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Leopard and Lace Boutique I am married & love my children. I am Apostolic. I love making pretty things. I love cross stitch

⭐️ FIVE-STAR BEHAVIOR ⭐️If you’re my age or older, you probably remember getting a gold star at school. ⭐️A gold star me...
09/03/2026

⭐️ FIVE-STAR BEHAVIOR ⭐️

If you’re my age or older, you probably remember getting a gold star at school. ⭐️

A gold star meant you made a good choice, did a great job, got a good grade, or simply did something worth recognizing.

And honestly… I kind of love that this trend brings that feeling back.

Because as adults, we don’t get many gold stars anymore.

So I started thinking…

What are the things people do that deserve a gold star? ⭐️

Not the big, flashy things.

The little things.
The things that cost something.
The things other people might not understand.
The things that make you think, “Yep… those are my people.”

Here are mine…

⭐️ THE SMALL ONE
I remember the little things people tell me.

Not because I’m trying to impress anyone. I just genuinely care. The project you’re working on. Your grandbaby’s name. Something you were excited about. Something you were struggling with.

Because I think remembering says, “You mattered enough for me to remember.” ❤️

⭐️ THE ONE THAT COSTS
I choose kindness when I could choose to be offended.

And whew… sometimes that costs me.

It means biting my tongue. Giving someone the benefit of the doubt. Choosing not to match someone’s energy. Walking away from drama instead of feeding it.

Because I’ve learned that sometimes peace is more valuable than being right.

⭐️ THE UNPOPULAR ONE
I don’t believe everything needs to be shared.

Not every disagreement needs an audience.
Not every hurt needs a post.
Not every opinion needs to be defended.

My integrity matters more to me than winning a public argument.

⭐️ THE ONE THAT SORTS
I believe you can love people without competing with them.

Your success doesn’t threaten mine.
Your beautiful finish doesn’t make mine less beautiful.
Your new start doesn’t mean I need one.
Your gifts don’t diminish mine.

There is room at the stitching table for all of us. 💕😉🫶🏻❤️
Maybe that’s what I love most about this trend.
We may be grown women now, but every once in a while…
We still deserve a gold star for making good choices. ⭐️

What gets a gold star from you?
Tell me one thing someone does that makes you think, “Yep… those are my people.” 👇🏻

There will always be someone who thinks you buy too much cross stitch stuff.Too many patterns.Too much fabric.Too much f...
09/03/2026

There will always be someone who thinks you buy too much cross stitch stuff.

Too many patterns.
Too much fabric.
Too much floss.
Too many scissors.
Too many accessories.

And to those people I simply say…

Mind your business, Karen. 🤭😉🤣

My stash is not a problem.
It’s a collection of future happiness. 😏🧵

Besides, I could have a much worse hobby.

Like… being interested in what other people do with their money. 🤷🏼‍♀️😂🙄

So go ahead, buy the pattern.
Get the fabric.
Grab the thread.
Add the scissors to the cart.

Your people will understand. Your people will encourage you. And your people will probably ask, “Ooooh, where’d you get that?!” Send me a link 🔗😂❤️

Tag your stitchy enabler—the one who will NEVER tell you that you have enough. She understands, A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do 😂👇🏻

Listen… I don’t have a project problem.I have a too-many-pretty-patterns-and-not-enough-hours-in-the-day problem. 😏Now b...
08/31/2026

Listen… I don’t have a project problem.

I have a too-many-pretty-patterns-and-not-enough-hours-in-the-day problem. 😏

Now be honest… how many WIPs are you currently juggling? 👀🤷🏼‍♀️

I promise, there’s no judgment here. 😂👇🏻

📣 RETREAT EMAIL UPDATE! 📣A quick heads-up for a few of our retreat attendees who may not be receiving our email updates!...
08/29/2026

📣 RETREAT EMAIL UPDATE! 📣

A quick heads-up for a few of our retreat attendees who may not be receiving our email updates! 💌

If a friend purchased your retreat ticket for you, OR if you previously clicked the unsubscribe button on one of our emails, you will NOT automatically receive future retreat emails.

Unfortunately, our email system doesn’t recognize you as an active subscriber in those situations.

👉🏻If this applies to you, please send me a separate email letting me know that you need to be manually added to our retreat email list. I’ll make sure your email address gets added so you don’t miss any important updates, announcements, or retreat information!

🚨Please don’t assume that because you purchased a ticket (or are attending) that you’re automatically receiving the emails. If you haven’t been getting them, please reach out!

We definitely don’t want anyone missing out on important retreat info! 🥰🧵✨

Jesus does not love a future, improved version of you. He loves you right now. ❤️You don’t have to fix every weakness, o...
08/25/2026

Jesus does not love a future, improved version of you. He loves you right now. ❤️

You don’t have to fix every weakness, overcome every struggle, or become “good enough” before you can be confident in His love.

Romans 5:8 says, “While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

He didn’t wait for us to get better before He loved us.

He loved us right where we were.

But sometimes the message gets distorted.

Satan is a liar and a deceiver, and one of the ways he works is by twisting God’s truth in our minds.

God says, “I’m correcting you because I love you.”

The enemy whispers, “God is disappointed in you. He’s rejecting you. You’re not good enough.”

God says, “Come closer.”

The enemy says, “Hide.”

And sometimes we mistake God’s correction for rejection.

But correction is not rejection.

A loving Father doesn’t watch His child heading toward something harmful and simply let them continue. He redirects them. He warns them. He corrects them.

