Update: 30 in 3 Summer Challenge

Well, so far, I am awful at this 30 in 3 updating stuff. I have yet to update it. I'm sorry about that.

This Sunday I will be updating it. I will be starting #8 and #12. We are going on a road trip to Canada! I will give you more details on Sunday. It's a mission trip, we're going to help at a church up there that we have partnered with. So prayers are much appreciated!

This has nothing to do with the update, but I just wanted to say that I hope you are staying safe today. There's more talk about tornados and storms hitting around this area. My prayers are with all of the families who have lost loved ones, and who have lost their homes, etc. I can't imagine. My heart hurts for them today. I hope that you are having a blessed day!

Another one bites the dust.

Okay, maybe not actually bites the dust, but according to Romans 6, I guess you could say that. This morning was so exciting! Caleb had the privilege of baptizing our friend Kaleb. He is one of the college students here. He gave his life to the Lord in March this year. The day after, we left for Beach Reach and it was so incredible to see how the Lord worked in all of our lives, but it was really great to see the Lord move in his life. It is always such a blessing to not only be able to see the work God is doing in our own lives, but the lives of the people around us. It has been so cool getting to know him. He's a lover of old school stuff. He has great taste in music and he could seriously be one of those men who read the Bible to be recorded and sold. That's such a serious statement.

Caleb baptizing Kaleb

Also it was graduate Sunday. Not that watching them all awkwardly walk down the isle to the front isn't just so fascinating, but well. That's always the weird part of ceremonies, right? There was an awesome part of it though. That was when the parents came to pray with their children and again give them over into the trust of the Lord. It was so cool!

Crazy, I Tell You, Just Crazy

I would like to start by saying that I am sorry I waited until almost midnight last night to get the scripture posted to Daily Word, it was a crazy day! It has kind of been a crazy weekend actually. But crazy is good sometimes, right? Well, I think so anyway.

Last night: We were so blessed to be able to have our new Etsy shop: Yellow Stitches Boutique, which we just opened on May 1, to be a vendor at the May Madness Block Party on the Weatherford square. It wasn't really a profitable, monetarily speaking, venture, but it was great to get all of our stuff set up and put together and get the word out. So exciting! We gave out business cards and met a few other vendors who seemed really cool, and another Etsy shop owner, whom I still need to go check out.

Olivia & I (Nerd Glasses Oh My!)

Our little booth

Today: We had a women's ministry luncheon which was kind of a fiasco at first, because their numbers were different that what we had down, but it all worked out. It was so cute they did a mother daughter luncheon and dressed up like cowgirls. They even gave out prizes to the little girls who dressed up. They were so stinking cute! Then my wonderful and handsome boyfriend came over, just in time to not have to clean up (0; and eat lunch. He took me on a surprise ride today, telling me we were going to get Starbucks, but that it was a surprise, so I knew we weren't actually getting Starbucks. He took me, instead, to the only sno-cone stand that is open right now in a 60 mile radius of Weatherford (that might be an exaggeration). The best part is, it's the one that they put ice cream in the bottom (my favorite). He so sweet to do things like that. I love those times when we go all the way to town to just hangout and do things like get a son-cone. It reminds me over and over again, to be thankful for the small things and that we are so unbelievably blessed. I never want to take that for granted.

Yummmm (0:

On our way back to the ranch, I saw the sign at the Grace Christian Academy (where my old little sister used to go) that said SALE TODAY. I love that sign, because her old teacher has a barn behind the school that has about a billion antiques in it. So as soon as he dropped me off I jumped in the car and drove straight back to the school. I found the most awesome swim suit! Well I think it is anyway.

The coolest part is that the lady didn't remember me, but I had remembered that she went on a  trip to the Philippines last year, so when I asked her about it she just started telling me all these stories about all their adventures there. It was so cool. They were there for about 6 months and she helped them start a high school to educate kids who literally had no where else to go or learn or anything. She has such a heart for the Lord. And what an awesome testimony of trusting the Lord to provide and have everything taken care of while they were gone for months doing His work in another part of this world. So cool!

I have been challenged in the last few days as to wether or not I wholeheartedly and fully trust the Lord with EVERYTHING. So, I know I don't ask often, but if any of you prayer warriors read this I could use some prayer in that area. So that in the things that I am not trusting Him with I will lay those down at His feet, and even the areas that I don't even realize, that He would reveal those to me and I would begin to give those to Him as well, because just like I said in the Romans 8:28 Daily Word. His ways are better and His purpose and plans are far greater than anything I could imagine, and that's where I want to be. In His ways for His purpose. I am also happy to pray for you if you have any prayer needs. Let me know. Bless you today! Peace and mercy from God our wonderful and merciful and loving and gracious King and Father be with you today! I hope your day is filled with joy!

