This week brought many new adventures, for sure! Aside from burning the pavement going to and from many of the girls' extra curricular activities, I also launched my new virtual store on Etsy.com! I love to make the classic A-line dresses, which are very versatile and can be worn all year long. I also make pants and shorts to match, as well as pillowcase dresses, custom "heirloom" outfits, and little boys' shortalls and longalls. It has taken me some time to get the online store organized, and I finally created a banner and listed my first items!

Today's sermon was quite fitting. The last in the "What do you have to Lose" series, it talked about leaving your hurts, habits, and hangups at the alter and clinging to Philippians 4:13--"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Yes, once again, Larry was talking right to me! I need to leave my grief for God to bear. I need to leave my fear of failure in the children's clothing world at the cross. I need to follow the doors that God opens-and closes-as I seek full time employment "in the classroom" so that my girls can continue their studies in a Christian classroom. I have no problem leaving grief at the altar. Who wants that anyway, right? However, I feel like I leave my fears only to pick them up again. Ironically, fear is often like a security blanket for me. If I am not in fear or worrying about a particular situation, I feel like I am ignoring it. Today, I realized that giving it away and ignoring it are two different things. I give it to God, and he will give me avenues to take that will eliminate that fear. So really, what DO I have to lose?

Tomorrow won't come soon enough. It will be the 100th day of school!!! YIPPEE!!! We have 100 minutes of exploration planned for the afternoon. The students will rotate to 4 25 minute sessions. My session is EXERCISE! In this area, I know exactly what I have to lose. I will refrain from sharing just exactly how much....

Check out my etsy site...www.etsy.com/shop/baby2bigkid Tell all of your friends! I'm not scared!