tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35710767107489364612024-03-13T11:30:15.173-04:00Hailey's TreasuresHailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-72178578397714313552014-09-05T00:16:00.002-04:002014-09-05T00:16:49.335-04:00Summer Catch Up Part 1I'm pretty sure that I've only thrifted, flea-marketed, and antique malled a couple of times each this summer.<br />
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<em>What has become of me??</em><br />
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But every few weekends I've managed to hit up at least a handful of yard sales or estate sales. Only once did I make a whole day of it with my bestie. So I'm just going to catch up on some of my favorite yard sale finds from this summer in doses. <br />
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My dear friend Naomi sold this at her mom's yard sale and I bought it. I need to preach this to myself often so its now sitting on a little easel (scored at a yard sale) in my dining room.<br />
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Speaking of Naomi, I scored her a couple of vintage typewriters for $5 each!!! (They go for $60+ in antique shops.)<br />
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She turns them into beautiful works of art like this necklace she made me. Which you can learn more about <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Good-Gracious-Designs/812351218778515" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Speaking of jewelry, I found these fun and funky vintage goodies in a pile of an old lady's jewelry rubble for pocket change. You know when you pick out your outfit to match an accessory, instead of the other way around? That's what I do with tropical bangle. Actually, it kind of goes with everything. No, really.<br />
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I don't find good Christian books at yard sales that often. As in, theologically sound and relevant. But I scored one day with these. I got them for my hubby because he has read some of Jay Adams' work before. I would like to read them as well because I would like to be a Nouthetic counselor. <a href="http://www.nouthetic.org/what-is-nouthetic-counseling" target="_blank">What about Nouthetic counseling?</a><br />
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And speaking of books, I've been beefing up our collection of The Great Illustrated Classics for my girls. <br />
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This teal wooden box with the three basket drawers was only a few bucks and is perfect for organizing paperwork on our schoolroom shelves. <br />
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This yellow wicker planter, which included a perfectly fit galvanized liner, set me back only a few bucks. I put it by my front door and filled it with pansies.<br />
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The pansies flourished happily for a few months but have completely croaked by now and will soon be replaced with fall goodies.<br />
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You can see what I paid for a perfectly white twin sheet set with eyelet trim. Anyone else a sucker for white eyelet? This doesn't match my older girls' room but my little missy will be moving into a big girl bed in a few months and so I'll incorporate these. (In the meantime I need to research how to upcycle a Jenny Lind crib.)<br />
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I'll end Part 1 of Summer Catch Up with another $1 Scrabble game. I think I can start spelling out full paragraphs with all the letters I've accumulated by now. I could have some good creative fun with that.<br />
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Summer Catch Up Part 2 coming at some point. Maybe.Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-126993174769183622014-08-28T17:08:00.000-04:002014-08-28T17:16:12.835-04:00In Defense of Beauty at HomeI like to play around with decorating my home - on the cheap. <br />
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I like picking up beautiful (in the eye of the beholder) <a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2014/01/travel-scrabble-art.html" target="_blank">things second-hand</a>. <br />
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Or <a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/04/vintage-garden-bed-curb-alert.html" target="_blank">free</a>.<br />
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I like to <a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-weary-frame-recycled.html" target="_blank">create new things out of old things</a>. <br />
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I like to <a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-few-sallys-finds.html" target="_blank">hoard vases</a> and fill them with flowers from my garden. (We hoard books here too.)<br />
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But what does any of this really matter? In light of things like what ISIS is doing and all of the social injustice and suffering in the world, I often struggle with the relevance of my previously mentioned desires. Why do I care about what's on my mantle (and the fact that I <em>still </em>haven't painted it) when so many people's very lives are at stake? <br />
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I love what Sally Clarkson posted <a href="http://www.itakejoy.com/created-to-be-artists-of-life/" target="_blank">here</a> about the importance and relevance of beauty at home. It resonated with me. Take a read and tell me what you think!<br />
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Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-69498648022363073172014-08-26T23:57:00.000-04:002014-08-26T23:57:47.303-04:00Who Is Teaching Who?It was early in the morning of our first official day of school this year. I was mostly prepared. (As in one of my main teaching resources was due to come by UPS sometime later that afternoon.) Hubby had already left for work and none of the kids were awake yet. I was about to open <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/144953404X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=144953404X&linkCode=as2&tag=hailstrea-20&linkId=YB4HATH44RR6VL3B" target="_blank">this book</a> by Andrew Case because I love using his scripturally-derived prayers for my kids (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1449534023/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1449534023&linkCode=as2&tag=hailstrea-20&linkId=DCKAG44JIGM3LHFW" target="_blank">and hubby</a>). In the past, I'd never been big on reading/using other people's prayers but I've found that, when rooted in scripture, they help me to pray in ways I might not otherwise think of. I can take someone else's words, especially God's own words, and mean them from my heart.<br />
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Before I opened the book I asked God to lead me to verses/prayers that would be specifically relevant for our first day of school. I was kind of hoping to stumble upon something along the lines of "whatever you do, work at it with all your heart" or "she sets about her work diligently." You know, something to remind my kids about what <em>they</em> needed to do. Something to take the pressure off of me and put it on them. ;)<br />
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Starting a new year as a homeschool mom is very exciting but it also comes with a heavy weight. <strong>I'm </strong>responsible for so much. <strong>I </strong>need to decide what my kids will learn this year. <strong>I </strong>have to sort through a million curriculum choices and pick what's perfect for us. <strong>I </strong>need to know my stuff so I can pass along the knowledge to my kids. <strong>I </strong>need to be organized, and motivated, and....patient. (Yeah. Because the #1 misconception about homeschool moms is that we have more patience.)<br />
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So I opened up to where my bookmark was and read and prayed through two pages before I came to this: "Instruct my cherished children and teach them in the way they should go; counsel them with Your eye upon them."<br />
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Thank you Lord! (He does promise that when we pray in faith, according to His will, we will have what we ask for!) That part of the prayer came from Psalm 32:8:<br />
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"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you."<br />
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That was just the encouragement I needed and exactly what God wanted me to talk about with my kids that morning. He didn't want us to focus on what we need to do but on what <em>he will do</em>. What a great reminder that <strong>I</strong> am not really the teacher in this house - God is the one who is instructing, teaching, and counseling each one of us. My kids and I are each under the direct tutorship of Christ. He does use his Spirit and his Word to instruct me and counsels me on what I should in turn pass along to my kids but he can, does, and will teach them apart from me as well. What comfort!!<br />
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I decided that this would be our school verse this year. We will memorize it, write it, and talk about it often. It needs to be my compass this year. <br />
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Whether you are feeling the burden of teaching or counseling others or whether you are in great need of instruction and counsel for yourself, I share this in hopes that you also find encouragement and comfort in this truth from the mouth of the One who loves you very much. He will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. He will counsel you and watch over you.<br />
Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-71487137574216198222014-08-22T21:08:00.000-04:002014-08-22T21:08:23.691-04:00$2 AntlersWhy yes, it has been 5 months since I've blogged. And it could be another 5 months before I do it again. But that's okay. So many treasures and negative time. I think I've said that before. So if I do ever share any treasures here again its going to be oh so short and sweet. <br />
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I can never catch up on 5 months of treasure hunting but maybe I'll do a little. It hasn't been a crazy yard sale summer but I've gone enough to feed the need. And find some fun stuff. <br />
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When my BFF was visiting back in June, we yard saled for 6 straight hours. It was pure bliss. There was this one sale that had a small pair of real antlers for $5. I seriously debated with myself over them at the time. The only reason I was drawn to them is because antlers are all the decorating rage. A decorating rage I've revolted against like I did with chevron. You see <a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/11/girls-bedroom-partial-makeover.html" target="_blank">how that turned out</a>. Determined not to bring antlers, skulls or any taxidermy into my home, I made a rational decision and left the antlers. <br />
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Fast forward to mid August and I drive by the same location having a yard sale again. I stop again. And the same antlers are still there, this time marked $3. Now I'm a sucker. Between June and now I've actually gotten to the point that I've been sort of hoping to stumble across some antlers in the woods this year. Though I had completely forgotten about them, I was surprised and thrilled to see the antlers were still there. <br />
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Well, I'd just overheard the seller telling another shopper that he had literally no change left. And I only had twenties or two dollars. So I offered him my $2 and he accepted. Woo hoo! I imagine them as part of a fall mantle spread. <br />
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So this week I'm flipping through the latest Ballard Designs catalog, debating if I should finally get some <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/ava-block-print-quilt-bedding-gray/bed-bath/bedding/quilts/294729" target="_blank">bedding I've been considering</a> for months and is now marked way down. Then something on another page jumps out at me. <br />
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OH, look here. Look what you can buy from Ballard.<br />
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I now love my $2 authentic antlers even more, including the few bits of fur still stuck to the ends. And of course my hubby is like, "Then sell yours for a profit!" But I'm keeping them. And maybe I'll show you them sitting on my mantle this fall with some other goodies. <br />
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I'm still hoping to find some antlers in the woods some day. That would be way cool.<br />
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Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-45324119448190492112014-03-25T00:08:00.000-04:002014-03-25T00:08:18.922-04:00Courage & ConfidenceGod's Word is just so amazing. It is so clearly evident that every word, every verse, every chapter, every book - from Genesis to Revelation - belongs as part of one unit. Though God inspired so many different authors over a wide span of time to pen so many different types of writings, they all work together to paint the same picture and tell the same gospel story. <br />
