hello there...

Well, here I am. Venturing out into this blogging world with my small voice and my little crafts sharing a bit of my life with...well, the world.. although at this point, "the world" will probably consist of only my parents, sisters, mother-in-law, sister-in-law and perhaps my husband. But hey! That's a start, right?

Tonight, this night after spending most of the day sick on the couch watching Netflix, seems to be a rather odd time to begin such an endeavor (especially considering I did not even crochet or anything). But as I was laying here watching the last bit of West Side Story I thought, "hey, I should start working on this blog I've been wanting to start for the past year." So here I am. Happy New Year's to me! I am actually starting something I wanted to do this year!

Since we're on the subject, isn't it a funny thing that year after year we write lists of "things" we want to do or change in the new year? Resolutions. A firm decision to do or not to do something. Firm. Firm? I regret to say I have never been very firm with past resolutions, so I suppose what I truly have been doing is simply writing lists of ideas. Boy, I've had lots of ideas in the past, but this year I feel resolved (oh boy!) to follow through with these ideas. This post is my first check off of the idea-list! Now I have begun and must continue!

What else is on my idea list? So glad you asked...

•  Successfully complete the Whole30 program and make lifestyle changes starting with food-- this one I am stoked to do as I have a great support group on Facebook and a skin issue I am hoping to cure.
• Create a stock pile of crochet goods and start selling them on that neat site Etsy-- I will also share some of these creations with you lovely folks.
• Read MORE-- My goodness, I used to read as if words were sustenance and have fallen out of the habit. Although, I am happy to say I did just drink up a novel called Longbourn by Jo Baker-- if you like the Bennet family, then you will love reading about the story of their servants.
• To be happy and explore-- I am happy with many things in my life, but I could be happier with the place in which I live. I need to get out there and see more of it. Washington is an awfully beautiful place after all. 
• Most importantly, to have a more ravenous hunger for God's word and to be a better example of His love. 

Well, friends, there we go. Those are my aims, not just for 2014, but for life. 

He has made everything beautiful in His time. 
Ecclesiastes 3: 11