I said that I got the idea for the hair clips from another blog but unfortuneately this blog doesn't actually mention how to do it. They are also a little different from mine.
The blog address is
http://melissagoodsell.typepad.com/day_to_day/2009/01/felt-hairclips.html
But to make mine was very easy. I was able to pick up the pre-cut felt flowers from a craft shop 'Riot' for those in Brissy. From the same place I was also able to pick up the clips and the hearts for the centre. Get out your glue gun or a thread and button in the case of the other flowers. Easy as.
In other news I am currently working on feelings of jealousy as the people behind are currently having a swim and I can hear the water swishing. I am rather hot and it sounds so heavenly to me. Oh dear I have just remembered I have put Sweetness down for a nap with her window opened- I hope they don't wake her. (fingers crossed).
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Craft for the day
After a busy morning with rushing around tidying the house for a Bible Study and then cleaning up after the Bible Study in preparation for a pray meeting tomorrow morning, I decided I needed the afternoon off.
And this is what I did with my spare time.
I copied the idea from another blog.
You can see my models are very thrilled with the results.
This morning we studied Hannah and one thing that was brought up in the study was how infertility was a major issue for a number of women in the Bible. Sarah, Rebekah and Leah all had infertility problems and so each of their husbands was able to take another wife or maidservant, because people in those times assumed it was the fault of the woman. Although in these three cases it was most likely right because each of the second wives were able to concieve.
What I found particularly interesting was the desire that each of these women had for a child. God used three example of infertility to bring up so many different issues, especially faith, but another issue that has particularly affected me too is the longing to become a mother. Probably five years ago I wouldn't have understood God's plan for motherhood.
My personal experience of the pangs and desires to bring children into the world happened when GH and I were told that it was highly unlikely that we would conceive a child, for various reasons. Before then I thought that some day GH and I would have children just because that is what most people do. But being told that it was 'highly unlikely' to happen brought me to tears, not simply a good cry, this was a sobs like nothing I have ever experienced in life. From that moment onwards I had so much difficulty getting the thoughts of becoming pregnant out of my mind. Each month that passed with a negative result made me more and more dishearten and only increased my desire to have a baby. I would try and prepare myself that maybe it wasn't God's plan for us to have children, people would tell me not to think about it and that it would just happen, but to stop thinking about it was just not really going to happen. We were living overseas, given the opportunity to visit places we had never been to and yet it was always difficult to get it out of my mind.
At the time I understood that these words written about Sarah, Rebekah and Hannah were to remind me that faith in God's plan was what I needed. But now I can read these words and stories and I know that God understands our desire to have children. God understands the hurt and sorrow that infertility causes. I believe He has included these stories in the Bible to let us know that we are not alone in our suffering. What I particular love about Hannah was that unlike the other two she took her sorrow to God. She knew her husband didn't understand her sorrow, her sister wife was taunting rather than sympathetic. Hannah knew that it was God alone who could give her comfort. After she had prayed and petitioned the Lord for a child, it was not said that she then knew that she would become pregnant, it simply tells us that she was comforted.
I love the Lord so much because I know that He will always understand my sorrows because He is there with me. I feel His graciousness in letting me know that, through the stories of these other women, I am not alone or the first to feel this way.
My story has been a blessed one where I went on to have an operation, and I truly believe that the gynecologist who was also the surgeon was a tool of God's in helping us to conceive our precious Princess.
But it really is just such an awesome thing to have God who understands us and really knows how we feel. I guess as a women that is what we long for and yet so many times make the mistake in thinking that our husbands, or any man for that matter should understand us. I know I need to put my faith and trust in God but it also feels so good that I can completely trust Him with my feelings too.
And this is what I did with my spare time.
I copied the idea from another blog.
You can see my models are very thrilled with the results.
This morning we studied Hannah and one thing that was brought up in the study was how infertility was a major issue for a number of women in the Bible. Sarah, Rebekah and Leah all had infertility problems and so each of their husbands was able to take another wife or maidservant, because people in those times assumed it was the fault of the woman. Although in these three cases it was most likely right because each of the second wives were able to concieve.
