new look...
/I'm playing around with a new look for the blog,
so bare with me for the next day or two as things may look a little crazy 'round here. :)
Thanks and love yall!!
thanks for the fleece . . .
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so many people helped make the Dallas Shine Event amazing this past weekend!
a big THANK YOU to all who donated fleece for us...
over 200 blankets were made to be given to homeless people in Dallas.
WHAT A BLESSING.
I also got to spend a few hours with two of my close bloggy friends,
It blessed my heart so much to spend some actual, "in real life", time with these girls.
{love you, miss you two already!}
It was an amazing day...and God even gave us amazing whether!
Thanks everyone! :)
and THANKS Ashley from The Shine Project
and Casey from A Little Artsy for putting on this great event!!
just a little cheesy grin for your day
/here's some cheesy baby grins for ya,
while I'm working on some blog posts!
I was out of town the last several days so I've missed yall!
Cant wait to share some fun stuff with you this week!
Happy Day!
"fwingy" with joy
/Remember that amazing feeling of swinging as a kid?
Abigail has fully embraced it
...and it makes my heart so full.
Her smile says it all.
And to be "fwingy" (Abigail's word for "swinging") with her Daddy?!?
It just can't get better than that.
Abigail teaches me daily to embrace the JOY.
(it IS her middle name...
we had no idea how prophetic it would be of her personality)
When I am tired from lack of sleep,
physically exhausted from breastfeeding 24-7,
upset because of toddler tantrums that seem to be getting more frequent,
or just having a day full of spiritual battle...
she teaches me about Joy.
"Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship,
for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord.
They rejoice all day long in your wonderful reputation.
They exult in your righteousness,
You are their glorious strength."
Psalm 89: 15
Lord, help me embrace the joy that is awaiting me each day, each moment.
It is because of You that I can live in joy and have life abundantly.
somebody needs to read this today . . .
/Don't worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong.
For like grass, they will soon fade away.
Like spring flowers, they soon wither.
Trust in the Lord and do good.
Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart's desires.
Commit everything you do to the Lord.
Trust Him and He will help you.
He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn,
and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.
Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for Him to act.
Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.
Stop being angry!
Turn from your rage,
do not lose your temper - it only leads to harm.
For the wicked will be destroyed,
but those who trust in the Lord will possess the land.
Soon the wicked will disappear.
Though you look for them, they will be gone.
The lowly will possess the land and will live in peace and prosperity.
the wicked plot against the godly, they snarl at them in defiance.
But the Lord just laughs, for he sees their day of judgement coming.
The wicked draw their swords and string their bows to kill the poor and the oppressed, to slaughter those who do right.
But their swords will stab their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.
It is better to be godly and have little that to be evil and be rich.
For the strength of the wicked will be shattered, but the Lord takes care of the godly.
Day by day the Lord takes care of the innocent,
and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever.
They will not be disgraced in hard times,
even in famine they will have more than enough.
But the wicked will die.
The Lord's enemies are like flowers in the field - they will disappear like smoke.
The wicked borrow and never repay, but the godly are generous givers.
Those the Lord blesses will possess the land,
but those he curses will die.
The Lord directs the steps of the godly.
He delights in every detail of their lives.
Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.
Once I was young, now I am old.
Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned or their children begging for bread.
the godly always give generously to others, and their children are a blessing.
Turn from evil and do good,
and you will live in the land forever.
For the Lord loves justice, and he will abandon the godly.
He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die.
The godly will possess the land and will live there forever.
The godly offer good counsel;
they teach right from wrong.
They have made God's law their own, so they will never slip from His path.
The wicked wait in ambush for the godly, looking for an excuse to kill them.
But the Lord will not let the wicked succeed
or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial.
Put your hope in the Lord.
Travel steadily along His path.
He will honor you by giving you the land.
You will see the wicked destroyed.
I have seen wicked and ruthless people flourishing like a tree in its native soil.
But when I looked again, they were gone.
Though I searched for them, I could not find them.
Look at those who are honest and good,
for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace.
But the rebellious will be destroyed; they have no future.
The Lord rescues the godly; He is their fortress in times of trouble.
The Lord helps them, rescuing them from the wicked.
He saves them, and they find shelter in Him.
Psalm 37
