Redeeming the scraps...and time!

You have seen them before. Those little ity bitsy of scraps of paper...or ribbon...or twine that pepper your table (or floor).  They are the unavoidable residue after your grand project of scrap-booking, envelope-making, or gift-wrapping.

You sigh.

You brush them into a pile with the side of your hand, your fingers curling towards the doomed scraps. One final push and they flutter into the trash bin.

Before you do that again...WAIT!

Just recently I started re-using all of those ity-bity scraps of paper that I so often threw away after making pretty envelopes. Now I use save them for decorating cards.

After making a new friend (who happens to have rather creative mind) I got to rethinking the opportunities that these scraps and bits of extras left over from my bigger projects provided. Take a look at some of the cards I made with those extras...

Isn't it sweet how this little red piece comes out of the pocket?  I thought so!

These little bits remind me of those spare moments scattered throughout my day. How often I "throw away" that time considering them as "too small to be used." How wrong I am! The Lord desires that I use every itsy bit of my life and not just the big chunks for His kingdom purposes.

Here's a mid-November resolution...

Ready for it? Here it is: for the next month I am going to attempt to post on my blog once a week. Honestly, posting creative and inspiring thoughts is difficult for me to do in midst of a busy college semester; however, I feel like a robot if I don't create something (especially with words!)!

Simple things...

Yes it is the simple things in life that spread the smile onto our faces. It is like the mom I saw at the bus stop today. As I zipped by in my car, she ran back and forth on the sidewalk in an insane pattern. She held something tightly--a young child. The little boy she clasped, extended his arms out from his sides as if he was an airplane. Back and forth they went, both smiling and laughing. Who knows how long they flew in their bizarre flight pattern. While the other waiting bus riders sat slumped on the hard hot benches, this woman was taking the opportunity to enjoy her child and the often overlooked simple joy of being alive. Thank you little boy's mom, you put a smile on my face!