Front Row Seats

Walking out onto this limb has come with a sweet perk. We have been provided with front row seats with an amazing view of our creative, resourceful, wise, repurposing, relational Jehovah Jireh.

This weekend we held our first official Out On a Limb sale at our church home, Calvary Chapel Chattanooga. There are so many miraculous details that came together to make this happen and despite great efforts on the part of our enemy, Satan, the Lord was victorious. The sale profited right at $1000. Honestly, we went into this weekend with open hands ready to trust that whatever the Lord gave would be the exact blessing He had for us and we would not complain in it. We were speechless after calculating the total!

If you didn't catch the post about our first yard sale which was held several weeks ago, a really sweet thing to ponder is that the profits from
that were also right at $1000. Now I don't think we ought to go reading into every number that comes across our path, however I was reminded that the number 1000 (along with 10 and it's other multiples) symbolizes completeness in scripture. Not completeness in the sense of "finished for all time" but in sense of the "fullness of the thing that is in view". This idea speaks to me "The Lord was in this and He did what He wanted to do- there was nothing lacking". This is a sweet gift from the Lord as we give our bits of time and thought margin to this effort, ever feeling inadequate. To know that He takes our very little and makes it into a beautiful much for His glory is carrying us along.

After hearing our totals from this wknd someone commented yesterday how amazing it was but questioned whether that even made a dent in our $25,000* goal. There was a brief flicker of doubt in me, for a second I saw this ridiculous thing from flesh view and had to agree the dent is small. However a little later, the Lord reminded me of the response to the dent question. He's got this thing, these are EXACTLY the circumstances He loves to work with. Seems often the less we have to offer the greater thing He calls us to.....cause our "less" makes a perfect stage for His glory!

**$25,000 is the amount we are working off of to bring one child home from Haiti. Next you ask "are you adopting one or more?" Ummm, we don't want to go around with clenched fists unreceptive to but we could definitely use your prayers as we sort through this.

In other news:



October 22

We will hold our 2nd yard sale! Our sister and brother-in-law have graciously invited us to host it at their home in the King's Valley neighborhood off Snow Hill Rd in Ooltewah.

We are accepting donations and would love to come pick them up from you. Just leave us a comment and we'll arrange the details.





This weekend was so successful that our inventory was pretty well wiped out. So, please be patient with us as we work on restocking and posting to Etsy.





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In the beginning…

Today marks the beginning of an incredible adventure for our family: our journey to adoption. The adventure took hold of our hearts years ago, as newlyweds, Andrew and I dreamed of the family God might have for us.  Back then we planned it all out and along the way have opened white knuckle clenched fists to the dreams of He who knows the plans.

So here we are, raising up stone by stone, these little ones…Wade, the one with the tender heart and Chloe, full of zest for life.  And now we know, He’s adding another to the mix.

Our timeline is thankfully held in the hands of our God, who holds all creation together. Human eyes would see the Haitian legalities holding us back, but we’re choosing to trust our Heavenly Father.

In the meantime, we’re learning that it is God who does the setting of the lonely into families (Psalm 68:6). These days, the setting carries quite a financial commitment. Our Creative God is calling us to this endeavor, this bowtie treasure making endeavor.  And its quite like we’re walking out on a limb where only Christ is our foothold.

We’re opening up the shop door, inviting you all in. Come on in, check out our handmade treasures. Each and every bit of profit will go toward the (expected) $25,000 adoption cost. Join us on this journey, this rescue story…unfolding one bow tie at a time.

Both our Etsy Shop and Local Shoppe are open for business! And if you would be so kind, share a little bowtie love by following us here or liking us there.