not our circumstances



edited photo i took last friday at the park.

Mrs. Washington really knew what she was talking about when she made the above statement.  Everytime I read it I'm convicted by it, challenged and inspired. 

shoes- shoe sensation, tights- walmart, dress- f21, sweater- sears, purse- ross

a day at the park

Friday...

Somehow I snapped a picture of the sunroof.  Look at all that blue!

Sunburst.

Liquid gold.

So I was riding with a friend when I suddenly noticed the sunset to the left of me; I had to stop and take a picture!  I had never seen the color blue in a sunset before...just look at those hues!  Beautiful.

Exploring our park trails.

four-thousand words

waiting.

layers.

Palm-tree.

More than one.

peanut butter summer



When it feels like summer outside....I dress for summer!  My shadow approves.

You can do this the night before and when you take it out the next day you will have beachy-looking waves.

Probably the best snack/breakfast you could ask for: Peanut Butter on warm toast, chocolate chips that melt into the PB and a generous amount of coconut to top it off.  Delish.

much to-do about plenty



I have been overwhelmed lately with busy days that end as quickly as they start and I end up feeling as if nothing was actually accomplished that really needed to be.  *Enter checklist*

How revolutionary. ;) 

Before I go to bed, I write down several things I know I need to do the next day on a post-it note, and I stick it on my calender.  I like to write down at least one thing that I have to do everyday because I know it will be checked off, and we all love that feeling of accomplishment, do we not? ;) 

The first thing on my list below has to do with my job, and none of the to-do items are listed in any particular order.  

I'm also managing my time a little better -getting up earlier and going to bed earlier (thats a big deal when you are a night-owl like me), but it's working!  I made it through a Monday and did everything I needed to get done for the day!   It felt sooo good. ;)

The craft (something fun and relaxing) ended up being an "inspiration wall".  My walls still felt a little bare to me so I decided to jazz it up with some photos of places I've been or want to go, letter's from friends, quotes etc.  Thanks for the idea Rebecca. ;)

Before

After

My favorite.

a busy week!

I am so excited. :)  I finally got an "official" invite to the Wednesday youth meeting from the youth pastor, Tim!  I've already signed the papers for them to do a background check on me to see if I'm a criminal or not, ha; hopefully they won't find out about that one particular incident though...  Just kidding. ;)
I got to talk to him over the phone on Thursday for at least half an hour about the upcoming leadership program this weekend -he wants me to help!  He calls it "Summit" (not to be confused with the Summit Ministries program I went to last May).  I guess the most exciting part is having no clue what all I'll be doing to help (ha-ha it's an adventure, right?) but also the fact that the Lord is giving me this opportunity to be involved.  So excited. :)

A few other things that my week comprised of:

Voting for the first time in South Carolina.
Bowling with the family.
Watching Beauty and the Beast in 3D! 
Mexican *and* Chinese food -although not both on the same day. ahem.
Visiting a new Sunday-school class this morning.
Helping with the AWANA program at church.  I love the Cubbies! ;)
Celebrating my brother's 18th birthday.
Watching my co-worker's son's Boy Scouts flag burning ceremony.  It was really neat.
And learning that God ALWAYS has a plan, I just have to be patient. 

sometimes you take your outfit pictures where ever there is a mirror ;)
shoes-Journeys, legwarmers- Shoe Sensation, jeans -JCP, blue shirt- JCP, sweater- AE, earrings- F21?

And now for another new week!
Who knows what adventures are awaiting us... ;)

so many fabulous far away places

Hawaii via pinterest
Who's up for some surfing? :)

Swallows Nest Sea Castle, Crimea via pinterest
This makes me want to sing that song, "somewhere beyond the sea".

Prague via pinterest 
I think of Tangled and the Festival of Lights when I see this picture.

Rothenfluh near Schwyz in Switzerland via pinterest
No wonder Heidi never wanted to leave...

Germany via pinterest
A winter-wonderland!  I'd be fine with spending winter here -and Christmas too for that matter.

This has always been one of my favorite songs (can't remember if I've posted it before but I guess it won't hurt to post again! ;)  It's from the original Doctor Doolittle movie but it's sung by Sammy Davis Jr.