caramel macchiato & a fire place please!

Hello friends!!

Oh how I wish so much that we could have a real coffee/tea/breakfast date today! The weather it blech and all I want to do is sit in a coffee shop(with a fire place) and chatter away.


I would tell you that I love work a lot but yesterday I was covered in boogers, and unknown substances. I guess that's the way it goes at day care right?! Also kids say the most hilarious things. At our day care we encourage kids to talk to each other if they are having an issue instead of instantly telling on them. Well one little girl had stepped on another and they both came running over to me crying. I told them that they needed to talk to each other first. The girl who had been stepped on said, " Ya know it make me really sad when you step on me. I have bones in my body you know and if you step on me it will hurt me. I also don't like being your friend when you do that." I just had to sit back and smile. Then they went running off laughing.

I would also tell you that I was at a double bridal shower last night! So much fun! I love seeing all the presents that people get. I am also needing to make an appetizer for work on Wednesday for a 'going on maternity leave party' any ideas? Any good recipes? I was thinking hummus or mango salsa with stuff to dip but, I would love ideas too!

One last thing! I would tell to just brag on my boyfriend. I'm pretty sure he is the best! I love him so much and each day I am falling more in love with him. He is just the sweetest.

Hugs,
Amber

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easy crochet flower tutorial

Hi friends!!

Hope your weekend was fantastic! I have something for you that I promised last week.

Making the perfect crochet flower.
Step by step:
1. chain 4 then slip stitch it together

2. double crochet into the center of the loop 15 times, then join with a slip stitch

3. double crochet into the first loopy thing (so technical around here) then in the same loop do a triple crochet

4. then in the net loopy do a triple first then a double

5. then in the next loopy do a slip stitch

-then start at #3 and go through to # 5 til completed

6.(4 in the picture) do the final slip stitch

Sorry if this is confusing, just leave me a comment if you have any questions and I will get back to you just so long you are not a no reply blogger.

Be on the look out for these great flowers to be popping up in the shop some time soon.

If you see a flower headband you love and want to buy it just comment and I'll save it just for you!

Blessings,
Amber

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the most perfect date

How was everyone's weekend? For all the Americans, Happy Memorial Day.

This weekend Clint and I had the most perfectest perfect date! It wasn't all fancy pants but it was perfect and lovely in every way.

We stopped to grab some cafe mocha's because it was a wee bit chilly out.We headed out to a field road and sat in the back of the truck sipping our mocha's, watched the sun set, and listened to the birds, crickets, frogs and what ever was rustling in the grass beside us. I loved every minute of it!I love spending time with my most favorite person.
I love that we both love nature and enjoy Gods beautiful and vast creation.
I love the way we date and that we don't need the fancy pants stuff. It's the little, simple things.
Once most of the storm clouds rolled in we left. But it was the most beautiful, wonderful time.

Blessings,
Amber

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matthew 17:20

Hello beautiful people! Have the most wonderful, beautiful, blessed Sunday!

Blessings,
Amber

bits & pieces of today

Today the weather has been a little bit crazy. It is sunny one minute then raining the next and we are under a tornado watch right now, which scares the pants off me. While it was still nice out I managed to snap a few pictures.




And my snip-its of crafty fun.

Blessings,
Amber

This past weekend Clint and I headed to my dad's place because it was my baby sisters birthday. We had loads of fun while we were there.

One of the dogs had pups a few weeks ago... darling!
Got to do some birthday baking with grandpa's farm fresh eggs.
Cupcakes got decorated! Very important when turning six!
One of the things I love most about going home to dad's is the beauty that is all around!
I am in awe of God's creation each and every time I go there.rain drops on clover, plum blossoms & grasshoppers
I could add a million more pictures but that would be a bit much.

Thank you Lord for your creation and the beauty you have surrounded me with,
whether it be in
nature
or
people.

linking up at Casey's

Blessings,
Amber

something new

Hi friends!!

Notice anything new!?!I got new glasses!

Did you guess right??

Have a fantastic evening and let out a little cheer because tomorrow is friday!!
ok ok you can let out a big cheer if you wish.

Blessings,
Ambie

future roomie!!

Hello beautiful friends!

Happy Thursday to ya! Thursday = embrace the camera!

This is my wonderful friend Bethy! I love her SOOO much and guess what?! We are rooming it up together come September.

{my 20th birthday bash}

{getting stuck on the side of the road bc my car broke down}

We always have loads of fun and the best heart to hearts! She has a heart of gold and I am so lucky to live with her. And we both have the same decor ideas, score!

