My friend Eliani wore 1 dress for 100 days to raise money for children in India. Take a minute to go over to her website-- this is day 100!-- and consider making a donation. If 1,000 people gave $25 dollars, she could reach her goal.
Just a couple of quick other things (the vlog is still coming!). We have a LOT of this suzani upholstery fabric available for bags. Please email me if you want in on the action! Leather handles and jute handles are both options.
I loved this post by Lesley. She is the type of person that I could be friends with in real life... she doesn't pretend to have it all together (particularly when it comes to kids). She admits her need for grace and, thank God, doesn't even come close to acting like a good spankin' can cure everything. She just loves her little girl and isn't trying to hide that it is hard, and sometimes she doesn't know what to do. If you are a Christian parent and want to read (what I think are) great posts on raising children (written by someone more experienced and mature than me), check out here, here, here, and here. I love this woman's writing. She came out of fundamentalism and loves Jesus with all her might.
I also just want to say that I am going to throw a huge party for my husband when he finishes school. That's all I have today. xo
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Thank you for sharing this! I love finding new, inspiring, honest mom blogs! Her words are so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteaw paige, shoot. you sure did perk up the end of this long day. girl, you inspire me! so thankful we have each other to learn from. God is great that way! i can only imagine that you are SO ready for your husband to graduate. this will soon feel like a distant memory. keep repeating that until it's true. :)
ReplyDeletethanks again for your kind words...
Thanks for these links, Paige. I read the homemade grits one and even teared up a little bit, relating to this mom's occasional frustration and desperation. I look forward to reading the other three when I'm not quite as bleary-eyed in the morning. Love you!
ReplyDeleteIncredibly inspiring. The Etsy story was also quite fascinating and has only peaked my interest in doing more to keep from the lure of the fashion industry. And, last night, I was at Melting Point for The Hoot, which was a hoot, and a girl walked up to me and said she had "one of those bags"! She just couldn't say enough about it. A little piece of you was with me and it opened a door to love on someone else!!!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog and am so glad I did. Looking forward to getting to know you!
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