Small and Medium MAGNETS

Clothes-pins Magnets

My clothes-pin magnets are my newest collection to my.creations. These are so cute and guaranteed to make you say "Oh, these are so cute!". They are great for dry-erase boards, dorm rooms, refrigerators, offices, etc. Use them to clip items together or to display your pictures and notes/reminders! Hope you enjoy!

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Joy

Wow, I'm having such a great time hear at Grace. I was a bit taken back when I went to class for the first time and the professor prayed! WOW! I don't know why I was surprised, but I've never had this experience through a public school before so that is why. I absolutely love it though! Another great thing that I've really enjoyed here is the dorm life. Yes, it's tight and people get annoyed and cranky, but it is such an enjoyable experience that I think everyone should go through. We learn to get along even when we don't want to but have to. We put up with our roomies and friends even when we would rather lock the door. I love keeping my door open though, because people pop in and out all the time. I even meet new people when I leave the door open because they see my colorful curtains right off the bat and say "Awww, I haven't seen this room yet....." We're also going to be starting a Beth Moore Bible Study "Jesus the One and Only", and I heard theres lots of reading and homework with it, but its what I want to do. We talk about wanting to be on fire for Jesus, but yet we don't do it. We have the desire to be all Jesus wants us to be, but we seem to let go and fall between the cracks. Why don't we just finally for once and all say "Jesus, here is my life, lead me and I will follow. You are in control, I will obey with everything I have". I desire that but I don't do it. Now is the time...

Precious Memories

I altered this frame and made it to sell at my craft show in November. I was going to put it on Etsy, but then figured that shipping would be quite pricey and it's heavy and the glass is fragile so I decided that I will wait! Let me know what you think!

The Word of God is challenging...

So I just got finished with going to each one of my classes once. All we did was talk about the syllabus and what is all expected of us in the class and then some professors started lecturing if they had time to. I knew the Bible was going to be a challenge, but I didn't think I would feel so dumb about not knowing anything. We say we are "christians" and we grow up going to church every Sunday, yet we dont know hardly anything about the Bible. What does that say about us? What does God think of us? I'm ashamed and embarassed. I just hope (well i know) that God knows I'm here so I can study him and learn more about him so I can serve him respectively for the rest of my life. Wow, this is going to be some intense program. But I am very excited, more than I can show or explain!

A New Chapter (in my life)

For those few of you who actually read my blog, haha, I'd be happy to share with you what I have been up to the past couple of days. I arrived at Grace University in Omaha on Saturday and moved in and since then we've had all sorts of different activities with all the new students, and now with the returning students. Classes start tomorrow. I'm kind of nervous, but more ready to get down to business and dig deep into the passion I was driving myself to come here for in the first place. This will be quite an adventure, let me tell you!! This semester I'm taking Old Testament Survey (which is a general overview of the first half of the Bible), Theology of Church Missions, Daniel and Revelation, Intro to Philosophy (hmmm, I'm not sure about this one- doesn't sound to easy), and Healthy Lifestyles for Women. We are also required to do a Servant Leadership Training thing once a semester for all the years we are here. Of course I'm going to do something with my major. I have a couple of options- working with inner city kids after school, working with cross-cultural churches, working with just youth and children, etc. I'm excited, yet nervous and scared at the same time. My passion is people and it is to go overseas, but I also have not been exposed to much of any cultures in my whole lifetime. I grew up in a town with all white people. I went on a missions trip for 2 1/2 weeks but that really isn't that long at all! But I think that this will be a great learning experience and maybe it will open up some more doors and opportunities I never thought of earlier. I'll keep you all posted, but for now, below I have a picture of us new students on our hall including TL's. (It was at ConAgra Park, just north of Grace near downtown and the Old Market)

GIFT BOXES

These are gift boxes that I made from a print layout design and just folded and glued a couple of the sides. Then I added ribbon for decoration. Some of the papers are plain, patterned, flocked, glittery, and even foiled. Very cute for a small gift and to add lots of goodies!