Deck Decorating Part 2

Well we have continued working on the deck... and we are working on refinishing our chairs. 

This is the before... see the fabric... not very comfortable. 

After we took the seat out. 

Priming the chairs... Micah thought he would take a picture of me to prove that I do some of the work. 

Primed with gray. 

Finished in black. 

Micah helping me sew the new seat. We used outdoor fabric. 

Before and after!

Three more chairs to go and we will have our new chairs!
It is raining today so we can't enjoy them yet but soon they will be used every day. 

Strawberry Jam/Jelly Take 1

I know I have already written about the strawberries we have here... so I thought I would try and bottle some up to send back to Georgia. I had big plans to make some jam this week. This was my first attempt at making jam and canning it, I had all of my ingredients ready and thought I had figured out the correct amount of pectin to use. Turns out I need more practice... my jam turned out to be more of a jelly (if you want to call it that) I would say it is more like syrup. It tastes delicious the consistency is just off a bit. So hopefully this week or next week I will be attempting strawberry jam for the second time. 

Deck Decorating

We have an amazing deck on our house but we just haven't quite figured out the best way to utilize it.

Here are some pictures from the slow but steady transformation:

Micah getting ready to put together some new furniture.
Our deck used to be a mismatched, cluttered area of furniture... half of it you can't use b/c it is worn out. 

We are going to redo the fabric in these chairs, spray paint the frame and get a table for this corner. 

This is my new favorite spot... crazy good deal on furniture from World Market.

We are getting a sun sail to cover the porch so we can use it all parts of the day and during hot summer days. I'll keep posting pictures as we continue to update the deck. 

Sweet Moments

Sometimes in life we are faced with circumstances that are challenging. As we turn to the  Lord in these places He has a gracious way of taking these moments and cultivating within us a heart of thankfulness. 

I have been focused on being thankful this week and yesterday I was blessed by catching my boys in a sweet moment. I was able to snap a few pictures without them knowing. All they were doing was sitting together eating a snack but the love that I witnessed between them made me smile and thank God for All things. 

Enjoying the backyard and some trail mix.  

Grant laughing... I wish I remembered what he was laughing about. 

I am pretty sure they were teasing each other. 

They were sharing and playing and had no idea I was watching. 

Then out came the water guns. 

They have so much fun together. I am so thankful for them!

Romans 8:28

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

²⁸ And we know that ^[a]God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.