Our New Home

We are so excited!!! We are in the process of buying our first home. 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bath, basement, and garage. We got it for a great price and will be paying less then the rent we pay now. Closing date is set for August 23rd and I can't wait to move in. It is a small town house but I can live with that knowing that it is ours : ). We will have to finish off the basement so we can have more room but that will be fun for us to do. Cris is really excited about getting his hands on the basement. It will be a really nice TV room when he is all done. I will have more pictures to post when we actually move in : )

Lord, Give Me Strength

Things have been really stressful for me lately. We have been trying to get pregnant for the last 6 or 7 months without any success. Well, we were finally successful! However, I had miscarriage about 2 weeks ago. It has had a toll on me and I haven't been handling the stress very well. We have decided to take a little brake before trying again. I don't know how long the brake will be but for now I'm not going to even think about it.

So to help with the stress I have started going to yoga class at our church. We have classes twice a week and I really enjoy them. I have NO coordination or balance at all and I'm not flexible but its still fun and relaxing for me. I now have my own yoga mat and made a bag to carry it in. All the ladies at the yoga class loved the bag I made and are asking me when I'm going to make some to sell : ).

It's amazing how the Lord blesses us in our times of need. I'm grateful for my visiting teacher who felt the need to drop by the day after my miscarriage, I'm grateful for the primary president I work with who noticed I was stressed and invited me to yoga class, I'm grateful for my friends who have given my support, I'm grateful for my family who have stood by me, but most importantly I'm grateful for the strength the Lord has given me. Now I just need the physical strength for yoga : )

Bags, Bags, Bags

So I have been living bags for the last week. I have started my own company making bags and it has been lots of fun. There have definitely moments of stress but I have had a huge amount of support from family and friends. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!!!!!

I am now making more bags than just diaper bags. I have finally figured out the measurement for a small and medium sized bag. I LOVE the larger bags but I think the smaller ones are so cute. The small bag that I make is perfect for scriptures (I'm planning on making one for myself to carry my scriptures in) and the medium bag is the perfect size for a purse.

Medium sized bag

With the new sizes, I hope I will get some more orders in soon. I have finished making the diaper bags for the florist/gift shop and now I can focus on making some bags to put on Etsy. Of course, I take custom orders at any time : ).