tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66423521004595700192023-11-16T02:36:40.602-05:00Tag...You're ItAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087903789513608910noreply@blogger.comBlogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642352100459570019.post-47857503521629107202017-10-09T22:01:00.001-04:002017-10-09T22:01:48.114-04:00Welcome Back.So...if you're new here...so am I. Kind of. I haven't blogged since September of 2014. Exactly two days before my son was born. I didn't intend on stopping, but you know...kids take up a lot of time. One month turned into two and then three years past. Whoops. So, here's what you missed. <br />
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Meet Gideon. He's 3 now and he's awesome.<br />
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My daughter has grown up a lot and is turning into a beautiful, smart young lady. She's 7 now and rockin' the first grade.<br />
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Tag...You're It™ Jewelry has FINALLY joined the Instagram world! We'd love for you to follow us <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tagyoureitjewelry/">@tagyoureitjewelry</a>...we added my sister-in-law to the business last year and are always trying to add gorgeous and relevant designs. Here is some of our latest work.<br />
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One of my absolute new favorites is the new expandable bangle bracelet. They are made of sterling silver and can easily be added to when there are new arrivals in your family. You can choose from sterling silver, rose gold, or yellow gold discs and any color birthstone.<br />
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We have also started adding our new Christmas ornaments to the shop. We still have a few more to go, but I wanted to give a preview of what is available now. These ornaments are made from a lightweight aluminum and hang perfectly from any size Christmas tree. I can't wait to make myself one after I know the stats of my new arrival!</div>
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I become quickly engulfed with his new red tractor nursery theme. My husband works at Equipment Technologies, which produces shiny red tractor sprayers. Therefore, the tractors had to be red- no John Deere Green in this house.<br />
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I'm waiting for Mark to raise the crib bed this weekend- we used it with Delaney so it was dropped. The adorable decal is from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/NewWaveSigns">New Wave Signs</a> from etsy. My sweet sister-in-law sent us this super soft blanket with his name stitched on it and I can't wait to wrap him up in it. I'm sorry the rug is wrinkled and off centered and YES I will get outlet covers before I put a baby in there.</div>
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The book shelves are spice racks from <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40070185/">IKEA</a> (Thank you, Pinterest). At $3.99 each, we couldn't build shelves for cheaper. I slapped a coat of red acrylic paint on them and hung them up. I found the tractor blueprint on <a href="http://www.zulily.com/?ns=ns_308440788|1408753714089">zulily</a> and it is my favorite piece in the room.</div>
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The upholstery on my old garage sale glider was pretty beat up, so rather than repairing it, I bought a new blanket and pillow. I NEEDED the pillow because of the red tractor. It is also from etsy, of course- the shop is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/PolkadotApplePillows/search?search_query=tractor&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search">Polka Dot Apple</a>, and she has a ton of super cute designs.</div>
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And now...all I need is a baby and the room will be complete. We have three weeks and counting and I am definitely counting...</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087903789513608910noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642352100459570019.post-13424301423020481122014-07-09T19:40:00.000-04:002014-07-09T19:40:30.917-04:00Pregnancy after Stillbirth...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have kind of been keeping a secret from my facebook friends. I'm pregnant. YAY!...<br />
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Except pregnancy after stillbirth is scary. It's terrifying actually.<br />
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I am envious of pregnant women I see that are blissfully having themed baby showers and sharing ultrasound pics and having gender reveal parties with pink or blue cake pops. That's not my pregnancy life anymore.<br />
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This pregnancy comes after the loss of our stillbirth son at 37 weeks back in October. Although I was excited, I knew that I didn't want anyone to know. The horrible pessimist in me just assumed I would lose this baby too, so there was no use getting excited about it. <br />
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My first three ultrasounds resulted in uncontrollable tears even though they were telling us, "everything looks great!". I'm sure the ultrasound techs assumed it was an unwanted pregnancy because of the crying, when in fact it was just the opposite. We decided to see our doctor at her other office so that it didn't bring back so many tough memories.<br />
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I am almost 28 weeks now. We will be delivering our baby BOY in just nine short weeks. It is amazing how God has helped me through the last few months. When we first found out, I decided there would be no planning- I told my family "no new clothes, no new toys, NOTHING...until the baby arrives." I didn't want to come home to another finished nursery and full closet with no baby to hold. I really didn't even want to talk about it with anyone. I was so happy, but SO scared.<br />
