my blogging hiatus...and a new start...

I've been on a slightly looooong blogging hiatus....we've had spring baseball, the school year finally ended and then tball season! But now it is time for a break!!! I've been trying to decide what this blog should be about...I love telling everyone about my wonderful boys & amazing hubby but I think I need to talk about something else than just them!  I don't want to write about my adventure in hairbow & tutu making because I spend all of my "spare" time doing that and this is blog is my get away from everything!  SO what to blog about...that IS the question! (but if you know me, you know that it will all go back to my hubby & boys! I love them too much not too!)

This is how I am going to start it off... I was searching blogs looking for chore charts for my boys and found a blog for mommies...www.5minutesforfaith.com What a great find!  And here is the 1st thing I stumbled upon...PERFECT!!!  The Power of Prayer!  And the Five Finger Prayer...I have often thought about how I do not pray enough nor do I help my boys to pray enough!  It started with James 5:13-18...The Prayer of Faith...I know I need it & I need GOD!

James 5:13-18
13Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. 14Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

17Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.

Five Finger Prayer


1. Your thumb is nearest you. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember.

2. The next finger is the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, and ministers. They need support and wisdom in pointing others in the right direction. Keep them in your prayers.

3. The next finger is the tallest finger. It reminds us of our leaders. Pray for the president, leaders in business and industry, and administrators. These people shape our nation and guide public opinion. They need God’s guidance.

4. The fourth finger is our ring finger. Surprising to many is the fact that this is our weakest finger, as any piano teacher will testify. It should remind us to pray for those who are weak, in trouble or in pain. They need your prayers day and night. You cannot pray too much for them. (Taken from sermonideas.net)

5. And lastly is our little finger – the smallest finger of all, which is where we should place ourselves in relation to God and others. As the Bible says, “The least shall be the greatest among you.” Your pinkie should remind you to pray for yourself. By the time you have prayed for the other four groups, your own needs will be put into proper perspective and you will be able to pray for yourself more effectively.
( taken from  sermonideas.net)

The 1st thing I will do in the morning as I get ready to go to work is go over my new Five Finger Prayer (I am going to print out the steps right now & tape them to my mirror so I can look at it while I get dressed)...of course I would LOVE to sit down with my boys in the morning and talk to them about their Five Finger Prayers but I do not have the time (unless I get up at 3 in the morning...lol! not going to happen!) so  when we get home, while they sit in the kitchen and I get dinner ready, I will talk to them about theirs! I hope that I can learn to pray & teach my family to pray!  It is time to make time to talk to GOD...we take time for everything else but forget about HE who gave us everything!   

GOD Bless! 

Has it really been this long?!?!

Ok...I knew it has been a while since I have posted anything on my blog but I did NOT think it had been over a month!   But of course I can't update everything right now because I am so tired!  The reason I am so tired is because it is Spring Baseball...man, does it take a lot of time away from the week but I wouldn't trade it for ANYTHING! I absolutely LOVE watching Will play....Ok, time for bed, nite nite! 

Happy St. Patty's Day!

I hope everyone had a wonderful day & didn't get pinched...the boys & I had our green on!

Breakfast?!?!?!

I was asked to bring something for breakfast to work tomorrow for my friend Cindy's birthday & my plan was Cranberry muffins...well, that didn't happen, I decided to do a new thing!  I took my Memaw's pound cake recipe and modify it a little.  I did a Cranberry Pound cake with a Lemon glaze, YUM YUM!! I'm not going to post the recipe on my blog becasue I want ya'll all to go to our new family blog & check it out...the recipe will be there soon! barneslegacy.blogspot.com 

But I am going to post pictures so ya'll can imagine the yumminess! Enjoy the pics!

Nick's PB & J

Today I stayed at home because I am still feeling yucky & Nick stayed home with me.  And because I am not feeling so hot Nick & I decide that he can make his own PB & J sandwich...he is such a big boy!!  (I can't believe he is going to be 5 on the 23rd!)  But here are some pictures of Chef Nick & his PB & J!

Sledding!!!

William, Nicholas & I went sledding today! We had a blast! To bad Jimmie had to work today...

Royalty & Rockstars

 I did it, I finally picked a name for my business!  I hope you all keep tuned into what's for to come...I'm very excited about this new adventure!  I thank God for the creative ideas He has given me & for giving me my husband who is being very supportive in this!  I also need to thank my parents for being supportive, especially my mom, she is giving me all sorts of good ideas!  And I cannot forget to thank my friends that kept pushing me to get this going! Here is the link to Royalty & Rockstars blog, it is "under construction" so please be patient & I will soon get things going...http://royaltyandrockstars.blogspot.com/

Thank you & God Bless!

pics...

so i need to work on uploading pictures! i don't know what i did wrong since only 1 posted?????  hmmmm...I'll work on it tomorrow!. AAAGGGGHHH!!!! That is frustrating!

Good night & God Bless!

Bows Bows Bows!!!

Ok, here are some of the bows & stuff that I have made.  They are not the best pictures but I hope they give ya'll an idea of what I am going to start selling...& hopefully get your wheels turning for business name ideas.  Enjoy & give me more ideas of bows & stuff that you would like to see...I'm always willing & ready to try new thing! 

name...what's in a name????

I'm still trying to get used to blogging so to my "blog stalkers" (LOL!) be patient with me please. There has been a lot going on in my with me lately. I am trying to start a business selling my bows & other fun things that I create or make but the problem is I can't come up with a name! I've had a few options...Pitter Patter, Wild at Heart, Simply Bowtastic (my wonderful hubby's idea) & swankE. They are all cute names (well I don't really like Jimmie's idea..sorry honey!) but they are not exactly what I am looking for. I want a sassy but classy name...funky & posh name...spunky & fun name...I think ya'll get the point. Also, I don't want the name to focus completely on hairbows, even though they are the spark! By the way, Maegan, thanks for the name idea too! I hate to keep asking for help but I'm getting a little frustrated.


If you are wondering why I have decided to make hairbows & girly stuff (there will be boy stuff & home holiday decorating stuff too...maybe more), well I just love to make things! I've been told that I am good at it (soon I will post some pics here to show what I have done) and it gives me something to do besides eat! And most importantly God gave me a talent and I need to use what he has given me. I truly believe that He has a plan for all of us, granted I still don't know what mine is but I will use what he has given me because I'm sure it is a part of it.


Thank you all for your ideas! God Bless!

Hello 2010!

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had an awesome 2009 & will have an even better 2010.  Of course, here in NWA (North West Arkansas for those of you that don't live here) it has been a super cold New Year full of snow.  The schools have yet to open again because of the snow, which is causing some stress for parents & kids.  This morning, William asked me why I would let him go back to school today...I told him that it was because of the snow & he proceeded to tell me that this was the longest vacation ever & that his friends haven't seen him in a long long time & that the snow needs to melt so he could go back.  I couldn't agree with him more!

Ok....I have a mission for all of you!  Some of you may know that I make hair bows.  Yes it is kinda crazy that I make bows since I have 2 boys but I do have several nieces & friends with girls so it's all good!  Anyway, I have decided to go a little further that just my nieces & friends but start selling them to everyone.  There is 1 problem...I don't have a good buisness name.  I want a cute & trendy name, I would like it to be catchy & easy to remember but not silly or too long.  Please, please, please share your ideas with me...I'll take name ideas & bow ideas.  I was going to post my bows on this blog but I have decided that once I have a buisness name I will create a blog dedicated just towards it.

Thanks for listening...I need to put my computer away & pick up all my ribbons & go to bed. 
God Bless & good night!