Using scraps.

For Valentine's Day this year I decided I was going to just use what I have to decorate the house instead of buying decorations.  1) because we don't really need to purchase more decor that only I appreciate 2) and to save money.  So I made a few things from stuff I already had on hand. 

This is one of the things I made.  It was inspired by another craft blog I read but since I didn't have all the supplies on hand that she used I had to tweak it to suit what I did have and this is what I came up with.  I used a pizza box lid, a scrap of material, a stapler, a rubber band, 4 plastic grocery bags, ribbon scraps and a lapel pin.  First I drew as big a heart as would fit on the pizza box lid and cut it out.  I bunched up the grocery bags to use as stuffing and stretched the material over it all and pulling it tight I stapled it into place.  Because I didn't want to cut the material so I could use it again for something else I had a lot left in the back so I gathered it all together and used the rubber band to keep it in place.  Then I wrapped the long piece of red ribbon around the fabric "bun" and stapled the ribbon at the top of the heart so I could hang it.  I tied the brown ribbon in a bow and stuck the lapel pin through it and into the heart.  Then I hung it on the wreath hanger on the front door and admired my handiwork!  I was quite pleased with how all my scraps turned out for V-day decor. 

I need constant reminders.

Ephesians 4:29 “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
My head is in the negative again today so I'm glad I was reminded of this verse.  I need to keep my negative thoughts from turning into "unwholesome talk".  I need to be a blessing to others with what I say and not a bother.
I need to get over my disappointment in how yesterday went and remember that when I hold someone to my expectations I will get disappointed.  I need to just love and serve them no matter how they treat me because I'm not doing it for anything in return, I'm doing it to serve my Lord.
I also need to remember that God created me the way that I am and I need to be okay with that.  Right now I'm really struggling with it though.
So today it feels like mostly blunder but I'm hoping to turn it around to blessing.