New Master Bath!!!

Check it out!! We (meaning my husband) has just finished the master bath! Roger asked for help moving in and I was very eager to help. I immeditately went around the house to decide which flower arrangement should go in there. It as a surprisingly difficult decision because I didn't know if I needed to rearrange and create a new arrangement or go with the existing. I mean we are going for the spa/luxury thing and flowers make a HUGE difference... yea, he was talking about the toohtbrushes and tooth paste. Things like that... oh well. :)

View from the bedroom. Vanity and mirror from Craigslist for $200.

Jewelry box customize by my father and designed by my momma, his first work of carpentry. Little did he know that a kitchen would follow as a direct result of this customization....well, not directly.

Same bathtub. Need to make some window treatments, but that'll come.

The only storage in there for the time being. Roger is making me some shelves in the closet. He just painted the closet door. It looks a million times better!!

Just in case you were doubting that I married the most talented (and cutiest) man ever... Now you know. I know it's not a competition, but I will. I'm just sayin'

I'll think about it tomorrow..

Well...Now that that whole starting back to school thing is out of the way..

I am not sure what possessed me to think about Gone with the wind on my first day back to school, but that's what I was thinking about. And I can honestly say, I know what Scarlet O'hara felt like when she said her infamous line, because I was saying it all day.

There is something refreshing to say, "I"ll think about it tomorrow." There are so many things that need to be done and thought about and scheduled. But as for me, I am learning to live one day at a time and that day does NOT and will no longer include a week, month or year. The sermon our pastor gave on Sunday was genius!! My favorite quote, which I believe I mentioned earlier, is If you are going to do something great, you're not going to do it all at one time, but you can do a little something every day....or something like that. It sounded better when he said it. So I am focusing on doing my little something, enjoying it and then moving on. As for the rest of the world....

I'll think about it tomorrow. Right now, I'm busy living.

tomorrow...

Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow. There are so many things that I would like to say but it looks like they must wait until tomorrow. For now, there is today. And that will have to be enough.

If you are going to accomplish something great, you can't do it all in one day. But you can do something..everyday.

Don't over-exaggerate yesterday or the power of tomorrow. Instead look at the present.

Jeremiah 6:16 " This is what the Lord says: 'Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls."

Success if found in your daily agenda. Do something every day but don't do it all day everyday.

These are little tid-bits from the sermon yesterday. The sermon series is FIVE and today- Part 1: the rule of five. Pastor Troy challenged everyone to pick 5 things that they could do every day (Proverbs 17:24 An intelligent person aims at wise action but a fool starts off in many directions."

Then we are to prioritize those 5 things. If something is a priority in your life it will reflect in your time, thought and effort. (Psalm 90:12)

Next we are to enjoy our five. Find ways to do the 5 things in ways you want to do them. He said that if you don't like reading the bible it isn't because you dont' like God, its because you haven't found the reading plan that is right for you. Do a google search. Find what is going to work for you so that you enjoy it. In all honest, I will not do 5 good things that I hate doing. I will quit after a while. He also talked about working out and how he hated to run and play basketball, so he does the weight machines because that is something he enjoys. (Hebrews 12:1-2)

Next is to fight for your five. When things get tough and you want to quit even those things that used to be enjoyable, fight through. You can't be a disciple without discipline. In order for us to do what God has called us to do, we must move to a higher spiritual level. This is way we achieve righteousness or right relationship. (Hebrews 12:11)

Last is to evaluate the five. Check with outs who know you and will be honest with you. How are you doing doing those 5 things and are they workings? Do you need to change your five things. A true goal will very rarely be met by someone who puts a plan in action and then never stops to check whether that plan will actually work.

His closing thoughts:

Don't turn over a new leaf, turn over a new LIFE. (John 10:10, Romans 8:13NIV, Romans 8:13Message)

And do it Now (1 Peter 1:3-4Message Because Jesus was raised form the dead, we ahve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven - and the future starts now!)

To listen to the sermon, there is a link to the churches website on the left. It should be posted by Tuesday, Jan 4th.

the new year

The New Year brings new things at the Craig household. The most exciting of which is the new bathroom!! Tomorrow it should be 100% complete!! We are both so excited. We should begin to move all of our stuff in and be using it Tuesday morning! Roger has done an absolutely amazing job. He has worked hard every day, even though we've both been struggling with allergies for the past couple of weeks.

Christmas was amazing. It was really good to see everyone, although it was very very short. We are getting better at making our trips very efficient and our visits full of quality but we are still working on that. It's taking a while to get it right.

As far as Christmas goes, we are so incredibly blessed beyond words. It was so great just to visit with everyone and everyone did amazing on gifts. Roger has effectively replaced his gray hat for his green one (the ultimate compliment to Bethany). I absolutely love my dishes and was really sad to have to put up my new willow tree addition to my nativity. But my other willow tree angel is sitting on my desk. It means so much, there aren't words to say. I am also thrilled about my new colorful dishes that I bought to go with my fiestaware. They look amazing and I have my mom to thank for running to the store to buy them before they were all sold out! She is amazing! Couldn't ask for better.

We even got to see Grandma yesterday which was great. We didn't get to visit as much as I would have like, but I do have pretty high standards for what I call "enough time to visit." I really enjoyed talking with her. Last time we visited her, I realized that my perseption of her was entirely wrong. She is very frank and honest and upfront about what is going one. She is realistic and approaches life with such honesty. I am not sure how I would have described her before, but as of late, I have come to truly appreciate the woman that she is. I hate that it has taken me this long to see and appreciate, but such is life. I just hope that I am able to get to know her better in the time we have.

As for New Year, Roger was thrilled that we spent it with a licensed pyrotechnic. He has a shed full of fireworks and remarkably wasn't working his usual side job. So the guys had a great time blowing up all manner of things and custom creations. Yes, there was a fire extinguisher and yes it was used. Too much fun! We had a really good visit while we were there and even made some new friends. it was a good time.

Now for the new semester, school starts on Tuesday! We'll see what it has in store for me as Roger see's what the house has in store for him.