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One of the ways this has become most evident for me is by reading systematically through several different parts of the Bible at the same time. All at the same time, I am doing a Bible study in Matthew on my own and also teaching that to my teen Sunday School class, reading Proverbs and Exodus with my kids, and reading and studying 1 Samuel with my small group study/fellowship group.<br />
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Several weeks ago we started digging into 1 Samuel 1 and its about a woman named Hannah who is upset because she has no children. Although she is favored by her husband, he has another wife who has borne him children and she loves to rub this in Hannah's face. For years Hannah has made the annual trip with the family to the tabernacle to worship and sacrifice to God. On this occasion, "in bitterness of soul, Hannah wept much and prayed to the Lord." She vowed to God that if he would bless her with a son, she'd give him back to the Lord in service at the temple. She kept on praying in her heart; her lips were moving but she was not using her voice. The priest saw her, thought she was drunk, and told her to get out. She corrected him: "I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the Lord." The priest tells her to go in peace and may God grant her request. At this point she has no guarantee that God will answer her request yet "she went on her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast." <br />
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Why she was no longer downcast when she left? Her prayer had not yet been answered. The Bible doesn't say that God told the priest that it would be. If you read on, you see in the next chapter that her prayer does get answered and she has Samuel. Chapter 2 includes her amazing prayer of praise and thanks to God in response. That prayer not only reveals truths about who God is but reveals the kind of woman of faith she is and the close relationship she has with God to know those things about Him to be true. Still, going back to Chapter 1, it does not explicitly say why her frown turns upside down after she leaves the tabernacle that day.<br />
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Fast forward a few days and I was reading Matthew 15:21-28 (and same story in Mark 7) where Jesus takes his disciples outside of Israel for the first time to Tyre. A woman who is not a Jew but has obviously heard about Jesus came to him, crying out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession!" Jesus doesn't say anything but his disciples urge him to send her away because she kept crying out after them. Jesus responds to her that he came first to the Jews, but she falls/kneels before him and begs for him to help her. He again responds as a Jew would that she was asking for something that was the first right of the Jews. She responds that she wants it too and she should have access to what they have rejected. He then commends her for her great faith and tells her that her request has been granted and her daughter was in fact healed. <br />
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I struggled at first with Jesus' response to the woman in Matthew 15. Why did he not respond at first, and then tell her twice that he came first to the Jews, knowing she was not one. It didn't seem like his typical compassionate response. Through their conversation, Jesus clearly confirmed that he was the promised Messiah to the Jews. Although he did come to them first, many of them rejected both his claim to be the Son of God and his message of repentance and forgiveness through faith in him. He did, and still does, offer his love and forgiveness to <em>anyone</em> (Jew or not) who believes in their heart and confesses with their mouth that he is Lord. She proved that. But that wasn't what I really got out of this passage. <br />
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Something else hit me that helped me make sense of Hannah's situation in 1 Samuel 1. By waiting to respond the way she wanted him to, Jesus allowed her to demonstrate her faith that was strengthened the more time she spent with him and talking with him. She was not afraid to initially approach him crying out and then continued to stay in his presence kneeling before him. Granted, he did immediately grant her request because of her faith so she would have left his presence happy about that. So why did Hannah also leave happy when her request had not yet been granted? The common denominator was time spent in the presence of God, a sad heart that was poured out to Him, and desperation mixed with faith.<br />
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Having faith does not mean you never cry or experience the emotions of your situation. Who had the kind of faith that God responded to? These women who had the courage to go to God and pour out their hearts to him. One wept much and prayed in her heart when the words wouldn't come out. One cried out loud to him. One stood up and the other kneeled in his presence. They both praised him as Lord. They both purposely went to God and spent time <em>with Him. </em>Both were deeply troubled <em>and</em> full of faith. Both were encouraged because of their time spent with their Lord and both were rewarded for their faith.<br />
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If you're in need of courage and confidence then go to Jesus in prayer. Be emotional in his presence. Spend time pouring out your eyes and your heart to Him. All while praising him as Lord and believing that He will do what you ask in His name. May your face no longer be downcast, whatever the future may hold.<br />
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Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-80906849300693847002014-03-06T08:01:00.002-05:002014-03-06T08:01:40.611-05:00True Fasting: A Perspective on LentI've never actually observed Lent. I mean, as Easter approaches I sometimes do a little bit more reading in the Gospels of the events leading up to the death of Christ. But the whole 40 days and giving things up - never done it. It was never a tradition in my home nor strongly encouraged in any churches I've attended. I'm leery of church traditions. Always have been. My mom set an example for me growing up to not practice traditions established by men without first finding reasons to do so in the Bible. That's why<a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-proper-christmas-tree.html" target="_blank"> I still don't care about Christmas Trees</a>! I'm grateful for the ways my mom encouraged me to question holidays and traditions. Has God commanded us to observe/celebrate this? Are there traditions he has prohibited? Is this holiday/celebration or this tradition going to be helpful for me in appreciating what God has done or in showing Him my love?<br />
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I've found myself reading more about Lent each year lately, seeing how others celebrate it - not as a tradition - but how people really take it to heart. I'm curious about it. I'm on the fringe of doing something with it. But I don't want to unless God is really laying it on my heart. I'm so cautious about getting caught up in something for the sake of tradition. Most of what I've read does focus on giving something up as a sacrifice to Jesus because of what he gave up and suffered for me.<br />
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Well I literally stumbled upon a chapter in the Bible this morning that gave me a great fresh perspective on Lent. I have a book called "Setting Their Hope in God: Biblical Intercession for Your Children" by Andrew Case and it is filled with prayers that Andrew wrote but that come straight from scripture. I've found it very helpful in praying God's truth and will for my kids. This morning's prayer came from Isaiah 58 and 60. All I could think as I read and prayed it was that it felt "Lentish" - so I looked up Isaiah 58 to read more. The heading for the chapter in my Bible is "True Fasting." <br />
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It's a little bit long but I have to just include the entire chapter for you here. Bolding is mine own highlighting.<br />
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<em>“Shout it aloud,<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18788A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></sup> do not hold back.<br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-1">Raise your voice like a trumpet.<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18788B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></sup></span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-1">Declare to my people their rebellion<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18788C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)"></sup></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-1">and to the descendants of Jacob their sins.<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18788D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)"></sup></span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-2" id="en-NIV-18789"><sup class="versenum">2 </sup><strong>For day after day they seek<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18789E" title="See cross-reference E">E</a>)"></sup> me out;</strong></span><br /><strong><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-2">they seem eager to know my ways,</span></span></strong></em><br />
<em><span class="text Isa-58-2">as if they were a nation that does what is right</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-2">and has not forsaken<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18789F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)"></sup> the commands of its God.</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-2">They ask me for just decisions</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-2">and seem eager for God to come near<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18789G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)"></sup> them.</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-3" id="en-NIV-18790"><sup class="versenum">3 </sup>‘<strong>Why have we fasted,’<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18790H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)"></sup> they say,</strong></span><br /><strong><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-3">‘and you have not seen it?</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-3">Why have we humbled<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18790I" title="See cross-reference I">I</a>)"></sup> ourselves,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-3">and you have not noticed?’<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18790J" title="See cross-reference J">J</a>)"></sup></span></span></strong></em><br />
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<em><span class="text Isa-58-3">“Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18790K" title="See cross-reference K">K</a>)"></sup></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-3">and exploit all your workers.</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-4" id="en-NIV-18791"><sup class="versenum">4 </sup>Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife,<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18791L" title="See cross-reference L">L</a>)"></sup></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-4">and in striking each other with wicked fists.</span></span><br /><strong><span class="text Isa-58-4">You cannot fast as you do today</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-4">and expect your voice to be heard<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18791M" title="See cross-reference M">M</a>)"></sup> on high.</span></span></strong><span class="text Isa-58-5" id="en-NIV-18792"><sup class="versenum">5 </sup></span></em><br />
<em><span class="text Isa-58-5">Is this the kind of fast<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18792N" title="See cross-reference N">N</a>)"></sup> I have chosen,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-5">only a day for people to humble<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18792O" title="See cross-reference O">O</a>)"></sup> themselves?</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-5">Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18792P" title="See cross-reference P">P</a>)"></sup></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-5">and for lying in sackcloth and ashes?<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18792Q" title="See cross-reference Q">Q</a>)"></sup></span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-5">Is that what you call a fast,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-5">a day acceptable to the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>?</span></span></em></div>
