All About You in 52

This has been a journey and we've only just begun. I know I've done much deep soul thinking. Those are the things my children do not know about me. The date of weddings, birthdays,, etc. are all things in general are easy to write down or your children just know. What's inside, tings that would be surprising about you is what we are searching for.

I'm amazed at the honesty and depth of you answers to these questions. For the husband and wife teams that are recording their history is awesome. I know what a challenge some of these questions are since I'm participating in the challenge myself.

A surprise for me is the journaling. I'm incredibly surprised how much I love doing the journaling and being creative about getting it on a page.

I'm excited for all of you that have been doing the challenge each week and those who work hard to catch up. You can still join and just start from today's question. Email me and I'll put your name on the WALL.

Question 4

What 7 Decisions Changed the Course of your Life?

Journaling reads:

I decided between Marriage and Collage
I decided to be married (love, ya’ know?). We came from different worlds and mine forever changed.

I decided not to Stand Still
I decided “No never hurt. If you don’t ask you never have possibilities.” I was no longer the “wall flower,” but the “go getter.”

I decided in my teens about Faith
Fatalism was the rage. “What will be will be.” As a teen I decided my faith is in a Living God that cares about me and where life leads me.

I decided to Ride My Bike with my friends
I went bike riding with friends when I was about 10 years old. One of the boys decided to kiss and run. Life has never been the same as I discovered “boys.”

I decided to Move
1985 I decided that we needed to be our own family. We needed time to be “us” and not his family and my family. Tennessee is where I went to college and became a leading teacher in our church.

I decided to Not Think
I made a quick, rash, life altering decision that nearly destroyed my life. God was with me and still comforts and cares for me every minute. Repercussions will be forever. My life changed. Not always pleasant for me, but I’ve experienced the sovereignty of God through it all.

I decided to Join the Fiskateers
That one decision changed the course of my life and career. Being part of Fiskateers has brought people into my life that has enriched me and added so much to life.

Ingredients for "to everything turn ..turn.turn.."

Pattern Paper, Kaiser Craft

Title: Grungeboard, Making Memories tiny alphas

Ghost Bird, Heidi Swapp

Wood flourish and rhinestones, Kaiser Craft

Inks, alcohol inks and Black Soot distressing inks by Ranger Inks

Punch, Fisakrs Embossing Border Punch, Sunburst

PSE for photo correction

Make sure to leave a link to your project in this post. I put the question with link in the right column and at the top of each post I do. So it should be easy to find the original post.

This week the RAK is a book to document those dates, times and places. That is important also.

Winner of Week 3's All About You Challenge is

Jessica

Congratulations, send me your snail mail. I'm heading to the post office Wednesday morning to get several RAKs out the door.

I loved your response to the Fiskars Friday on Thursday post. You given me some great ideas on demo-ing other tools. And some of you have some problems that need to be addressed. I will do my best and if I don't know I ask a Fiskars engineer for answers.

Me (FOY), Meghan (FOY), and Sudie (Nifty Fifty) all for Fiskateers, is planning a blast of a Fiskateer Crop in Greenville, SC. The date is not set yet but we are shooting for May before the children get out of school. If you have not responded yet that you are very interested please leave a comment with your Fiskateer number. We have people form Georgia, Tennessee, Virgina, North Carolina and South Carolina all wanting to be there. It sounds like a big party in the making.

My schedule is so full this week.

1. creating my next class for a lss at the lss this morning

2. Greenville visit tomorrow

3. Errand Day

4. AC Moores demo I hope

5. Greenville for CFD training

6. Mega blowout for Fiskars at JoAnn's in August, GA

7. New Pastor's first day at our church.

Wowizer. But isn't exciting what God brings your way.

Gratitude List

1. God's strength

2. My husband who endures my computer work

3. my father, even though he has passed away I know he is with me always

4. Cooler weather (kills the bugs so it's not so bad in the Spring)

5. God guiding my life and path each day.