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But God has softened my heart and eased my anxiety. The more attached I get to this little boy kicking my belly, the more excited I am for his arrival. I have become somewhat obsessed with decorating his red tractor bedroom and actually took maternity pictures. (That was a huge regret with Sawyer- we never took maternity pictures and I don't really have any to look back on). We have a name picked out and have started talking about this little baby with others, which was really difficult to do for months.<br />
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I still have moments- if I don't feel him move in a ten minute time frame, all hell breaks loose. I get completely panicked. We have made three or four trips to the emergency room and a couple unplanned trips to the doctors office because of fears. I wake up throughout the night just to make sure I can feel him moving. <br />
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And I still grieve for Sawyer. I know the next few months will be extremely joyous, but extremely difficult also. I can't wait to hold my new baby boy, but I still miss his older brother. <br />
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One of the reasons I did decide to share our news is because I would really, really covet your prayers. We need them. We need prayers for anxiety and prayers for this baby boy. Please, please pray that God would give us a little boy to hold and love in September and to bring home to take care of and nurture. <br />
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I love the seasons. Mark and I lived in Hawaii for a few years when we were first married. And although I understand it is paradise, I still missed the changing of the seasons and longed to be back home again in Indiana. </div>
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I had a sweet woman from my church ask me recently how we were doing with our <a href="http://tagyoureitjewelry.blogspot.com/2013/10/being-held.html">loss</a>. She said, "I hate that it happened in the fall because then you had to deal with the most depressing months of the winter right after that." <br />
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I explained to her that I actually felt the opposite. The seasons and the weather matched my mood. After Sawyer's death, the weather turned cold and icy. It gave me time to grieve and not feel like I had to smile because it was sunny and gorgeous outside. The outside matched my own insides- cold, dark, and sad. I had extreme grief and needed those dark months to work through it.<br />
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It has been seven months and the sun is out again. The snow has melted and the salt has been cleaned off of the streets. The weather is warming up and the flowers have bloomed. <br />
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I am enjoying the warmth and the sunshine and the flowers. </div>
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Although there is an occasional rainy day or even a passing storm, where my heart is breaking and hurting, the sun always comes back out again. <br />
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In the last few months we have had a chance to design new pieces! We have added a lot to the shop and I wanted to share them to make sure you weren't missing out. </div>
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My sister designed these gorgeous "chalkboard" style fine silver necklaces. </div>
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We have also added a great alternative to sterling silver in our shop. Pewter has the thickness and feel of fine silver, but is much more affordable. The elephant necklace starts at $26!</div>
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Yes, I let my 3 year-old daughter put on my 24 hour lipstick. By herself. She still had it on two days later after multiple washings- that stuff is good. And she <i>might</i> be putting it on her tongue in that picture.</div>
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She requested an "Elsa" braid (from <i>Frozen</i> if you live in a non-child cave). I think I rocked it, although Mark said it had completely fallen out after a few moves on the dance floor and she was a sweaty mess with no braid when she arrived home.</div>
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This girl loves her daddy. They got home well past her bedtime, complete with a neon glow necklace and a pink balloon animal. I think that equals success. They both said they had a great time and will be going again next year:)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087903789513608910noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642352100459570019.post-27616694199756023482014-01-17T09:15:00.001-05:002014-01-17T12:59:16.387-05:00InstaFridayI'm linking up with <a href="http://liferearranged.com/">Life Rearranged </a>to share the story behind some instagram pics today. It has been a while since I shared photos, but hopefully I will be sharing more in the next few months.<br />
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Delaney was able to go to the Barnum and Bailey circus in December. Her favorite part of the circus was probably the giant snowcone in the elephant cup that cost too much money. She was also slightly obsessed with the "purple" clown. I realize she is more pink, but she gets her colors confused. <br />
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Our baby boy was "<i>born still</i>" October 10th- I will be honest- I don't like that phrase. Something about it, I don't know, I just don't like it. Maybe I feel like it is sugar coating the reality of the situation. </div>
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"<span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me</i>." </span></span></div>
