Little did she know...

I have missed most of The Voice this season, but this girl and her voice. Oh man.  And then she chose to sing this song. Which I have been loving for since Internet Explorer tried to redeem themselves by using it in a commercial. Internet Explorer should just give up. But I thank them for introducing me to Alex Claire. Happy Music Monday on a Wednesday.Music

Ok, so it only took me like a million years to get that whole picture situation figured out. But I don't believe in blogging without pictures, soooo I had to fix that problem. Obviously. And I missed music monday. And I have no idea where this week went or what I have done with it exactly. SLOW DOWN, life! Eish. Ok. Without further ado, the rest of DOT. I have a love/hate relationship with this road . and by love/hate I mostly mean that I love to be done driving it. But every time i get out of the BH and onto this road, I am blown away by the wide open spaces. I forget how big the sky is. And how empty the roads are. And how spectacular the sunsets can be.  these guys . Half of us were missing from the annual Thanksgiving craziness that goes down at the homestead. The aunts and uncles with their sibling jokes and arguing and food preparation. My siblings joining in with their own nonsense. And the nieces and nephews running around adding to the crazy. We couldn...

i have been trying for the past hour or so to upload pictures to post for the final day(s) of DOT, buuuut, google says i have exceeded my picture storage. and that i have to buy more. not actually acceptable. a little annoyed. grrr. until i solve this problem, here's one of my new fav Mumford and Sons songs: Hopeless Wanderer. "Hold me fast, 'cause I'm a hopeless wanderer. And I will learn to love the skies I'm under."

thankful for this  perspective . thankful that i don't have to worry about safety, or food, or water, or losing someone i love. my mind can't grasp the daily horror that these people have to go through. this music video. because who doesn't love knobby knees in a kiddie pool. and an ugly dog. #musicmonday these podcasts . for keeping me awake while i drive. these guys . brothahs. and buddies. they speak sibling language. and call me out. and relieve boredom. and willingly participate in pointless arguments. and dish out the sarcasm/teasing/nonsense. and make me laugh a lot. and listen to venting. and challenge me with their relationships with Christ. they are quite the catch, ladies! (but you'll have to pass inspection first, mmkay?)

i forgot #11! (except not really. i just skipped)  Thankful for this study. And how it talks about the reality of our sinful, sinful selves and asks the hard, probing questions that cause you to look deep and then choose what your response will be.  Thankful for the group of people that meets every Sunday night and opens hearts and shares struggles and takes time to pray together about the burdens and the joys. Thankful to see Christ being lived out in front of me in such a tangible way. God is good.  Thankful for the excuse that a hockey game provides to get together with friends and  yell our lungs out and and eat junk food and laugh over coffee afterwards.  Thankful for the group of kids who keep me accountable. They humble me every single day with how blessed I am to know them and how huge of a responsibility I have to be committed to investing in their lives. They make my Wednesday awesome.  Thankful for a sister who m...

these guys get me. every time.  favorite. #musicmonday #thankful

thankful for hiking adventures. and road trips just 'cause. adding "climb devil's tower" to my bucket list. thankful for projects and creativity outlets. and netflix and chocolate cake and tea. excited to share the finished product with you guys! thankful for laughing til I am crying with these guys.  the nurses look at us like we are s.trange. that's ok. we are. thankful for these words from Titus 3: "Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work. to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.  For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.  But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us , not because of works done by us in righteousness,...

this latest addition to the living room. and by addition i mean the giant black bean bag. (pardon the mess, i'm still in the process of rearranging and moving xtra furniture out) dirty dishes: because it means company (and especially company that does the dirty dishes) :)  a quick pick up game of touch football  ( still get rules confused with touch rugby)  Fall leaves and Fall sunshine (mmhmm. and would you look at those long shadows!) sovereign grace music: singing this song with thousands of other Christians at the Desiring God National Conference was just super amazing. I have long been blessed by the music ministry of these people. Good for the soul.  [also, #musicmonday]

I've been planning to start up the thankful posts in November again for a while now. Number one, because there's a whole lot to be thankful for and number two, because it gives me an excuse to be creative with my picture taking. Anyways, today I have felt anything but thankful.It's been one of those days. In fact, today has been pretty crummy; SUPER crummy, even. One of those days that leaves me with an aching heart and an aching head. But a large reason for that is because I have been self focused. "If only people knew how hard of a day I am having, they wouldn't be so... NORMAL.Why do they look so happy, anyways? It's ok for me to be rude right now because I am having a crappy day." Sometimes it's a lot easier to wallow in my self pity than to give it up and focus on others. Who am I kidding? It's ALWAYS easier to wallow in self pity than to focus on others. So today? I'm thankful that God's grace never runs out. That he gives...