Words Into Action

Last week I shared with you this post about a great quote from Mother Teresa. Well, this past weekend I was able to put it into practice! First of all, I don't want you to get the wrong idea. I'm not tooting my own horn, just showing you a practical way to put love into action. Trust me, I fail at this all the time!

My husband ran his second marathon yesterday! It was an incredible accomplishment, and in many ways I feel like our entire family ran the marathon. Okay, well maybe not quite ran the marathon, but we did participate. For anyone who has ever trained, you know that athletes don't just show up on the day of the event, but they put many months into the preparation. For our family this meant looking at weekly schedules for "running time", setting the alarm for 5:00 AM, missing certain events, planning courses, running Gatorade to different locations, doing lots of laundry, etc.

So, my girls and I decided that we would make t-shirts for the race. Last year we made signs and we were afraid that it might rain, so we thought the shirt idea might be a big hit. My husband loved it!!!! Thanks to Hobby Lobby you can get some colorful t-shirts at a very reasonable cost. Here is a pic of me with my girls after the race.

Many times the little things we do, mean so much. One doesn't have to spend a lot of money to show love. What are some of the things you have done lately, to show love to others?

The girls finishing the race with Daddy!

Quote

I recently came across LeAnn Rice's blog She Cooks. It is amazing and LeAnn has an incredible testimony! As I was snooping around her blog I came across this quote from Mother Teresa,

“To show great love for God and our neighbor, we need not to do great things. It is how much love we put in the doing that makes our offering something beautiful for God.”


This quote challenged my thinking and effort that I put into things, especially the little gifts, you know the ones we just "throw together".  It puts meaning into the little things we do around the home: folding the laundry, stacking the pantry, setting the table, organizing our home.

What quote has inspired or challenged you lately?

I Chose White

It has been almost 12 years since my husband, then fiance, and I registered for our wedding. At the time a number of my friends and family were registering for both every day dishes and fine china. I decided that I wanted one set of dishes that could be used for all occasions! I chose Mikasa's Italian Countryside and I couldn't be happier!

There are times when I see "pretty" dishes in vibrant colors, but I love the flexibility of the white. Besides, I can always pick up a couple of accessory pieces in other colors to blend in with my white dishes. Here are some white inspirations!

What color dishes do you have?

Dressing For Work

I realize that this title could go in lots of different directions! However, I was thinking of the work that takes place in our kitchen! I work part-time outside of the home, but I spend a lot of time at home, in my kitchen. The kitchen truly is my favorite room in the house. It is the hub of our family activity and generally where my guests spend a lot of time.

So, this brings up the topic - do you wear an apron when you are in the kitchen? I've had a few aprons in my cooking career, and generally when I'm cooking, I'm wearing one! I think the apron has a couple of different benefits:

1. The obvious - it keeps us clean! I'm very messy. Need I say anything more?
2. It makes me feel better about what I am doing in the kitchen.

Last year I made a new apron out of some darling fabric. There is just something about that apron that makes me want to cook! The apron is cute and fun! If you haven't worn an apron recently, try one on! Or better yet, go get a new apron!! There are so many darling aprons out there, it might just put a little bounce of spice into your cooking!

Reading

I'm a reader. Not a writer. I know, it has been forever since I last posted....... I have no excuse, except I love to read blogs a lot more than I like to write them.

With that in mind, I wanted to link up some of my favorite 31 day series posts! These are some great must reads!

Eat2Gather

Reluctant Entertainer

Life In Grace

The Inspired Room

The Nesting Place

Remodeling This Life

What are you reading right now? Do you have a favorite 31 Day Series?