Chair bags

Last year my sweet friend ask me to make these for her, even emailed me a pic. I told her I was pretty sure I could do that, she sent me the fabric & the ribbon then we moved. I put it all up in a special place & forgot where I put it & finally found it, so last night I got started & finished them all in one night. I was happy to put them in mail today.

Finally trying to get caught up on the things I've packed away :)

 

 

Sparkling like new

I was so happy to get the call from the jewelry store today telling me I could pick up my ring set :) It's so shining and new looking too! Since I never take it off it won't take long & it will be back to looking all "worn" again lol

Weird!

I cherish all 4 of my rings that I wear on my left hand finger, yes I have 4 to make up the entire set :) There's my wedding band, the engagement ring, the guard (that I got for our 1 yr anniversary) and the 10 yr ring. I noticed one day last week that my finger was all scratched & it hurt when my rings would move around my finger but I figured I had hurt it somehow & it was trying to heal. Fast forward to yesterday, I took my rings off & realized that the engagement ring was broken :( It broke right where the ring is welded to the stone area. I dropped 3 of them off at the jewelry store yesterday to get fixed & because my band is so loose it falls off, I can't wear it either :( I feel so lost & the jeweler said it would be the end of the week before I get them back.

After 22 years of wearing something on this finger it feels so WEIRD for them not being on there!

Taking sides?

I had a conversation with someone just this weekend about "taking sides". If you know me at all you know that I'm not one to take sides. It's just not me! Whether it's a couple going through marital issues, divorce or a family situation, there's always two people involved in the situation therefore there are two sides to it. Everyone feels like they are the "right" person when they are dealing with it, even though they may be right at the time, I just can't find it in me to "take sides". I've always tried to be the neutral one.

I'm talking to someone about it this morning & they said that's one of the things they admired about me was that I didn't always take their side. I may agree with them & their feelings at that time but I still try to be neutral about the entire situation.

I guess that comment came as a surprise to me & it's been bothering more than ever. It's something I prayed about last night & again this morning. As I'm doing a Bible study this morning the following verses were shown to me, there were several other ones but these two really spoke to my heart. I'm going to continue to pray about this situation & this person.

Matthew 7:1 - 7:5 

¹ Judge not, that ye be not judged.
² For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
³ And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
⁴ Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam [is] in thine own eye?
⁵ Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

 

James 4:11 - 4:12
¹¹ Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of [his] brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
¹² There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?