Catch Up...

Why, hello there.

I have been awfully busy lately, and I have really missed blogging, crafting, and also keeping up with all of my favorite blogs! My hubby and I just got home last night after 4 days in Washington for my step-sisters wedding. It was wonderful, and we even got to enjoy Seattle for a little while. Now we are back home, and just trying to get back in the groove of things. I made the wedding cake, and will be posting pics soon... it turned out really nice. :-) Besides the wedding, we had a blast just spending time with family, and of course the very, very long road trip was filled with memories!

While in Seattle on Sunday, I insisted that we stop by The Blue Bottle Art Gallery to see Jessie Olson of CakeSpy. I brought her a cupcake. :-) She was super nice, and I just loved looking around the gallery at all her wonderful stuff! I am so glad that my family was nice enough to let me stop in. I <3 CakeSpy!

I am awfully sleepy today, so I am going to cut this post short, but I do want to give BIG THANK YOU to The Paper Mama for giving me (and her other sponsers) a big shout out today. I love advertising with you! I am looking forward to adding some new items to my Etsy shop this week!

Goodnight all!

Amber

Today...

... I am hurt. I am broken hearted. I am sad. I am angry. I feel sick. I feel overwhelmed. I want to hate you.

And yet... I have peace. I have calm. I have healing. I have love. I have love for you despite how much my heart hurts.

That can only come from God. Only God can show me healing when I am broken. Only God can show me peace when I am angry. Only God can show me love when I don't want to feel it. Only God can teach me love when every human bone in my body wants to hate.

The truth is, I can't hate you. It isn't possible. I don't know how. I don't know how to NOT love you. And as much as it hurts, I am thankful for that. Because with love comes forgiveness, and redemption. If I can love you even an ounce of how much God loves me... If you can see me love you even through this, than maybe you will see a glimpse of the love Christ offers us.

I am praying today.... I am praying that you give your life to Christ. That you surrender your heart to Him and turn away from everything else. I am praying for me... praying that I show you love, even when it hurts... especially when it hurts. I am praying that I fight through my earthly feelings, and instead take Godly actions.

There is nothing I can do now, except for love you and trust in the Lord.  And that... that is enough.

~Amber

M.I.A.

So, I'm working again... Yay! It is really nice to have a job again after a year of unemployment. I started my job 2 weeks ago, and I am currently in training for a total of 9 weeks. That is a crazy long time for training! But, there is a lot of information to learn before I start working with clients.

Anyways, that's where I have been for the last few weeks. I have been acclimating to the life of a employed person again.... not staying up to late, getting up early, having to be somewhere at a set time, etc. I have gotten used to crafting/blogging/web surfing whenever I want,  so having a schedule is a big change! I am trying to develop a weekly schedule for myself so that I make time for my blog and my Etsy shop. I am thinking I may start blogging once or twice a week, on specific days, and updating my Etsy shop at the same time. I am hoping that a set schedule will keep me from going M.I.A. for long periods of time!

This weekend I am busy finishing all my entries for our county fair. I turned in my photography, jewelry, and ceramic entries today, and all my baked goods are due on Tuesday, the day before the fair. Below are some of the pictures that I entered. Let me know what you think!

Goodnight all!

~Amber