What I found particularly interesting was the desire that each of these women had for a child. God used three example of infertility to bring up so many different issues, especially faith, but another issue that has particularly affected me too is the longing to become a mother. Probably five years ago I wouldn't have understood God's plan for motherhood.
My personal experience of the pangs and desires to bring children into the world happened when GH and I were told that it was highly unlikely that we would conceive a child, for various reasons. Before then I thought that some day GH and I would have children just because that is what most people do. But being told that it was 'highly unlikely' to happen brought me to tears, not simply a good cry, this was a sobs like nothing I have ever experienced in life. From that moment onwards I had so much difficulty getting the thoughts of becoming pregnant out of my mind. Each month that passed with a negative result made me more and more dishearten and only increased my desire to have a baby. I would try and prepare myself that maybe it wasn't God's plan for us to have children, people would tell me not to think about it and that it would just happen, but to stop thinking about it was just not really going to happen. We were living overseas, given the opportunity to visit places we had never been to and yet it was always difficult to get it out of my mind.
At the time I understood that these words written about Sarah, Rebekah and Hannah were to remind me that faith in God's plan was what I needed. But now I can read these words and stories and I know that God understands our desire to have children. God understands the hurt and sorrow that infertility causes. I believe He has included these stories in the Bible to let us know that we are not alone in our suffering. What I particular love about Hannah was that unlike the other two she took her sorrow to God. She knew her husband didn't understand her sorrow, her sister wife was taunting rather than sympathetic. Hannah knew that it was God alone who could give her comfort. After she had prayed and petitioned the Lord for a child, it was not said that she then knew that she would become pregnant, it simply tells us that she was comforted.
I love the Lord so much because I know that He will always understand my sorrows because He is there with me. I feel His graciousness in letting me know that, through the stories of these other women, I am not alone or the first to feel this way.
My story has been a blessed one where I went on to have an operation, and I truly believe that the gynecologist who was also the surgeon was a tool of God's in helping us to conceive our precious Princess.
But it really is just such an awesome thing to have God who understands us and really knows how we feel. I guess as a women that is what we long for and yet so many times make the mistake in thinking that our husbands, or any man for that matter should understand us. I know I need to put my faith and trust in God but it also feels so good that I can completely trust Him with my feelings too.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Great Australia Day Weekend
What a wonderful Australia Day weekend. We got to catch up with many friends and do lots of playing. we played with our friends at the park (Happy Birthday Abbs), we got to play with our friends at a BBQ (great Aussie tradition) and we played the wii. We also got a chance to play as a family and enjoy each others company.
Life in Australia is such a blessing, we enjoy such a beautiful blessed life here. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, oi, oi, oi.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
didn't work
sorry I give up.
But here is a mini preview. The video was like a montage of photos that I took of the girls during this time, these are the best I think.
I think I am getting a bit better with practice, it reminds me to take my camera with me more often.
Queensland in the Summertime
I am hoping this video works if it doesn't I will see if there is another way to post it.
This is our very hot day. We went out this morning to get our passport pictures taken (the girls look funny as they could not smile and I look like I am snarling, maybe I was). In the shopping centre it was lovely and cool but as soon as we walked outside I knew that today was not going to involve doing yucky hot sweaty housework (sorry Gorgeous Husband). So we filled up the pool and someone had the 'good idea' to move the slide over and photos and fun followed. Sweetness did have a go too but I couldn't really help and take photos at the same time.
I am truly blessed to have such fun girls.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Friends like these
I had a really lovely weekend this past one and that's mostly due to the lovely friends that I was able to enjoy some child-free time just hanging out and do things that were just plain fun. We sat around talking about...well I'm really not meant to say as I have been told it is not to be mentioned on my blog but you know having a good laugh stuff. We also sang our hearts out with singstar on the play station and I must admit I was well and truly outdone by these two girls, you see they are professionals.
We also had a good laugh at ourselves and me while attempting to do all sorts of strange things on the wii and as fun as all that stuff was the very best thing was to just be in their presence.
