For Kristen & Nathan

We were recently asked, separately by two different friends for good books to read.  So, just for Kristen and Nathan, here is our list of "must-read" Christian books:

Orthodoxy, G.K. Chesterton
Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
The Practice of the Presence of God, Brother Lawrence
The Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster
Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Can Man Live Without God?, Ravi Zacharias
The Unshakable Kingdom & The
Unchanging Person, E. Stanley Jones
Humility, Andrew Murray
True Spirituality, Francis Schaeffer

I Can Make This

Saw this really cute pull-toy at WalMart today with Mimi and Poppy... and I thought, "I could definitely make that!"  Checked at Hobby Lobby and they totally have the wheels for like $3.  As long as I can find a pattern for an animal head... it's on!  Thank you, Garanimals, for a bit of inspiration!

Soothie Paci Clips/Keepers

My sis-in-law has a little boy 4 months younger than Katelyn and he uses Soothie paci's.  If you've ever used them, you know there are no paci clips/keepers sold in the stores, unless you really want your child's face to look like a giant sunflower!  So I decided to make her a couple as a surprise.  :)  Hope they work for her!

Ivy Shoes

Katelyn's in an in-between size of shoes and, since new shoes are so expensive, I decided to make her another pair of shoes. I went with white so they will match everything but then they looked too plain. So I decided to try my hand at some embroidery. Hopefully they will stay clean enough to last her a while!

My Child Will Have This!

I get several emails about crafting/sewing/etc each week, and this was featured in one... Katelyn has to have this when she gets a little older!  Can't you just see it???

'K' is for #QUILT!

Well, now that she is almost 8 months old, Katelyn's nursery is finally complete!  I set out to make my baby girl a quilt for hanging above her crib before she was even born; one thing or another came up and I inched along at a snail's pace on that project.  But in the last week I have finally been able to set aside some time to start and finish it!  It's my first totally machine-quilted quilt and I am quite pleased with how it turned out. 

Walk Away the Pounds? Yes, I Think I Will!

I have been in need of a good 30-minute cardio routine for my new weight-loss adventure.  It's tough to find something I can do, that I enjoy, and that won't kill my bad knee.  My mom suggested Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds.