Working Hard

but I don't want to!

I'd rather be doing other stuff--cooking, sewing, getting ready for Christmas! But it's one last paper to do!

Another Paraphrase of Acts 3:1-10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obdG5AEj14U

Here's the lyrics: "Lame Man Walkin'"

Lil' PJ feat. B Money & Baby Georgia

Directed by DrewButta

Fall 2009, BE101

Go, go, go, go Go, go, go lame man

It's the ninth hour We gon' heal ya on the ninth hour

We gon' praise Jesus fo His mighty power

Yeah its in the name of Jesus, dont be sour!

[Chorus] (2x) You can find me in the temple, my ears hear you beg

Homie I got what chu need if you want to feel your leg

I'm into discipling and showing Gods love

He was a Nazarene and he kinda was a stud

[Verse] When we walk up out front, we see you asking fo some alms

People dissin you big, people giving you qualms

You thought we'd give you money, but we're gonna show you love

You say you want to walk, I say homie get on up

But homie you need faith, feet down stand up
I see the lame man walkin, now leapin thats whats up

Watching how you move, no callin Christ a liar or wimp

My brother now youre healed, dont even walk wit a limp

You were at the gate, with people thinking Dude, youre lame

Now theyre amazed, impressed with you cause you love God

But holla in the temple, people sayin God, youre faithful

And the plan is to put Satans game in a choke hold

I'm feelin' focused bro, my Lord on my mind

You got a miracle out the deal and now youre just fine

Now the people seeing your style, feeling His flow

Youve been healed by the Man, everybody lets go

[Chorus] (2x)

Picture from http://breadsite.org/

A Quilt--No, It's Acts 3!

Verses 1 -- 10.
It's not really a quilt. I was trying to paraphrase--in a creative way!--Acts 3:1-10. That's the story of Peter and John healing the lame man at the Temple.
Ooops, it's sideways....

I didn't really make a quilt--it's squares and triangles and shapes out of scrapbooking papers that I cut out and glued onto foam board to look like a quilt.
The crutch and alms bowl are those that the lame man threw down when he was miraculously cured through Jesus' name by Peter and John. He begged everyday at the Temple because he had been lame from birth.

The keys are Peter's symbol. Look at the first picture and you can see the chalice that is John's symbol.

This says "beautiful" in Greek (I hope--I looked it up!). That's the gate in the Temple where this occurred.

These are the other people at the Temple who were amazed at the lame man who got up and
joyfully went leaping into the Temple. I bet he was glad!

It's Blue!

The bathroom, that is!

I've begun to clean up--putting up the towel hooks. These I bought at World Market several years ago--very victorian looking, don't you think?

Shower Curtains

Are really easy to make!
Here's a great tutorial on making your own shower curtain. You can really add lots of punch with a new shower curtain, and have one that fits your personal decor--like matching your bathroom paint like I did!
http://www.save-on-crafts.com/showercurtain.html
I used inexpensive fabric from Walmart. Being about 42 inches wide, I made a very simple shower curtain of twice that width. I also am finishing the bottom with a ruffle of a different but go-together fabric. I have used buttonholes at the top for the shower curtain rings.
I may do a bit more to the shower curtain eventually--the above tutorial has some great ideas!

Have a Yummy and Blessed Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Guest Bathroom

The latest project: fixing the guest (formerly my oldest son's) bathroom.
It just needed some good, old-fashioned sprucing-up.

The goal? Painting and decorating for under $200.

One of the first things--take down the cabinet over the toilet. It was huge and looming. Sorry that I didn't have a "Before" picture, but here's the "After" picture.

No more cabinet over the toilet! This one thing really opened up the bathroom. And I still have plenty of storage under the sink.

Next, painting.

And sewing a new shower curtain. Here's the fabric I purchased at Wal-Mart last year (yes, I've been planning this awhile) for $1.00 a yard!

I bought blue paint that matches the light blue in the fabric at Home Depot--I really enjoy painting with the Behr paint. One gallon of the Premium Plus (paint plus primer--it's low odor and covers well!) in semi-gloss (perfect for the bath) is $34.00.

Luckily, we've already put in a nice light fixture

and just last year, a new lavatory faucet.