These two ladies and ones that we miss dearly down in Adelaide, Sydney and in Ireland have meant so much to me. These girls, now women, have been around for some really important parts of my life and I guess reflecting upon the fact that we are all turning thirty this year just made me realise how blessed I am.
One of these women I can say that I have known her for 2 thirds of my life. Just think, when we are 100 I can say it's been 90%.
These photos are photos of photos as i haven't hooked up the scanner due to laziness but some of them I just couldn't resist sharing.
Ladies, you are a blessing to my life and I pray that you will always have a presence in it.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Playing around
Well lucky me is using a new computer and one of the things it has is the ability to take a photo of the user, so of course this was something that had to be shared with you all.
In other news we had such a lovely few days, first at coochie island and then Wednesday at swimming, both of these days I wish I had my camera but I was slack and forgot. But both these days the girls had a lovely time swimming, you can tell just how much they enjoy it because now both of them like walking around in Princess' goggles. You should have seen the fighting over them. Well it might not break the bank to get a new pair, I just can't get a pink pair or Princess will hit the roof because she claims all things pink as hers.
Monday, January 12, 2009
My trip to Ikea
Well this post is nothing too soul-searching or thought-provoking (unless you are planning a trip to Ikea) but I decided that although I appreciate all of the lovely toys that the girls have been given, they were starting to drive me nuts. I also think though they can not play with them properly when there is a bit of this mixed with that. Now everything is nicely in its place, of course I had to take a photo of it because who knows how long it will spend like this.
Now I can finally get on to all the other housework to be done. It is funny, but not ha ha funny, that when someone would ask me what I did during my day I couldn't really answer so I would say 'not much' and wonder why I was so tired after a day of 'not much', well I figured it out. I get breakfast for children and husband, lunch for husband, washing on, washing on line, clean up kitchen, make morning tea, lunch, get drinks, cuddles, first-aid, clean up toys, cook dinner and between much of this I need to provide amusement for two lovely little ladies.
I am not whinging about my life, I love it and feel very blessed to be in a position where I can stay at home with my kiddies but I am simply saying that not many people understand the life of a stay at home wife/mother and that we in fact work very hard and because we do so many little quick jobs we forget exactly what we have done with our day.
Just to make this extra clear that this is not a whinge I will say that I am a very blessed woman who gets to stay at home and look after two exciting and intelligent little girls who provide much love and entertainment and challenge.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Boys and Girls
God certainly made clear molds when He created girls and boys. Just this morning I had the pleasure of watching two very distinct genders. My darling girls were visited by their little prince cousins and just watching them play was a glorious reminder of how God had a very clear plan in mind when He created us.
I have heard parents sometimes say that their daughter is like a little boy and I admit that I nod my head in understanding but if they placed their little girl next to my nephew it would poo poo all over their argument. Many people when they meet him describe him as a real little boy,( of course he is, he's not fake) but I think it is very obvious in all little boys you meet that they are not little girls.
And my little girls are not boys. Sweetness is more active than Princess, I would consider her an active girl but she's not a boy because she is active, put her next to her cousin equivalent and he proves that although active she is no boy.
Just watching children at play is just such an incredible argument that God had clear plans and designs when He created us, there is no way this happened by chance or accident.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Happy New Year
Well everyone, I know I am a little late but HAPPY NEW YEAR!
So in this post I am going to talk about the well hashed ramblings in new year tradition- resolutions! DO you have any? I am sure you have, nearly everyone secretly makes a little pact with themselves at this time of year, after all its a new year and we can't help but think of new beginnings, and in honesty I can't imagine there would be a person alive who would say- please make 2009 exactly the same as 2008- I don't want to change, I don't want to improve, I don't want to broaden my horizons in any way.
