Officially Crafty

I just want to add before you start reading this - THIS IS MY 100TH POST!! YEAH - It has taken me forever, but I have made it!! No big party or cool post, but I will leave you with something that I made!!

I am going to officially consider myself crafty. I actually sewed something else. I have had a sewing machine and finding time to actually use it has been hard. When Kadence started Sonshine School 2 years ago I sewed her two nap mat covers. She was a sweaty sleeper so I was over ambitious and thought she needed one in pink and one in purple. As it always is with your second child, he just got one nap mat. But I am very proud of it and think it turned out really good.

Celebrate Recovery Trip in California

Okay, okay - so after a couple of e-mails from my oh so faithful readers, I will finally update my blog. We have been so busy these last couple of weeks. August started out with a week long trip to California for a Celebrate Recovery training. Micah and I took 10 other people to Saddleback Church and had a great time. It was like being at church camp again. It was the spiritual high that I needed!! I learned so much and it excites me to see so many lives changing and people coming back to the Lord!! We heard great testimonies of people who were lost, but now they are saved because they were introduced to Celebrate Recovery.

I know I am kind of biased of the program, but I truly feel that EVERYONE should come and be a part. Everyone has something in their life that they need recovery for, ie. inpatience, perfectionism, alcoholism, abuse, codependency, and many MANY more). I know this is a whole new mindset for the church. People are really not used to talking about what they struggle with, but I have seen first hand the power of sharing your story and the effect it can have on your life and the lives around you.

So, if you are interested...I am going to be starting an 8 week Bible study that will lead us through the book "Life's Healing Choices." It is written by the Celebrate Recovery founder, John Baker. It is based on the 8 principles that they follow in Celebrate Recovery, but it is a small group study. If you are intersted in participating or just interested in more information please e-mail me.

Okay - for the fun side of our trip!! We went to the beach one night and had dinner. It was amazing!! It was late when we got finished so all our pictures on the beach are dark.

The beautiful sunset on Laguna Beach.

The famous Hollywood Sign!!

The biggest guitar hero guitar at Universal Studios.

Micah and I at the Hollywood Walk of Fame!! We had fun - The Cheetah Girls had their preimere that day and were interviewing on the red carpet.

The BEST seafood restaurant on the beach!!!