They seriously light up our lives. I mean, how could they not? Just look at them.
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| Bentley: 9 months |
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| Bueller: 7 months |
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| Can you guess who's the hunter of the two? |
Saturday, May 14, 2016
And then there's these two...
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Spring is here!
I am loving everything about springtime...and I'm loving everything about these pink peonies in our new home!
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Yes, yes I will take a day-cation!
Okay so even though these photos are seriously nothing spectacular, I still wanted to post them anyway because they captured a great memory for me. I decided to just get away from everything for the day and just spend some time alone, away from the busyness of life and away from any demands and pressures that life often seems to bring. So of course, my best option for a day-cation was Julian (naturally). I spent the day listening to my favorite tunes, taking random pictures, chatting with the locals, hearing their life stories, sipping french press coffee, and buying some much needed Christmas gifts. It was perfect. And all I have to say from this is, if you're needing some time away just to think about life and be reminded to just enjoy the little moments, then take the day (or half-day if a full day isn't possible) to yourself and go somewhere special to you. It will rejuvenate you more than you realize, because that's exactly what it did for me. Friday, April 5, 2013
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Learning to just sit.
So I don't know about you, but I've definitely heard the story of Mary and Martha a billion times (Luke 10:38 - 42 ), and always heard how Mary made the better choice in just sitting with Jesus instead of running around trying to do everything like Martha was. However, it never really resonated with me (or at least I didn't realize that it did) until just now.
It hit me...how often am I running around frantically trying to accomplish my 1000 things on my to-do list, when really, I just need to do the "one thing that is necessary," (Luke 10:41), and that is to just to sit? Sometimes it's hard to remember just how important it is to take time out to rest and just listen to whatever God is trying to tell me. Cynthia Heald wrote "I've discovered over the years that the best thing I can do for myself, my family, my friends, my church, and my world is to abide in Him." This couldn't be more true.
I need to continue to remind myself that, "When first things are put first (sitting at the feet of Christ), second things are not suppressed but increased." -C.S. Lewis
It hit me...how often am I running around frantically trying to accomplish my 1000 things on my to-do list, when really, I just need to do the "one thing that is necessary," (Luke 10:41), and that is to just to sit? Sometimes it's hard to remember just how important it is to take time out to rest and just listen to whatever God is trying to tell me. Cynthia Heald wrote "I've discovered over the years that the best thing I can do for myself, my family, my friends, my church, and my world is to abide in Him." This couldn't be more true.
I need to continue to remind myself that, "When first things are put first (sitting at the feet of Christ), second things are not suppressed but increased." -C.S. Lewis
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Vision
I'll never forget what one of my pastors said...
People want to follow someone with vision.
Once we have that vision, we need to remember it and stay the course, even when it's tough. It is persevering through our discouragement. It is remembering our vision. It is remembering what we were created for, whom we were created for, and who we were created to be.
It is this perseverance that makes a true leader.
Shauna Niequist put it perfectly when she said,
"I feel, in my best moments, in spite of the uncertainty, in spite of the fear, like Lily Briscoe in To the Lighthouse. Yes, she thought, laying down her brush in extreme fatigue, I have had my vision. I had that line written on my wall for years, years ago, and now it holds a whole new richness. I have had my vision, and I thought it would come in a flash, a bright beam of knowing. But it has come in the same way that all things come to me. It has come to me with a fight. It has come to me the hard way, through tears and fog and fear and chaos, and now has landed in the palm of my hand like a firefly. There now, I have had my vision."
Now, what is your vision? And are you doing everything you know you can to be the leader that you want to be?
People want to follow someone with vision.
Once we have that vision, we need to remember it and stay the course, even when it's tough. It is persevering through our discouragement. It is remembering our vision. It is remembering what we were created for, whom we were created for, and who we were created to be.
It is this perseverance that makes a true leader.
Shauna Niequist put it perfectly when she said,
"I feel, in my best moments, in spite of the uncertainty, in spite of the fear, like Lily Briscoe in To the Lighthouse. Yes, she thought, laying down her brush in extreme fatigue, I have had my vision. I had that line written on my wall for years, years ago, and now it holds a whole new richness. I have had my vision, and I thought it would come in a flash, a bright beam of knowing. But it has come in the same way that all things come to me. It has come to me with a fight. It has come to me the hard way, through tears and fog and fear and chaos, and now has landed in the palm of my hand like a firefly. There now, I have had my vision."
Now, what is your vision? And are you doing everything you know you can to be the leader that you want to be?