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<em><span class="text Isa-58-6" id="en-NIV-18793"><sup class="versenum">6 </sup>“<strong>Is not this the kind of fasting<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18793R" title="See cross-reference R">R</a>)"></sup> I have chosen:</strong></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-6">to loose the chains of injustice<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18793S" title="See cross-reference S">S</a>)"></sup></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-6">and untie the cords of the yoke,</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-6">to set the oppressed<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18793T" title="See cross-reference T">T</a>)"></sup> free</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-6">and break every yoke?<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18793U" title="See cross-reference U">U</a>)"></sup></span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-7" id="en-NIV-18794"><sup class="versenum">7 </sup>Is it not to share your food with the hungry<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18794V" title="See cross-reference V">V</a>)"></sup></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-7">and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18794W" title="See cross-reference W">W</a>)"></sup>—</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-7">when you see the naked, to clothe<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18794X" title="See cross-reference X">X</a>)"></sup> them,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-7">and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18794Y" title="See cross-reference Y">Y</a>)"></sup></span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-8" id="en-NIV-18795"><sup class="versenum">8 </sup><strong>Then your light will break forth like the dawn,<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18795Z" title="See cross-reference Z">Z</a>)"></sup></strong></span><br /><strong><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-8">and your healing<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18795AA" title="See cross-reference AA">AA</a>)"></sup> will quickly appear;</span></span></strong></em><br />
<em><span class="text Isa-58-8">then your righteousness will go before you,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-8">and the glory of the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> will be your rear guard.<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18795AC" title="See cross-reference AC">AC</a>)"></sup></span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-9" id="en-NIV-18796"><sup class="versenum">9 </sup><strong>Then you will call,<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18796AD" title="See cross-reference AD">AD</a>)"></sup> and the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> will answer;<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18796AE" title="See cross-reference AE">AE</a>)"></sup></strong></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><strong><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-9">you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.</span></strong></span></em></div>
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<em><strong><span class="text Isa-58-9">“If you do away with the yoke of oppression,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-9">with the pointing finger<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18796AF" title="See cross-reference AF">AF</a>)"></sup> and malicious talk,<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18796AG" title="See cross-reference AG">AG</a>)"></sup></span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-10" id="en-NIV-18797"><sup class="versenum">10 </sup>and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-10">and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18797AH" title="See cross-reference AH">AH</a>)"></sup></span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-10">then your light<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18797AI" title="See cross-reference AI">AI</a>)"></sup> will rise in the darkness,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-10">and your night will become like the noonday.<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18797AJ" title="See cross-reference AJ">AJ</a>)"></sup></span></span></strong><span class="text Isa-58-11" id="en-NIV-18798"><sup class="versenum">11 </sup></span></em><br />
<em><span class="text Isa-58-11">T</span></em><em><span class="text Isa-58-11">he <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> will guide<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18798AK" title="See cross-reference AK">AK</a>)"></sup> you always;</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-11">he will satisfy your needs<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18798AL" title="See cross-reference AL">AL</a>)"></sup> in a sun-scorched land<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18798AM" title="See cross-reference AM">AM</a>)"></sup></span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-11">and will strengthen<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18798AN" title="See cross-reference AN">AN</a>)"></sup> your frame.</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-11">You will be like a well-watered garden,<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18798AO" title="See cross-reference AO">AO</a>)"></sup></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-11">like a spring<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18798AP" title="See cross-reference AP">AP</a>)"></sup> whose waters never fail.</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-12" id="en-NIV-18799"><sup class="versenum">12 </sup>Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18799AQ" title="See cross-reference AQ">AQ</a>)"></sup></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-12">and will raise up the age-old foundations;<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18799AR" title="See cross-reference AR">AR</a>)"></sup></span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-12">you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18799AS" title="See cross-reference AS">AS</a>)"></sup></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-12">Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.</span></span></em></div>
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<em><span class="text Isa-58-13" id="en-NIV-18800"><sup class="versenum">13 </sup>“If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18800AT" title="See cross-reference AT">AT</a>)"></sup></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-13">and from doing as you please on my holy day,</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-13">if you call the Sabbath a delight<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18800AU" title="See cross-reference AU">AU</a>)"></sup></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-13">and the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>’s holy day honorable,</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-13">and if you honor it by not going your own way</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-13">and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18800AV" title="See cross-reference AV">AV</a>)"></sup></span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-14" id="en-NIV-18801"><sup class="versenum">14 </sup>then you will find your joy<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18801AW" title="See cross-reference AW">AW</a>)"></sup> in the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-14">and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18801AX" title="See cross-reference AX">AX</a>)"></sup> of the land</span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-14">and to feast on the inheritance<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18801AY" title="See cross-reference AY">AY</a>)"></sup> of your father Jacob.”</span></span><br /><span class="right"><span class="text Isa-58-14">For the mouth of the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> has spoken.<sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18801AZ" title="See cross-reference AZ">AZ</a>)"></sup></span></span></em></div>
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God placed this chapter in my life at just the right time (I love how he always does that). Right as I'm questioning if I might fast from something and if so - what, and how? Am I tempted to dive into a short season of "humility" and self-sacrifice on one hand while with the other hand I'm oppressive, judgmental, and/or greedy? I like to think I'm not those things actively - but I am passively if I'm not intentionally acting against them. What's the point in giving up one of my own luxuries or excesses if I'm not practically meeting someone else's needs?<br />
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If nothing else, I simply feel more compelled to be a Repairer of Broken Walls and a Restorer of Streets with Dwellings. And not just for Lent, but that this season of focus would be a springboard to a life that is more marked by those things. Jesus commanded us to take care of the hungry, thirsty, stranger, unclothed, sick and imprisoned in Matthew 25:44-45. "‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’"<br /><br />Isaiah 58 also ties in perfectly with my pastor's recent sermon series from Luke where Jesus, on several occasions, speaks out against the Pharisees' hypocrisy. In Mark 7:8, Jesus says, "You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions." Lent is the perfect time to "close those gaps" that exist when we fast for a season out of tradition while the rest of our life is marked by indifference to injustice, eyes that are blind to those who are physically suffering around us, tongues that speak bitterly and fingers that point in judgment. Closing those gaps is the kind of fast that God has chosen for us to participate in. And it also happens to come with some pretty amazing promises - God will go before and behind us, answer when we cry to Him, turn our darkness into light, and bring us healing.<br />
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I really love how Isaiah 58 ends too. After basically telling the people to not even bother with their fasting traditions until they do something about the rest of their life, God reminding them of the importance of keeping the weekly tradition of the Sabbath. It's like that little "by the way" at the end - "that traditional of setting aside one day a week as holy, to honor me and delight in me and not do your own thing - yeah, keep doing that still."Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-54379071817709217792014-02-16T15:22:00.003-05:002014-02-16T15:22:48.556-05:00Welcome to X-Stitch HallA little while back I shared a small but hopefully <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2014/01/why-i-love-bernat-antiques.html" target="_blank">growing collection</a> of cross stitched treasures I have and a plan to eventually hang them in my front entry hall. Each of the pieces I've picked up send a clear message of the kind of home I want to have. A welcoming home-sweet-home where you are encouraged to live life at its best, a place of comfort and rest where family and friends feel God's love and are surrounded by interesting old treasures. :)<br />
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Several weeks ago, during a zip into Sally's, I scored a bunch of these brown metal stencil-tags at the bottom of a box of junk. I found the letters I needed to spell our last name and our house number for mere pocket change. I was psyched.<br />
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(According to that picture, I bought them at the same time as this $2.99 cake pedestal I never told you about.)<br />
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So I recently was inspired to finally unify the x-stitch frames and hang them up along with the stencils for our house number. I ended up just spray-painting the two ugliest frames black, keeping one original black and one original brown. I don't mind a mix of brown and black, except when there's three black and only one odd-ball brown. So I decided to move another brown-framed piece of stitchery that was already hanging on another wall in the mudroom to join this mix and keep the other brown frame company. And like I usually do when nailing things up, I just sort of eye-balled the arrangement after playing around with potential layouts on the floor. Measuring is for cutting wood, not hanging frames. <br />
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If you like my hanging collection of old cross stitch pieces then you're probably weird like me. If you don't, then perhaps this isn't for you. More on that <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2014/02/perhaps-this-isnt-for-you.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Now I also gotta think about what color to eventually paint these walls. Suggestions?<br />
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So I thought it was all set and I took my pictures when this dark hall is at its brightest. Then later that day I was digging through a closet for something and I stumbled across a thrift shop treasure that my daughter found in Florida last year. I just had to add it to this wall because, well, it just goes with the "home" theme:<br />
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I appreciate vintage needlework but I also like to dabble in it myself. I'll be honest though, I don't think I've picked up a hoop and needle since I've had kids! So sad. :( Lately, I've been itching to get back to my old hobby and I'm having trouble deciding whether to start back with some <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600595812/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1600595812&linkCode=as2&tag=hailstrea-20" target="_blank">doodle stitching</a> or with <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/857131/cross-stitch-family-portrait" target="_blank">this Martha Stewart template</a> for our family.<br />
