Time is going by...

Time is going by...like water in a river, never standing still, always moving. Looking the same; but not the same as it is always new water flowing by.

I feel like that is the way life is right now. Time is flowing by, a lot of days look like other days. Routines are the same. Different yet the same. Slowly change happens, but when you look back you SEE the changes that escaped you on the day to day basis.

Sometimes when I think about times of transition, I think of big life changing events. Like getting married, having a child, losing a loved one, changing jobs. But in reality, transition is happening every day. God promises that EVERY time I come into His presence, I AM changed. I am transitioned to become more like Christ. Right now I am just more aware of the transitions that God is briging about in my life. Some really obvious & some so deep that it's not always easy to 'see' or to grasp or even to explain - but it's there nontheless.

Like water in a river, seemingly the same but always new, always changing.

Update on Addison

Finally an update on little girl. She is 15 mos old and she is getting so tall! She curently wears 12-18mos clothing. She walks and runs everywhere and is much more able to give in to her need to dance much easier now. She loves it when I out on her shoes, espically the "clompy" sounding ones as she like to 'tap dance'. When I hold my arms wide and say 'give mama some love' she will stop what she is doing and RUN towards me and THROW (litterly) herself into my arms :) oh how that melts this mama's heart :) :)

Funny story from last week....

While at the dinner table, Addison was done eating and decided that she wanted a drink from my tea glass - after sereval 'drinks' we felt she had had enough, so Glenn, (thinking that she was just facinated with the cup that didn't have a sippy lid) took her sippy cup , took the lid off and handed it to her as it was still just a 1/4 full. She looked at it, then proceeded to put ALL of her uneaten hamburger and green beans into the cup and then she put the top back on the sippy cup and proceeded to drink it!!!!! More than once - she drained the liquid from the cup - Glenn and I practically fell out of our chairs laughing!

That said, Addison has such a great sense of humor. I love it!! Sometimes she will look at me very intently with a serious look on her face and babble a long conversation of baby language. Then she gives me her 'I've just told you a joke look' throws her head back and laughs. I usually join in with her and when we stop laughing, I tell her it was a good joke ;)

Award from The Knot

This year Artistic Florist, Inc. received the following award from The Knot.com. All I can say is wow, what an honor!

Weddings, Weddings, And still More Weddings

If you thought that wedding season was over - you would be sadly mistaken. Late summer and fall weddings are on the rise in popularity and this fall is no different. I have been well occupied with estimates, contracts and of course making the flower bouquets and arrangements! Here are a few photos form some recent weddings.

Vine styled chair decor (above)that then translated to the table as part of the centerpiece (below).

So Much

So much is spinning around in my head these days... so much. Too much to try and write down. So much that the Lord is speaking to me - calling me to - wooing me to become.

I don't want to say that "I'm busy". Not because I am just sitting around twidling my thumbs, watching TV and eating bon-bons. That is so NOT what I do with my days. But I don't want to get caught up with the idea that I just can't do anything else. I want to SLOOOOOOW down. In fact, the Lord has spoken to me about sloooooowing down a number of times over the years - and somehow, everytime He has said that - my life seems to speed up - what is with that???!!!

But as I was talking to someone I very much respect the other week about something the God has called me to start up. He said to me ' with all the other responsibilites you have ..... you are going to start something else?'

To which I believe that the Holy Spirit responded - even though it came out of my mouth -
"When God calls you to do something, even if you feel/believe that you don't have time, room _____ (fill in the blank), to NOT do it is death." Not a literal death, but something in you dies when you don't fulfill God's calling. Because let's face the truth, whatever God calls you to do, ultimatly brings LIFE. So in moments when Iwant life to slow down, maybe I need to pick up thse things God has said will bring me life - regardless of how crazy it looks from the outside.


So here's to being CRAZY.

Almost a year

My really good friend and I decided )spur of the moment no less) to do a photo shoot of our daughters before her second child arrives. It just HAD to be super hot and muggy and both the girls refused to take their afternoon naps. Sounds like a recipe for disaster with a capital "D". Here's a few of the shots - you tell me??!!!

The wash tub is a heirloom from my dad's family. The dress Addie has on is one that was crocheted for my mom was she was a little girl. Needless to say my sister's and I all wore it, my nieces and now my daughter.

I love the laugh that accompanies the face.

Etched in the side of the washtub is my dad's family name ...I love heritage shots!

A June Wedding

Check out this citrus wedding that I did at the bgining of June. Thaks to Jason Michael Photography for capturing such great shots!