i am here

She gets up while still dark;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her servant girls.

proverbs 31:15


hello friends. i am sorry for taking a break from blogging without letting you know. if you remember a couple of posts ago, i was struggling how to organize my life. i thought it was my right to be creating everyday all day long. i looked at it as that was my full time job. boy was i wrong. God showed me how wrong i was. you see, as a stay at home mom, i figured that i would always have time to do laundry, bills, mom things. this is embarrassing but i haven't cooked for my family for eight years. not daily anyway. more like once a month. i remember studying proverbs 31 a couple of years ago, but it didn't settle on my heart until a couple of months ago. the first of the year actually.

with the help of God, and a couple of wonderful blogs, i have started to find my way. my husband was teasing me that he was had more home cooked meals in the last two months than he has in the last 8 years. but he has really enjoyed everything i have made.

God has a lot of work yet to do in my life, but i am thankful for the desire He has given me.

in the next few posts i will share with you some of our favorite recipes and the blogs that have helped me in have the desire that God has meant for me to have.

take care and God bless
alissa

the simple woman's day book

i found this wonderful blog this last weekend and noticed that she did a day journal every monday, so i thought i would give it a try. you can find more information here.




FOR TODAY December 15, 2008
Outside my window...the sun is starting to set. i see a little snow and it is cold!

I am thinking...that i need to make a dr. appointment. i have had face, cheek and head pain for a week.

I am thankful for...our warm home and clothing for this cold weather.

From the kitchen...going to warm up taco soup and fresh bread in a little bit for supper.

I am wearing...jeans, turtle neck, vest and a light weight jacket.

I am creating...an album for a girl that is getting married in our church.

I am going...to start purging our home of unnecessary items to make our life and home more simple.

I am reading...'having a real relationship with God' and 'the five love languages' for the two bible study groups i am part of.

I am hoping...for nice weather during the Christmas season so families can get together.

I am hearing...channel 32 'the message' on my xm radio, the dishwasher going, traffic going by our house.

Around the house...emma is on the computer, our boxer, jasmine is sleeping at my feet, dishes are done, and mail needs to be gone through.

One of my favorite things...having to not go anywhere when it is this cold.

A few plans for the rest of the week:
make Christmas goodies, awanas, church Christmas program, women's bible study, couples bible study, laundry, wrap Christmas presents.

Here is picture thought I am sharing...

i am missing the nice weather, so i thought i would post a picture i took this summer.

i hope everyone is having a wonderful evening and God bless
alissa

it's beginning to look like christmas

we finally put up our tree a couple of days ago. with just a hectic schedule, we just weren't able to put it up as soon as emma thought we needed too! of course i was inspired by her to make our tree topper, so our tree was topperless (i don't think that is a word but you get the idea) for a couple of days. i was finally able to get it finished tonight. I really like it! kinda looks like a huge flower. i am thinking about making a few of these to make a garland to hang on the wall. how cute would that be. my hubby will just shake his head and ask if they are necessary. Yep! they are!

i know i have neglected my store just as i got it started. just for your information, do not try to do something big like that just before Christmas...

i think i have to rethink my schedule. i don't want to neglect anything...you know, things like family, home, blog and etsy. i an going to try to blog one day a week, update ella & ruby's one day a week, and spend the rest of the time with family, friends, cleaning and crafting. if i don't do this i think i will start to feel overwhelmed. if anyone has advice an how to juggle your life, i am all ears!

hope everyone a wonderful week and i will see you next week.
God bless
alissa

local old fashioned christmas

if you are from custer county you might want to check this out. i will be set up at the community center for a home based business/craft fair. hope to see you there!

God bless
alissa

hello. my name is alissa. nice to meet you

boy! how does time fly when your busy...i can't believe it has been two months since i last posted. we have been trying to harvest. we are usually done by now, but with the rain, snow and the break downs, we have only started. ron and i celebrated our 8th anniversary last week, emma has a case of chicken pox this week , and i had a craft fair 2 weeks ago. plus, if you look to your right, i have finally got my etsy store started. i have changed my name to something i felt suit what i wanted. ella, was my grandmother and ruby, was ron's grandmother. it took a lot longer to set up then i thought. with the craft fair and my etsy store, 'worked' everyday, sometimes until 10:30 at night to get enough made. here are some pictures of my show.











i appricate everyone who visits, and i look foward to meeting and getting to know you.

i hope everyone has a great day and God bless
alissa

fabulous finds....at least in my opinion

well, where as the time gone! i had planned posting a few days ago, but our internet connection was quite slow. don't know what happened but it seems to be fixed now. i came down with a whopper of a cold yesterday so here i am on the couch, passing the time blogging and visiting friends. colds always slow me way down, so i doubt i get much done other than what i am doing now :).

i wanted to shared with you some of the things i found this summer. i found a bag full of these packages of crepe paper at goodwill for a dollar! as you can see some of them weren't even open. i have never worked with this stuff and i have to say that i like it better then the streamers i use.



i also found this book of music at goodwill for $5. i had planned on tearing it up to use on my projects but i say the copyright date...now it has a home on our piano.


...the picture is bleary but i think it says 1880...


the next couple of items comes with a story. my hubby and i went to an auction this summer that had quite a bit of stuff that i needed (or wanted) to get. on the auction bill it had said there was old postcards. well, when we got there i started to search for what i was looking for. the auction had started before i had located the postcards. 30 minutes later, they held up a shoebox full of postcards. no one was bidding so as they came down to $5, i decided that i could handle that price if there was nothing that i could use. i got the box and when i saw what was on top, i was disappointed. lots of newer ones...til i went there about 40% then the good stuff was there. i have already filed away the postcards that i got out of the box. about 30 of them. but these little cards i thought i would share. they have bible verses on them...and as you can see they are pretty small.


these autograph albums were in the shoebox too. the dates range from 1903-1911.
one of my favorites pages says,'when you are at parties and don't get home til late, remember it is bedtime and don't swing on the gate.' lol!


at lastly my favorite find of the summer. my daughter, i and my husband found these bird eggs along our driveway from june thru august. my hubby even found a whole one for my collection.



i hope everyone has a great day and god bless
alissa

time for creating

i want to say i am sorry for not posting all summer. i appreciate everyone that comes to visit and i feel like i have let you down. i am still try to get back to our routine since school has started. i have had time to create some things and thought i would share them with you.

here are a couple of plaques that i made to sale at an up and coming craft fair. they both have vintage wallpaper and postcards.





here are some banners.



this banner was made for a friend for her newly remodeled home. hi penny!



here are some charms that are waiting to be soldered. most are made from vintage wallpaper...the problem is that i think they are pretty just setting in the bowl the way they are, i don't want to do anything with them!



i did manage to get three soldered and made into necklaces. i had made on for myself, so emma thought that she needed one, and one for a friend of hers that celebrated a birthday. sorry for the poor quality of the photo. i am still trying to figure out my digi camera.



i still have some things to share with you but i will wait for another post.
everyone have a great weekend and god bless.
alissa