Finished Pinterest Project

I made something I found on Pinterest. Last weekend, I went to the baby shower for my cousin's girlfriend. She is due to have a little girl towards the end of this month. I wanted to make something different for her. Since I do not sew (that's why I have my mother...), the options were kinda limited.

But I found this cute idea on Pinterest. Instead of the traditional diaper cake, this is a diaper bike or motorcycle. How cute is that, huh?

Source: sweetaprils.com via Vanessa on Pinterest

The picture will take you to the website with the instructions for making one.

Here is the one I made. It was a lot easier than I was expecting. The blankets were made by my Mom, so they were a little bigger and thicker than receiving blankets as the instructions suggest. What do you think?

Junior Church Bulletin Board

I found this neat idea for the Junior Church on Boardsgalore.com. It is something completely different from what I have usually done for the Easter season.

The large yellow egg and small eggs I drew freehand. I am so not an artist. The jelly beans I made using a bean clip art I found on Word. The background is from the education store.

Speaking of Junior Church, here is a question for all you Children's Workers...
How do you handle bathroom runs? Meaning, in our class, when one child asks to go to the bathroom, EVERYBODY else has to go to the bathroom too. I can't send them all at once, so I send them one at a time, but it is becoming a HUGE distraction. I try to get all bathroom time out of the way early, but that seems to be not working for keeping a sensible feeling of calm in the room. The kids go to Junior Church from their Sunday School classes with a five minute break between the classes which doesn't give a lot of time to make sure everyone goes to the bathroom.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Music Monday -- He'll Hold You

This song is by a group called Selah.



God doesn't promise to keep us FROM the storms, but He does promise to keep us THROUGH the storms. He will hold us through it all.

Project 365 -- Week 8

Week of February 19 to February 25, 2012

This was a rough week for me, so I did not take any photos. I had a headache every.single.day this week, plus there were some other things going on. Pretty stressful. I kept telling myself to "Choose joy, Vanessa. Choose joy." I had to remind myself I have a lot of reasons to be thankful, even in the rough times.

Project 365 -- Week 7

Photos from the week of Sunday, February 12th to February 18, 2012

Sunday

A picture of us after church

Monday

My Valentine's Day gift to Carl 



Tuesday

Carl's Valentine's Day gifts to me 

Wednesday

Wearing my new fuzzy socks...:)

Thursday

I found this on the clearance rack at Wal-Mart. $5...not too shabby.

Friday

My brother gave me this bag of Monster Trucks to use as prizes/gifts in Junior Church

Saturday

New Crabb Family CD...it's good!

Music Monday -- I Know A Man Who Can

This song reminds me of Dad. Mom, Dad and I used to sing this song at church. Dad would be the one who would suggest it when it was our turn to sing.

Valentine's Day Flashback

I don't remember this particular Valentine's Day, but it was a pretty special one....

Instead of telling the story again, I am posting the link to the original post. Click here!

Music Monday -- You're Not Alone

This is an older (90's) song by the Kingsmen Quartet. I was reminded of it while listening to the Squire Parsons Tribute CD.

There are a lot of people at church going through different trials right now, and I love the reminder in this song. We are not alone in our trials, Jesus is by our side. Isn't it amazing how He can be by my side, while at the same time, being at the side of a brother or sister in Christ? He can help (and is helping) in my situation while He is taking care of a completely different situation in the life of someone else.

We serve a wonderful loving Savior.

Project 365 -- Week 6

Week of Sunday, February 5 to Saturday, February 11, 2012

It was a pretty busy week, so I missed three days...:(

Monday, February 6, 2012

I was so busy I had to bring some work home with me. 

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Dinner from Taco Bell. So healthy, I know...lol.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Valentine treat for the boys in Junior Church.

Thank Pinterest for the idea. Boys thought it was neat today.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

We found cheap tickets on StubHub for the Pacers/Nuggets game.

We went with Jenn and Nate. The Pacers were doing so well in the 1st quarter, but ended up losing. :(

Music Monday -- He's Still On The Throne

I am so glad that no matter what happens, God is on His throne.