As
January rushes in, I’ve been reflecting on the past year, my new age and how I’ll
spend 2018. These quotes have been in my
blog inspiration journal for a while and I found each worth contemplating a bit more and
sharing with you, my friends!
"You can take no credit for beauty at
sixteen...but if you are beautiful at sixty, that is your souls own doing"
- Marie Stopes
I so
pray my soul has grown to be beautiful as time has passed, remembering the
many beautiful women that shaped me throughout my 60 years.
First of course my mom, Elizabeth Prince~ strong,
determined & loving…
Mrs.
Lela Meader ~ kind, witty and straightforward…
Mrs. Erma Mowry ~ soft spoken, sincere and
gracefull...
Mrs. Doris Grant ~ wise, forgiving and always resilient...
Mrs. Bennie
Cornelsen ~ classic, creative and supportive…
Mrs. Jess
Overby, Godly, full of light and laughter...
and Mrs. Irene Glowacki who taught me the most beautiful thing you can wear
is a smile, hers is still glorious!
"What we spend the majority of our waking lives doing
should be something we find really valuable and rewarding." – Adam Grant
I’ve spent 36 years raising
boys and almost as many years trying to make things more beautiful…I’m not sure
I would consider myself a total success at either, but by the grace of God, I
have 3 awesome young men that call me Mom and many wonderful clients now
friends that have trusted me with the place they call home! Raising my guys, an invaluable gift and privilege…Decorating
homes, a rewarding passion and also a privilege!
“Maybe
the holes we feel in our lives aren’t all supposed to be filled. Let them sit
there awhile and ache. Let them sit there awhile and speak. Maybe they’ve got
something to say.” – Beth Moore
When I read
this thought by Beth Moore, I realized that there is an ache in my heart to do
something else with the time remaining…to hear God’s calling more than ever in
my 60 years. I know my life has been
full and I have tried to live it with purpose! But what
is God’s purpose for me? That is a
question that keeps speaking. And I
feel a constant tugging to do something more meaningful for others, something to make a difference!!
"The preaching that this world needs most is the sermons in
shoes that are walking with Jesus Christ." – D.L. Moody
In this new year, my goals are a bit different. As I’ve told many, I love styling and
decorating, but I've been trying to retire for a couple of years now!
Then I smile and say, of course I will never say no to my old and dear
clients, or for that matter my friends.
It is just part of this creative soul! But I’m really hoping to work with people in
need that would love to, but for some reason, can’t afford to pay for design
assistance.
So
I’m asking my readers and friends, if you know of someone deserving or someone
who was affected by the recent Houston floods that might need design or decorating
help of any kind, please contact me. I
want to give my time to them as thanks for the many blessings I have
received through these 60 years from others…my family, my husband, my boys, my
mentors, my friends, my clients and most importantly, my Father God!
Lord
knows, I have the shoes…just hoping to wear them with more purpose in 2018, Most sincerely and in God’s gracious care, B
2018 focus scripture...
And I will give you a new heart, and a
new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from
your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
I will give them a heart to know that I
am the Lord, and they shall be my
people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole
heart.
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