hmm, scrapbooking....

So , I figured out that I really haven't worked on my albums in almost a month.... UGH!! if you know me , you know who insane that sounds.... I did 15 pages for my Mother-in-laws Christmas gift album (there is a pile of photos and pages ready to work on ...) ... My budget has really put a damper on my creativity and my scrapping... so, I decided I would do whatever I could as far as planning goes and go to an All Day Crop till you Drop in McMinnville tomorrow... These are a monthly thing, but I haven't been in a long while... (since before she moved her store)... This is also my only chance to crop and not work as I am usually hosting the events and helping my customers (I love them but I miss my albums)...

So, tonight I planning out approx 100 pages (4 different albums) and stacked the photos for Mother In Law's album.... In hopes that I get a babysitter (Thanks to my Mom) for the day and can go hang out and work on my albums...

I have been planning the journalling and thinking about using lyrics from songs related to the holidays and some of my own poems in at least a couple of the layouts...

This should also help my mood.... My birthday is just around the corner and I'm not finding much to celebrate so I'm hoping a day out will help the over all mood...

Glitz and Bows or NOT

So this week has been a rollercoaster... but, tonight I realized the season is more than just the glitter and bows we all put on for the holidays.

The Christmas Season is about families and friends, the people we really care about and the greatest gift of all the birth of the Savior.

I've been rehearsing for a solo at Church this coming Sunday and fighting a cold as well... That said, Mike has been a supportive guide through the struggles of getting ready to put it all on the line in front of family and friends. It is said, "Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord," but sometimes I feel like it is more Noise than Joy... It is frustrating to me as we use to practice and expect perfection in our music and now with life and family it is hard to achieve that.... Don't get me wrong perfection was never attained for me, but I always put my best foot forward where my music was concerned... That said, I am going to put it all on the line and get up their and sing, in my heart it is Joyful and the meaning of the words is really more important to me than the notes...

So on that it really isn't about all the glitz and glam of the lights and bows, it is about the strength that God gives me to conquer my fears and give it all to him...