So in honor of the new year and in honesty which I like to think I use in my blog I will share my new years resolutions (there are a few)
1. To become a healthy person- yes I will admit it I would like to lose some weight but truthfully this is not the main issue- being sick, along with the girls, I know that there is something wrong with my life- which I am certain a better managed diet, and I would like to say more exercise but really it is just any exercise, is going to help. I also feel it that it is becoming increasing important with Princess becoming older to set an example for my girls. I know it gross but I have been getting Princess to eat salad by talking about this http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/health/nutrition/slideshow1_ss_yourbody_digestion
2. Manage my time and in turn the girls time. Princess is three and she is getting bored, in my head I know she is screaming out to learn new things and so this year we begin schooling, we will be setting up a schooling area at home and lessons begin in the new school year, I don't want to make it too boring or push her so that she won't enjoy school once she gets there but I feel it is important to put her good mind to use. The same goes with my mind too and so I will be encouraging myself to manage my time better in order to achieve more useful things with my life.
3. The main thing I hope to achieve is a better Bible memory, I read plenty of books about the Bible, Marriage and Parenting but what better book is there than the Bible itself.
4. And in order to help achieve number three I need to improve my prayer life and one of the main things I will be praying for is that I am able to achieve these resolutions.
Looking back really the order should have been reversed but I do believe that are all important and that they are all ways of making myself and my family more Christ like.
Oh I almost forgot this one which would have been quite convenient
5. To become a good steward with money and possessions. Yes this means budget but for no other reasons than to make sure I know what I am spending my money on and that it isn't wasteful. But this is also about looking after the things we already own. I watch as my parents take such good care of their possessions and they have had things for 10 years plus, they don't need to buy new things because they have taken such good care of the things they have. Unfortunately I have not always been like this but I think I have gotten better but I know there is room for improvement.
SO these are my resolutions, what are yours? You don't really have to share them, Gorgeous Hubby doesn't want to share his,( but I know I get them out of him;)) But if you want to share them with me I can pray for you as this year I will be adding a pray request book to my life and I would love to keep you in my prayers.
So in this post I am going to talk about the well hashed ramblings in new year tradition- resolutions! DO you have any? I am sure you have, nearly everyone secretly makes a little pact with themselves at this time of year, after all its a new year and we can't help but think of new beginnings, and in honesty I can't imagine there would be a person alive who would say- please make 2009 exactly the same as 2008- I don't want to change, I don't want to improve, I don't want to broaden my horizons in any way.
So in honor of the new year and in honesty which I like to think I use in my blog I will share my new years resolutions (there are a few)
1. To become a healthy person- yes I will admit it I would like to lose some weight but truthfully this is not the main issue- being sick, along with the girls, I know that there is something wrong with my life- which I am certain a better managed diet, and I would like to say more exercise but really it is just any exercise, is going to help. I also feel it that it is becoming increasing important with Princess becoming older to set an example for my girls. I know it gross but I have been getting Princess to eat salad by talking about this http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/health/nutrition/slideshow1_ss_yourbody_digestion
2. Manage my time and in turn the girls time. Princess is three and she is getting bored, in my head I know she is screaming out to learn new things and so this year we begin schooling, we will be setting up a schooling area at home and lessons begin in the new school year, I don't want to make it too boring or push her so that she won't enjoy school once she gets there but I feel it is important to put her good mind to use. The same goes with my mind too and so I will be encouraging myself to manage my time better in order to achieve more useful things with my life.
3. The main thing I hope to achieve is a better Bible memory, I read plenty of books about the Bible, Marriage and Parenting but what better book is there than the Bible itself.
4. And in order to help achieve number three I need to improve my prayer life and one of the main things I will be praying for is that I am able to achieve these resolutions.
Looking back really the order should have been reversed but I do believe that are all important and that they are all ways of making myself and my family more Christ like.
Oh I almost forgot this one which would have been quite convenient
5. To become a good steward with money and possessions. Yes this means budget but for no other reasons than to make sure I know what I am spending my money on and that it isn't wasteful. But this is also about looking after the things we already own. I watch as my parents take such good care of their possessions and they have had things for 10 years plus, they don't need to buy new things because they have taken such good care of the things they have. Unfortunately I have not always been like this but I think I have gotten better but I know there is room for improvement.
SO these are my resolutions, what are yours? You don't really have to share them, Gorgeous Hubby doesn't want to share his,( but I know I get them out of him;)) But if you want to share them with me I can pray for you as this year I will be adding a pray request book to my life and I would love to keep you in my prayers.
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