God's TIming

Well, I am not moving just yet. Although I was disappointed, there is an element of relief. I am not moving, I can enjoy the holidays without rushing to get rooms finished, I am staying put. All I can believe is that it wasn't the right time. Only God knows the future and what we need and when we need it. There are plenty of houses out there for sale and many would fit my needs when the time comes. For now I will go back to my original plans of saving more for a deposit and changing a few things in my apartment for storage. There will be a little unpacking, but not too much. I am thankful for some of the purging I did and will continue to do. I didn't do well with the stress this summer and now it's my favorite time of year so I hope to enjoy that. Moving forward and not looking back. Lessons learned. So with the news on Friday, I met my son for dinner after a little retail therapy at the outlet stores in Clinton. Saturday was a day of beauty for me - nails, hair, things I put off while I waited to close on the house and move.

Sunday was a fun day. A road trip after work/church. The weather was perfect for top down driving. First I stopped at a fabric store in Rocky Hill, CT and then on to Colchester, CT. Our LifeGroup development team went for a tour of Priam Vineyards since they had finished the Vineyard Vine study. Our guide, Gary,  was knowledgeable of Biblical analogies and once he knew that we were a "church group" used this during our tour. A little wine tasting, a small purchase and I was on my way home, glad to have a few leftovers for dinner and relax before the work week begins. Looking forward to visiting family next weekend and going to the Big E! I hope the weather's as nice as it was this past weekend. I can't wait to see Katie and see how big she's grown - it's been too long.

"Mercury Glass" candle Holders

After the many DIY posts I've read I decided to try my hand at making the "mercury glass" candle holders with Krylon's looking glass paint. I made the rounds of "local" (20 miles away) craft store but there was none to be found so I ordered some on Amazon, even though there was the shipping expense.
When I knew the paint would be arriving via UPS soon I made my way to Dollar Tree and bought myself 4 candle holders for $4.25. I figure if I mess up it wouldn't cost too much. I followed directions from other site and chose the vinegar/water method of distressing and also only used two coats of the spray paint since I wanted the glass to be semi-transparent. Here are the pics I took. I have plenty of paint left over and think I'll be making another run to the Dollar Tree. Fun little Christmas gifts for co-workers and friends! Just need to make my yearly visit to Yankee Candle outlet store to add some candles to the candle holders.

Plastic bag and painters tape cover the outside.








Before distressing..

Finished candle holders with candles lit.

Waiting and getting ready.

Still waiting to hear...

So I didn't pray for patience but it seems like I am in that training mode. Each weekend is full of some kind of organizing and packing. This morning I took advantage of the gray skies and worked on getting my deck cleaned off. I hadn't planted any flowers in the spring knowing I was looking to move. I had left the flowers pots all in the corners of the deck from last winter. To my surprise I had some plants return and some plants reseed themselves. Petunias had wintered over, since last winter was not too bad, and parsley showed up in places it hadn't been planted last year. There was also a lobelia plant and a coleus, but mostly weeds. :-(

I gathered up the empty plastic pots to find a toad living among them. A toad on my deck? I had put on gardening gloves expecting creepy crawling inspects but not a toad. I guess he'll have to find another place to live. I gathered the decent larger pots and emptied their contents in the woods next to the property and rinsed them out for the move. Hopefully next spring they'll be hosting flowers and maybe a deck tomato or two.

In the process of waiting and preparing to move I see how it's better to be prepared than to be in a hurry or rush and not being ready - although I'm sure I'll forget to do a few things in advance.

Matthew 25 speaks of the ten virgins filling their lamps with oil...being prepared.