This recipe is AMAZING and is one of my favorite things about fall!!! I love the taste... now if my bootie and the calories would just get along... hmmmmm. Either way this is the best recipe!!
Sunday, September 30, 2012
I {LOVE} Fall
This recipe is AMAZING and is one of my favorite things about fall!!! I love the taste... now if my bootie and the calories would just get along... hmmmmm. Either way this is the best recipe!!
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Labels: fall 2012 fashion, fall diy, fall shopping
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
{Caged} Faith vs Fear
Fear: noun
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.
When I was a teenager I had no desire to be a parent ever. Not just at that time but ever. I was so afraid that because of all the hurts, anger, depression, and emptiness I would be a seriously inadequate parent, completely lacking in all a child would need from me. The Lord had His own plan... as he always does, and I got pregnant at 18... I had Drew my oldest at 19, and man oh man talk about a serious feeling of fear!!! I came back to the Lord at 25, and since then my feelings about my parenting aren't lacking, because I'm not doing it alone, I parent with the Lord on my side and now we have 4 kids and I love it. However I'm always a work in progress for many other things I can feel not good enough for. Alone we can't do it all But with Christ we can do ALL things.
{Rejection} Man this is a hard pill to swallow isn't it. This is one of the biggest things I struggle with. I'm always so afraid when I share a bit of me I'm going to be rejected, or when I share and idea that I'm going to be laughed out of the room. This blog right here is beyond scary for me... because of my fear of rejection. I have learned to take comfort in the FACT that Jesus will NEVER reject me, and will NEVER reject you either.
{Failure} This is a HUGE one for me. I mean this one will tie me up in knots.. I will lose sleep and lose hair over this. You know the saying you never know if you don't try... well my thought is you'll never fail if you don't try.
When Tim and I went to get married I was soooo scared. Not because we were getting married... but because I had failed once before. Yes I was divorced, and I was so scared about failing again. It was so hard to face my family the first time to say that the marriage didn't work, and that we were getting divorced, even though he had broken our marriage vows, I still like a failure because we had 2 sons who were now the products of divorce, and in that divorce he had abandoned them. What if I picked the wrong guy to marry this time around?? What if he leaves?? What if he cheats?? what if?? what if??
The fear of failure leads you down the rocky path of what ifs.. at some point we need to stop and say {WHAT IF IT'S ALL OK??} What if it's all in God's plan?? What if failing is in God's plan to make us stronger?? What if failing is to teach us how to persevere?? What if we succeed?
Jonah was afraid to fail... once he was released from the whale, he went into Ninevah and did what was asked of him, and he succeeded in sharing the Lord with the city, and showing them the error of their ways and saving them from the wrath of the Lord. {by the way... he did it all with the Lord by his side.. not alone}
That verse right there is one I live by always... it's one that my family recites often, because so often our lives are dictated by our fears..
It's time for us to break free.
have a great week!!
If you need any prayers, or have any thoughts please post a comment here. I would love to read them and get to know who is reading this!!
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
{Caged} Why Bird Cages Inspire Me
Philippians 4:6-7
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Monday, September 17, 2012
Purdy Things {Chic} Fiber Necklace
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Sunday, September 9, 2012
The {Purdy} Girl Story
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Thursday, July 5, 2012
{DIY} Crochet Owl Beanie Pattern
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Purdy Things {Pattern} Circle
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
About a {boy} named Drew: No Wheelchair Can Stop Me
- Yesterday on the 18th of June we had a regular eye appointment, and the Dr dialated Drews eyes and found scarring in the Chortoid and Retina of his eyes... so the office made an appointment on the 5th of July with a Retina Specialist to get it checked out. This just might be the clue we needed!!!
- We have an appointment on the 12th of July with an immunologist to check for autoimmune disorders.
- While we were at the ER we were made much more comfortable about Drew's neurologist's desire to get us into the Mayo Clinic here in Scottsdale, so we are much more hopeful about the possibility that we might get to go there.
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Labels: chortoid scarring, Drew's Mysterious Medical Journey, epic food mission, retina scarring, serving the lord
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Being a {girl} is fun!! Pinterest Nail Fun!
There isn't instructions for how to do this.. so here is how I did it, I used the color {Concrete Evidence} from Ulta, and the while and teal design pens from Sally Hansen. I painted two coats of the grey first, waited till they were 100% dry, then using the pen painted the stripes, once they were dry (which was super fast) I drew a heart and colored it in) super easy... if you need guides you can use nail tape that you can get at any Sally's or other beauty supply.
Are you going to try this?? What colors are you going to use?? I would love to read all about it!!
xoxox
Becky
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
{DIY} Awesome Suspenders
- 3 yards elastic backed fabric (we used elastic backed sequins)
- 4 suspender clips
- sewing machine with matching thread (you can hand sew these if you prefer)
- Ribbon for bows *optional
- head pins
Pattern
- Measure 2 strips of fabric from hip to hip front to back, the way suspenders go on and leave a 1/2" extra on each side.
