Kim's World

I sew...not well yet, but I'll get there. I decided to make the girls skirts this summer while I was at my mom's. My mom is an incredible seamstress so it was a perfect opportunity to learn from the best. Well, little did I know the first pattern I chose was fairly difficult for a beginner, yeah, I tend to jump in with both feet. I will admit, it made me very frustrated. I DO NOT LIKE HEMS!!! Phew! I feel better letting that out. Especially hems on a circular panel. I finally got through that skirt and decided that Elle was gonna get a completely different style. I actually created my own pattern for hers out of a couple patterns. Now that was fun! My mom had to finish off the ruffle for me because it needed to be serged. I don't know how to use a serger at this point but trust me, I am going to learn! Here are the results of my efforts: First skirt...finally put together but not hemmed yet Making the flowers for the headbands (initially they were going on shirts bu...

Here are a few pictures of the last couple weeks. House, kids, etc. I will still post the pictures of the skirts I (with my mom's help) made for the girls. This is the side of the house This is the front Um..kitchen breakfast nook and living room beyond Dining room and family room (the house is shaped like an "L") Looking away from the house First day of school Lol! Love the expressions here! The driveway...well there are two driveways but this entrance is most often used because the other has a gate.

We finally made it! Yes, we have officially moved back to California, Sacramento to be exact. We arrived the beginning of September and it has been a whirlwind of activities since. We moved into our house (I'll post pictures soon), enrolled the kids in school, went to church, applied for a job, and have been quite busy with a smattering of other "things". You know the saying, "Hit the ground with your feet running"? Yes, that's us, no time to waste. Everything will eventually fall into place and then it will be Christmas! Yikes!! Ha! To sum the school thing up briefly, Elle and Ashley go to the elementary school right around the corner from our house. They both love it and their teachers. Levi and Myles are doing a sort of hybrid school schedule where they go to a location two days a week and are home the other three. It is nice and so far, they seem to like it. For them, school is not something they love but rather they tolerate because they have no oth...

Yesterday, the family of Maggie D. Burke, affectionately known as Great Nanny, celebrated her life and her much awaited homecoming. This remarkable woman of God was ready to meet her Lord and Savior. In fact, her granddaughter, Javawn (which happens to be my dearest friend) said that she had actually packed her suitcase and tried to "go to heaven". She was ready. As much as we will miss her, heaven is having a party. A saint has come home. It is assuring to know that I will one day meet with her again in that sweet bye-and-bye. A few years ago, my family had the privilege to go to Great Nanny's house in Idaho. Along with Dalen and Javawn, we loaded our cars and set off for one of the most memorial road trips. My kids still talk about it! It was so wonderful to meet the family, who by the way, accepted us as if we were family. How blessed we are! Here are a couple pictures Javawn sent to me from that road trip: I'm not sure as to the pictures of...

While we are in transition to California, we are staying in Coos Bay, Or. with my parents. If we were going to choose anytime of the year to be here, now would be the time. It is slightly warmer than any other time of the year and with school not in session, we have some free time. We have went a few places; park, library, fishing (sort of), a little shopping and I am finally learning to sew from the master aka my mom. The project I decided to start with is a bit more than I can chew. Thankfully, I am staying under my mom's watchful eye. When I have this project complete, I'll post pictures. If I posted now, it would not make any sense :).   In the next few days, we are planning to head to the beach. Personally, I have been waiting for the overcast skies to clear. But I fear if I wait too long, we won't go at all! My parents live only minutes from the beach and at night I can sometimes hear the sound of waves wafting through my window. Glorious! Nothing like the sound of ...

No worries, though, I am the author of this post. Therefore, it is perfectly legit. What some of you may not know is that I am one of four authors on a blog titled In God We Trust . This particular blog post was dated July 21, 2011. Unfortunately, I am not as active as I would like to be but I plan on participating more. In this blog post, I give a brief account of how God used our family to bring salvation to another family...in an interesting way. Here is the original publication, in the end, I will provide a few more details: Have you ever watched scripture fulfilled right before your eyes? Likely, you have heard the verses from Luke chapter 11 many times. 9) And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 10)For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Just recently, this very thing happened in my life. We moved to Oregon in February of th...

We have been praying for a while now for God's direction in our life. Well, um...pretty much my whole life I've prayed that but not always did I follow. We moved from California to Washington in 2010. It was a quick decision and much needed for that time. Then it came time to move on due to lack of job. My husband was offered a job here in Oregon and we knew we had friends here and they had a church. (Most of my readers know the story). To keep things brief, we have been praying for God to lead us where He wants us. If He wanted us here, then here we would stay. If He wanted us in Africa, well then I would probably pray very hard that I was imagining things..just kidding...we would go! It has been quite the experience, however, to watch God open doors. When He does the moving, you know it! We know without a doubt what direction He is leading us...and we will follow. I believe it is in our best interest to follow and not hinder the will of God, don't you think?? We know not ...

Goodness, this summer is going by WAY too fast! There are still so many things I want to do, as usual! I have come to the conclusion that life just does not unfold neatly and smoothly for me. Nope, my life happens to unfold like a bag of microwave popcorn! Yes, you know how it rolls...gentle little pops here and there for about a minute...THEN BAM!!! Every stinkin' kernel explodes and I am running around trying to contain the mess! Taxing, I tell you, very taxing! But I believe I have grown so accustomed to that explosive, ever-changing life that when things are just popping here and there, I'm bored. HA! Strange, I know! Anyhow, as our life takes yet another turn (POP!), I know that God is in control. He always is! I may not understand the whys or the hows, but I really don't need to when I have absolute trust in Him. As the next few weeks progress, I will update you. I can only give you information that I have so you will have to be patient along with me. So, to appeal ...

You know, I think it's ironic how people can keep secrets from me. I am talking about BIG secrets, for MONTHS! Everyone knew BUT me, that my dear friend, Javawn and her family were planning to show up for my graduation. Long story short, I was VERY surprised and I cried (with joy, of course). It had, at that point been almost two years since we've seen each other. Here are some pictures from that memorable day! Beautiful Girls Handsome Boys Myles being interviewed, they asked him who he was here for... Then I had to join... And of course Ronnie was not gonna be left out of the lime light! Waiting for the ceremony to start Still waiting... Forever Friends Not real sure what's happening in this picture... More of the handsome boys Friends forever, well, they call themselves cousins...so that must be what they are! Yep, I am down there amongst nearly 1000 graduates. Thankfully I was in the third row and sneaked out afte...

See previous post for explanation. We are going backwards a little, sorry :) Getting seated, little nervous So proud of this young man Mrs. Moore (awesomest teacher ever!) and Myles J Myles and his friend Cameron Myles and his friend Spencer And just because she's so cute, here is my baby girl with Maddie (who is her and Elle's friend)