Not because He loves them less…

but because He loves them too much to leave them where they are.

Grace doesn’t mean our choices don’t matter. Jesus loves us too much to celebrate the things that destroy us.

But His correction isn’t, “Become better so I can love you.”

It is, “I love you, so let Me transform you.”

So when you mess up, don’t run from God.

When you fall back into an old habit, don’t hide.

When you’ve been distant, don’t believe you have to earn your way back into His presence.

Come to Him.

The cross already settled the question of whether you are loved.

His correction is not rejection.
His conviction is not condemnation.
His discipline is not abandonment.

You are loved. You are wanted. You are His. ❤️

Don’t let the enemy distort the message.

God corrects you because He loves you.

And because you are already loved, He is lovingly leading you into who He created you to be.

I got to go see my grandpup this weekend! 🥰🐾Meet Wrangler! He has over 30,000 followers 🤭 so basically, he’s more famous...
08/16/2026

I got to go see my grandpup this weekend! 🥰🐾

Meet Wrangler! He has over 30,000 followers 🤭 so basically, he’s more famous than I am. 😂

Wrangler is an Irish Wolfhound, just 9 months old, and already weighs 120 pounds! 😳 He has the sweetest personality and is such a gentle giant.

The only problem is… he thinks he’s a lap dog. 🤣

And honestly, when you look at that sweet face, it’s pretty hard to tell him NO 🤭❤️🐾

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Some hurts change you quietly 🥹I’ve learned that sometimes staying quiet isn’t weakness. Sometimes it’s choosing not to ...
08/11/2026

Some hurts change you quietly 🥹

I’ve learned that sometimes staying quiet isn’t weakness. Sometimes it’s choosing not to say everything you could say because you love people, you value relationships, and you don’t want your pain to become someone else’s issue.

There have been times I was deeply hurt and still chose grace.

I could have defended myself. I could have told the whole story. I could have made sure people knew my side.

But I didn’t.

Not because I had nothing to say. I had plenty to say but, it would not have produced good fruit in my life.

I simply decided that protecting my peace was more important than proving my pain.

There are things I’ve carried quietly that others may never understand. Tears they never saw. Prayers they never knew I prayed. Moments when I had to ask God to help me forgive while my heart was still hurting.

And I’m learning something:

I don’t have to tell the whole story to prove that my heart was genuine.

God knows my heart.

He knows what happened behind closed doors.
He knows what I gave.
He knows what it cost me.
He knows every time I chose grace when bitterness would have been easier.

Forgiveness doesn’t mean what happened didn’t hurt.

Grace doesn’t mean giving someone the same access to your life.

Boundaries don’t mean you stopped loving someone.

Sometimes loving someone means forgiving them while also accepting that the relationship may need to look different.

I’m not interested in exposing people to prove anything. I just want to keep my heart right before God and sometimes that looks like humility. Not a popular opinion 🤷🏼‍♀️
I know.

Because He knows the whole story.

And if He knows, I can let that be enough.

Maybe this is part of becoming more like Jesus is choosing grace even when it costs me ( pride 😖)

Not because the hurt didn’t matter…

but because I refuse to let what hurt me change who God is making me 🥹

If you got this far leave me a ❤️ My Instagram page is not happy with my lack of post lately 😆

Teacher in-service started this week, which means school starts next week… and that means I have Amelia ALL WEEK LONG! ❤...
08/05/2026

Teacher in-service started this week, which means school starts next week… and that means I have Amelia ALL WEEK LONG! ❤️ She keeps me on my toes ? Where does her energy come from?

Yesterday she got to spend the day with her bestie, Sarah, and those two packed about three days’ worth of fun into one afternoon. They swam. They ate. They played with the raccoon. They swam some more. They ate again. They played baby dolls & ended the day with facials. I’m pretty sure they only stopped long enough to catch their breath. 😂

Now let’s talk about Trouble…

They trying to teach him how to climb trees because, you know… he’s a raccoon. 🦝🌳

Turns out he’d rather outsource that responsibility to someone else. I was a very convenient friend yesterday 🤣 He’d climb from one limb to another, then just sit there crying until I came to “rescue” him 😅😂
Sir… you were literally made for this.

After a whole lot of encouragement (and me pretending I wasn’t coming to get him), he FINALLY figured out how to climb back down all by himself. As soon as he found us on the swings he ran to us as fast as his little legs would take him. He soon discovered the girls in the swimming pool played with them for an hour or so.

I’m soaking up every one of these last little summer days. They’re loud, messy, sticky, chaotic, and full of memories I wouldn’t trade for anything!

What have you been up to this week?

Some love stories don’t need a crowd… just two people that are in love This weekend I finally received the pictures of C...
08/03/2026

Some love stories don’t need a crowd… just two people that are in love

This weekend I finally received the pictures of Colton and Kallye as they exchanged vows in the beautiful mountains of Colorado. It was a quiet, private ceremony surrounded by God’s incredible creation.

Wrangler took his job as best man very seriously… well, at least until something more interesting caught his attention. 🤍🐾

And Wrenley absolutely loved watching “Honey” marry her momma. That sweet little smile says it all.

Marriage is one of God’s greatest gifts, and our prayer is that the Lord will bless your home with love, faithfulness, laughter, and His guiding hand through every season. And while we’re making requests… may He also bless your home with a whole bunch of babies for me to love on! 😂😉🥰

Congratulations, Colton and Kallye. We love you both and are praying that God writes a beautiful story with your lives together.

“And the LORD make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men…”
1 Thessalonians 3:12 (KJV)

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