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Delaney had some much needed cousin time when her Hawaiian cousins came to visit over Christmas. Mark's brother and wife live in Hawaii, so we don't get to see them very often. They had an absolute blast, including a movie night. They lasted at least 30 minutes before they were ready to get up and play...</div>
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I can't get over the beauty of this picture. Delaney was wearing her hot pink Mardi Gras style glitter mask and was playing with my phone. I found this photo today- she somehow put on a black and white filter and snapped this selfie. Even though her eyes are black, there is something about it that I love.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087903789513608910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642352100459570019.post-3372091918574493132014-01-03T08:21:00.000-05:002014-01-03T08:21:20.573-05:00A Christmas cow and a Public Service AnnouncementWell, the holidays are over, my tree is down, and the fake pine needles have been vacuumed off the floor. This was the toughest Christmas I have ever experienced. After Sawyer died in October, I wasn't really sure if I wanted to put up a tree or buy any presents. However, when the time came, I found that I was still able to decorate and get ready for Christmas. I wanted it to be fun for Delaney. I absolutely love the Christmas season and I wanted her to see the joy in celebrating Jesus. <br />
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Towards the beginning of December, we received a letter that really helped me keep our Christmas in perspective after such a tragic time. Mark and I signed up to sponsor a child through Compassion International early last year. I chose to sponsor a little boy who had been waiting the longest, named Ishimwe. I write letters to him, although with the busyness of life, I don't write as many as I would like to.<br />
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After everything that happened with Sawyer, I was not exactly in the Christmas spirit. However, I knew I needed to send Ishimwe a gift for Christmas. The gifts have to be monetary, so I talked to Mark about it, and we sent a gift for the amount that we would have spent on Christmas gifts for Sawyer. I will be honest- it wasn't what I considered a lot of money. I don't spend a LOT of money on Delaney for Christmas. I think I bought her 5 or 6 new toys and I bought them on sale, mostly with Kohl's cash.<br />
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In mid-December, I was having a really rough day. I had cried a lot that day. Mark walked in from work with the mail and I saw that I had a letter from Compassion International. I opened it to find a letter from Ishimwe and a photo. I looked at the picture without really studying it and began reading the letter. I read through it somewhat quickly. He is 10, but his letters are always written by an adult and translated by another adult. Therefore, sometimes I feel like they are a little "detached" -it is evident that an adult is sitting next to him asking him questions so that he can "write" a letter to me and often the translation is a little rough. <br />
Mark was reading over my shoulder and when we got to the end of the letter, I gasped and Mark said, "HE BOUGHT A COW!" and I was immediately crying, but different tears. The end of the letter stated: "[he] is so thankful for you for the gift you sent to him of recent...which was used for buying a male calf with for rearing. May God bless you so much."<br />
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I don't know what I expected him to buy with the money. He is from Rwanda. I knew it wouldn't be a Transformer or a Skylander, but I thought maybe a soccer ball, a book, and new pair of shoes. Or maybe Compassion International would have some "toys" that they could buy with their money or something. That is how American I am. But, no. <i>He bought a cow</i>. This sweet 10 year-old boy didn't buy a new video game for his XBOX or a new pair of Nikes. <i>He bought a cow</i>. I am sure it was a family decision. He might not have not wanted to buy a cow with his Christmas money, but after looking at the picture a second time, I could see the joy that the cow brought for him. <br />
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The child on the left is Ishimwe. I suspect it is his sister in the middle and his mother on the right, although I cannot be certain. <i>and the cow. </i>This 10 year-old's Christmas gift with the money that I really didn't think would go very far. <br />
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I don't write this to say <i>look what we did for him</i>. I just wanted to share that during a day that I was broken, God gave me encouragement through this child I have never met. Now it is time for the public service announcement. I know there a lot of times where you just don't have an extra $38 a month. I get that. I try to think of ways that I can cut that money out of my own budget to help support Ishimwe and his family. It is about the cost of two new sweaters (on sale) a month, one pair of jeans, two family meals at Chipotle, or one meal at Outback. It is the price of one date night at a movie theatre with concessions. A little bit of money can go a long way in countries like Rwanda. If you are interested, <a href="http://www.compassion.com/">Compassion International</a> is a great, faith based organization and it is so easy to sign up.<br />
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Christmas was still hard. But thinking of this photo of this little boy and his Christmas gift helped bring me joy when I was hurting. I think whenever I buy Delaney any gifts, I will always be reminded of a child who bought a cow for his family with his Christmas money.<br />
