My Walk in Faith

Well, where do I begin. I know that this blog is for showing different creations that I've made in regards to pottery, but I feel so compelled to tell my story.


For about 18 months to 2 years now, I've known that I was suppose to start looking for new work. It was in my gut. However, I do not like change, and in fact, I'm the world's worst to initiate any change. My philosophy has always been "don't rock the boat." Well, that's worked for awhile.

If you asked me 10 weeks ago, did I trust God. I would have said, "most definitely!" if not, "well, of course!" But I don't know if I could have honestly answered that I trusted God with "Everything."

Two weekends ago, my pastor preached on having Faith but having fear & doubt with your faith. He concluded the sermon with the statement that it was okay to have fear & doubt with your faith but you should never allow your fear to paralyze you. Wow, at that moment I realized that I was paralyzed in my fear. Move along to Monday evening while I was doing my Bible study lesson. (I'm doing the Beth Moore revised Breaking Free) The lesson was week two, day one -- she gives the definition of what captivity is. Captivity is defined as anything that hinders the abundant and effective spirit filled life God has planned for you.

I sat on my bed, questioning whether I was a captive or not, and if so, what had me captive?

There as I was doing my soul searching, I recalled my pastor's message from the day before. That was it, I'm a captive to fear. Paralyzing fear. All I knew to do at that moment was to confess it, and I did. Move forward to Thursday night's lesson, which was finding/experiencing satisfaction in God. The key verse for that lesson was Isaiah 55:2. I read the verse there in the margin of my workbook. When I looked at it, however, all I saw was "Why...labor on what does not satisfy?" Although it was not audible, I heard God speak. I knew that I was going to have to act soon in faith to show that I was not being paralyzed by fear any longer.

Then Friday morning arrived. I've always said that God speaks to me in the middle of the night by waking me up and not letting me return to sleep. I've rationalized this by saying that's the only time I'm still and there's nothing to distract me. Okay well, my wake up call came early Friday morning. God gave me this HUGE revelation. He told me that I had been trusting in something else besides him. That's why I would not move. I had security in this thing. He then explained that in order for me to step out in faith and trust him completely he had to remove this "thing" from my life. That is exactly what he did almost 10 weeks ago. He removed it. GONE. I mean gone. No sight of it returning. What did I do?? I cried and asked over and over why this was happening. And at some point, (in between my pity party)I knew that I only had one choice on what to do. Trust God. Since then, I've been totally trusting him, and I've seen his fingerprints all over things that have happened over the last 10 weeks, and they just make me smile. Well, Friday morning while I was ironing my clothes --- it was definitely my "aha" moment and I realized why this all was happening. This entire season of my life was to teach me to be obedient and having just enough faith to trust God. I knew that morning I would have to make my move.
And I did. I stepped out in faith and for once I know I was obedient to do what God told me to do. And the peace, oh the peace I had that day and still do. Is everything gonna be just beautiful and smell like roses? I'm almost certain it's not, but that's just a side note. I'm walking right now not by sight but by faith. I'm ready for the ride. Beth Moore often says "There's no high like the most high." I'm living that right now. Thank you for letting me share.

"Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us; if we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself." 2 Timothy 2:11-13

EASTER MEMORY IDEA #9

Allow me to create a personalized family name platter using the "bunny" themed letters. Wow your family at Easter Dinner with this personalized platter. Last Day to Place an order for Easter is March 14th.

"Even the very hairs on your head are all numbered." Matthew 10:30

LET'S GO RACING!!!!

I haven't always been a huge nascar fan!! Actually up until 2 years ago -- I despised it!!! I thought it was stupid. That was until I actually watch a race one Sunday afternoon and realized there was some strategy in racing! My daughter and I decided to pull for the M & M car because it was "cute" and we "like" M&Ms. Why else would you pull for a driver??? When I told my close friend that I had started watching racing, and who I was pulling for, she said that he also drove the Interstate Battery car. (Her husband owns a distribution center). Now, I had two reasons to pull for this driver. Well, it turns out that the M & M driver was Kyle Busch and 2008 was starting out to be "his" year. He could do no wrong. It seemed like every Sunday he was winning a race, and for me, being a new convert, that made me like the sport even more fun to watch. What I didn't know about Kyle Busch was he was not one of the well-liked drivers. This tends to be a problem when I start talking racing to other racefans. When they find out I pull for Kyle Busch, they automatically get a look of disgust!!! Oh well!! Here are several pieces I've created for myself and other racefans!

Nascar kicks off its 2010 season this weekend. So, in the spirit of fast cars & racing, book an appointment today through Monday, February 15th to turn your little racer's foot print into your favorit driver's team car and receive 15% off your order total. Bisque items that can be printed on include: Plates, platters, trivets, cookie jars, & travel mugs. This is a travel mug below.

"...Let us run ... the race that is set before us..." Hebrews 12:1

Pet Bowls

We all love our special pets. Some are dog lovers, while some of us are cat lovers. Regardless, we all love our furry family members. Well, most do. (My man, doesn't seem to like our feline residents, but that's another story for another blog).

Recently a friend requested that I make her some pet bowls for her new furry addition. I was so excited. No one had ever requested pet bowls before. I've printed a pet's paws before on a frame, and I had made myself some pet bowls, but this was my first actual order for a pet dish. My friend gave me freedom to create with the one request that the bowls be similar in color, and she wanted her new puppy's name, Sunnie, on the bowls. My mind started to race with ideas. Shortly thereafter, this friend email me back and wanted 2 more bowls. I was soo pumped. It turns out that my friend's, mom, was adopting Sunnie's brother, Capt. Sully. I guess she wanted the siblings to have similar bowls and to both feel loved.

I thought the bowls turned out just too stinking cute. See below for yourself.

"They are dogs with mighty appetites; they never have enough..." Isaiah 56:11