Many of you know how much I've loved re-doing cheap furniture finds this last year. A sweet friend in Canada introduced me to Annie Sloan Chalk Paint right before we moved back to the states, and I'm hooked. It has seriously become a hobby for me--painting and creating something new is like therapy for me. Many a nap time has turned into painting out in our back yard while Judah sleeps! Thought I would post several of my projects here. I've just recently stepped into reupholstering chairs..although very daunting at first, I found it was a piece of cake! I have wingback chair that I want to eventually get the nerve to re-do. Hope you enjoy!                                       

    You've probably heard the saying, "wrong place, wrong time" before. Well, that thought got me thinking about other scenarios of that saying and how it relates to seasons in our life.  It had me reflecting on the different seasons in my life, and how in each one of them God was trying to teach me something.  I can think of several examples of times in my life where I've been in the "wrong place, wrong time", right place at the wrong time, and of course at the right place, at the right time.  But then, I think to a degree, we are all at the right place at the right time. Even as I sit here to write these words, a quote I've written on a bright, pink note card stares me in the face. It reads, "A woman who walks in PURPOSE doesn't have to chase PEOPLE or OPPORTUNITIES. Her LIGHT causes PEOPLE and OPPORTUNITIES to PURSUE her." What a beautiful thought for a control-freak woman like me!      I can without a doubt testify that when I have let