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Last year, I decided that I wanted to start an advent tradition with our family. I didn't really know what it was until reading about it on numerous blogs and decided it was a wonderful idea. I decided to go with a Jesse Tree, which involves a daily ornament. Each day, beginning on December 1st, you read a devotional with your family and then hang the symbolic ornament on the "Jesse Tree". I loved the thought of spending the entire month seeing how the entire Bible leads to Jesus, especially when so much focus is on gifts, shopping, and Santa this time of year. There are a billion different versions of the Jesse Tree or Advent Calendar, but I liked the one from <a href="http://liferearranged.com/?s=jesse+tree">Life Rearranged</a> the best. (Definitely go to her link if you want this version of the Jesse Tree explained in detail). I tried doing a free printable version last year. It was way too complicated for a two year old, and the paper ornaments fell apart by the end of the season. With this version, you use real ornaments. I loved the thought of using the same special ornaments every year.</div>
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I chose the same Advent book as Life Rearranged, which can be found <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Advent-Jesse-Tree-Devotions/dp/1426712103">here</a>. Since I am using real ornaments, I knew this was going to be a pricey new tradition. However, knowing that I am buying these ornaments once and will have them forever made it easier to purchase. I am still a thrifty shopper though, so I kind of tried to keep the rule that I wouldn't spend more than $10 on one ornament. I also spent a lot of time on different websites looking for ornaments. I still have quite a few to get, but wanted to share what I have found, where I found them, and how much I spent if you wanted to get started on your own Jesse Tree. There were a couple that I found at specific places or was given, but I thought the others could be a help.</div>
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Ok, I hot glued this ladder from a branch that was outside. Not beautiful by any means, but it works and saved some money!</div>
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Yeah, this ornament was made after Delaney said "ornament time!" and I realized I didn't have an ornament for that night. I cut a piece of fabric, hot glued, and threw some foam circles on it that were laying on the counter from a snowman craft. I didn't even add a ribbon yet, so she just "stuck" in the tree. Not my best work, but again, it was cheap and actually looked cute on the tree.</div>
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This was my favorite find. It was a plain white plaster ornament on a ribbon hanging in the craft DIY section at Micheals. Delaney had some watercolors on the table, so I used a little bit of black watercolor to give it a gray look and just wrote the numbers with sharpie.</div>
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So, I obviously had the materials for this since I make hand stamped jewelry and ornaments. However, I need a disclaimer to explain that I stamped this at 8pm in the dark in about 20 seconds. I didn't want you to think my stamping is normally that crooked, but for my kid, it will work:)</div>
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So, I modeled the fiery furnace after one I saw online, but now I can't find it to give it credit. In the Christmas village section at Michaels, they had a roll of stone and a roll of brick, to make pathways for your village. I cut it, hot glued it, and threw some red tissue inside.</div>
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This was from the same Christmas village packet. Yes, I was too lazy to cut a hole and put a ribbon on it. Next year, people.</div>
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Let me know if you have suggestions for the ornaments that I don't have yet. I think I will have to make quite a few and use paper printouts for this Christmas. I wanted to have them all ready for this year, but I would rather take my time and make sure the ornaments turn out well. <br />
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*Update 1/2/14- I was able to make a lot of the ornaments very quickly, in time for each night. It was a huge hit with our daughter. She is 3 1/2 and looked forward to her "ornament" every night. I don't think she really understood the devotions and I don't think they sunk in, but the point was to just introduce her to these Bible stories and help explain why we are celebrating Christmas. We have a small 4 foot tree, which became our Jesse Tree. Here is a picture of our finished tree:<br />
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<i>How it feels, when the sacred is torn from your life</i></div>
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I have struggled for the last year with blogging- I don't know how much of it should be Tag...You're It and the jewelry side and how much should be more personal, sharing stories of my family. So, I have slowed the blogging down as I tried to decide what it should be. <br />
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Well, something on the personal side happened this month, and I can't just continue blogging about jewelry and promoting Christmas sales without first addressing a more personal story.<br />
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On October 10, 2013, our son, Sawyer, went to be with Jesus. He was scheduled to be induced that coming Sunday, and on Wednesday morning, I hadn't felt any movement since the night before. After going to the hospital, our absolute worst fears were confirmed when they couldn't find a heartbeat. I considered sharing about the entire ordeal, but to be honest, it is too raw and too dark in despair for me to feel like it would benefit anyone by reading about it right now.<br />
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I have never felt sadness like this before. It is true what people say- it is like a horrible dream that you can't wake up from. I had read passages in scripture, such as Psalm 6:6-7, which talks about being "worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears..." but I had never really felt it. <br />
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I miss my little boy. <br />