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I want to do a couple very small cross stitch and/or embroidery pieces but my stitching won't go in X-Stitch Hall. I'd like to hang a couple somewhere else, maybe along with <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2014/01/travel-scrabble-art.html" target="_blank">these beauties</a>:<br />
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And this is probably a pipe dream, but I'd love to do each of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/108346921/his-mercies-are-new-summer-complete?ref=related-1" target="_blank">these season patterns</a> for our three season porch. Maybe I should break in the porch this spring with a stitching club. Who wants in?<br />
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Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-18991446968737092452014-02-13T21:11:00.001-05:002014-02-13T21:11:12.328-05:00Treasure Hunting in SnowThe snow had only been coming down for an hour or so this morning when I noticed some interesting, fresh animal tracks outside a 2nd story window. I decided then and there we needed to go out and investigate immediately. So we bundled up over our jammies and headed out, following what were deer tracks and probably bunny tracks all around our house and into the woods. It's so lovely out in the woods on a blizzard morning! The only thing I regret is not heading out sooner, before a lot of the animal tracks were already being covered with fresh snow. <br />
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Two deer tracks crisscrossing (next to our tracks having trudged along beside them):<br />
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The deer walked in a heart shape, just in time for Valentine's Day!<br />
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This one is hard to see, but there are two deer prints behind her very far apart. There was a section of their trail where they had to have been bounding to have their tracks spaced so far apart.<br />
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One of Poppy's piles in the junk graveyard makes a lovely bunny shelter:<br />
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Bunny's front door. Or maybe it was the back door. Because there were both:<br />
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Just tonight for the girls' bedtime story, we are back at the beginning of creation, and I was reminded how God created this world for us. Every element of creation was created beautifully for our enjoyment. Not just green stuff. Not just the summertime. Not just the sun. Even two feet of snow in mid February is created beautifully for our enjoyment if we just take the time to discover it and really see it.<br />
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Well, I cannot lie - nature wasn't the only treasure we discovered. I did stumble across an amazing man-made treasure. How on Earth did I not see this until now? It was in a corner of the woods we go into the least and far enough in that I completely missed until it was covered in a big mound of snow.<br />
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I knew it was hanging around back in the summer when there was lots of construction underway around here. And I had every intention of snagging it. Then it seemed to disappear one day and I figured the workers hauled it off. I was so bummed. Well, surprise, surprise. They just buried it in the woods. <br />
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Oh, the possibilities! Do I keep in inside, along the likes of these (because we are still in desperate need of more book storage)?<br />
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So my plan is to head back out first thing tomorrow morning if the snow isn't too high for my kids to trudge through!Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-18052892815298876652014-02-11T20:25:00.000-05:002014-02-12T07:35:07.906-05:00Perhaps This Isn't for YouBlogging puts me in a weird place. <br />
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For one reason, it sometimes makes me look and/or feel braggy and proud. It's a creative outlet where I share a lot about what <strong>I</strong> like and what <strong>I</strong> do and what <strong>I</strong> create but I really don't like using the word "I" too much. (Well, <a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2012/05/brag-bust.html" target="_blank">not usually</a>.) <br />
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For another reason, it makes me vulnerable. <br />
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What if people think that what I find to be beautiful is ugly? <br />
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Last month I stumbled across a post by one of my favorite business authors, Seth Godin. (Oh, back in the day when I read his marketing books for fun...) <br />
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He talked about the humility of the artist. It just made me feel good when I read it and it's short so I'm quoting <a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2014/01/the-humility-of-the-artist.html" target="_blank">the whole thing</a> for you here: <br />
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Thank you, Seth, for helping me understand that I am "working to delight the weird." To my weird, faithful readers and sharers, I say, "Thank you!" If you'd like to receive my blog posts directly to your email inbox, sign up here (then make sure you check your email and click to verify).<br />
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And to the rest of you I say, "That's okay, perhaps this isn't for you." <br />
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<br />Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-52854249742506901802014-02-10T13:38:00.001-05:002014-02-10T13:38:46.106-05:00Filling the Rooms of My HouseA few months ago, my girls and I had finished up a series we'd been doing for our breakfast time devotions and I wasn't yet sure what to do next. My oldest suggested one of her "Bible books" that was her favorite when she was about 2 or 3:<br />
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I'm pretty sure I picked it up at a yard sale (surprise, surprise) when she was a baby - but it was still way above her age level when she first started asking me to read it to her several years ago. I think she just liked the pictures and the characters. There's Joy and Smiley, who represent those who are searching for wisdom and trying to act accordingly. There's Mr. Wisdom, who represents wisdom and is ready to teach all who will hear him. Big and Bigger represent rewards and consequences as the result of wise and foolish actions. And then there's Mr. Bad Attitude, who represents those who reject wisdom. He's unteachable and always does things his own way. My daughter especially identified with Mr. Bad Attitude at that age and found his actions in the comic pictures quite humorous. <br />
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Each page of the book has a topical heading, a comic-type picture, and a paragraph summarizing/paraphrasing several verses from the Bible book of Proverbs that have to do with that topic. The wisdom of these proverbs were often way over my daughter's head back then but I remember trying my darndest to bring it down to her toddler age level. It was very challenging but I am a firm believer that reading and discussing scripture is NEVER a waste. God said so himself in Isaiah 55:10-11, "<em><strong>As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it</strong></em>."<br />
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Now, several years later, when my daughter and one of her sisters are certainly old enough to understand, she has recommended this book for our morning devotions. And I'm happy to oblige, (although I skip the paraphrased paragraph and get right to the actual scripture). It would take us a too long to go through the 250+ page book cover to cover so we read and discuss it a couple of times a week between other things.<br />
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I've always loved the book of Proverbs. As long as I can remember reading the Bible of my own will and on my own time, Proverbs has been a staple of mine. Part of my testimony is how God has led me to make wise choices during times in my life when many of my peers were making foolish ones. God and His grace get full credit here. He spared me from living a life full of regret and I know it is in part because of the truths in Proverbs that have nestled deep within my heart, even at a young age. I recently stumbled across <a href="http://www.itakejoy.com/gods-voice-has-always-led-me-to-pursue-ideals-the-opposite-direction-from-the-world/" target="_blank">this MUST READ</a> by Sally Clarkson about how God's voice always led her to pursue a different and opposite path than many. It really resonated with me because it takes wisdom to hear that voice and discern where God's Spirit is leading you.<br />
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I don't know the plans God has for my children but I sure as heck want them to lead lives marked by Godly wisdom. Part of the beauty of Proverbs is that it was advice written from a parent to a child. It's meant for us to read and apply to ourselves but also to teach our children. I pray out loud with my girls daily, asking God to give me wisdom and give them wisdom. I remind them that God promises us in James 1:5 that "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you." <u>YOU</u> HAVE A GUARANTEE TO BE GIVEN GENEROUS AMOUNTS OF WISDOM FROM GOD WHEN YOU ASK FOR IT!!! No strings attached! What an amazing promise!! Take full advantage of that. Daily. <br />
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There was one specific nugget of wisdom I came across in Proverbs not too long ago that really stuck out at me:<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><em>“By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.”</em> -Proverbs 24:3</span></strong></div>
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I <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2014/01/my-storehouse.html" target="_blank">mentioned recently</a> that I want to trend back to sharing more spiritual treasures in this blog. I love to fill my home with second-hand stuff<a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2012/06/yard-sale-ing-101.html" target="_blank"> that I go hunting for</a> or simply<a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2014/02/will-work-for-junk-cont.html" target="_blank"> stumble upon</a> when I least expect it. It's a super-fun hobby and a creative outlet for me. But those physical things are not <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2011/06/house-on-rock.html" target="_blank">the real foundation my house is built on</a>. My search for wisdom, understanding, and knowledge is of utmost importance. Those are the real precious and pleasant riches that I seek to fill the rooms of my house with. <br />
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So how do I do that? Proverbs again shares the key in chapter 9:10, "<em><strong>The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding</strong></em>." Fear of the Lord is awe and reverence - not a scared fear. It's recognizing and respecting God as the Holy One, compared to me, a sinner. That is a starting point, together with a growing knowledge of Him. Not just knowing <em>about</em> God, but <em>knowing Him</em> personally. These are both accomplished in part by reading His Word. Getting my head and heart in The Book. I go treasure hunting for wisdom, understanding and knowledge in the Bible - God's Worth. It's Living. It's Truth. It's SO GOOD!<br />
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<strong></strong><br />Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-19866132753341550042014-02-05T17:24:00.001-05:002014-02-05T17:24:42.368-05:00Will Work for Junk, Cont...Last month I shared some <a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2014/01/will-work-for-junk.html" target="_blank">treasures I scored</a> the first day of helping my friend Lori in her moving process:<br />
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Well our last day of moving and cleaning resulted in her encouraging me to take a few more items home. Her basements has turned up the coolest stuff! (BTW, that usually proves true for estate sales too. I always hit up the garage and basement first.) <br />
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I was working on the main level when Lori called up from the basement - something about a box full old glass jars. After the <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/05/yard-sale-in-rain-yes.html" target="_blank">beautiful bunch</a> that my friend Heather literally dug out of her yard for me last spring, I'm not exactly wanting for any, but of course I had to go look. I was a good girl. I only took three. First, the giant blue <em>Ball </em>jar shown here (the small one I already had is only in the pic for scale).<br />