Thankful Thursday: My Mom

I thought today was Friday for about 2 minutes and nearly had a panic attack. Not really, but sort of. Today I am thankful for my mom, we may not see eye to eye, or agree on things (which I am clearly right on (0:) but we love each other. It has been a long road, and a lot of it has been bumpy to say the least. Last night we had dinner at Boo Ray's, it's a little cajun place in our town that I absolutely love eating blackened anything at. We had the Blackened Mahi Mahi and it was so good! My mom is very forgetful and I am fearful for when I am her age, because if I keep going at the rate I forget things now, when I am her age, well, I might need to be put in a nursing home a few years early, just kidding, I think… Anyway, my mom called me on her way and said she'd meed me at Razoo's in 15 minutes. Cajun. That's close. She makes me laugh. Anyway, last night our dinner conversation was rather tough. We talked about some serious stuff. I was a little bit on the eye watery side after the conversation, but today I am just thankful for her. Thankful that the Lord teaches me things through our relationship and allows us to have a relationship. Today I am thankful for my mom.

Liebster from Rebekah

Liebester Award. I have found how these can be ongoing, but I love all the different questions. So many of you already know about the Liebster because I posted about it and you can read the rules and such here. THANK YOU Rebekah for the nomination!

Before I answer the questions, I just want to say that, for real, if you haven't read Rebekah's blog, do it! If you want to read a true love story about a man and woman in this day and age, here you go. I used to not be the type of person who ever even thought about marriage or love or any of that "non sense," but now only because of the Lord's love in my life and His blessing me with people like Caleb (whom, I love so incredibly much) and Rebekah, who taught me the saying, "I love, love" which I honestly had to re-read the first time she text that to me (0: But I now get it and I love how she really does love, love. It's so cool because I have been reading so much about love lately and what it really means to love and truly love which we can't do apart from Christ in us. And if you could see Rebekah's face when she talks about love, I believe that is what God created love to be like. I mean, we are called to be the light of the world and go and tell people about Him and His love and also supposed to love them, unconditionally and without expectation. That's kind of what I think about when you mention the word "love" to Rebekah, everything about her lights up, that's what it's supposed to look like. I love her so much, I should probably be on my way to meet with her right now about Backyard Bible Club stuff, but I will get to that as soon as I am finished telling you how great she is, and she would probably be upset with me here if I told you she was just great and didn't mention that it is ONLY because Christ lives in her that she is great, and she is. Seriously, one of the most humble women of God I know. I love how in her post she says I challenge her, because really she challenges me. She has such a gentle and loving spirit and the Lord is always evident in her life and in how she carries herself. I am honored and blessed to call her a friend and sister in Christ. She is truly a blessing to me.

Rebekah's Questions Answered

1. What is your favorite place to shop and why?

My favorite place(s) to shop: Home Depot, because I love making things. Dollar Tree ummm.. everything's $1 and Belk, I love the people there and they always have a sale going on, plus, I like to just go talk. 

2. What is your favorite place to go for a bite? 
Abuelo's or any good sushi place

3. What is one thing the Lord has taught you lately? 
That I can't love people on my own. If I truly do love them, I will rely on His love to work through me, and not just try to "love" them the way I think I know how, because His ways are better and higher and greater and well He is Love, so that trumps Lacy's "love" 

4. Would you rather drink only water for the rest of your life or eat only salad? 

Can the salad have fish and lots of cheese in it always? If so, I choose salad. If not, water (can I use the little Snapple packets occasionally?)

5. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

That is such a hard question, In the next five years I see myself married to the most amazing man that I have ever met, who loves Jesus more than anything and being where ever God calls us to be, doing whatever God calls us to do, and praying that in everything we do, that God is getting all the glory. 

6. What do you like to do in your free time?

Blog, Do Crafts (Caleb calls them craps…not funny!) Read, Write, & Think

7. What is your dream vacation?

Oh my! I have no idea, I want to go everywhere, I guess I have always wanted to go to Courchevel or Israel 

8. Favorite album lately? 

Kari Job's Donde Te Encuentro (No, I don't speak Spanish, but I like to look up the lyrics and see the difference in the English version) OR 
I have been listening to Sarah's last album again. The lyrics are just so good!

9. How would you describe yourself in 6 words?
Blessed. Chosen. Weird (Van told me quirky and weird are interchangeable terms for me). Stubborn (unfortunately). Real. Loved.

10. What are two of your favorite memories? 
1) Our family vacation that lasted like 2 months while we traveled and sang at different churches and places and the Facing the Giants Rally and then my dad took me to the Library of Congress!!! (0: (0: (0:
2) This past Valentines Day weekend with my favorite person. I talked more about that here.

11. How did you get in to blogging? 

I don't really remember how I even started my blog, I know I did it to share my testimony about how the Lord brought me out of utter darkness into His marvelous light, so that my old friends that I was living in such sin with could read the power that God has to change a life. But I don't know how I got to blogger or anything. 

