I love how God speaks to me. It's not with a loud "SHOUT" but with a whisper to my heart. A lot of the times I don't hear him for various reasons....too busy....hardened heart/rebellion, etc. His word says to be still and know that He is God. I don't know about you but this is really hard for me. I think of being still as being idle & non-productive. But it is in the stillness that He speaks to me.
All over the Bible it talks about waiting upon the Lord. Waiting, being still, quiet......all these words or actions are really hard for me to do. I want to be still. I want to be quiet. I want to wait upon the Lord. I want to do what it is He wants me to do. Instead I rush to this or that. I start another project and I think about what I want to do....someday....sometime....tomorrow maybe.
One of the things I love about a dear friend is their capacity to listen and to talk with me. NOT at me but with me. Jesus is my friend. I know he wants to hear my voice. I want to hear His voice too. Be still Pammi and know that I am God. He is is sprinkling His blessing upon me as I speak and as I listen. He is filling my heart with just what is needed today.....His love.
Thank you father for the stillness and for the quiet. Thank you Father for answering my prayer to hear me, to love me, to guide me. It is you who gives me the passion to know you. It is you who gives me the grace to hear you. Giving you praise today as I go about my daily duties. Help me to stop and listen. Because it is in the quiet that I hear your whisper to my heart.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Out with old and in with the new
One of my favorite things to do is rearrange stuff.....furniture, nick knacks, wall art....you name it and I have moved it around. I love cleaning out closets, throwing away things that have seen better days, and donating items. My favorite thing to do is to give something new life.
Last year I bought some really cool fabric to cover my dining room chairs. I got this idea from magazine pictures of dining chairs all being different. I love the peeling paint, old worn, shabby chic look. However my chairs match the table and the hutch. (My husband says there is no way I can paint them either which I find sad. I'd paint them in a heartbeat but he'd have a heart attack so it is just not worth it.) :) A few years back I recovered the chairs alike with this really thick country style dark fabric-------->
. It was a lot of work but they turned out good. That was 7 or 8 years ago. My tastes have changed and I wanted something new. Since I can't afford nor want a whole new set I thought.....let's just recover the chair pads again.
Recovering chair pads is a lot of work. I did the first three okay but it took me FOREVER. I finally humbled myself and asked my hubby to help me. We got the other three done in an hour. An HOUR!!!! Seriously I learned I should always ask for help. It is more fun and you can get done a lot quicker.
I recovered each chair in a different fabric and then covered the fabric with a thick clear vinyl for durability. The fabrics do not match but I LOVE them. Later in the week I made the sweetest chair covers to go over each chair back. They are different and yet tie in with the chair covers. And here are the finished chairs. What do you think?
Last year I bought some really cool fabric to cover my dining room chairs. I got this idea from magazine pictures of dining chairs all being different. I love the peeling paint, old worn, shabby chic look. However my chairs match the table and the hutch. (My husband says there is no way I can paint them either which I find sad. I'd paint them in a heartbeat but he'd have a heart attack so it is just not worth it.) :) A few years back I recovered the chairs alike with this really thick country style dark fabric-------->
. It was a lot of work but they turned out good. That was 7 or 8 years ago. My tastes have changed and I wanted something new. Since I can't afford nor want a whole new set I thought.....let's just recover the chair pads again.Recovering chair pads is a lot of work. I did the first three okay but it took me FOREVER. I finally humbled myself and asked my hubby to help me. We got the other three done in an hour. An HOUR!!!! Seriously I learned I should always ask for help. It is more fun and you can get done a lot quicker.
I recovered each chair in a different fabric and then covered the fabric with a thick clear vinyl for durability. The fabrics do not match but I LOVE them. Later in the week I made the sweetest chair covers to go over each chair back. They are different and yet tie in with the chair covers. And here are the finished chairs. What do you think?
I have a little leftover fabric that I just might make a table topper. So it is OUT with the old and in with the New!
On The Blog Again...
Hello fellow bloggers! Remember that country western song from back in the day called....."On The Road Again" (by Willie Nelson)? It's an oldie but goody talking about how he can't wait to get back on the road again...making music with his friends. Well friends I don't know about the music part but I have sure missed writing down my thoughts and hearing from my blogger friends. With this being January of 2012 I figure it is time to get back on the road to blogging. This year I am going to try and write more about what God is doing in me, be more transparent/honest with you about my struggles and share with you His grace in my life. Plus I'd like to share some poetry, some recipes, with a little crafting projects thrown in for good measure. I am hopeful that as we travel this blogger road we just may trip on something we have never seen before. Or maybe we will find a treasure.......a nugget of truth we hadn't heard before. Most of all I pray we just enjoy this road of life we find ourselves on and share a little. Sounds like a good road to be on don't ya think?
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