Whatever Is Lovely

  Finally, brothers and sisters,

whatever is true, 

whatever is noble, 

whatever is right, 

whatever is pure, 

whatever is lovely, 

whatever is admirable

if anything is excellent or praiseworthy,

think about such things. 

Philippians 4:8

I love this verse. 

I learned it when I was a young girl

in my church' girls club

that was our version of Girl Scouts.

We were the "Missionettes".

I have thought of this verse a lot this week.

Let me explain......

Do you see how pretty my blog looks now?

I LOVE IT!!!

My extremely talented and amazing friend

DAWN of OLABELHE

created my new header and other goodies

on my blog.
Yeah, I am pretty much in awe of her. 

She is a GENIUS!

So, last Friday,

we were chatting on the phone 

because she had called to tell

me to look at what she had done for me.

During that phone call, I manage to drop

a sewing machine foot down my heater vent,

as well as spill something all over myself.
We were laughing about how crazy stuff

happens to me during our phone calls.

But then, 

my wonderful Hot Rockin' Hubby

called me on my cell phone asking 

me if I had set up a certain payment on 

Paypal. 

I told him no and then what we realized

next was really crazy. 

SOMEONE HACKED HIS IDENTITY!

YUP! 

So, I got off the phone with Dawn,

after going completely nuts about how awesome

my blog looks,

and tried to see what to do next about the hack. 

 Don came home and we had to head off to the

bank to close accounts, open new accounts,

change passwords,

 stop payments,

and try to contain the mayhem. 

Friday was the day that I was working

on finishing Ahnalin's dress for the talent show.

This all happened before I got 

the buttons and buttonholes done,

which was why I had to sew her into the dress!

But then you can read all about that

HERE.

So, this whole week 

has been spent dealing with 

all the stuff that goes with 

a hacked identity. 

NOT LOVELY!

 On Monday, I cried 

a lot and thought some pretty ugly thoughts.
I probably said some ugly words too.

Some of my Facebook statuses were

downright cruel and angry.

I am having to make the minute

by minute decision to 

keep my heart pure

and my thoughts on what is

good.

Whatever is lovely....

SO, I decided to think 

of some things for which 

I am grateful this week.

First of all, I am 
SO VERY GRATEFUL to DAWN!!
My header makes me smile so much!
Thank you so much my friend!!

I AM very grateful for my family

and my friends. 

 But really, 

I am VERY thankful this week

for good coffee! 

Peet's is the best!

When I was a young married girl,

I worked as an interior designer

at an upscale furniture store in

Menlo Park, CA called Traditions.

Our store shared a wall with

one of the oldest Peet's Coffee shops

and they roasted their own beans daily.

The smell of Peet's coffee reminds me

of my early days of marriage to my love.

I bought myself these flowers

at Trader Joe's on Saturday

and they have been smiling at me 

from my kitchen counter ever since. 

They are lovely.

Lavender scented spray starch!!

Yes! 

Really!!

You see, I LOVE ironing!

I love my iron!

I love to make ironing board covers.

And lavender is my favorite

fragrance.

So what could make my favorite chore

even more wonderful?
Woohoo!!

This is a dress I am working on for 
my precious niece Cherish.
The colors make me happy 
and I really adore striped 
seersucker for Spring and Summer.
This makes for Happy Sewing.


And then this is my favorite song
on my new favorite CD.





So, 
none of these things
are as wonderful and 
amazing as my beautiful family,
my dear friends,
or the gift of Salvation.


But they are the lovely things that 
are making me smile in a very hard week.


I know this is kind of an all-over-the-place 
blog post. 
It's kind of where I am at right now!


But I must get back to my sewing 
so I can show off Cherish's new dress 
when I get it done.


If you are having a hard week,
I encourage you to take some time
to think of whatever is lovely in your life.
There are small kisses from heaven 
that are so personal,
sent just for you,
that no one else may understand.
But think of them with gratitude,
and smile. 


Happy Sewing.