We do not belong to this world

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Lately I have been feeling very down, and sad. I am constantly worrying about everything. My to-do list never seems to go away and I recently saw a post that said ” don’t let your to do list become an idol”

I never thought of it as an idol, but that post was right. My to do list had become an idol. Between trying to keep my shop going and wedding plans, my to do list piled up daily and I never made time for anything else. The other night Isaac asked something about being free. The truth is, I haven’t felt free in a very long time. I worry too much.

It seems like the older I get the worse everything seems to be. I have been listening to the bad things happening throughout the world and it hurts my heart. I can’t even seem to be happy during the day because my heart is just broken for everyone. Somedays I feel like May, from The Secret Life of bees.

 

Today I read  ”In order to keep us from becoming too attached to this world, God allows us to feel a certain amount of discontent. We were made for heaven”

 

After reading this, my heart was calm. I know I was made for something more than this life. I will be still. I will learn to be free and things will get better. God holds my heart and I know that I am okay.

 

“To be a woman of joy, you might as well dance. “

Strangely Dim

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I have recently been listening to a song called “Strangely Dim” and every time it completely calms me. The lyrics are perfect for how I feel in this season. I am so thankful that God gave us music and wonderful artists. If you haven’t heard this song, I strongly urge you to! I listen to it via Grooveshark 

 

 

“Strangely Dim”

I’ve had all these plans piled up sky high
A thousand dreams on hold
And I don’t know why,
I got a front row seat
To the longest wait
And I just can’t see
Past the things I pray
Today

But when I fix my eyes on all that You are
Then every doubt I feel
Deep in my heart
Grows strangely dim
All my worries fade
And fall to the ground
Cause when I seek Your face
And don’t look around
Any place I’m in
Grows strangely dim

Sometimes where I stand
On this narrow road
Is in a raging storm
Or a valley low
But oh

When I fix my eyes on all that You are
Then every doubt I feel
Deep in my heart
Grows strangely dim
All my worries fade
And fall to the ground
Cause when I seek Your face
And don’t look around
Any place I’m in
Grows strangely dim

I don’t know, I don’t know
What tomorrow may hold
But I know, but I know
That You’re holding it all
So no matter what may come

I’m gonna fix my eyes on all that You are
‘Til every doubt I feel
Deep in my heart
Grows strangely dim
Let all my worries fade
And fall to the ground
I’m gonna seek Your face
And not look around
Til the place I’m in
Grows strangely, strangely, strangely dim.

New Website!

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I have a new website! You can find it {HERE}

 

I am working hard on adding new things to the new website! I will try to have more options on there compared to my Etsy site.

 

Lots of spring stuff will be up soon! As well as 2 sales on Very Jane this month.

 

I am also in the process of experimenting with taking modeled pictures of my products. I take my own product shots but I don’t take the model shots. In the past I have over-edited MANY… I mean MAAAAANY pictures and knew absolutely nothing about my camera or photoshop. All the professional photographers were probably shaking their heads as they looked through my pictures. I also use to name my picture albums “Photography” and I don’t think they should’ve been labeled as such. Photography is more than just taking pictures with your camera, and I most definitely didn’t understand that.  Please bare with me as I learn how to “photograph” better.

 

 

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Lost in the mall

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I went to the mall with my grandparents yesterday and my grandpa doesn’t like to shop so we told him to sit outside of JCpenny and not to go anywhere. When we finished shopping we came out to get my grandpa and he wasn’t where we left him. My grandma started to panic and talked to the janitor and a security guard. She then came to me and said she better go look for him herself. I knew my grandpa couldn’t have gone far so I wasn’t worried. My grandma walked a couple of steps and what do ya know? my grandpa was sitting in the “comfy” couches instead of the hard benches we left him at (which were only a few feet away)

 

it was very typical of my grandpa to do something that made sense to him (find comfortable seats) than to my grandma who didn’t want him to move no matter what. My grandpa just shook his head as my grandma yelled at him for moving. I thought it was funny and laughed though I probably shouldn’t have. Moments like these make good memories. I always have fun with them, there’s definitely never a dull moment.

Messies

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Tonight Isaac asked me why I don’t just call my shop “Messies” (or something along those lines) and it got me thinking. I lost sight of what Messies was or how it started out. My artwork has always been signed “Messies” since @collin_james and Josh gave me that nick name in 2006 (8th grade?) but when I started selling my art I called it Messies Monsters, monsters referring to my creations & the craziness in my head. Then came making hair accessories which became Messies Munchkins. As you can see on my FB it all started from “Messies” and then came two branches. As I continue to learn more about myself I have noticed that I get lost in projects. I plan on slowly regaining “Messies” and then my branches. I miss drawing portraits and things in general. My mind needs to get back into that. I need to make time for the other things I love. And maybe when I get rich and famous ill give Collin some cash for the name that has stuck with me ;)

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