not much..

not a ton is new with us.. just getting excited for christmas coming around the corner! i have some things (hopefully) up my sleeve for gifts this year, but on the practical side i'm planning to get to work on making my own laundry detergent soon. i plan to try out this recipe. my latest project has been making my own baby food and recently baby wipes. i found a recipe on this blog.. i've tried it twice and am loving the results so far. a lot of wipes for a little money. just putting it out there for any of you moms who want to do something yourself and save money in the process. anyway, stay tuned for up and coming posts of crafty things i'll hopefully be working on in the next couple weeks.. i'm hoping the creative bug bites me pretty hard from now until christmas.

merry early christmas. :)

so much...

i never want it to be difficult for me to think of what i'm thankful for. i never want that to be something i have to will myself to do. i want it to come easily.. for thankfulness to flow from me. because it should. because there is never a shortage of wonderful things in my life.. even when life is hard, because there is room for thankfulness even in the midst of difficulty and pain. i love thanksgiving. i hope that it's a great day for everyone this year. and i hope that more than anything we express thankfulness to the God who saved us. to the God who has never forsaken us. the God who allows us to borrow what is his while we're here.

...always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light.
colossians 1:12.