Like the new look?

If you read my blog through a reader, please take the opportunity to click the post link and visit my actual site.

Do you like what you see?

My sweet and incredibly gifted Hubby and I have been working hard for about a week redesigning my blog and making it something that is much more “Me”.

Take a look around. There are all kinds of hidden gems.

All of the graphics, except the snowman…because Hubby got impatient….are my doodles, drawn with sharpies.

If you check out the “Story Book” button, you’ll see I’ve added a few more of my short stories, with more to come later.

The “About Me” section is still under construction, but I am super psyched about its new look.

I love that my blog is now an even bigger reflection of my personality, and now a big outlet for my doodle creativity too!

As we add more features, I will be sure to let you know, if you are supposed to be let in on the fun, but some things you’ll just have to discover for yourselves.

Blessings!

Hannah

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What did I do yesterday?

Hey, I missed a day of blogging.  Sorry about that.

I had to think for a few moments longer than I would like to admit about what I actually did yesterday.

Oh, yeah! I spent the day with two amazing ladies jabbering away as we worked on random projects.

Every month or so, a group of my amazing lady friends and I get together at the incredible Miss Angie’s (no, not the uber-cool Christian punk rocker from the 90′s) for a “craft day”. Normally this results in a lot more yakking getting done than crafts, but we enjoy it all the same. Yesterday nearly everyone bailed out, (wimps!) so it was just the three of us. Amazingly, we actually got some stuff done!

I brought a box of my dad’s paper keepsakes that I’ve been sorting through, as well as a file box where I am neatly cataloging items that might be significant to various family members. I even remembered a paper bag to put the discarded items in. I was very proud of myself! Miss Sherry brought her sewing machine, which she admirably fixed herself after the foot fell off, and worked on a pocket advent calendar. Miss Angie made us all hungry as she attempted (successfully?) to make her first pumpkin pie from scratch. Okay, the filling was from scratch.

Although I was glad to get some sorting done, the fellowship was, as always, the most valuable part. We talked about so many different subjects, and I got to know my friends so much better. These women, even the wimps that weren’t there, are such a blessing in my life. For years I prayed for female friends that I could truly get close to and share life with, and God has truly answered my prayer with these women. We support each other, pray for each other, and are blatantly honest with each other when necessary. We laugh a lot, cry a lot, and sometimes even laugh till we cry. Plus, we love each other’s kiddos, which is very important, because there are a lot of little ones in our church family right now.

Anywho, it was a very worthwhile way to spend the day. I left my pitifully ill hubby in the good hands of my FIL, and brought home pizza at the end of the day, so all was well. And the gals were amazed at how happy and content Baby E was while we worked. Her healing amazes me every day.

What relationships outside of your family are you most thankful for? What do you do, or pretend to do, on the days that you need to get away with those who lift you up?

Blessings!

Hannah

p.s. To all the wimps, I LOVE YOU! I was just speaking out of pure disappointment that I didn’t get to be in your wonderful presence.

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Rag Basket (of love)

Okay, folks! I’ve been promising this for a while now, so here it is!

This is the rag basket I made for my MIL for Christmas. It was really fun, and fairly simple to accomplish. Gabe’s old t-shirts came in handy as well.

I tried to put captions with the pictures, but that didn’t work so well. Any Photo Bucket pros out there?

Enjoy!

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