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I want to hold him. I want to rock him to sleep. I want to watch him grow up into a man. I want to see him get married and become a daddy. To tell you the truth, I pray each night that God would turn back time and that when I wake the next morning, it would be October 9, and they would decide to induce him, since we were just at the hospital that afternoon. We were able to hold him for a day, and I will always wonder what color his eyes would have been. <br />
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But through all of the tears, I know that I cry with hope. I cling to the fact that I will get to see Sawyer again. Mark and I both accepted Christ as our Savior and live our lives with a trust and dependency on Jesus. I know that when I die, I will get to see Sawyer again in heaven. <br />
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This experience has really reminded me that this home is temporary. This world is sad and corrupted by sin and frankly, it sucks. I am here on Earth for such a short time, but I can look forward to forever praising and glorifying the God who created us. <br />
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As I drove home this afternoon in the depressing rain after running errands with my little girl, I couldn't help but be amazed at how beautiful the fall trees were. It was like a beautiful painting and I knew that no "big bang" could have painted it. To know God is real means that heaven is real, and Sawyer Michael is in heaven. He knew exactly how long Sawyer would be with us- God was not surprised that his heart stopped and I have to remind myself of that numerous times throughout the day. I have marked about 30 passages on my Bible app and when I feel the wave of despair coming, I grab my phone and read and read, letting the words of God comfort me.<br />
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I prayed and prayed that God would heal Sawyer of his gastroschisis- and He did. It was not the way that I wanted. I still want him here. I want him here so badly. Yet God healed him and replaced his small, frail and already damaged body with a glorified, perfect body and for that I praise God because He is always good. <br />
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In the past three weeks, there have been good days (like today) where I can sing God's praises and sing "Overcomer" by Mandisa at the top of my lungs in the car while Delaney sings a 3 year-old's harmony in the back seat. And then there are days where I am curled up in a ball crying in Sawyer's closet praying for God to "hold me" and "sustain me" and "hold me" and "sustain me". I know there is a hole in my heart that will never be completely healed. I am part of this horrible club of losing a child, that I never thought I would be a part of. But I am a part of another club, being a child of God, and that is enough to keep me above water. He has provided me with a wonderful, loving husband and a toddler who keeps us both laughing when we didn't think laughter was possible.<br />
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I am back to work and back to stamping jewelry. I think getting back to "routine" as soon as possible helped keep my mind busy. I am already planning on what "Sawyer" necklace I want- whether I just want his name, his actual handprint, or his actual footprint on a piece. I love making this jewelry because it means something. <br />
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It can be a comfort to a mommy in need- and this time I am the one in need. <br />
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To celebrate, we are offering 15% off until Monday, September 23rd. Get your new design today!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087903789513608910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642352100459570019.post-82303236073194801452013-08-18T18:43:00.001-04:002013-08-18T18:47:20.105-04:00A Letter to my Little Girl...<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
Dear Delaney,</div>
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Well you passed through your "terrible two's" and became a<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>3</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>year-old!! I am so proud of you and was so excited for your birthday because I know you were looking forward to it for a month!</div>
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<span style="background-color: lime;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">[Getting ready to get the party STARTED!]</span></i></span></div>
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Even though I really tried to persuade you into a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Princess Sofia</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>party, or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Little Mermaid</i>, or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Dora</i>, you chose<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i><span style="font-size: large;">Buzz Lightyear</span></i>! I had to pass all the purple-pink decorations at the Party Store and head towards the boy aisle of lime green and blue. Right now, you are my little tomboy. On the fourth of July, you wanted the lady making balloon animals to make you a sword, rather than a cute animal. Yet, you love to wear twirly dresses and put on lots and lots and lots of lip gloss. </div>
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I was finally able to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strike>conquer</strike> attempt a french braid this summer, which was a major accomplishment for me. You still "technically" have a mullet and I'm waiting for the sides of your hair to match the back, but all in good time. </div>
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You really like to say "sure, okay" instead of "yes" and "WHY?" about 400 times a day. You have debuted a new smile, which can be seen in the first picture...<br />