Blessings,
Amber

coffee, fools & love

So school has been out for a while and I am loving my break away from papers, reading(the boring kind), lectures, library... you get the picture. However there are many things I do miss about school the main one, being able to see my friends when ever I want because they are a five minute walk away (except Mark, dang river). Here are few of my favorite people doing what we do best, drinking coffee, and making fools of ourselves.

mark & sticky (hee hee)

* hugs *

my love

Unfortunately there were no pictures of Phil or Ryan on this specific Timmy's run so this is the closest thing I could find.
Pretty close to the real thing.

Love you all and miss you bunches!

Blessings,
Amber

give me your eyes

Hi hi friends! How is your Wednesday going? I can't believe that it is Wednesday already this week is flying by!

As I was driving home from a friends place yesterday this song came on the radio as I was flipping through stations and I absolutely love the chorus.

Give me your eyes - Brandon Heath

Looked down from a broken sky

Traced out by the city lights

My world from a mile high

Best seat in the house tonight

Touched down on the cold black tar

Hold on for the sudden stop

Breathe in the familiar shock

Of confusion and chaos

All those people going somewhere

Why have i never cared?

Give me your eyes for just one second

Give me your eyes so i can see

Everything that i keep missing

Give me your love for humanity

Give me your arms for the broken hearted

The ones that are far beyond my reach?

Give me your heart for the one's forgotten

Give me your eyes so i can see

Yeah yeah yeah yeah

Step out on a busy street

See a girl and our eyes meet

Does her best to smile at me

To hide what?s underneath

There?s a man just to her right

Black suit and a bright red tie

Too ashamed to tell his wife

He's out of work he's buying time

All those people going somewhere

Why have i never cared?

Give me your eyes for just one second

Give me your eyes so i can see

Everything that i keep missing

Give me your love for humanity

Give me your arms for the broken hearted

The ones that are far beyond my reach?

Give me your heart for the one's forgotten

Give me your eyes so i can see

Yeah yeah yeah yeah

I've been there a million times

A couple of million eyes just moving past me by

I swear i never thought that i was wrong

Well i want a second glance

So give me a second chance

To see the way you see the people all alone

Give me your eyes for just one second

Give me your eyes so i can see

Everything that i keep missing

Give me your love for humanity

Give me your arms for the broken hearted

The ones that are far beyond my reach?

Give me your heart for the one's forgotten

Give me your eyes so i can see

Give me your eyes for just one second

Give me your eyes so i can see

Everything that i keep missing

That i keep missing

Give me your arms for the broken hearted

The ones that are far beyond my reach?

Give me your heart for the one's forgotten

Give me your eyes so i can see

Yeah yeah yeah yeah

Yeah yeah yeah yeah

This is my prayer.

Blessings,

Amber

Dear Chloe

Dear Chloe,

Well my dear baby sister you are now SIX years old! The time has flown by and it is hard to believe that you are growing up so much! I so wish that I would be able to see you more often and be there for you. I hate that there is such distance between us. You are my little bean and will forever be my little bean no matter how big you get.
Your personality is so welcoming and you have a heart that cares for others like no one else I know. You always put a smile on peoples faces. Happiness pours out of you, don't ever let that change.
I love that you love to dance around with your princess dress on and make sure that I dress up too. Make overs are a must when ever I come home. Nail, hair, make-up all on the to do list. But you are not scared to get dirty. Throw you on a horse any day and you are as happy as a bug in a rug. Going down to the creek with you is one of my favorite things to do we always splash around, skip stones, chase fish, and build bridges.
I love you baby girl! You've been asking me since Christmas if I can come home for your birthday and you betcha I am! I wouldn't miss it for the world. Just slow down in the growing up department please. Thanks for being my sister. Always wanting to take pictures. Loving me. Teaching me. And being my friend.

I love you Chloe Mae!

Hugs, kisses and love from you big sister,
Amber

Ephesians 5:1-2b

Happy Sunday!Blessings,
Amber

on my heart

Well this is a big step for me. I am not a person who likes to expose my deeper thoughts a whole lot. I hate being vulnerable! However this has been on my heart for a while and I feel like I need to get it out there. It helps that Casey has 'on your heart' on Fridays.

I am a Christian,
at least that is what I call myself. Sometimes I feel guilty about doing so, I am a continual sinner and sometimes I know what I am doing is wrong and yet I feel no guilt. It worries me yet I keep doing it.
I am judgmental, a hypocrite, full of pride, selfish, unforgiving, scared to trust God, rarely pray, rarely read my bible, and so much more. How am I supposed to call myself a Christian, a follower of Christ when I won't let Christ take control of my life. On the side of my blog I have the verse from Ephesians 5:1-2b,

"Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ."

