Let me tell you what...
I.am.tired.
My gazelle intensity is fading a bit. I have not been making wise decisions with my "bedtime" and I am feeling it today.
We are in the process of making 2 more shelves. They are made out of antique doors. I love them. But, they can be a pain in the rear end sometimes. All of the doors that we use have been removed from old homes. All of them also have layer upon layer of paint.
Old houses typically have lead paint. Lead paint can poison people. Poisoning people is probably bad for business. Not to mention against everything that I personally believe in.
So I've spent hours ... lots of them ... scraping paint off doors and prepping them to be safely used for shelves. Hotsauce and S.O.S. have also logged some scraping time as well.
After they are prepped I prime them. Then I paint them with a base color. Then I paint them again with a different color. Then I paint them with a top coat. When that's done I sand them. Then I apply a glaze. More sanding. More glaze.
When this is done Hotsauce puts them all together. When he's done I do touch ups ... you know, sanding, painting, sanding, glaze, the usual. And finally I apply a clear coat.
This may sound pretty systematic and it usually is... but in the midst of these going ons I also have been doing spelling tests, listening to memory verses, answering questions about missing undies, breaking up fights and reminding myself that no matter how tired and overwhelmed that I am ... I am a Mama first, Master Shelf Painter second.
Some days I don't want to be a Mama first. I would rather paint and lose myself in the thing that I enjoy most - making something beautiful and praying that it will bring great joy to its owner.
And then it hits me... the time that I invest in my Turkeys it will make them beautiful and they will bring joy to the One to whom they belong. And when my priorities are right, I too become more beautiful and bring joy to the One to whom I belong.
No matter what journey you find yourself on, whether you're trying to honor God with your finances, or just trying to make it through the day, or whatever your lot, I would encourage you to balance your priorities.
Make first things first. The rest will fall into place!
I.am.tired.
My gazelle intensity is fading a bit. I have not been making wise decisions with my "bedtime" and I am feeling it today.
We are in the process of making 2 more shelves. They are made out of antique doors. I love them. But, they can be a pain in the rear end sometimes. All of the doors that we use have been removed from old homes. All of them also have layer upon layer of paint.
Old houses typically have lead paint. Lead paint can poison people. Poisoning people is probably bad for business. Not to mention against everything that I personally believe in.
So I've spent hours ... lots of them ... scraping paint off doors and prepping them to be safely used for shelves. Hotsauce and S.O.S. have also logged some scraping time as well.
After they are prepped I prime them. Then I paint them with a base color. Then I paint them again with a different color. Then I paint them with a top coat. When that's done I sand them. Then I apply a glaze. More sanding. More glaze.
When this is done Hotsauce puts them all together. When he's done I do touch ups ... you know, sanding, painting, sanding, glaze, the usual. And finally I apply a clear coat.
This may sound pretty systematic and it usually is... but in the midst of these going ons I also have been doing spelling tests, listening to memory verses, answering questions about missing undies, breaking up fights and reminding myself that no matter how tired and overwhelmed that I am ... I am a Mama first, Master Shelf Painter second.
Some days I don't want to be a Mama first. I would rather paint and lose myself in the thing that I enjoy most - making something beautiful and praying that it will bring great joy to its owner.
And then it hits me... the time that I invest in my Turkeys it will make them beautiful and they will bring joy to the One to whom they belong. And when my priorities are right, I too become more beautiful and bring joy to the One to whom I belong.
No matter what journey you find yourself on, whether you're trying to honor God with your finances, or just trying to make it through the day, or whatever your lot, I would encourage you to balance your priorities.
Make first things first. The rest will fall into place!
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