As if my sister isn’t busy enough, she has gone and created herself a new blog! This one is turning out to be one of my favorites, partly because she is using the blog to showcase her many sewing creations, but also, because she is writing posts that are “how to” posts related to sewing and quilting.
Now, many of you know that Karen is my sister, but most of you probably aren’t aware that she has created this new blog, Kreated By Karen and her most recent post is all about adding borders to a pieced quilt top. Be sure to check out her new blog, I think you’ll enjoy what you see!
My birthday was earlier this week and to celebrate, I bought myself and my family tickets to see Phantom of the Opera!
My husband and I saw this fabulous musical 20 years ago in Los Angeles and tonight we will be taking our daughter to see the live performance here in Dallas. I am so excited and hope it lives up to all the wonderful memories I have of it. Of course, my daughter is having trouble deciding what to wear (she is 14 after all) and my husband has yet to come home, but in the end, it will be worth the trip downtown I am sure! For now, I sit here waiting to go, tickets in hand.
I hope you all have a wonderful evening, I know I will!
Isn’t this bag fantastic! My sister Grace created this using this super fun peace sign fabric. I absolutely love it!
The bag has a magnetic snap closure and lots of interior pockets to help stay organized.
I know she’s not going to have any trouble selling this cute, colorful bag, but if you are interested in purchasing it (she will ship anywhere), leave me a comment and I will put you in touch with her.
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Raising a Father. All opinions are 100% mine.
I’m always on the lookout for a good book and when I saw this video it really piqued my interest. It’s simple, yet to the point and the point it makes is something I think many of us can relate to. Watch it for yourself and see if you agree.
The book Raising a Father written by Arjun Sen, is the story of how a father comes to realize that he doesn’t know his daughter. The story shows how, after a traumatic event, Arjun realizes he needs to reorganize his priorities, makes a decision to leave the corporate world that he’s been so engrossed in, and spend the time getting to know his own daughter.
Now he doesn’t just quit his job to become a stay at home dad (which I don’t consider to be a bad option!). Instead, he starts his own company, working from home so has the opportunity to spend more time doing things with his own daughter. What he proved along the way was that it actually is possible to have success and still be a good father. The main difference for him now is that he measures success differently and is enjoying fatherhood.
I’m not saying that if a parent works outside the home that makes them any less of a parent. But, we all know how easy it can be to become wrapped up in our work and start missing some of our kids activities. They grow up so fast. I believe if there is an opportunity for a parent to be successful in work and still be as involved as they can possibly be with their own children, why not take it? Personally, that’s the biggest reason I continue with the job I have. Could I find a job for more pay? I’m sure I could. But, I set my own schedule, I work from home, I’m available to my daughter almost all of the time. I am fortunate in that I get the best of both worlds.
I think Raising a Father sounds like a story most of us can relate to and I think I’m going to give it a read!
If you had as tough a week as I did you might be in need of some light humor like I was. I received this in an email and got quite a kick out of it. Thought I would share it with you and hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