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You say your prayers every night which usually includes <br />
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<span style="background-color: #a64d79;"><i><span style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Enjoying the Indiana State Fair</span></i></span></div>
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Your very best friend and worst enemy is Harper- you play together wonderfully until you both want the same toy...You love "kikalay" (chick-fil-a), which is okay by me, because I think I could eat there everyday. </div>
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You love to take care of your baby dolls very carefully right now and slowly feed them and give them bottles. I know that you are going to be a wonderful big sister in October and I can't wait for you to be my big helper! </div>
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When I tell you I "love you a bunch" you always so "NO, a baby much" and hold up a pinch finger. I know to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">you</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>this means the world, even though it makes me laugh 'cause it looks like you love me just a smidge.</div>
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Love forever and ever,</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">P.S. I love you a baby much too.</span></b></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087903789513608910noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642352100459570019.post-86297584541236869112013-08-01T07:33:00.000-04:002013-08-01T07:33:11.150-04:00The Summer in PicturesWe have had a great summer here in Indiana. It has been the mildest summer that I can remember and I have even worn jeans, rather than shorts, on more than one occasion. Most of the kids in this area, including my nephew, returned to school today, giving a feeling that summer is <i>over</i>. We still technically have a month left, but I wanted to share some photos of our summer so far...<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087903789513608910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642352100459570019.post-4022714131954188202013-07-11T09:00:00.003-04:002013-07-11T09:22:12.253-04:00Baby News, Jewelry News, and stuff in between...Well the month of June completely passed me by and I never blogged a thing. <i>Whoops</i>. June was a bit of a crazy month. <br />
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We sold our house, bought a new house, moved in, had an outdoor jewelry show, had a garage sale, set up our new jewelry studio, celebrated birthdays, and found out some news about our baby that results in a lot more doctors visits and a lot more prayer.<br />
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Mark and I are having a baby boy! Woo-hoo! We ALMOST have a name picked out, but not ready to have it embroidered on any quilts quite yet. However, an ultrasound a few weeks ago discovered the baby has gastroschisis...I mean a mother with scleroderma and her son with gastroschisis (can we just get some normal medical jargon in this family for once without having to google?!). We were immediately sent to the high risk doctors so that they could take a look. It turns out his intestines are on the outside of his body right now just floating around like it's cool. It is actually somewhat common and is MORE common in Indiana for some unknown reason (I like to blame crop pesticides, but since Mark is an engineer for crop sprayers, I don't know if he will agree:)<br />
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When people refer to the "good old days", I can't help but be happy I live in 2013. If I lived in 1950, there would be nothing we could do and our little son would not survive, but because of today's technology he *should* be fine. As soon as he is delivered, they will sweep him away and surgeons will set him up to "stick his intestines back in" as my doctor so eloquently phrased it (with hand motions and all like she was packing a suitcase). <br />
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We are so fortunate to live only 20 minutes from the BEST children's hospital in the country (Riley), but it is unknown whether our boy will spend a couple of weeks in the NICU or a couple of months. There are a LOT of unknowns, but we are hopeful and prayerful for a smooth recovery. I also can't help but praise God because it could be worse. It could be a lot worse. This is "fixable" and there might be some lifelong complications, but nothing that cannot be "fixed" by additional surgeries down the road.<br />
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Our son was originally due November 1st, but because of this, he will be induced in early October to lower the risk of complications. <br />
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Which is why, as mentioned on our facebook page, we are unsure what this fall/Christmas season will bring. We are planning and preparing for the holiday season ALREADY so that I can be at the hospital and focus on my son and not whether or not I stamped a copper disc in the correct font. <br />
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We are running a <span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Christmas in July</span> sale to encourage you to order early! If you had planned to order for Christmas, this is a great time to get 15% off your ENTIRE purchase. We are continuing to introduce new necklaces, which I hope to share later this week! <br />
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I have been struggling lately. <br />
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I guess I can blame pinterest or facebook or blogs or the internet in general, but I have been feeling like a lousy mother (and this is not one of those posts to encourage you to say "no, you're not!- 'cause those posts drive me crazy). <br />
