Always a New Adventure

     Many things in life can overwhelm us. Our responsibilities, jobs, finances, and family all have the power to make us feel overcome with stress and worry. People handle this in all different ways. Some people avoid everything that overwhelms them. Some people shut down. Other people just keep going.     When I get overwhelmed, my mom always asks me the same question. "How do you eat an elephant?"  And I reply, "One bite at a time."  Normally, feeling overwhelmed seems like such a bad thing. Lately though, I've been realizing why it's  a good thing. Feeling overwhelmed helps me to realize why I'm so grateful for all the things I'm overwhelmed by. For example:  My job: The knowledge that school starts in 2.5 weeks makes me feel a little overwhelmed. Thinking about all the things I need to do to get ready makes me anxious. However, it also makes me grateful for my job too. Recently, I just started tutoring a 15 year old boy who fai

    I know this adorable almost two year old. He's a curious little guy who loves toy cars, his brother, and learning new words. I've enjoyed getting to know him over the past year. A month ago, I realized this little boy's birthday was coming up and decided to make him something. I had seen some ideas for quiet books at the Orem Summerfest and decided I would try to make my own. I have always loved crafting. Over the years, I have sewn two quilts, pajama pants, pillows, and a few other random things. I scrapbook sometimes too. Thanks to Pinterest, I found some amazing pictures and ideas to make a cute quiet book for the little guy. Here's some pictures. Front Cover- weave pattern Road Page (for the original idea and template, click here ) (Note: To make the toy car stay in the pocket better, I would put it so the car is sitting in it vertically instead of horizontally. ) Farm Page  The barn opens up to show animal finger puppets inside. (for the origina