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Monday, July 14, 2008

kateandpie cherrypie

Hi Xanga World! And mostly- Hi Clairey!

Here are some pictures for you! I made a cherry pie for a youth staff party we had yesterday. It was a croquet party and everyone was supposed to come wearing plaid- so I wanted to make a plaid dessert.
Ishy made a blueberry pie using the same recipe we used last year on the 4th of July. Yum!
I included the one of me so you could see the haircut- even though it is kind of a funny angle.

love you,

Kate

PS Call me soon!  


Thursday, January 10, 2008

Currently Reading
The Godly Man's Picture (Puritan Paperbacks)
By Thomas Watson
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It's Thursday

I wonder if I can do a whole post by only stating the obvious. Of course, the obvious is all in the eye of the beholder. Maybe I can start each paragraph with a statement of the obvious.

It's been snowing in Spokane. I estimate that there is at least 12in of snow in the backyard. Our birdbath looks like a cake plate with a very tall, white cake on it. I got stuck in my own driveway twice yesterday. The first time at 6:40am, after 30 min of digging and wheel spinning our neighbor cam over and pushed me out. The second time I had to wait until my roommate came home to help me. I like snow. Within reason.  I like cake pretty much anytime.

*****Warning- if you don't like the "girly" knitting talk skip the next paragraph. (Dave, that means you.)****** 

I've been knitting. I finished Jordana's baby blanket, and a scarfy thing for me, and I have a long mental list of what I'm going to do in the next few months. Next is another gift, but it's for someone who reads the blog (shhh, it's Katie Heidenreich) so I can't talk about it. Before I start the "next" thing I have something on the needles that I'll probably finish in the next few days. It's a dressy little scarf made using some leftover yarn and beads. I've never done any beaded knitting before, it's kind fun, but considerably slows the pace of the knitting. For New Years Melissa and Isaiah gave me a "gift certificate" for yarn (very cute, Melissa made it) and I have had so much fun thinking about what I want to use it for. Should I get more of the very fancy silk/mohair that I liked so much? Should I buy the yarn I'd need to start knitting lace? Both great ideas and very tempting but I think I may have decided to knit my very first sweater! But I may enjoy going back and forth on that for a few more days until I "decide".

*****End of knitting talk*******

I'm moving. Maybe. Or at least both of my roommates are moving. One is getting married and the other is moving home to California. Uncertainty is not really my thing. I don't know where I am going to move, or who I could ask to move in. If you think of it please pray for me about this that 1) I will glorify God by trusting him to provide for me. 2) That if it is God's will I will find people to move in with me.
I've been going back and forth worrying and trusting God. I'm trying to keep myself from self-pity and fear by meditating on verses when I catch myself meandering that way in my head. Romans 2:6-8, Ps 23, Ps 27:13-14, etc. Those are good verses. Its a great insult to distrust God. I don't want to sin in that way.

I think I'll end with a list.
1) Tonight I'm hanging out with Becky, Titus and James.
2) Sat- I am hanging out with Tanya. It's been too long. So we're going to remedy that over coffee.
3)Sun- I'm having two girls over after church for lunch and to make cookies for Jr High Group on Sunday night. Should be fun!

 

 


Thursday, December 27, 2007

Currently Listening
Essential Earth Wind & Fire
By Earth Wind & Fire
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flowers

I got flowers at work yesterday!!! Thank you, Claire and Ian! It was such a nice surprise!


Wednesday, December 12, 2007

If I hold still for too long I start to hear a kind of rattling. I think it's my to do list clamoring for attention.


Thursday, December 06, 2007

Currently Reading
ESV Thinline Bible, TruTone, Cranberry, Filigree Design, Red Letter Text
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thoughts and a successful errand

So, I needed to go across town to a candy store to get the things I needed to make the marshmallows (see yesterday's post) and I was a little nervous about if I'd have the time to do it after work but before my "date" to drive around and look at Christmas lights. So today I thought to myself, "Self, why don't you go on your lunch break? Plus, then you can go home after work and eat dinner." This was a genus idea. I made it to the place and back to work in 27 min! Yay! 
A few weeks ago our pastor preached on the passage (1 Sam 16:7) where the Lord says that man looks on the outward appearance but he looks on the heart. Dan said that the best way to understand the passage is as a parallelism. Man looks with his eyes and makes decisions based on what seems good but God makes decisions according to the purposes of His heart. Does that make sense? That has been really impacting to me. This is just another reminder that the Lord's purposes and plans are according to His heart (which we know is for His Glory and our eternal good) and not anything that we can earn or influence by trying to be good in our hearts, or by trying to impress the Lord. (Dave, Tanya, were you guys there? Did I explain that clearly?) 
Also, I am trying to grow in my trust of the Lord. There really are times when I am tempted to doubt that God will continue to bless me. This verse has been encouraging- Ps 27:13-14 "I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord- be strong and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord."



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