Cup Cozies

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This weekend I finally got around to making a set of cup cozies for our house. Took me long enough!

My aunt, along with some other members of her church, are leaving today to go on a mission trip to Honduras. The trip happens every year and usually at least one of my family members goes each year. It’s so touching to hear their stories when they return about how they show people the love of Jesus. They do different service projects, such as providing dental care and giving free glasses to those that need it. If you would, please remember the group this week in your thoughts and prayers.

You need to head over to the Thompson Family blog and see the gorgeous paper flowers and garlands she’s made. Go now. So pretty.

I went to a workshop today for work. I really enjoy learning new things, now that I’m out of school. The workshop was really good. I knew a lot of it, but it’s always good to get refreshers on things and to learn to skills as well.

The workshop also reminded me that if I want to continue to grow, I need to keep pushing myself and be willing to step out of my comfort zone. If I want to continue to develop my career, I need to keep going to more workshops, to learn new skills that I can apply. If I want to keep in touch with my friends, I need to work at keeping up with my friendships. If I want to continue to grow as Christian, I need to keep pushing myself to read the Bible and spend time in prayer. If I want to be craftier, I need to keep practicing crafty skills and creativity. I have great friends, family and a great husband who all encourage and support me, but I need push myself, no one else can do it. (Not that I do it myself, credit needs to go to God and the interests and skills that He gives to me.) That’s one of those things that I know, but it’s good to get a swift kick of motivation sometimes.

There’s nothing I love more than finding a new blog that not only draws me in, but makes me want to read through all three years of archives: SouleMama.

I recently discovered StumbleUpon. I’ve found some links to really neat things through the toolbar, including a really fun PacMan type game, Pac-xon. I’ve also seen some odd things, like this list of unusual deaths on Wikipedia.

We felt so bad for this one eyed bear in a Valentine’s display.