re-opening this space has given me a bunch of ideas, things I want to reflect on or remember that I enjoyed. This week I enjoyed making these little bags. Stevie bought me this beautiful bag to carry my stuff for my birthday. It has already been successful at that, and even proven it’s got some soul by carrying around all of our shoes, a beach blanket + all my stuff on the boardwalk of Santa Cruz this weekend.
I wanted little bags inside to organize things since it is kind of a lot of open space. So I turned to my friend, the Asian Dollar Store, Daiso and together they cost $4.50. TO BE HAPPY is all that matters, is written all over them. Honestly, life isn’t happy all the time, and it’s def. not all that matters. Sometimes sacrificing our own happiness, for people we love, is where joy is found. Thankful hearts, joyful hearts, steadfast hearts, are cultivated through a lot of unhappy, uncomfortable situations. God refines us, and shows us how to trust him and that joy is unwavering, while that happiness feeling is fleeting.
Soooo all that to say, they didn’t quite line up with my life values, haha, so I just went ahead and covered these little phrases right up.
I rough cut some scrap leather, sewed on a bead, and hot glued the piece right over. then done!
I love them, they hold all my small things and snacks.
everyday I’ve been drawn to draw. So instead of watching Instagram stories as I wait in small beds for my kids to fall asleep, I’ve been drawing, or like right now writing and it’s been really nice. Today I get the added bonus of Stevie ‘s piano playing resonating through the hallway. I’m pretty happy at this moment, but it’s the joy that runs deep, gets better over time, like leather.