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When I was teaching, I would dream about the day I would be a "stay at home mom". I would keep the house clean. I would cook dinner every night. I would enjoy going grocery shopping. I would do a daily craft with my child and have indoor and outdoor playtime. I would structure the time, so it would be organized- breakfast, playtime, craft, lunch, more playtime, puzzles, nap... And when they were a little older, we would do fun (but educational) activities every day. During the summer, we would swim every day, like I did as a child. Mark would get home from work, and we would tell him about our day and sit down to a home cooked meal.<br />
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Shortly before I had Delaney, I co-started a jewelry business. It was going to be great- a little extra income on the side, so I could still stay at home when I had kids, but didn't have to work in the evenings at a retail job for some extra cash. What is amazing is a few months before it started, I specifically remember praying,<br />
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<i><b>"LORD, help me to find a job that I can do from home- that I can use my creativity and artistic skills and still provides us extra income." </b></i><br />
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The Lord answered my prayer.<br />
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He<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b> ANSWERED</b></span> my prayer.<br />
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Almost four years later, and Tag...You're It is BOOMING. My sister and I hired my father to help us last fall and recently hired my mother to help us also. We are moving to a new house next month because we needed more room for JEWELRY (and another baby, but mainly the jewelry I think). I am currently sitting here with an open queue of roughly 380 orders I need to go stamp for Father's Day. I know the Lord has blessed the business in huge ways, but...<br />
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<i>Sometimes I want to quit</i>. Sometimes I feel like I need to spend every hour of every day in a hands-on activity with my toddler. It seems the mantra of the mommy society today is "simplify" and "less is more" and that being busy is always bad and something that needs to be avoided.<br />
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However, I have been reading the versus of the Proverbs 31 woman a lot lately. If you are unfamiliar, you can find it <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+31%3A10-31&version=NIV">HERE</a>. <br />
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She is a woman I strive to be like and yet, that woman is busy. <br />
I mean she is <i>BUSY</i>! <br />
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She is up when it is still dark and goes to bed super late. She works with her hands. She makes stuff, and sells it (that's my favorite part). She seems to dabble in real estate and farms the land she buys. She is not lazy, she speaks with wisdom, and she FEARS the LORD. She is not relaxing anytime soon, and I don't know if she was able to do a daily pinterest craft with her toddler, <i>'cause she is too busy making them clothes to wear and feeding the poor. </i><br />
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I am not saying this as an excuse to not spend time with your kids. Holy Moly, I still usually cry a little in the car if Del spends the night with her grandparents one evening every few months and she is almost three. I just think that sometimes I think that being busy means I am being unbiblical. That a good mom spends all of her time in a hands-on activities, like working puzzles with her child, cooking nutritious meals and never has to tell her child "go watch your movie, I have to get this work done". <br />
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I like to remember that the Proverbs 31 woman is busy and her children and husband STILL call her blessed. I know I am not superwoman. I know that I am not even the Proverbs 31 woman. And I know that worry, anxiety, and stress are NOT things I want in my life and are not of God. But if I am trusting in Him and trying to do everything for His glory, including working from home and raising a family, he will give me the energy and ability to balance it all.<br />
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We are trying to move, so we are showing the house, which means my house is the cleanest it will ever be. It also means that in the middle of the day, I have to pack up my toddler, niece, dog, dad, sister, and laundry and throw them in the car 'cause somebody wants to see the house </div>
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Delaney had her first haircut and took her first airplane ride this spring, when we visited family in Hawaii. I found out I own the world's most expensive dog when he tore the ACL in his other leg, making it his SECOND $2,000 surgery in a year (and he doesn't even play football). </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087903789513608910noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642352100459570019.post-88621623871055241422013-04-16T16:40:00.003-04:002013-04-16T16:40:36.399-04:00Thumbprints, Signatures, and Random Information, Oh My!So, here is some random information about me... I don't really have a "fingerprint". I mean, when I look at my fingers, I can see lines, but they don't really show up. My scleroderma has smoothed the skin on my fingertips, so I can pretty much commit any crime I want. When I tried getting fingerprinted for student teaching eight years ago or so, the woman finally gave up because she was getting no impression. When I worked at a day care that required a fingerprint entry, they tried every finger and finally gave up and I had to be buzzed in every time I re-entered the building because my fingerprints didn't "work." <br />
