Busy Day at the Cottage!

Lots of changes at the Cozy Cottage Blessings, and more to come!

I finally was able to find time to put the sign up! Ashley's American Girl Doll Porch Swing has become the new Cozy Cottage Blessings sign! I would like it to be a little more noticeable, but it will do for now! I think maybe I will paint the swing a very pale yellow and see how that looks!?

Still waiting for the larger booth to become available so I can bring in the stove, but I'm still waiting for the leg to be repaired, so no worries....it will come together soon enough! Baby steps are good I am learning!

Below are close-up pics of some of the items in the booth...the new addtions are a few of the cute girly bedroom items I found/made, and will be bringing to the store Monday during my lunch break!

I also did some "West Olive picking", (as opposed to American picking) and hope to get those items hauled to my house this week! Very fun, unique items!! I can't wait to show you!








Let me know what you think, and if you've visited the store recently!!

Too much fun!

   















Jason Gray - Remind Me Who I Am

Jason Gray- Nothing Is Wasted (Official Music Video)

A Stove. A Swan...and A Dream

    



The Stove.

 Piece of a broken dream. A piece of broken hearts.

 Now has a broken piece, itself.

 The Stove? Repairable. By human hands.

Broken hearts. Bleeding hearts. Healed only by willing hearts to forgive.

Surrendered hearts to the Holy Spirit in obedience.

I search for healing. Search hard. Pray hard. Cry hard. Hope hard. Forgive hard.



If not for grace...if not for mercy. If not for Him. My Only Hope.

 He knows me. Loves me.
Even though...Even when...

He knows my life; past, present, future.

 My Creator. My name, written in His Book. His Plan.

His Purpose. His Child.

Made to love Him. Love others. Serve. Create. Nurture. Marvel at his awesome Creation.

Live in it, appreciate it. Be inspired by it. That's who He made me to be.

My dreams. My passions. All God-gifts.

"Not So Shabby" Antique Mall.  Cozy Cottage Blessings.                                        

I watch Him open doors wide making dreams come true.

Phil.3:13-14 But one thing I do; Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward a goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

That's it! Stop.

 Listen to His Voice. Follow my dreams. Stop listening to the "what if I fail" lies.

Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it  is the Lord's purpose that prevails.

The Swan. Leads me down the Au Sable River as I kayak in Ludington this weekend.

The same mate for life. He's alone. He's lost his too.

 Still, He leads me through unknown waters. To openess, healing, freedom.

"Never will I leave you, nor forsake you."

Not when you're drowing. Alone. Not in Africa. Alone. Not when you're broken and can't hear My Voice through the pain and noise of life. I am with you.

My God is BIG and Able, beyond my comprehension. Isa 55:8~9 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

So to honor my Savior, my Deliverer, my Redeemer, my Friend; I will "Be a 10"! Not perfect by human standards, just My Best For Him!

Thank You, Jesus, for the hopes and dreams that lie before me,

and the journey we will make, together.