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Being Thankful

I have to say on this Christmas Eve I'm thankful for things i would never have been thankful for if it wasn't for my Kids...

I'm thankful for my family of course, our jobs, our happiness.. the simple fact that Im saved by the grace of God!! 

As some of you know, We have been going through some tough times with our son Ryan, trying to figure out what is going on with him... its been a long few years of hearing "maybe he is autistic, maybe he has ADD or ADHD, or he is lazy or "UN-motivated"  no one could figure out or give us a diagnosis.. but we knew the everyday meltdowns, the begging through tears for the last 3 years "don't make me go to school" .. that this was not normal behavior.. this has tested me as a mother with trying to be strong for him.And forget trying to explain this to anyone else,,, nobody understands!! But with nobody knowing what was wrong with him its been rough, he was tested and he is a smart kid... he kept passing all the tests!!!  
Finally with the help from his teacher and some O.T.'s  we are closer to a diagnosis,,  you see, Ryan has major sensory issues.. he doesn't have fine motor skills that come naturally for us, he doesn't know how to use his core strength (back and abs) so he cant balance or skip and its hard for him to catch a ball or kick a soccer ball.. Luke and I always thought it was us that maybe we were doing something wrong,,, why cant he bounce a basketball?? why couldn't he ride his bike until he was 8?? we were blaming ourselves for this for the last 3 years...
So now our journey begins with Ryans doctors teaching him how to use his "core" for balancing, skipping, ... ect... we have to fight for him to get on and IEP program at school (individuals with disabilities education act) where he will then get special support for his visual/sensory impairment issues...

Why am i thankful for this you might ask??  well when we were at the specialist on this Christmas eve, the doctor asked him.. Ryan what do you hope to take out of this next few years of therapy?  and Ryan smiled as he was fighting back his tears and smiled his great big Ryan smile and said "I just want to be able to  play wall-ball at school"     to us that sounds like such a small thing,,, but for him... its unreachable,, to be able to play something as simple as wall ball he has to have hand eye coordination... so i was sitting there, with a tear rolling down my face  and said to God: "Thank you so much Lord for finding us help, for finding Ryan help" God is so good, and faithful, i know for a fact that Ryan is going to be okay.. I'm thankful that We know why he is having meltdowns, and why he cant do what other kids can do..and it had nothing to do with what we were or weren't doing wrong.
So this post is about really putting our faith in God in all things.. not just the big huge problems that we all have , but even the small piddly things. I sometimes feel like I can take care of things on my own, i turn into this mother-warrior for my children,, but I have to remember that all-things happen for a reason and God wants my burdens, i just have to take them to him.. I was taking my sons heavy-heart and making my heart even heavier!!
so i have to remember : Matthew 11:30 "For my yoke is easy and my burden is light"

What a wonderful Lord we serve

Merry Christmas Eve !!!
Mindy~

The really super Ugly couch~

I found this really super ugly couch at a yard sale last summer,,, even through the hideous gold fabric that was hanging off her she would be beautiful.. she just needed an AMBUSH makeover!!!

SO.... I painted her frame white and shipped her to my upholstery lady, who worked her makeover magic on her!! 

Here she is when we found her :

and NOW!!!

She went for a brown sort of tweed looking fabric and some nice neutral throw pillows to bring out her curvy legs... she looks stunning!!

Linking up to : Home Maker on a Dime

Script table

I have seen french writing on tables all over blog land and have wanted to try my hand at it... well my steady hand isn't so steady :) :)   so I ordered a stencil off etsy! easy peasy.. 

I first tried it out on my own coffee table, and first try i had some bleeding through the stencil, but after some windex and elbow grease and another go around.. it looks good, not GREAT but good!!  


Here it is

I do love it~   I centered it better on the next one :)

Here is was before, cute but needed a little something!

I couldn't help myself, so I ran out to the garage and grabbed another coffee table!

Here it is with the first coat of paint:

And Gorgeous after!!

Next I'm doing some dressers!! I cant wait for tomorrow! I'm going to be stenciling this on everything!!

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Project Queen

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REDOUX

Its a keeper

I never know when I'm going to keep a piece. It just tells me "don't sell me, you love me, i would look so good in your dining room" after its done... or at least I think it does :)  I totally thought this was going to the shop.. I painted it teal, then grey, then a little dry brushing of white, then i distressed it, then i stained it.. sounds labor intensive but it really wasn't, i promise :) :)

So the before picture is seriously hideous. i almost couldn't post it because its sooo blurry and bad but i will at the end just so you get the idea of how boring it was.

here it is all done and so pretty!! its really long, over 7ft!!

It matches my table and chairs so perfectly!!

Here is the terrible before picture!! yikes!

Keeping this would mean i have to sell the hutch that currently lives in the spot this would need to go... hmm.. i don't know which will stay!!!

here is the hutch:

hmmm this is a tough one!!

Happy Painting !!

My thrift store jackpot~

I had a few hours to kill yesterday, so i decided to go the local Salvation Army, Turned out to be a great day, all the furniture was 25% off the already low prices! Yay!!!

So i decided on this one... It was huge and wouldn't fit in my SUV!! its  6 ft long!

Not diggin the gold wood and 'leafy' design

Of course, a few coats of White...and glass knobs

with a nice pop of distressed grey on the inside...

(pardon my lack of photography skills) :)

I'm Loving how it ended up!!

 Have a great weekend... Ive got more Christmas shopping to do!!
Mindy

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