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And I could not pass up this adorable pair of hobnail cups from Lori's box of glass jars. I'm not sure what their original purpose was. I'm assuming not shot glasses? :) I opted for toothpick holders. Because, you know, I don't already have a white hobnail toothpick holder. </div>
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On any other day I am not sure I would have paid much attention to it, but the weekend prior I'd seen an interesting display of exactly these inside the Cranston, RI Anthropologie store. I wish I'd take a picture when I was there but I didn't. I scoured the internet just in case there was an image of their arrangement "out there" but no luck. The closest thing I could find is <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69705261@N00/9828023156" target="_blank">this piece of art</a> (that is protected from downloading so you'll have to click if you're curious).<br />
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I asked Lori about the brush the first day we were cleaning out and she urged me to take it but I didn't have any clue what to do with it so I let it be. But every time I'd pass it on the cellar stairs I became a little more enamored with it. Finally, on the last day, I told her I was going to take it after all. <br />
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I decided to find a home for the wooden box and broom brush in my laundry room, which I haven't really done anything with since we moved. It turns out the wooden box fits my open and spare box of dryer sheets perfectly. <br />
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I appreciate unexpected treasure-finding opportunities like these to get me through until yard sale season starts again.Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-9938916464153287202014-02-04T06:22:00.000-05:002015-02-21T22:29:31.219-05:00All Things HomeschoolIf you don't know, I homeschool. This blog is not usually about that, but I wanted to put together this one post to serve as a treasure-source of resources for anyone who is either a major skeptic, just curious about it, considering it, planning to do it, or even has been doing it and could use some refocus. <br />
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Before my oldest was school age, <strong>I NEVER thought in a MILLION YEARS that I would EVER homeschool</strong>. And then as my hubby and I started to investigate our options, I felt like God was putting it on my heart to at least include homeschooling in that set of options to consider. I fought it. Ooooh, I fought it. I was secretly praying that I could quickly consider and dismiss it. I did NOT want to be one of THOSE families. I had my established stereotypes and they weren't pretty. <br />
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Well, long story short. God called us to it. The more I hesitantly investigated about homeschooling, the more it resonated so deeply and my attitude slowly changed from "God, don't you dare!" to "Thank you, God, I can't wait!" <br />
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One of the morals of my story is that <strong>when God calls, he also equips. </strong>God <em>may</em> be calling you to homeschool and you just don't know it yet! If you're like I was and the thought of homeschooling sends you running in the opposite direction with your hands over your ears, yelling, "la la la la la!" then please, keep reading. :) Or if it sounds intriguing but you don't think you can do it, keep reading.<br />
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Homeschooling isn't for the patient. Or the organized. Or the _____________ (you fill in the blank). What I've discovered is that through my homeschooling journey I've been forced to let God mold and shape me into the more patient, organized, and _______ person that he alone has the power to do. I've seen him use homeschooling as a means to shape my family's character.<br />
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So the list of resources I want to share includes web links and books I have found to be very inspiring and helpful for deciding to homeschool, how to get started, educational philosophies, curriculum choices, organization and goals, etc... This post is dedicated to web links and I am working on a separate post that lists books I've read that were helpful for all the same reasons. I will be adding these resources over time so bookmark this and check back often. If you have any links you would like me to add, please share them on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HaileysTreasuresBlog">my blog's Facebook page</a>, email me or PM me and I will review them and consider. <br />
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<strong>Even if you are convinced that homeschooling is not for you, please just read a few links.</strong> <strong>I would at least like friends to see where I'm coming from.</strong><br />
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I've summarized each article with a heading and included the entire link below it so that you can always see the full source of the link before you click. Have at it! I hope these resources become treasures for you.<br />
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How People Come to Homeschooling<br />
<a href="http://heidistjohn.com/tbmb/accidental-homeschooler/">http://heidistjohn.com/tbmb/accidental-homeschooler/</a><br />
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Starting with the End in Mind: How to choose educational philosophies and methods based on your God-glorifying goals for your family.<br />
<u><span style="color: #0066cc;"><a href="http://tapestryofgrace.com/blog/2013/02/starting-with-the-end-in-mind/">http://tapestryofgrace.com/blog/2013/02/starting-with-the-end-in-mind/</a></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null"></a></u><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null"></a><a href="http://tapestryofgrace.com/blog/">/</a><br />
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Savoring vs. Shoveling Education<br />
<a href="http://simplycharlottemason.com/2013/05/29/lesson-1-from-the-exhibit-hall-savoring-vs-shoveling/">http://simplycharlottemason.com/2013/05/29/lesson-1-from-the-exhibit-hall-savoring-vs-shoveling/</a><br />
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Why People Choose Public, Private or Home School<br />
<a href="http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/06/21/perspectives-on-our-childrens-education-homeward-bound/">http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/06/21/perspectives-on-our-childrens-education-homeward-bound/</a><br />
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6 Homeschooling Misconceptions (Reasons TO Homeschool)<br />
<a href="http://simplehomeschool.net/homeschooling-misconceptions/">http://simplehomeschool.net/homeschooling-misconceptions/</a><br />
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GREAT Christian Homeschool Foundations MUST READ<br />
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Setting Spiritual Priorities<br />
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10 Great Reasons to Homeschool<br />
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HomeSchool Moms Don't Have More Patience!<br />
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Reader's Digest on Benefits of Self-Directed Home study<br />
<a href="http://www.rd.com/advice/parenting/american-school-system-damaging-kids/">http://www.rd.com/advice/parenting/american-school-system-damaging-kids/</a><br />
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Homeschool: Preparing for Life, Not a Test (10 Things Every Homeschooler Mom Should Know)<br />
<a href="http://biblebasedhomeschooling.com/ten-homeschooler-and-great-reminders-homschoolers/">http://biblebasedhomeschooling.com/ten-homeschooler-and-great-reminders-homschoolers/</a><br />
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How to Homeschool: 10 Links to Help You Get Started<br />
<a href="http://simplehomeschool.net/how-to-homeschool/">http://simplehomeschool.net/how-to-homeschool/</a><br />
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Homeschooling vs. "The Rat Race"<br />
https://divergentobservant.wordpress.com/2015/02/21/the-shocking-thing-about-home-education/<br />
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<br />Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-23117954488789410582014-01-22T13:01:00.001-05:002014-01-22T13:05:00.194-05:00 Will Work for JunkMy friend Lori is one who's faith has been tested and tried for as long as I've known her. We're not supposed to add to or take away from Scripture, but if I were to rewrite Hebrews chapter 11 (often referred to as the Faith Hall of Fame), I might add her name to the end. <br />
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Just when we all thought things were finally settling down in her neck of the woods - BAM! Within the past two weeks she and her husband came to learn of the uncertainty of his current job in the near future. That was immediately followed by God leading them to put their house on the market ASAP and to temporarily move to an empty family-owned house less than an hour away while they wait for God to lead and guide them to a permanent resting place. Where will he work? Where will they live? Not sure! God told Abraham the same thing - "Go to the land I will show you." Start moving before you know your destination?? That takes huge faith!! <br />
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I joined with friends and family last weekend to help Lori begin packing and moving. I fully expected to be packing up the likes of kitchen cabinets and toys and maybe doing a little painting and cleaning. Little did I know there were some treasures to be found in her early 1900s home!<br />
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Lori knows me well enough to invite me to look through her "bound for Salvation Army" pile before we began our work. One item in particular, that she had a feeling I might like, is something I've always admired in her house. This antique clip board:<br />
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It's so cool! I'm honored to have it next. I always remember her having something important clipped inside, propped up for display. I'd like to do the same. I'm just not sure yet what it will hold first or where to prop or hang it. Quite possibly, it will become part of <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2014/01/travel-scrabble-art.html">a new gallery wall</a> I've started curating for.<br />
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So back to moving day #1. It turns out the first order of business was to haul a pile of old mattresses and furniture trash off the neighbor's property to a dumpster because the neighbors wouldn't do anything with the eyesore. (Neighbor's junk pile next to property line = not good selling feature=worth paying for a dumpster to hall neighbors trash away.) <br />
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The furniture clearly had its glory days but literally fell apart in our arms from being exposed to the elements for so long. Made me want to cry. But I managed to salvage one drawer front for the two antique drawer pulls that I can reuse on something else. The rest of the hardware was completely rusted but these should polish up nice with a little brass cleaner. And if not they can be painted.<br />
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Next on the agenda was cleaning out a pile of wood scraps from their dirt basement. Most of it wasn't anything I'd be interested in, but I did salvage one small piece of slightly weathered bead board. My friend Sarah, who also happens to be my kids' art teacher, has this totally amazing creation in her studio that combines old wood, slate and old frames with her photos. I gotta take a picture of it to share with you all. But I'm obsessed with it and inspired to do something sort of similar. I'm thinking this piece of wood might become part of my creation-to-be.<br />
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Then came the surprise of all surprises. As I was heading into the basement, I saw a few people gathering up a couple of old doors. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">FuNKy</span> <em>old</em> doors. One ended up being a little too beat-up for my liking, but the other one was PER. FECT. Antique latches still in tact. A lovely original paint coat in a light teal green on one side (pink on the other) with just the right amount of chipping and patina. I'll have to carefully clean off a little dirt and seal it. It's got SOOOO much potential!<br />
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I haven't told you yet, but I've got some other A.MA.ZING old doors with my name on them. Well, I don't actually <em>have</em> them yet, but I've seen them and been promised them. The post about that adventure is mostly written. Months ago. I may never finish. (<a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2014/01/my-storehouse.html">I told you so</a>.) I just gotta get the dang doors! It's a long story...<br />
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I have a dream. (<em>By the way,</em> <em>did you watch Dr. King's speech on YouTube with your family on Monday? I sure hope so!!!) </em><br />
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I have a dream. Of a few old doors lined up side by side serving as a one-of-a-kind headboard in my master bedroom. Hold on while I search online for an image that comes close to my vision.<br />
