Monday's 10 Things

Here's what I'm most thankful for, right now!

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1. A fun day away at IKEA and outlet shopping with my mom.

2. 60+ degree temperatures in November.

3. A nice afternoon outside working with my husband! Our fall yard work is done!

4. Great progress this weekend here thanks to my dad and husband.

5. A fun Friday night hanging out with neighbors and their new baby boy.

6. The holiday season is just around the corner. I'm so excited to watch Claire take it all in again this year!

7. Major progress on my to-do list.

8. Very good music in church this weekend.

9. Wrapping up what was a great church-wide Bible study based on the book Just Walk Across the Room by Bill Hybels.

10. My little girl who loves to wear her tutu ("beautiful dress" according to her) everywhere she goes. Including to church and on play dates.

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What are you most thankful for today?

Fresh Start Sunday

Men of faith rise up and sing

Of the great and glorious King

You are strong when you feel weak

In your brokenness complete

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Shout to the North and the South

Sing to the East and the West

Jesus is savior to all

Lord of heaven and earth

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Rise up women of the truth

Stand and sing to broken hearts

Who can know the healing power

Of our awesome King of love

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Shout to the North and the South
Sing to the East and the West
Jesus is savior to all
Lord of heaven and earth

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We've been through fire we've beenthrough rain

We've been refined by the power of his name

We've fallen deeper in love with you

You've burned the truth on our lips

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Shout to the North and the South

Sing to the East and the West

Jesus is savior to all

Lord of heaven and earth

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Rise up church with broken wings

Fill this place with songs again

Of our God who reigns on high

By His grace again we'll fly

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Shout to the North and the South
Sing to the East and the West
Jesus is savior to all
Lord of heaven and earth

Picture of the Week

She had a sudden burst of energy and didn't quite know what to do with herself!

Off My List: Sunroom Pillows

Wow, items are actually being checked off my monster to-do list, and I think I can feel my sanity returning. Almost.

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Here's the first item off my to-do list:

new pillows for our sun room couch! We bought this couch just a few months ago, and I didn't love the store's options of coordinating pillows, so I ordered pillows in the same fabric as the couch. There's nothing wrong with the pillows themselves, but blue pillows on a blue couch looks like a lot of....blue!

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I had found this Waverly fabric online and considered it for curtains for our sun room. Then I spotted it on clearance (eek!) at Jo-Ann's, and seeing it in person, I knew the fabric was too heavy for curtains, but would be perfect for pillows! The pillows are zippered on the back, because with a two year old in the house, washability is key.

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And, the best part, they coordinate perfectly with my bird print chair!I love it when things just fall into place, don't you???

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(My apologies for these dark pictures...we've entered the time of the year here in Michigan where we don't see the sun...ever, so this was the best I could get!)

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Off to check more items off my list!!!

Am I Old?

The girl working at the GAP seems to think so.

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I returned a pair of jeans tonight because they didn't fit right,

and the girl behind the counter says to me,

"yeah, they are a pretty young style."

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Gee. thanks.

Monday's 10 Things

Here's what I'm most thankful for, right now!

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1. A really fun Halloween with neighbors (after Claire's meltdown that is!)

2. An amazing church service.

3. A new pastor who I really appreciate.

4. Great weather allowing us to tweak out one more trip to the zoo.

5. A haircut appointment this week, I treat that as my personal pampering time!

6. A handful of items checked off my master to-do list this weekend.

7. Finally some progress here after a week of waiting on an electrician.

(Praying for a successful inspection this morning!)

8. A family that has still managed to avoid sickness in the middle of flu season.

9. Claire's announcement before bed last night that "Jesus loves chocolate!"

10. An upcoming day away with my mom.

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What are you most thankful for today?

Fresh Start Sunday

"Happiness is not something ready made.

It comes from your own actions."

-Dalai Lama

(thanks Anne!)