I see this verse everyday yet there is little I do:
to imitate God in everything I do,
live a life filled with love,
and follow the example of Christ.

I often find myself having this battle and I end up comparing my self to other Christians, saying well I'm better than them because I go to church or I don't swear, etc. However my heart is in the totally wrong place.

I am stuck in a rut!

I want to live my life fully for Christ, in every way! I want to enter the gates of heaven and hear the words

Well done good and faithful servant!

Have you ever been here? Will you pray for me?

Much thanks,
Amber

the reveal of lovely-ness

Hellllllo friendlies!

Well I gave you a little sneak peek at some goodies going into the shop last week. Here are a few lovely things that you can find there now.



Some super duper cute headbands. Head on over to the shop to snatch them up! They make me smile, I hope they make you smile too!

Blessings,
Amber

there once was a full moon

Hello friendly friends!

So the other night there was a full moon. Did you get to see it at all?
I usually don't care about such things but I thought it would be fun to try taking pictures of it. Clint knows about all the camera settings and what not I just have at it and usually get frustrated but here are a couple pictures that we got.

{Clint took this one.}

For this one I did light painting and I think it turned out pretty good.

Blessings,
Amber

flood up date

Hi friends!

Here are a few pictures of the flooding up in Manitoba. I have talked about it here and really appreciate all the prayers.

In the last picture I highlighted where my mom, step-dad, sister and grandparents live. We are no longer on the evac list which is wonderful. However there is still so much damage that has been done and crops are just unable to get the time they need to grow since the seeding season will be pushed back so much.

Thanks again for your prayers and thoughts!

Blessings,
Amber

pictures from Brandon Sun

what i love - shoe edition

Hello friends!!

Happy middle of the week to ya! I woke up thinking it was Tuesday but was pleasantly surprised that it was Wednesday.

Oh Boy so for this weeks What I love Wednesday I am sharing all about shoes, but not just any kind of shoes, Toms shoes! I have picked out a few of my favorites!!

mmm Olive yes please!

burlap, oh my golly! so perfect!
Have I mentioned I'm obsessed with this color right now? Well I am!

I have these beauts coming to me in the mail right now! Woo Hoo!
I would love to get ever classic shoe there (I'm a size 6, wink wink).

And what I love most about these show is the amazing cause!

Happy day!

Blessings,
Amber

breaky-coffee-tea date

Hello friends!

If we were meeting for a breaky date I would be having peppermint tea with honey please! It just so happened that i woke up with a bit of a stuffy nose and a scratch in my throat. I suppose that this is one of the perks of working at a day care. Another wonderful perk is that I would actually have time to go out and have a breaky/coffee/yea date because work, for me, doesn't start til 10:30.

{clearly not pep tea but a yummy drink I had a while back}

I would probably also tell you that I am loving my job so far. I have been working at the day care for a week now and love every minute of it. Kids are just the best! They say the most hilarious things, do the most hilarious things, and they love to love! (There are always hugs being given!)

I would also tell you that I am reading One Thousand Gifts, or at least trying to. You must know that I do not enjoy reading but I have heard so many wonderful things about this one that I had to give it a try. When I went to buy it that lady said this book will change your life. So maybe I'm a bit scared to dive right in. Growing and being stretched are good but can be very scary at the same time.

And I would like to tell you that I am trying to grow as many herbs this summer so that I will be able to freeze them and use them through out the year. My mom is also growing some produce for me. It is very exciting since I am going to try my hand in vegetarianism for a while. It's on my list of 25 by 25.

Oh my I have been chatting, what about you?! What is new in your life? What are you going through right now? What would you tell me if we were having a breaky/coffee/tea date this morning?

linking up for some virtual coffee.

Blessings,
Amber

bunting cards

Hello friends!

Hope everyone had a fantastic weekends. I was out in the sun for nearly the whole day yesterday = very very red today. It's one of my first burns ever, usually I don't burn.

Today I have a tutorial for ya. It is a fantastic way to get rid of some scrap fabric you have laying around. Here is how to make some cute simple bunting cards.

Find some scrap material.
Iron the scraps then cut them into little triangles.
Figure out where you want the triangles on the card. I use my glue runner to set the triangles in place so they don't move them I start stitching them down. Then line up the needle and away ya go.
Presto!
See so simple and super cute!

Hope everyone had a lovely Monday!

Blessings,
Amber