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So I was already on cloud nine about the door and next thing I knew, Lori was getting ready to haul out a couple of galvanized tin buckets. Um... Hold up! I'll take one of those! It's now the biggest one in my collection. <br />
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Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-61939972760369686112014-01-19T21:40:00.002-05:002014-01-19T21:40:24.011-05:00Embracing AccusationA few days I posted my intention to share a little bit more from <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2014/01/my-storehouse.html">my storehouse</a>. The "only" (as if its not a big deal) treasure I wanted to share today is a song I just can't stop looping over and over lately. Usually, <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/04/how-to-really-impress-them-along-road.html">when I'm in the car</a>, I let my kids decide what we listen to, but sometimes I do get selfish, pick what I want, and tell them too bad if they don't like it. That's been the case with my current favorite song - "Embracing Accusation" by Shane & Shane. <br />
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If you're wondering why the thumbnail is a mug shot of a guy in a suit, this YouTube version of the song has a short mashup toward the end with John Piper.<br />
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PLEASE WATCH/LISTEN! I hope you appreciate it the way I do.<br />
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That truth just never. gets. old. <br />
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Now, I got a little bonus for you. No extra charge. One more from Shane & Shane. If I'm not looping "Embracing Accusation" its because I'm stuck back on "Burn Us Up." I've at least got my oldest daughter on my side when it comes to this one.<br />
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Sorry the videos (if you want to call them that) are lame but I like the songs.<br />
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What song / artist has been blessing your socks off lately?Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-70564898241614001162014-01-17T01:27:00.002-05:002014-01-17T01:27:58.032-05:00My StorehouseA couple weeks ago in my study of the Bible book of Matthew, God kind of whacked me over the head with something that he'd been nudging me about for a while. The setting is Matthew 13 where Jesus finished telling a bunch of parables to crowds of people. He leaves the crowd to go into a house with his disciples to have some private conversations, including more parables and discussing their meanings. Finally, Jesus comes right out in verse 51 and says, "Have you understood all these things?" They reply, "Yes." Then he says to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasure as well as old."<br />
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The old treasure is referring to understanding the real purpose of Old Testament law in pointing the way to Jesus, the Messiah. The new treasure is understanding Jesus' teachings about the kingdom of heaven. People who understand both benefit doubly. I consider myself as one of those double-blessed. <br />
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The kicker for me was that the owner of the house brings both of these treasures out of his storehouse. I have a storehouse of these "new treasures as well as old" but I haven't brought them out of my storehouse to share <em>here</em> in quite some time. I love sharing about my earthly treasures but I also love sharing about heavenly treasures and you wouldn't know by reading this blog as of late! <br />
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My goal is to balance it back out a little more again. I want my blog to be a more accurate reflection of my priorities and life. It's not that I haven't been treasure hunting in God's word lately, because I have. And its not that I haven't been bringing those treasures out of my storehouse, because I have. I just haven't been sharing them here. And I want to.<br />
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Yes, I'm too busy to write about everything I want to because I have too many higher priorities than this blog. And, yes, I go through periods of yard sale madness and project central and those posts pick up a little more. But I'm praying that God causes my spiritual storeroom to burst in such a way that I can't not share. Even at the cost of the coolest Sally's scores and treasure hunting expeditions never making it live (already happens all the time). Or at the cost of a treasure-project being shared 6 months late (if I'm lucky). <br />
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That's all I have to say about that. But...I can't publish a post without an image. And I've got nothing on storehouses (unless I were to take pictures the stashes in my garage, basement and attic). So I'll leave you with a few e-cards. Created by yours truly. :) Enjoy.<br />
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Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-51748838902514493112014-01-05T20:44:00.002-05:002014-01-05T20:44:11.027-05:00Travel Scrabble "Art"In <a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2014/01/why-i-love-bernat-antiques.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HaileysTreasures+%28Hailey%27s+Treasures%29">my last post</a> I shared a few goodies I'd recently scooped up from my favorite antique shop. One of these goodies was a 1960s travel Scrabble game.<br />
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As soon as I got home with it, I opened it up on the counter and you would have thought I poured out a gallon of chocolates the way my family flocks to Scrabble. I already knew I wanted to create a cross word of sorts and hang it on the wall. That was my vision as I was driving away from Bernat's without it the first time. So I started playing around with some family words and got distracted with something else - probably kids. I came back later to discover my hubby's joke work while I was gone.<br />
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As I'm typing this I can hear my husband in the background reprimanding my oldest daughter, "Is your goal in life to smite all of your sister's joy?" We had laughed the other night that some times these words ring a little too true! <br />
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After removing his handiwork, I got pretty far with the words I wanted and then had random tiles left and got stuck. He pulled up some Scrabble app that feeds you word ideas with the tiles you have left. Nut'n good. But then he came in for the win all on his own. I already had God and Jesus in place and he turned my Treasures into Treasuring so he could use the "E" to make Pneuma. It's the Greek word for breath, also used for the Spirit of God. So then we had the complete Trinity included. Boo yeah.<br />
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The magnets on the back of the tiles aren't strong enough to hold them in place when upright, so with a little bit of reserve, I decided to glue them on. And slide a plate hanger on the back.<br />
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I glued the tiles on my rare vintage travel Scrabble game.<br />
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Right?????<br />
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So it may be worth negative $ to anyone else. The price tag was $20 but its now worth a lot more than that to me.<br />
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And, along with <a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2014/01/why-i-love-bernat-antiques.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HaileysTreasures+%28Hailey%27s+Treasures%29">the rusty "V",</a> its part of my new gallery wall plan too. I love it when plan starts to comes together. And now that school starts back up again, who knows WHEN I'll finish it.<br />
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<br />Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-29444650171840652722014-01-04T20:53:00.000-05:002014-01-04T20:59:41.366-05:00Why I LOVE Bernat AntiquesSo its no news that I like to scoop up Scrabble games at yard sales for $1 and use the trays and tiles to spell out words around my house. On New Year's Eve day I found myself shopping at my most favoritest local antique mill, Bernat Antiques. I had a couple of gift cards burning a hole in my pocket and now that I'm starting to settle into my new home a little more I had a better idea of what I might use. <br />
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I had my oldest daughter in tow and after a late night sleepover she was a major grump, complaining and whining about leaving the entire time. That's when she wasn't begging me to buy her vintage Barbie dolls, LED-lit peacock lamps or other random things that caught her fancy. I had my eye on several goodies but ended up going home with just a few.<br />
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Here are some of the LOT of buttons I got. They are for making the bracelets that I want to make more of and still have yet to share here.<br />
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I may or may not have gotten the urge to sort them out and put them away in<a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2012/06/my-new-button-organizer.html"> their storage compartments</a> after midnight. It was quite therapeutic.<br />
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Besides the buttons I also got a couple of framed cross-stitch pieces...<br />
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...that will go with these I've found in previous hunting:<br />
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I want to hang a collection of these in my front entry hall but I need to do something like switch out the frames or paint them all to match to unify them a little more. I've got enough to start hanging but will arrange them in such a way that I can add more <strike>if</strike> when I come across them. Or when get back to cross stitching myself. (One of my unofficial New Year's resolutions is to get back to stitching/embroidery some time this year.)<br />
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As I was driving home from Bernat's with my buttons and cross stitches I was hit with remorse over a couple of other items I didn't buy. Oooh, I was kicking myself good. I resolved to get back there as soon as I could to nab them before someone else did.<br />
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Two days later, with remaining gift card balance in tow, I braved the snow-dusted roads to claim my treasures shortly after Bernat's opened. (Of course I'd already contacted the owner online to reserve one of the items for me...just in case.) <br />
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<strike>I couldn't pass up</strike> I did pass up but came back for this 3-D rusty metal "V".<br />
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One of the booths had a bunch of different letters like this for sale (though not quite as rusty as this one), but only one "V." It's going to be part of a funky gallery wall in my kitchen, sort of like <a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2011/06/photoplate-wall.html">the one in my previous dining room</a> but with major revamping.<br />
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And then, to think I almost let a rare, 1960's, mini, magnetic, travel Scrabble game get away!! Rare because it doesn't fold up and the board isn't plastic. It's just a mini game board with plastic magnetic tiles and metal trays. How did I ever walk away??<br />
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This is a comparison of the regular tiles with the travel size ones.<br />
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I've since turned this rare little treasure into a something fun. Stay tuned. Its coming up next.<br />
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<br />Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-76572950168045142672014-01-02T16:32:00.002-05:002014-01-02T16:32:45.465-05:00Winter PorchI love any excuse to go on a nature hunt. Decorating my front entry for winter is one of them. <br />
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During a mild afternoon in November, the girls and I wandered around our property gathering a variety of winter greens. This year they were actually excited to help me in this <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2011/11/fall-nature-huntsfor-winter.html" target="_blank">annual tradition</a> - probably because I gave them liberty to use my clippers (that I nabbed at a yard sale a couple years ago).<br />
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I'd already<a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/11/i-brake-for-winterberries.html"> scored winterberries</a> off the side of the road on a few different occasions earlier in November.<br />
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I also had a collection of birch logs from a tree my father-in-law had to cut down when he was preparing to build their new house this past spring. At the time, I had asked him to save it for me. He even went as far as to ask what size logs I wanted him to cut it into. He's so good to me. The logs have been patiently waiting in the garage ever since.<br />
