Bravery

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BRAVE: possessing or exhibiting

courage or courageous endurance.

-being brave can take us by surprise and leave

us with a new found faith and strength

that will put one foot in front of the other

and keep going...just one more more day!

BRAVE: whispers "I think I can, I think I can"

and makes it new words, "I KNOW I can"

BRAVE

“As we come to grips with our own selfishness and stupidity, we make friends with the impostor and accept that we are impoverished and broken and realize that, if we were not, we would be God. The art of gentleness toward ourselves leads to being gentle with others -- and is a natural prerequisite for our presence to God in prayer.” Brennan Manning, Abba's Child     

Mercyme- The Hurt & The Healer

Jesus please don't let this go in vain

you are all I have, You are all that remains.

When Glory meets my suffering.

I'm ALIVE

even though a part of me has died

take my heart and breath it back to life~

I fall into Your arms open wide,
when the hurt and the healer collide!

Keep my eyes completely fixed on You
Take hold of me,

When Glory meets my suffering!
Fall into His arms open wide!

Mercy Me

Walk With Them

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Who surrounds you?

helps you grow,

pushes you,

encourages you,

never outgrows you,

inspires

cheers

fights

loves

Find those people and stick with them...

BE ONE OF THEM!

A Few Gifts

A few gifts......

The Lord has been showing me

ways to "guard my heart"

a little better!

It determines the course of my life!

wow~

 For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to

strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.

 You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.

2 Chronicles 16:9

I want Him to see me, a heart FULLY committed to Him~

(not sometimes, not usually, not 90%, FULLLLLY)

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BELIEVE IT!

A surprise March 1

blanket of snow!

I sure love warm weather

but it's always fun to have some of this~

Gorgeous morning!

Sunshine after the snow

Taken on my run

Beautiful, invigorating run!

a small sign

after the snow

someone had stuck twigs

in little melting Frosty

HAPPY FRIDAY~

Five Minute Friday

1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. 2. Link up and invite others to join in.
3. Please visit the person who linked up before you & leave an encouraging comment.
Ok, GO!
“He trusts in the LORD,” they say, “let the LORD rescue him.
Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.”
Psalm 22:8
DELIGHT
Joy, trust, crazy,
perserverance,
strength, peaceful,
diligent, love,
intense, quiet spirit,
faithful, gentle,
loud, laughter,
outgoing, steadfast,
kind, dedicated,
peaceful, trustworthy,
helpful, servant, funny!
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE
THOSE CLOSEST TO ME
THAT BRING ME
DELIGHT EVERDAY

 My precious kids!

 MY MAN

(and his childhold sock monkey,ha)

Happy Birthday

to the man that

has brought me

DELIGHT

everyday for the last 24 years!

I LOVE YOU~

Calling Us~

Paul Baloche's new song came out just yesterday

and I'm sure it's not a coincidence that it was Valentines Day!

Strategically planned, I'm sure!

 SAME LOVE

simple words, true words,

HE IS CALLING~

(go take a listen, I linked it above)

You take the faithless one aside and speak the words

YOU ARE MINE

You call the cynic and the proud and say

COME TO ME NOW

The same love that opened eyes to see

The same love that set the captives free

Is calling us by name!

The same God that spread the heavens wide

The same God that was crucified

Is calling us all by name!

The same love

You're calling

You're calling

You're calling

Calling us to the cross!

~Happy Valentine's Day~

No big plans around here

except to wait for Darren to get home

Wednesday so we can celebrate

HIS birthday!

Maybe we will even make pink

pancakes :) We will do a little

V-Day dinner as a fam while he is here too :)

Over the weekend my sweet mom surprised

me with a little shopping trip for some new

make-up! Yippee! MAC just came

out with some delicious new colors

last week and the fun pink makes

me sooooo excited for spring!

I am really trying to cut back on the coffee

but these cute cups keep calling my name!

I love festive things.....

Love heart day~

Here is my fun loot!

