Who Are You Representing

So an unfortunate encounter with a police officer yesterday really got me thinking; since the comment was made "ugh, cops..." after having encountered this extremely rude, disrespectful, arrogant and condescending cop, I realized this one cop makes us think of all cops. Don't get me wrong I have the utmost respect for police officers and what they do, our cities would be chaos without them. But ones like this, who obviously don't think about what their actions are reflecting on their shield and their department, they make all cops look this way, which is why many have such a negative view of them. 


If you know my husband you know he is extremely kind and respectful, (a product of a single mother who wasn't afraid to put her foot down) so when faced with this situation he hardly said anything but yet the cop continued to be rude and demeaning to my husband, while me and my parents were in the car. Now I definitely have encountered nice cops, I've been let off with a warning by a couple, it must be different for men getting pulled over than women because that cop already had it made up in his mind he was going to write a ticket. (We're going to contest it by the way because he definitely wasn't speeding, anyways...I'm also hoping the fact my husband was black had no bearing on his decision.) Not to mention the cop had to add in there "and with a baby in the car, I'm definitely going to notate that on the ticket" which honestly was an obvious sign that it wasn't our car he caught on the radar with so many cars passing us, my husband would NEVER speed with Ava in the car. Anyways I digress...


This cop disgraced himself and his department by his actions and attitude and tone of voice. Had he approached the situation differently I would have had a totally different view of him, he would have just been doing his job. But he didn't. This made me realize our actions reflect upon anyone or anything we have a connection to. 


As a Christian, my actions are looked upon as such, and can either negatively or positively influence how people think about Christians. Not just that, upon the church I attend and the pastor of my church. Do we really want our actions to be the reason someone looks down upon any of these? I understand as a Christian we are definitely going to do, say, or act on things people may not agree with, but many times it's the spirit in which we do it as to whether a person will say "ugh, Christians" or "I respect your views, but I don't agree." 


The same can be said for all our connections, even if you aren't a Christian, they way you act or speak reflects upon your family. Be it spouse, parents, siblings, grandparents, etc. You may be making a bad name for your whole family and not even realize it. But that's the point, we need to realize that our actions have ripples that go far beyond what we may ever see. Whether or not those ripples are positive or negative depends upon us...

Bow Pictures

Well I've posted pictures of all the bows I was busy making this week! Check out My Facebook page to see all the new designs! I must say I have the most beautiful little model in the world! My baby girl is adorable!!

Check out my bows and let me know if you are interested in purchasing them, don't forget I can make them in different colors!!

What's Goin On

It's been a few days since I've written, I've been busy! Monday my hubby had off work so I took the opportunity to make bows since he would be handling the one year old! It can definitely be difficult to do arts and crafts when you have a curious 15 month little girl wanting to look at everything!!

Been doing quite a bit of graphic design work, which is much easier to do than crafts with her around! I did some banners for Mark Condon Music's Facebook page, just a small paying project, but hey, paying none the less! Did some bulletins and a flyer for the church. I have even more church design to do tomorrow for a youth event. Then helping out someone from our church starting his website and wanting graphics! What a busy woman I am!


I have put several things on my Etsy Page, I haven't actually sold something on Etsy yet (which is kind of bumming me out), a few things to friends and church people, but nothing on the site yet. I have more on my Facebook Page, than Etsy, so if you see anything there you like let me know and we can work out payment and shipping on there no problem! I will be adding pictures of all the bows I made Monday, which is several different kinds including a few new ideas, some I like, a few I'm not crazy about, but someone else might be!


Other than that, tonight I made some delicious individual pot pies from scratch! One of me and the hubby's favorites! I like to do small ones instead of one big one, it just makes it better to me!! Here's the recipe the portion with different color font are where I make changes. 

• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie (I admit I use pre-made store bought! For the individual pies I need two packages of pre-made)
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (I chop them up before cooking, it's much easier to me)
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning (usually I just do seasoning salt and garlic and parsley)
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• salt and pepper to taste
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Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour a 2 quart casserole dish.
2. Place chicken breasts, onion, and poultry seasoning in a medium saucepan and add enough water to cover (for more flavor I use chicken broth instead of water). Simmer over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. Drain and dice chicken (I dice before cooking!).
3. In a large bowl, combine chicken, onions, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, Cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, mixed vegetables, mushrooms, and salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly.
4. Lay one sheet of pastry in bottom of greased and floured pan (I do 6 small pie pans instead of one big one). Pour chicken mixture over pastry. Cover with second sheet of pastry. Seal edges of top and bottom pastries. Cut steam vents in top.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes (if doing smaller ones start at 40 minutes), until pastry is golden brown. Classic Digital Cooking Thermometer And Timer

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 It's a pretty easy recipe, it's gets time consuming because I do the individual pies, but SO worth it! It's by far the best pot pie I've ever eaten, and all those I made it for agree!!


Well that's all for now! Sorry for the randomness!

My shop

Well I have officially put things in my shop. I have put up some artwork and some bows. I will add more after I have had a chance to take pictures of my bows. Ava of course will be my model! I am waiting to make my first sale on etsy, I have already sold a few to friends and people from my church, now I just have to get the word out! Check out my shop and favorite it!

Vacation

Well we have been in Louisiana for the last week, and once we get back I have got to get to work! I need to make hair bows and have some graphic design jobs that I have to work on. I'm excited to be going home! Going down to Louisiana reminded me how much I love Ohio. It's too hot and humid there!!! I was not made for the weather for sure! My poor baby girl is so tired of the car too, not to mention she cut two teeth during the whole ordeal! Here's a few pics of some art I made for my new niece and nephew, I will be selling these in my shop as well!