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Once I had all my natural treasures collected, I arranged them in some of my yard-saled galvanized buckets and a yard sale <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/05/books-blanket-basket-burlap-buttons.html">wooden toolbox</a> on the front porch. I strung up the porch lights in and around them too. Then I gathered a few vintage sleds - one was my Nana's, one is technically my M-I-L's and a big one came from a recent family member's cleanout. The smaller sleds got a spray of wintergreens and berries, tied with a red and white gingham ribbon (yard saled eons ago). These lean between our garage doors.<br />
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The big one joins the rest of the stash on the front porch.<br />
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If only the chipping porch paint didn't distract. That's on the to-do list this spring. I just painted our previous home's porch floor last fall and I'm so not looking forward to doing another bigger one so soon. On a side note I did end up going Benjamin Moore Tropical Orange on <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/10/shut-front-door.html">my front door</a>. Thanks for everyone's input, but mostly thanks to my friend Naomi who showed up at my house one day with a handful of paint chips and urged me to go bold. If not for that, the door would probably be on the "spring" list still too!<br />
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A little night-time Insta-sparkle:<br />
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My wreath is the same fake one that I added the craft shop sale birds to last year:<br />
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Last but not least, I also found this bird nest on the ground on our church property last month so I took it home without a plan. Now its perfect for the porch. <br />
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I filled it with a few small red and silver ornaments in lieu of eggs. Then they got a dusting of snow.<br />
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<br />Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-39937988347153140502013-12-30T16:23:00.001-05:002013-12-30T16:23:13.488-05:00Winter Decor: Simple & Second Hand I started putting together this Christmas decorating post well before Christmas. Then I got all distracted in the last minute holiday preparations, family celebrations, and the aftermath that follows. I completely forgot about my blog! If there are blogging rules, I sure don't know <span style="font-size: xx-small;">or care</span> about them. But I'm guessing that posting about my Christmas décor <em>five days</em> <em>after </em>Christmas is probably a huge blogger faux pas! Well I'm not wasting what I almost finished so here I go...<br />
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As much as I love to decorate, I never go over the top for Christmas. I'm not really a Santa, snowmen, glitter, sparkles or shiny kind of girl. Heck, I don't even put up <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-proper-christmas-tree.html" target="_blank">a proper Christmas tree</a>. I like casual, with a vintage flair. Of course almost everything I use in winter decorating is second-hand because that's the fun of it.<br />
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This year, I tucked my same old collection of vintage Christmas postcards here and there around my living room and kitchen.<br />
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On my mantle are two white ceramic deer that I found at Salvation Army thrift a few years back. <br />
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I love how peaceful they look and they remind me of the deer we frequently see in our back yard. <br />
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Everything else on the mantle are either fake winter greenery I've had forever or books.<br />
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I got <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2012/06/ten-cent-estate-sale-treasures.html" target="_blank">this vintage, quilted, velvet Merry Christmas banner</a> for a dime at a yard sale last summer. I paper clipped it over the vintage tea towels that serve as a temporary valance in the kitchen.<br />
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I dangled these yard-saled wooden skates on <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-few-sallys-finds.html" target="_blank">the bathroom mirror</a>.<br />
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In my dining room, I taped up some of my kids Christmas coloring pages in <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/10/curb-alert-large-window-frame.html" target="_blank">my curbside window,</a> draped it in C7 clear lights, and placed our nativity scene in front.<br />
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And speaking of chalkboards, I changed up the message on my kitchen chalkboard wall for Christmas too. <br />
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I figured colored chalk goes with colored lights. And what are the chances that those colored pre-lits randomly stopped working on Christmas Eve before my family came over? Maybe its a sign. Maybe I will actually have to break down and get <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-proper-christmas-tree.html">a proper tree</a> next year. Now to go take down this one...<br />
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<br />Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-3988489733552773062013-12-21T15:42:00.002-05:002013-12-21T15:42:27.688-05:00A Proper Christmas TreeIt's only been a few years now - only since the kids were old enough to notice - that I even put up our first Christmas tree. And never more than a small table-top type. This year, like last, I took my in-laws' little, fake, pre-lit, colored-lights tree out of the basement (= free). I popped it up on an end table - because I never stuffed it back in the box last year - and I threw on my tree skirt ( = easy). It took me 3 minutes ( = quick). No fighting with the hubby ( = peaceful). No needles to vacuum up ( = clean). I lit an evergreen candle ( = smells great). <strike>I got over the colored lights in a matter of minutes.</strike> I'm still getting over the colored lights. <br />
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It's just big enough to fit our daily Advent<a href="http://christianity.about.com/od/christmas/qt/jessetreeadvent.htm" target="_blank"> Jesse Tree</a> ornaments, our growing collection of other home-made ornaments (including my new <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/12/vintage-button-snowflake-ornaments.html" target="_blank">favorite button snowflakes</a>), and a few select others. What more could we need??<br />
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So, the other day we're sitting at the kitchen table for breakfast and my oldest daughter blurts out - "Mom. When are we going to get a proper Christmas tree?"<br />
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"What do you mean?" (As if I didn't know.)<br />
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"You know, a bigger one. So we can put all our presents under it. And fit all our ornaments on it. Like everyone else has!"<br />
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2. The Christmas tree is a great symbol of so many aspects of the Gospel (the good news about Jesus). <br />
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I recommend this great, short article on <a href="http://hedua.com/blog/christmas-trees-pagan/" target="_blank">the Christmas Tree and the Gospel</a>. Its easy to share with young kids too.<br />
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P.S. For the record, I <em>could</em> decorate a <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>mean</em></span> Christmas tree. If I wanted to.<br />
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<br />Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-14550078589674072332013-12-19T22:38:00.002-05:002013-12-19T22:38:32.014-05:00Vintage Button Snowflake OrnamentsLast weekend one of my dear friends had a few of my friends and our girls over for breakfast, ornament crafting, and making molded chocolates. I left my ornament craft preparation till the last minute so I searched online for an idea using what I already had or could pull together easily. I came across the idea for button snowflake ornaments <a href="http://happyhooligans.ca/craft-stick-snowflake-ornaments/">here</a>. <br />
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It looks like they used coffee stirrers but I had a mother load of popsicle sticks on hand. They used new white and iridescent buttons but I had a huge bag full of old white buttons. I've picked up jars, bags, and cards of vintage buttons here and there over the years at yard sales, antique shops, and thrift shops. I'm now left with a big bag of "boring" black, white, and tan buttons that don't fit into my <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2012/06/my-new-button-organizer.html">craft button organizer</a> and aren't big enough or unique enough to make my button bracelets out of. <br />
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I knew my kids could easily pull off this craft. I treasure my buttons and love any excuse to craft with them. The bonus is I would actually want to hang these on my tree. <br />
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We adults glue-gunned the sticks together (for the purpose of quick drying time) and handed them over for the kids to Elmer or glitter glue on the buttons. Turns out my kids much preferred the straight up glitter glue my friend brought. Buttons, shmuttons. <br />
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My middle girl did make one out of all buttons:<br />
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I'm also proud my of my 2-year old's first home-made ornament:<br />
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Guess I didn't need to hoard out all the best buttons first thing after all. (Did I do that?) It turns out the kids weren't exactly pining over any buttons at all. <br />
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Unlike our fake, table-top tree with built-in colored lights. <br />
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<br />Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-12713794668222633812013-12-15T13:33:00.000-05:002013-12-15T13:33:00.745-05:00A Weary Frame RecycledSeveral weeks ago I went to go drop off a bunch of stuff outside our local Salvation Army Thrift. I was all prepared to just drop off and not go in (which doesn't happen very often). And there, sitting out amongst other people's cast-offs, I spotted a gem. She had potential. <br />
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Normally, stuff sitting outside is OFF LIMITS to shoppers. Some of the stuff is eventually taken in to the local store for pricing and is put out for shoppers. But at the end of the day, a big truck from the Worcester store comes, loads up what is left outside and takes it all to the Worcester store for pricing. It could end up for sale in the Worcester store or sent to other stores low on inventory.<br />
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I didn't want this treasure to "get away" so I decided to try a bold move I'd tried (and succeeded at) once before. I picked it up, carried it inside, and asked someone in the back room to price it for me. I'm sure its against policy. I don't recommend you try it. But I got a $4.99 sticker slapped on it. Maybe its because they know me. So I paid and went home with this gaudy, gold, framed mirror:<br />
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My plan for this was to spray paint the frame white because I already had it on hand, maybe do a little dry-brush with a slightly darker neutral, and then paint the mirror with chalkboard paint. One thing I really liked about this piece is how turn-key it was. The backing, which included a sturdy hanger, easily unscrewed off.<br />
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Now - keep it mind I haven't painted any of my home's off-white walls yet (and I am still only using existing nail holes), so the finished product sort of blends in to the wall, but here you have it:</div>
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I love this line from "O Holy Night." The world is so weary. Admit it, you're at least some degree of weary. And ironically, we especially feel it during this time leading up to Christmas. But there is a source of joy available for weary people. Maybe you don't know. Maybe you just forgot. It's a personal relationship with Jesus, the Son of God - something he offers to all. That ability to rejoice is only found in faith and trust in Him and his Word. By experiencing his mercy and grace on a daily basis. In the hope of his promises kept and a future with Him. Jesus came to us to bring us peace. Emmanuel = God with us. That's why a weary world can rejoice. That's why I rejoice.</div>
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Feeling weary? Do you know <em>of</em> Jesus or do <em>you</em> <em>know</em> him? When we as sheep follow the Good Shepherd, he lays us down in green pastures. He leads us beside still waters. He restores our souls. We were weary, now we rejoice!</div>