11 Facts

My Nominee's Are:

Jess at Forever Convinced

Ariel at On A Whim

Bridget at Tales of Me and the Husband

11 Questions from Lacy

1. Why do you blog?
2. Is your main job blogging or do you have a "real job"?
3. If you could only eat one thing forever it would be____
4. Describe yourself in 6 words.
5. What is your cure for "bloggers block"?
6. What is the best book you have ever read?
7. Weird question: If you were something in nature ( tree, flower, cloud, star) what would you be and why?
8. What is your favorite kind of music and why?
9. What has been your favorite trip to ever take?
10. Do you have a favorite lifetime memory? What is it?
11. If you had one day to do whatever you wanted, money is no object, what would you do? Why?

May Madness

One last post before Friday!

Bring a canned good or donation before Friday to The Junction in Weatherford & receive an entry for the Grand Prize drawing on Friday at the Block Party!

Food. Fun. Prizes. Shopping. Music. Etc. 

call (817) 597-8947 for more details

I hope to see you there!

Free gift card drawing & prizes at our booth as well. 

Word

Okay this is not going to be a long post. I just wanted to let everyone know about that new tab up there on the top of this blog. It's called Daily Word. One, because every day I could say a lot about the Word and two, because I don't want to over-do my postings on here. So I created a page that I could daily talk about the Word. I hope you check it out. I would love to hear your thoughts on the scripture as well.

May Madness Block Party

Come see us Friday, May 17, 2013

Yellow Stitches Boutique on Etsy

We will be set up at the QXFM Radio Network is hosting a Canned Food Drive Block Party.

What about it? 

Free Giveaways! 

Many other booths besides ours. 

Kid's activities. 

For more information please visit: QXFM Community Calendar

Date: May 17, 2013

Time: 5-9pm

Place: Entire South-West block of the Downtown Square

118 South Main Street

Weatherford,TX 76086

USA

For more information contact us at:

yellowstitchesboutique@gmail.com

or 

(817) 458-8406 or 8407

Do Not Forget

Okay, I promised myself that I wouldn't be "that blogger" ( no offense to that blogger, I like your blogs, it's just not me (usually), ya know?) and yet here I doing a Giveaway and blogging about it on my site rather than the actual Boutique site. I promised myself I wouldn't but I guess it's such a personal thing I thought it would be alright. So, in hopes that I don't completely annoy you or deprive you out of a few minutes of your life in order to check this out, I want to let you in, once again, on our Friday Freebie!

The winner of the Friday Freebie will be chosen at random on May 31, 2013. There is NO PURCHASE NECESSARY! Seriously! No shipping and handling cost either! I personally will package and ship the keychain to the winner. So Do Not Forget to sign up for it. All I want is your email address so I can harass you a little bit. Just kidding. I only send out a Newsletter once every 3 months and you should sign up for that too! Because it's totally worth the freebies I put in it and the Coupon Corner is always of value to you.

Also, as if I don't tell you enough, Do Not Forget that you are loved today and that there is someone who cares about you. When people fail you; He never will! His name is Jesus and He's WONDERFUL! And Do Not Forget that I love you too! Thank you for reading my annoying post that I promised I'd never do, but am now completely doing.

Here it is:

(Even if you don't like or need it, re-gifting is ALWAYS a great option on FREE stuff!)

Thankful Thursday: Higher Praise

I am so thankful for the gift of music and the ability the Lord has given me to sing. I am aware that He is the giver of all things, including our abilities. The mere fact that He has entrusted us and equipped each of us with different abilities in order to bring Him praise, glory, and honor leaves me in awe. Not that it's anything we do, rather what He does through us in our obedience to do what He calls us to. We are so unworthy and yet we're used for His kingdom. I am so blown away by that.

Seriously, think about that...

I love these people more than I can explain.

Moving on to what I had intended to say and the reason I brought up music and singing. One of the reasons I am thankful for the ability to sing is that I get to be a part of choir. I am so incredibly thankful for our NSBC Higher Praise choir. I know that we aren't the only choir who really and truly seeks to glorify God or be a true representation of Jesus, in all, the choir room, on the stage, and our day to day lives. However, I also know that there are a lot who do honestly "miss it." I am so thankful for the heart of the people The Lord has been so gracious to bless me with. The blessing of worshiping with them and spending time in true fellowship with them is so amazing. I am thankful for Bro. Gary and his heart and how he doesn't have to always harp on the music stuff because he's more concerned with Jesus. He s more concerned with talking about what God is doing in each others lives, and sharing with us what the Lord is doing in his. Yesterday he talked about how the music he listened to in the choir room before we all got there ministered to him. And it wasn't because of the music either, but because the Spirit of God lives in him and the lyrics and musical arrangements that others who love Christ have written just move him. I am also thankful for everyone who fills in for him when he's not feeling great or he's out because he's going where God calls him. 

I am just thankful to be surrounded by people who really and truly and honestly desire to make His name famous. I am thankful God has given us eyes to see and ears to hear. It's a blessing like no other, that's an understatement. The crazy and awesome thing is that He is still working in all of us revealing new things to us daily. Today I am thankful for God's love, His blessings, and His provisions. I am thankful that He has revealed Himself to us and continues to daily until the day that we will be with Him.