Everyday Imperfect

Y'all. Band/Football season and moving into/setting up the new place and school activities and hospital visits for friends....it has been non-stop! I joked with my husband last week that I think our local hospital has a chair reserved for him in the 2nd floor waiting area this summer. It has been C.R.A.Z.Y. Did y'all know it took us three years of "trying" to get pregnant with my one-and-only son? We prayed and prayed and prayed. We finally got a 'positive' and then the praying REALLY began! We prayed very specific prayers for him - which I still have listed out in his baby book. And we still continue to pray specifically for him. This year, my son is in his sophomore year of high school. He's driving us around with his learner's license, has started shaving, and we've been well initiated into the whole boyfriend/girlfriend dramas of the teen years. Up until this year, for the most part, his school friends and interactions have ...

I cannot believe it's been so long since I updated! It has been a whirlwind of a couple of months - my business is keeping me busy, plus our church has just purchased a home that will be the parsonage, so we have been busy repainting and cleaning and getting things ready ---- all in between dealing with funerals, youth camp, aging parents and more!  May was another record-breaking month for my Maskcara business - and I'm so very thankful! Cara has come up with some awesome limited-edition items and colors just for the summer so if you're wanting to try something new, don't wait! So here's the deal with the parsonage. For those not familiar with church-lingo, a parsonage is the home where the pastor (& his family) live. Some churches don't have a parsonage and might choose instead to give the pastor a housing allowance as part of (or sometimes in place of) their salary package. Each church is different and can afford different things. Our church is p...

Y'all.....I have discovered how much I love decorating. This may be problematic for my husband, but I try to do so on a budget, so hopefully we won't be kicked out of any Dave Ramsey groups anytime soon.  This past weekend was of course Mother's Day -- and our church had a Women's Brunch with a couple of very special, special speakers. It was an amazing time! And since I had overcommitted myself (or rather, my son's high school end-of-the-year functions committed the mess out of us!), I took Thursday afternoon off from work for a work day at the church. Thankfully, my boss and coworkers are pretty supportive of our work at the church, so they covered me. :-) I had somewhat an idea of what I wanted it to look like, but as per usual with me the end result was slightly different because the getting there part was a little different. But I loved how it turned out!! ***I should pause here and say that normally our awesome church has a small team to help ...