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Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-10543652738233438462013-11-24T20:32:00.002-05:002014-08-22T00:35:15.266-04:00Girls Bedroom Partial MakeoverWho knows when I'll get around to repainting my girls' bedroom walls. Its only going to be a different neutral so I can live with what's there while I work on higher priorities. Plus, I still have lots of wallpaper glue to remove. <br />
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But in the meantime, I've been itching to roll out some makeover action in there. I've spent much of the last year collecting lots of vintage randomness at yard sales and thrift shops for their room. And I've since revamped lots of it to create a little gallery wall for each of my girls that will coordinate with their black carpet and <a href="http://www.joann.com/home-decor-print-fabric-waverly-panama-wave-desert-flower/11799962.html">these two</a> <a href="http://www.joann.com/home-decor-print-fabric-waverly-santa-maria-desert-flower/11800141.html">fabrics</a> that I fell in love with (and have yards of rolled up in their closet).<br />
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Their old iron headboards have been painted to match and in place for a little while but that's the only change I've made in the room since we moved. Well, besides starting to take down the wallpaper border and rearranging furniture. I had scooped up bright pink bedspreads at Target for pretty cheap but still had them in storage. And I still have to sew up window treatments, pillow shams and bed skirts. ::SIGH::<br />
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A month of Sundays ago, hubby took the two older girls to church and I stayed home with my contagious toddler. I suddenly decided it was the right moment to start putting something on the walls and beds in my older girls' room. Even just those changes would make a big enough impact to surprise the girls when they got home and give me hope that this vision will eventually become a reality.<br />
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There was no method to my madness. I just took my treasure stash out of their closet and started divvying things up into two groups. I rearranged potential layouts on their beds until each girl had a general layout that I liked for the walls above their beds. No measuring tapes were harmed in the making of these gallery walls. I just eyeballed everything as I nailed them up. Only after I posted a sneak peek photo on Facebook did I realize a couple things needed to be shuffled around a little bit. So of course my OCD took care of that right away.<br />
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After hanging my last frame, I just opened up the packages of bedding, threw them on, and placed <a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/07/something-painted-something-new.html">their pillows</a> on top.<br />
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Here are a few pics of the progress I made last month.<br />
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Literally nothing but her bedding was bought new. Because that's how I roll. Here are links for my sources and projects for her corner:<br />
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<li>Headboard <a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/04/vintage-garden-bed-curb-alert.html" target="_blank">before</a> and <a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/07/something-painted-something-new.html" target="_blank">after</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/08/fancy-framed-bulletin-board.html" target="_blank">Bulletin board</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/04/2013-yard-sale-season-off-to-great.html">Black background lacy lady</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-few-sallys-finds.html" target="_blank">Black shelf and letter "K"</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/08/updating-yard-sale-silhouettes.html" target="_blank">Round frame silhouette</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-few-sallys-finds.html" target="_blank">Green framed needlework</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/08/2-lovely-ladies-get-black-spraypaint.html" target="_blank">Latticework framed girl print</a></li>
<li><a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/05/above-and-beyond.html" target="_blank">Silhouette plate</a></li>
<li><a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2011/08/sweet-silhouettes.html">Silhouette of children</a></li>
<li>Pink bedspread - Target</li>
<li>Chevron pillow - HomeGoods</li>
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Here are links for my sources and projects on her wall that were not repeats already listed above:<br />
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<li>Mini black-framed "Keep the Faith" embroidery - I got this new at a little gift shop years ago.</li>
<li>Pink framed cross-stitched bunnies - My dear friend Michelle cross stitched this birth announcement for her.</li>
<li><a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/08/how-to-keep-calm-carry-on.html">"Be Still" framed verse</a></li>
<li><a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/05/books-blanket-basket-burlap-buttons.html">Granny square afghan</a> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Which I'm in love with and hope to find one some day for her sister's bed.)</span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-pink-awana-shelf.html">Pink shelf</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/04/2013-yard-sale-season-off-to-great.html">Silver-backed lady silhouette and oval owl print</a></li>
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The best part of this spur-of-the-moment partial makeover was finishing just as my girls were walking in the door. Their response was priceless.<br />
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Now, after taking a few weeks to evaluate my rush job, I'm starting to wonder if I should have grouped things more tightly together on the walls. I also noticed that they each have a blank spot right above their bed. But I'm patient <span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>(so patient it took me a year to get this far)</em></span> so I figured I'd come across some random thrift shop treasures this winter that would be a quirky fit. But then an unexpected and perfect solution sort of dropped in my lap. That's another post for another day.<br />
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And I cannot close out this post without a question...cuz I'm wondering... Is there a name for my style in my girls' bedroom? What do you call that? If you're thinking frumpy, cheesy, ugly and/or hodge-podge, go ahead and tell me. <a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2014/02/perhaps-this-isnt-for-you.html" target="_blank"> I won't be offended.</a> :)<br />
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<br />Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-8846036978300592402013-11-23T10:18:00.002-05:002013-11-23T10:34:25.688-05:00A Fall MantleI'll complain about the T.V. above the mantle that limits my mantle-decorating inspirations. But I'm thankful to have a mantle.<br />
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And I'll complain about having to feed the pellet stove in our fireplace throughout the day. But I'm thankful for the efficient heat and ambiance it provides.<br />
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My mantle is in a LONG, LONG list of "to paint" projects. So for now, bear with the honey oak stain with me, okay? This is about what's <em>on</em> the mantle.<br />
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Stacks of vintage books at each end. All yard sale finds collected over years. Only <a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/05/books-blanket-basket-burlap-buttons.html">ones that are pretty</a> and have interesting titles. And never more than $1 each.<br />
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The little turquoise pots on top I found at a yard sale several years ago as part of this $5 stash below. Yes, $5 for all of them together! They're right up there near the top of my favorite scores of all times.<br />
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The little nest with the bird in it is all fake - a cheapo from a gift shop that no longer exists. But this little nest is real. The girls and I found it on a walk one day. I filled it with fake robin eggs. It's screams spring, not fall. Whatever.<br />
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The scrabble letters and trays are from one of the many games I've scooped up at yard sales for no more than $1 each. This is what they read in October (because, I started this post a month ago).<br />
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Now this in November.<br />
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And did I say this post is only about what's <em>on</em> the mantle? I changed my mind. Here's the whole fireplace - honey oak stain, 90s brick and all. Its screaming for a makeover. In my humble opinion.<br />
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Since before we even moved in, I've been debating painting the mantle and brick all white, like these:<br />
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Would you paint the brick or not? At this point, with a fire roaring in the pellet stove all winter long, I'm going to have to wait until spring to paint it. Not like I don't have a million other things to paint in the meantime.<br />
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<br />Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571076710748936461.post-42921653544755274962013-11-14T01:11:00.002-05:002013-11-14T20:49:11.971-05:00Be FunLeaf collecting is an annual tradition around here. Not as a planned event, its just what my girls do. <a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2011/10/fall-nature-hunts.html" target="_blank">I wonder why?</a> At any given moment there are boxes and baskets of nature collections in our yard or garage. Usually its their rocks, sticks and flower dead heads. Those usually get dumped into the woods when they least expect it. Other times its my birch logs and<a href="http://haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/11/i-brake-for-winterberries.html" target="_blank"> winterberries</a>. <br />
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(If those get dumped into the woods when I least expect it, there will be blood.)<br />
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A couple years ago I did save and press some of their leaves. We did the good old iron-leaves-and-crayon-shavings-between-wax-paper craft and hung them in the windows like stained glass. But this year I was inspired to do something like the examples in this book my sister gave us last year:<br />
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So several weeks ago when there were still actually leaves on the trees, and colorful ones at that, we traipsed around our property to collect different shapes, sizes and colors. But it happened very briefly and with much fear and trembling. After a few bee and wasp incidents this fall, my kids are literally afraid to play outside. It's been a battle all fall just to have them get fresh air. <br />
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They were much happier pressing their loot in huge reference books. A few days later, we set to designing and gluing. Here are our masterpieces:<br />
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Their mice:<br />
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Oh my word this is so fun. I declare this craft an annual tradition. You should too. It's not too late for this year - we still have a big bag full of colorful of pressed leaves. Any takers?<br />
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And speaking of fun... <br />
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Something convicted me a couple weeks ago to have more fun each day with my kids. Not just doing fun activities but to be a fun person to spend time with. To be goofy and silly and laid back and laugh a lot. <br />
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I'm home with them all day every day and sometimes I get into a rut where all I do is bark out orders from the moment they wake up to the moment they go to bed. Mom is manager. Mom is drill sergeant. (Please tell me you identify!)<br />
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But mom should be fun too. So I literally put "Be Fun" at the top of my day planner that following Monday. My oldest daughter must have liked it because she took it upon herself to write "Be Fun" on Tuesday too. <br />
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She also added "Games." So then I just declared Wednesday as Fun Day altogether. The plan was no seatwork and no curriculum. Just playing educational games, reading and getting our craft on. (When you homeschool, you can do that.) Okay, I confess, we may have thrown in a game of Sorry too. And the weather may have dictated that I paint <a href="http://www.haileys-treasures.blogspot.com/2013/10/shut-front-door.html" target="_blank">my front door</a> Tropical Orange that day too.<br />
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Anyone else need a reminder to Be Fun?Hailey's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353185472221087059noreply@blogger.com0