting to big! stop growing so much!" And I would just laugh and say "I can't help it"! I didn't really understand what she meant. I just thought she was funny and maybe a little weird... :) I totally understand now. I just want my baby to stay my baby forever!




Once again I'm torn between color and BW. So, I just kept both.