Booties!

Peacock dress

little bird dress I made

I am the only one to blame for this
Somehow it all ends up the same
Soaring on the wings of selfish pride
I flew too high and like Icarus I collide
With a world I try so hard to leave behind
To rid myself of all but love
to give and die

To turn away and not become
Another nail to pierce the skin of one who loves
more deeply than the oceans,
more abundant than the tears
Of a world embracing every heartache

Can I be the one to sacrifice
Or grip the spear and watch the blood and water flow

To love you - take my world apart
To need you - I am on my knees
To love you - take my world apart
To need you - broken on my knees

All said and done I stand alone
Amongst remains of a life I should not own
It takes all I am to believe
In the mercy that covers me

Did you really have to die for me?
All I am for all you are
Because what I need and what I believe are worlds apart

[Additional lyrics:]

I look beyond the empty cross
forgetting what my life has cost
and wipe away the crimson stains
and dull the nails that still remain
More and more I need you now,
I owe you more each passing hour
the battle between grace and pride
I gave up not so long ago
So steal my heart and take the pain
and wash the feet and cleanse my pride
take the selfish, take the weak,
and all the things I cannot hide
take the beauty, take my tears
the sin-soaked heart and make it yours
take my world all apart
take it now, take it now
and serve the ones that I despise
speak the words I can't deny
watch the world I used to love
fall to dust and thrown away
I look beyond the empty cross
forgetting what my life has cost
so wipe away the crimson stains
and dull the nails that still remain
so steal my heart and take the pain
take the selfish, take the weak
and all the things I cannot hide
take the beauty, take my tears
take my world apart, take my world apart
I pray, I pray, I pray
take my world apart

But I fear you aren't listening
Because there are no words
Just the stillness and the hunger
For a faith that assures
...
And though the pain is an ocean
Tossing us around, around, around
You have calmed greater waters
Higher mountains have come down
-The Valley Song- Jars of Clay

I've been lost without you
Cold without your love
...
Take the place of my heart
Till I become a stranger to my life
I've been down without you
Wrong without your love
-The Eleventh Hour- Jars of Clay

Lord I'm tired
So tired from walking
And Lord I'm so alone
And Lord the dark
Is creeping in
Creeping up
To swallow me
I think I'll stop
Rest here a while

And didn't You see me cry'n?
And didn't You hear me call Your name?
Wasn't it You I gave my heart to?
I wish You'd remember
Where you sat it down

Chorus:
And this is all that I can say right now
i know it's not much
And this is all that I can give
yeah that's my everything

Bridge:
I didn't notice You were standing here
I didn't know that
That was You holding me
I didn't notice You were cry'n too
I didn't know that
That was You washing my feet
-All I Can Say- David Crowder Band

Dear God, make me something beautiful in your eyes

Something Beautiful Lyrics
Artist:Jars Of Clay

If you put your arms around me
Could it change the way I feel
I guess I let myself believe
That the outside might just
Bleed it's way in
Maybe stir the sleeping past
Lying under glass
Waiting for the kiss
That breaks this awful spell
Pull me out...of this lonely cell

[chorus]
Close my eyes and hold my heart
Cover me and make me something
Change this something normal
Into something beautiful

[verse]
What I get from my reflection
Isn't what I thought I'd see
Give me reason to believe
Never leave me incomplete
Will you untie this loss of mine
It so easily defines me
Do you see it on my face?
And all I can think about
Is how long
I've been waiting to feel you move me

[chorus]
Into something beautiful
Into something beautiful

[bridge]
And I'm still fighting for the
Word to break these chains
And I still pray when I look
In your eyes, you'll stare right
Back down into something beautiful

[chorus]
Into something beautiful
Into something beautiful
Into something beautiful

Tabs open in my browser right now

Okay, I've had two tabs open in my browser for awhile, and they both intrigue me:
"How To Make Sassy Water To Flatten Your Belly"
http://www.ehow.com/how_4987830_sassy-water-flatten-belly.html

I just made a 1/2 batch of the Sassy Water, which I'm mainly hoping is tasty water, regardless of the flat belly or weight loss benefits. We'll see what happens! Who can resist a drink with "Sassy" in the name?! Anybody tried this Sassy Water before? Thoughts?

The second site is "Recycled T-Shirt Couture by Angela Johnson...[long title]"
http://www.ecouterre.com/18335/recycled-t-shirt-couture-by-angela-johnson-elevates-the-humble-tee/angela-johnson-recycled-t-shirt-4/

The t-shirts on Angela Johnson's site are inspiring- I've always been thinking about what else I want to make when I'm in a wanna-be-crafty mood. My latest creations may be making their debut to this site soon...

Note: Sorry the websites are typed in and not links! I seem to be having some trouble with making my links work :(

This man is such an inspiration

Check out this website- It features Nick Vujicic, and Austrailian man who was born without limbs and now travels around the world as an inspirational speaker. He's also the president for a CA non-profit. www.lifewithoutlimbs.org. I found it very inspiring, and it really made me remember what's important in life, and how much young people need to hear that they are wonderful JUST THE WAY THEY ARE.

This was my third or forth blanket I made from old t-shirts. Big enough for a queen sized bed! This one was for my brother...hopefully it's survived the rest of his college years...

Mr. Line

Mr. Line was created when I had one of my crafty moods... got out the sewing machine and used an old tie of my dad's that I had in my scrap material. I decided he's a lanky athlete :) My niece Bella named him mister line, and I think the name suites him- don't you think?