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It is a very lengthy process, but I think the end result is definitely worth it. They are made of FINE silver (this means it is 99.9% silver, where sterling is 92.5% silver!) We have also added some "signature" designs. This can include a signature from a loved one, a child's signature, or perhaps your child's artwork. These have already been a hit in our shop and it makes my heart happy to hear about customers looking through old birthday cards to find a signature from their mother or father. <br />
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We LOVE surprising people with a keepsake necklace and if your names were not chosen, be sure to keep up with us on facebook and follow our blog, because we will do this again when we need some new designs!</div>
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<b style="background-color: #ffe599;"><i>3) Becky Tunink Navarro (Molly, Aedan, Logan</i></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087903789513608910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642352100459570019.post-28524252133659685532013-02-26T14:51:00.000-05:002013-02-26T14:54:08.752-05:00Shop UpdatesSo it's been two weeks since I've blogged. Sorry, I'm not really one of those "check daily" blogs...I think I'm turning into a "check weekly" kind of blog. I'm kind of busy with a two year old, being a wife, cleaning my house, and co-running a business, so sometimes my blog gets put on the back burner. However, there have been exciting things happening around <i>Tag...You're It Jewelry</i>. <br />
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If you follow us on Facebook, I'm sure you know all about our "5 seconds of fame" with<i> The Vampire Diaries</i>. One of our necklaces was worn by Nina Dobrev, the character of Elena, on episode 412 of <i>TVD</i>, which aired in late January. Our local newspaper wrote an article about it, which ended up on the front page with a few pictures, so that was also pretty exciting. I kind of felt like people finally realized that when I said "I make jewelry", I wasn't stringing beads on fishing wire and selling them at a school bake sale<br />
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In other news, I have just started applying of craft shows this week. We still like to participate in about five craft shows a year- they are fun and provide some extra income during the slower months, so if you are in the Indy area, you'll have to come see us!</div>
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Every day that we work on jewelry is a gamble- will these two cousins be best friends or worst enemies?</div>
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They are cousins, but act like sisters.</div>
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When you only have one pair of "princess" high heels and one Snow White dress, sometimes physical fights will ensue. </div>
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Twice this week, after Harper (on the right) has walked out the door to go home, Delaney has crawled in my lap and said "I wanna take a nap". </div>
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They exhaust each other as much as they exhaust their mommas. </div>
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<em>"Shhh...She can't see you."</em> </div>
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We have a new logo!! I am so excited about it! Do you like it??? So, I started thinking about the look of Tag...You're It Jewelry and the many looks we have had. It is hard enough to have one hundred different ideas of how you want to "brand" your business, but then your ideas have to match your business partners ideas too. It is probably easier that we are sisters and have pretty much the same style. However, in the 3+ years we have been a business, we have changed our business card and logo numerous times. Here are some looks down the TYI Memory Lane...<br />
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This was our FIRST business card. Gulp. At the time, we loved it and loved the pinwheel...We wanted it to feel fun. Evidently we didn't have a color scheme yet though, because I don't know how we agreed on tan, burgundy, and hot pink. </div>
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I completely forgot about "this" look until I found it in our VistaPrint account. I think these cards lasted a minute or less...We wanted our new look to be polk dots though. I like how you really have no idea what we are selling and there is no contact information and a huge void in the center. So, we used these for a while and then got bored...</div>
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At this point we were getting closer...They were at least front and back and there were some jewelry pics on the back of the card. Our color scheme was a bit more neutral, but we still hadn't created an actual logo and were still just looking for our "look". We finally found a great graphic designer on etsy and she created our first Tag...You're It "logo" (minus the pink stitched lines because this was a preview image)...</div>
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#1- I went to Target with my mom this week and ended up with some serious purchases from the Dollar Bin, including some Valentines decorations. I also decided to buy a pretty $4 notebook for jewelry orders, instead of an 80 cent ugly one. I splurged.<br />
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#2- This was our LAST shipment of holiday orders that went to the post office. What. a. relief.<br />
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#3- Christmas morning and my girl is giving me orders about how to use her new art easel.<br />
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#4- Our new weekend hangout is McDonalds. Because they have a new Playscape, so it hasn't built up years of germs yet. In the middle of Indiana, this is what we do--> pump kids with french fries and then let them exercise.<br />
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#5- My favorite holiday picture of my girl- she LOVED the little tree with the individual lights.<br />
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