(Candy lips and jelly beans not included!)

MAC make-up

Violet color eyeshadows

Pink Swoon Powder blush

Woo Me Lip Glass

I also got some much needed foundation.

This was so fun because I really am

a Maybeline, Cover Girl woman...

I miss making Valentines cards so much

that I am having a little party with

my 8th grade Bible Class at school.

Love these vintage cards~

These are super cute bookmarks

I found on Pinterest.

They are just paint cards with heart shaped hole punches~

Cute, Cute!

My Valentine for last 23 years~

Can't wait for him to get home~

For My Boy~

How is it in this crazy, holy world does a girl-woman bear a boy-child?

This post at Incourage has rocked my mom heart. It's the most powerful mom post I’ve read lately. Anything about parenting growing, young adult children gets to my soul. Being a mom to young adults, such a strange dichotomy. Parenting your children that are now mini adults…they need you, but they don’t. They want you in their life, but they want their space. They want wings and they want dinner and laundry still done for them (who doesn’t? J )

~Timothy, such a sweet brother~

A gave a letter to my daughters a few months ago and always wanted to put a similar one into words for my boy..my boy that made me a mommy at 22 yrs old! So here are some words I'm borrowing but never the less come from the heart! (borrowed from InCourage)

The Bible’s true, son. Every infallible, sword-sharp,

breathing word of it. 

Love it because it’s your Life.

And the only life living is the scandalous one: scandalous love,

offensive mercy, foolish faith. Always have one friend that feels on the fringe, that you have to pray to love, that makes the neighbors scratch their heads.

Stubbornly pray for your enemies till you see enemies are

illusions and everyone is a friend and somehow grace.

Believe in every woman’s God-sized dreams.

And rub her feet at the end of the day.

Be the kind of person who apologizes first because that’s the only way happiness can last.

And never forget that happiness is when His Word and your walk are in harmony. Never stop keeping company with Christ– and all the sinners, tax-collectors and cast-offs. Be an evangelist and use your words with your hands because your part of a Body and never stop loving God with all your heart, mind and soul, and loving others as yourself. Make that your creed.

It’s true, son: Be different and know everything you do matters. It’s what the Christ followers know: One man with God can change a culture. God didn’t put people in your path mostly for your convenience; He put you there for theirs. Loving the poor will make you rich, I promise.

Only when you offer yourself as bread, broken and given,

 to a hungry world, will you ever be satisfied.

The only life worth living is the one lost.

And no matter how loud and crazy and broken the world is, child?

Let joy live loud in your soul.

And believe that you are His beloved – it’s only when you trust

He loves you that you really begin to live. Really, count a thousand blessings more, never stop. Why wouldn’t you want joy?

 Sing to no one and everyone on the front porch in the rain

and laugh so much they question your sanity.

Because really, none of us knows how long we have.

None of this is forever grace. That’s why it’s amazing grace.

This is what you always need to know:

You have nothing to prove to anyone – if you’re in Him,

you are already approved.

Be okay with not being liked: life’s about altars not applause.

And be okay with not being seen or heard. It’ll let you hear and see better.

"This parenting gig’s an experiment in radical grace and the work of every parent is to fully give to the child. And it’s the work of every child to fully forgive the parents. This is how it turns, the torch passing from one to the next."

Remember that we made meals and beds and mistakes and memories – and look hard for the good ones.  AHOLYEXPERIENCE

“A mother never realizes that her children are no longer children.”- James Agee

HAPPY FEBRUARY!!

I LOVE THIS MONTH FOR A FEW REASONS:

*it means the long month of january is over

*it's my hot husband's birthday

*my awesome dad's birthday

*my best friend's birthday

*it's heart day, which means fun crafts

*it's leap year

*it's sadie hawkins (duh ; )

*it mean spring break is next month

*winter is almost over

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speaking of crafts, i want to make one of these

a friend made me a christmas one and i "need" a heart one now :)

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this quote~