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Saturday, May 14, 2016
And then there's these two...
They seriously light up our lives. I mean, how could they not? Just look at them.
|
| Bentley: 9 months |
|
| Bueller: 7 months |
|
| Can you guess who's the hunter of the two? |
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Spring is here!
I am loving everything about springtime...and I'm loving everything about these pink peonies in our new home!
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Yes, yes I will take a day-cation!
Okay so even though these photos are seriously nothing spectacular, I still wanted to post them anyway because they captured a great memory for me. I decided to just get away from everything for the day and just spend some time alone, away from the busyness of life and away from any demands and pressures that life often seems to bring. So of course, my best option for a day-cation was Julian (naturally). I spent the day listening to my favorite tunes, taking random pictures, chatting with the locals, hearing their life stories, sipping french press coffee, and buying some much needed Christmas gifts. It was perfect. And all I have to say from this is, if you're needing some time away just to think about life and be reminded to just enjoy the little moments, then take the day (or half-day if a full day isn't possible) to yourself and go somewhere special to you. It will rejuvenate you more than you realize, because that's exactly what it did for me. Friday, April 5, 2013
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Learning to just sit.
So I don't know about you, but I've definitely heard the story of Mary and Martha a billion times (Luke 10:38 - 42 ), and always heard how Mary made the better choice in just sitting with Jesus instead of running around trying to do everything like Martha was. However, it never really resonated with me (or at least I didn't realize that it did) until just now.
It hit me...how often am I running around frantically trying to accomplish my 1000 things on my to-do list, when really, I just need to do the "one thing that is necessary," (Luke 10:41), and that is to just to sit? Sometimes it's hard to remember just how important it is to take time out to rest and just listen to whatever God is trying to tell me. Cynthia Heald wrote "I've discovered over the years that the best thing I can do for myself, my family, my friends, my church, and my world is to abide in Him." This couldn't be more true.
I need to continue to remind myself that, "When first things are put first (sitting at the feet of Christ), second things are not suppressed but increased." -C.S. Lewis
It hit me...how often am I running around frantically trying to accomplish my 1000 things on my to-do list, when really, I just need to do the "one thing that is necessary," (Luke 10:41), and that is to just to sit? Sometimes it's hard to remember just how important it is to take time out to rest and just listen to whatever God is trying to tell me. Cynthia Heald wrote "I've discovered over the years that the best thing I can do for myself, my family, my friends, my church, and my world is to abide in Him." This couldn't be more true.
I need to continue to remind myself that, "When first things are put first (sitting at the feet of Christ), second things are not suppressed but increased." -C.S. Lewis
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Vision
I'll never forget what one of my pastors said...
People want to follow someone with vision.
Once we have that vision, we need to remember it and stay the course, even when it's tough. It is persevering through our discouragement. It is remembering our vision. It is remembering what we were created for, whom we were created for, and who we were created to be.
It is this perseverance that makes a true leader.
Shauna Niequist put it perfectly when she said,
"I feel, in my best moments, in spite of the uncertainty, in spite of the fear, like Lily Briscoe in To the Lighthouse. Yes, she thought, laying down her brush in extreme fatigue, I have had my vision. I had that line written on my wall for years, years ago, and now it holds a whole new richness. I have had my vision, and I thought it would come in a flash, a bright beam of knowing. But it has come in the same way that all things come to me. It has come to me with a fight. It has come to me the hard way, through tears and fog and fear and chaos, and now has landed in the palm of my hand like a firefly. There now, I have had my vision."
Now, what is your vision? And are you doing everything you know you can to be the leader that you want to be?
People want to follow someone with vision.
Once we have that vision, we need to remember it and stay the course, even when it's tough. It is persevering through our discouragement. It is remembering our vision. It is remembering what we were created for, whom we were created for, and who we were created to be.
It is this perseverance that makes a true leader.
Shauna Niequist put it perfectly when she said,
"I feel, in my best moments, in spite of the uncertainty, in spite of the fear, like Lily Briscoe in To the Lighthouse. Yes, she thought, laying down her brush in extreme fatigue, I have had my vision. I had that line written on my wall for years, years ago, and now it holds a whole new richness. I have had my vision, and I thought it would come in a flash, a bright beam of knowing. But it has come in the same way that all things come to me. It has come to me with a fight. It has come to me the hard way, through tears and fog and fear and chaos, and now has landed in the palm of my hand like a firefly. There now, I have had my vision."
Now, what is your vision? And are you doing everything you know you can to be the leader that you want to be?
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