3. Put the suspenders on, as they would be worn, and pin the x in the back. Sew the x securely.
4. *optional bow. if you would like the bows on the front, get a piece of ribbon sew it in a circle, and take another piece of ribbon and take it in the middle to create a bow shape, and then hot glue it to the front part of the suspender.
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Thursday, June 7, 2012
About a {boy} named Drew - June 2012
don't know what I would do without them.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
A {few} of my favorite things ~ The 4th of July
being with my grandpa's family as we BBQ'ed
going to watch the fireworks
playing with sparklers in the backyard
having so much pride wearing red white and blue
and being so happy to be a free American
So I had to design something for the 4th of July that could be worn by all ages. and came up with this amazing headband. Last year just the headband was for sale, this year I've made the pattern available too!!!
Headband Pattern
4th of July Headbands
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
{DIY} Little Lamb Crochet Hat Pattern
Purdy Things {Pattern} Circle
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
About a {boy} named Drew
"its just one of those challenges of life that you go through and you
have to make sure you keep the Lord with you or you can't get through it. If I
loose hope joy or faith then I loose the challenge. "
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
{DIY} Crochet Sugar Skull Applique Pattern
g hook
cotton yarn
ribbon (for mouth)
buttons (for eyes)
button or rosettes (for top flower)
hair clip or pin if desired
hot glue gun
dc – double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
- ch 3
- 12 dc in 3rd ch from hook sl st in 1st dc (12 stitches}
- ch3 2dc in each st around sl st in 1st dc {24 stitches}
- ch 3 dc in same st, dc in next 2 st, chain 3 sl st in next dc
- tie off weave in ends
- use the chain 3 spaces on the mouth to insert the ribbon for the mouth, and glue them in the back.
- sew or glue the buttons for the eyes
- sew or glue the button on for the head embellishment
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Purdy Things {NOW} Sells Patterns
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Irish Girl Shamrock Crochet Headband Adjustable Ready to Ship - $14.00
Show your green with this amazing crochet headband!
This item is ready to ship!
The headband is all one piece.
The shamrock measures: 2" tall and 2" wide
Headband measures: 32" x 3/4" and ties in the back and does NOT ride up in the back! I have one of those heads where I can not wear an elastic headband because they all slide up, this one does not move...
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
{DIY} Crochet Bird Hair Clip
Tools
- G Hook
- H Hook
- I hook
- yarn needle
- hot glue gun
- hair clip of your choice (for this I prefer a pinch clip)
- 3 colors of cotton yarn (I prefer Lion Brand Cotton Ease)
H Hook
1: ch 2, 10sc in 1st ch
2: 2sc in the next sc, sc in next sc, hdc then dc in next sc, 2dc in next 2sc, 2sc in next sc, sc then dc in next sc, 2tr in next sc, 2 tc in the next sc, 2 tc in the last sc, tie off weave in ends
BEAK
G hook
1. Join beak color yarn in the 7th stitch of the second row. hdc in the same stitch. Tie off weave in ends
WING
I hook
1. Chain 4. Make all of the next stitches in the first chain. 3 trc, 3 dc, chain 1, 1 trc, chain 1, 3 dc, 3 trc, chain 2 slip stitch
Assembly of the BIrd:
Glue the wing on where you think it will look the best, and you can either embroider an eye, or use a small black brad, or small black button. Then Glue your clip to the back and voila you have an ADORABLE little bird!!!
Please leave me a comment and let me know how you like it!!!
oxo
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Let Your Faith Be {BIGGER} Than Your Fear
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
{giving} Back ~ Redemption Rings
Redemptions Rings were and idea that came out of my interest in working to bring young girls out of human trafficking rings here in Arizona and around the world. I started thinking about the word "ring" as I was wearing a wire ring a friend had made for me and how much it caused me to think of these girls trapped in this life. Here is this beautiful girl, trapped in this wire cage.
Then came the idea of Redemption Rings! What a beautiful picture to paint of these girls being "Redeemed" vs "Trafficked". I started making these rings to sell to raise money and awareness for my upcoming trafficking trip to Thailand. :)
Our premise for the rings is buy one, give one. Eveytime you buy a Redemption Ring we give one to a girl being trafficked to share the Redemption story either here in AZ or in another country through other organization / ministry contacts.
Now you can order your own Redemption Ring to wear as a reminder to pray for these girls trapped in these vicious cycles and that they would be Redeemed!
The pics above are from my recent trip to Thailand and girls we gave rings to - read more about it here – www.razzlefrazzled.blogspot.com
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