Songs Kate Sang

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Created with textures from Kim Klassen.

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Songs Kate Sang Etsy Shoppe

When you click onto my etsy shop, here is my greeting:

Take your time and browse the one of a kind prints and handmade note-cards.

I also have a special place in my heart for Golden Books. Feel free to browse my collection and liven up your bookshelf with these precious stories.

Golden books are ideal for your next scrap-booking project, card-making, ACEO, tags, collage or decoupage.

Or just enjoy reading it to someone special...

Thank you for stopping by!
Kate

P.S. If you want some precious ideas for how to use your vintage books, check out the following posts:  Marigold Road, Everyday Childhood or Made It

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When you take the time to write a letter, you have the chance to make someones mundane trip to the mailbox just as good as opening a present 

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I love making one of a kind note cards.

And I love sharing prints of my photography with you!

This is the desk where I write letters, dream of my next postcard and listen to my children laugh.

My friend Jen is having a link up party to show us your shoppe! 

Head over and show us yours!

Have a wonderful day,

Kate

Hello...

It's going to be a great weekend.

Brian's sister is coming in.  It will be so fun to have her here.

It has been a quiet week.  

We said goodbye to a friend here in Scottsdale, a friend at work and a bloggy AZ friend over the weekend.  

It was a tough time for me.  

So, tonight I say hello to friends near and far.

I remember when we moved to Scottsdale, people warned me that no one really stays very long here.  Many people are transferred in and leave every year.

I like roots.  

I like nesting.  

So tonight I say hello to friends and family and new days full of promise.

Have  precious weekend!  

Kate

Insta-Friday...

Yes, the bulletin board came home with me :)  

I have a plan for that one.

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Insta-Friday photos are taken on the Instagram iPhone app (free) or any other phone pic in all their grainy glory!

I don't always have my camera with me, but I usually have my phone.  The pictures may be blurry or grainy, but I am so glad I have a way to capture the moments through the week that I might forget!  It is so fun to sift through them on Friday and remember those little moments throughout the week... usually I find myself with a wide smile as I go through them!  

I am @songskatesang on Instagram if you want to follow the feed. 

I'm linking up today with Jeannett over at Life Rearranged...

Come on over!

 

Sunday Screensaver

Created with textures from Kim Klassen.

You are welcome to use this as your screensaver or for personal use, but as always, please do not use for commercial use.  Thank you for understanding!

 

Insta-Friday...

The Simple Farm

Right up the road, is the most wonderful treasure.

I love stopping by the Simple Farm after work on Thursdays.

Such a treat.

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Insta-Friday photos are taken on the Instagram iPhone app (free) or any other phone pic in all their grainy glory!

I don't always have my camera with me, but I usually have my phone.  The pictures may be blurry or grainy, but I am so glad I have a way to capture the moments through the week that I might forget!  It is so fun to sift through them on Friday and remember those little moments throughout the week... usually I find myself with a wide smile as I go through them!  

I am @songskatesang on Instagram if you want to follow the feed. 

I'm linking up today with Jeannett over at Life Rearranged...

Come on over!

Arizona Air Time

Julia and Nate's birthdays are five days away, so some years we celebrate them together.  

This year, they chose AZ Air Time... a trampoline place.

It was awesome (thank you grandma).

I now have a nine year old and a twelve year old.   Seriously?  How did that happen.

Love you all!

Kate

National Mom's Night Out {2012}

Last Thursday evening, I had the honor of attending the annual National Mom's Night Out.

Jess, Kelly and I.  Kelly, in the center, is an amazing hostess.  We are so blessed here in the Phoenix area to have such a sweet group of moms that is passionate about family, community and service.

The Capital Grille was an amazing venue.  

The food was outstanding and the service was amazing.

The sponsor were generous and fun.

Melissa and her friend Nicole.

The ever beautiful Monica.

This was my 3rd year at National Mom's Night out.  

I have been so blessed by the friendships I have made through this event.  

If you didn't go this year, I hope you join us next year!

Hugs,

Kate

 

A gentle and quiet spirit...

You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God. - I Peter 3:4

 

I shared this on Beautifully Rooted...

{Continuing from the last post}

While we lived in Denton, Texas, He worked on my heart.

He provided me a safe place, surrounded by friends, to blossom into being a wife and mother.

As a mother who worked outside of the home, I often had found myself marching to the drum of guilt and judgement.  Sarcastic comments and hurtful statements had been buried deep inside my heart.   

I found myself on my knees very often, asking Him for guidance and peace knowing that there were medical bills and debt to pay.  I felt very near to Him during that time.  

You know those times that you are swept up in the sweet mystery of His peace and His presence?  And then, when you feel like you cannot hear Him, you look back on those times with longing?  

He began showing me friends who covered me with grace and gentleness.

I began spending more time with other Christian wives and mothers.  It was absolutely freeing.  When I walked into my first play date at a friend's house, there were piles of laundry and sticky floors. 

I felt absolutely liberated.

This friend made no excuses or apologies.  I don't think we even discussed it.  

But from then on, when she was coming over to my home, I felt a certain freedom to just relax and be.  I was reminded that He just wanted all of me, even my sticky floors and my piles of clean laundry.  

He reminded me that the time I spend listening to giggles instead of racing around mopping, is time well spent.  There will always be time to mop later. (no really.  it's true.)

Gentleness became the biggest lesson and gift for me at that time.  

Because of the gentleness shown to me, I wanted to pour it out on those around me.  I began to look for times when I could change my behavior to hold my tongue (and my hurtful glances) and give gentleness.

Gentleness when they break a plate - opening my eyes to see that they were just trying to help.

Gentleness when they forget to take out the trash - opening my eyes that he changed the oil in my car that day.

Gentleness when they were late to a coffee date - opening my eyes that they were juggling a husband who came home late from work and runny noses.

Let's give each other gentleness today! 

 

Did I tell you I went on a wildflower hunt?

The Saturday after my birthday in March, I was determined to find wildflowers here in the desert.

{i know, i know... when will i learn?}

It was a beautifully, cloudy day.  Perfect for taking afternoon pictures.

We hiked the Gateway Trailhead Loop here in Phoenix.

The kids and Brian were great sports.  When will I learn that Phoenix just will not have my beloved bluebonnets and brown eyed susans?

About the time I was ready to give up, my sweet Julia raced ahead and pointed out the most beautifully vibrant flower:

It was right by the entrance to the trail.  

I had rushed past  in my quest for something different.

How often do we do that with God?

How often does He lay something beautiful in our path ~ maybe not what we were expecting, but still beautiful?  We rush past it, determined to find our own version of what we were looking for.

Slow down today and look around to make sure you are not rushing past what He put in your path.

Hugs!

Kate