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31 Days of One Word Journeys | 2017

I’m super excited to start the 31 Days journey – again….

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Much needed #eyecandy break! Totally took more tha

Much needed #eyecandy break! Totally took more than 100 pictures in the hour we were there and got some super cheap houseplants from the gift shop. I now get to have a tiny bit of Como at home. 😍 Happy Saturday all around.

Como Park is open for reservations. Felt like a “normal” outing, it had been months since we visited, but so worth the trip & it was pretty wonderful to have so few people in at a time.
#100+picturesinanhour #happysaturday #comoparkconservatory

Life here is good. I know this deeply & I’m dail

Life here is good. I know this deeply & I’m daily thankful to my Father for His guidance & provision to get me here. #allpartofHisplan

Each morning my soul fills a bit more at the sights I get to see on the way to & from work – to a job I truly love. This is very likely my favorite corner every morning. 😍

In my 30 min drive to work, I especially cherish my time of worshiping & singing loudly where NO ONE can hear me. A particular favorite has been “In the Garden”, I especially like the lyrics in the version Elvis sings.

First of all, the location: in the garden, alone, with dew on the roses {deep sigh} #eyecandyalltheway

To top it off...What do I get to hear? The voice of God. The song He is disclosing - to me, for this day.

Why does He meet me in the garden?
To walk with me.
To talk with me.
To tell me I am His own.
He is there to share joy with me.

His voice is so sweet, the birds hush their singing. He gives each of us a melody to ring in our heart.

#inthegarden #barns #reflections #simplytuesday #soulfilling

😍😍😍 - regardless of whether or not we sto

😍😍😍 - regardless of whether or not we stop to appreciate His creation, it is there fulfilling its purpose - praising Him. We are His creation as much as the hidden waterfall is - are we praising Him? Are you praising Him in everything? Am I praising Him in every circumstance?

Thought challenge: sometimes we have to look deeper into the shadows to see the beauty of His power.

Lately, life has felt a bit overrun with a lot of surface processing. As I’ve always said to anyone who knows me, I am a very s.l.o.w. processor, and 2020 has provided processing overload to the max. My control-alt-delete is to think of what I am thankful for, praise Him, and focus on these things. Sometimes this process kicks in right away without effort, sometimes I have to be purposeful and choose to. Lately, this has taken all of my focus & effort each day.
#praise #creation #2020hasbeentoomuch

One year ago....In these crazy days, this week, wh

One year ago....In these crazy days, this week, when things seem so off & unpredictable, it can be easy to get discouraged. 🌿Keeping on our eyes on Jesus might look like remembering & thanking Him for past gifts. In particular His gift to each of us: eternal life with Him. 🌿This morning I’m also reflecting on the gift of such amazing & unexpected memories from our Heavenly Father. So many unplanned events - one year ago today we were nearing the end of our whirlwind 4-day trip to Paris! The bells ringing are from the Monday morning before Notre Dame burned. If I didn’t have pictures I might think I imagined the whole trip. 🌿While we aren’t to dwell on the past, we can always marvel at our God & His love and unwavering faithfulness - in spite of what today holds. He is bigger.
#itssimplytuesday #paris #rememberingHisgoodgifts

Guess who went grocery shopping last night? 😊 C

Guess who went grocery shopping last night? 😊 Clarification: I go because I *need* new flowers. @christinej_keller goes because we need groceries...we’re a good team. #whoisthemomanyway 😊

However, since spring seems to be on its way (58° - YEA!), I told myself I wasn’t going to get flowers this time.
But then, I got to Trader Joe’s & the rest is obvious 😊.... but, I have wanted some ranunculus flowers literally for YEARS! (Justification or looking for blessings?) I’ve not caught them in stores at a price I was ever willing to pay. Honestly, I’d kind of given up ever having some, but God didn’t forget my desire. This was the ONLY batch & they were under $4 - how could I not get them?! But, of course they needed buddies.....so I once again have beautiful flowers. 😍

In these extremely odd times/days, I promise you, God does not care ANY less than He always has about your/my heart’s desire. He provides blessings in big & small ways, just the same as He always has.
Yesterday. Today. Forever. He is the same. Hebrews 13:8
#littleblessingsmakeabigdeal #Godcaresaboutthelittlethings #hebrews13v8 #heisthesame #itssimplytuesday #march2020 #flowers #eyecandy #traderjoes

Flower pictures, because - duh! 😍 #comopark Ove

Flower pictures, because - duh! 😍 #comopark
Over the last 18 months of Saturdays, I have been slowly reading through a books series by Jen Wilkin as my Saturday devotional. Currently I’m working through None Like Him.

In spite of my uncharacteristically non-planned-out approach to working through this book (sometimes I don’t get through more than a couple paragraphs), every.single.time it is perfect! At the end of every chapter, there are verses for meditation.
This weekend, I challenge you to take the time to stop and look up each verse (optimal: use a real paper Bible!) and write each verse out - by hand. In the midst of the current covid-chaos & uncertainty, I pray you are refreshed and a new longing for Him is awakened. He is our hope! I realize you won’t have the benefit of reading the layers of truths throughout the chapter on His immutability, but I am confident you will still be extremely blessed.
I’ve highlighted in different colors the way I see the truths she has written. I highly encourage you to get these books and read them slowly. She wrote this book four years ago, yet look how perfect the truths are for right now this weekend, today.
#nonelikehim #heisimmutable #slowdown #heisouronlyhope #march2020 #flowers #eyecandy

Just like everyone else, the last week has been cr

Just like everyone else, the last week has been crazy. #March2020
This is a scratch the surface recap. 🌿Last Sunday we want to Como Park...no need to say more 😍
🌿This Sunday was likely the most excited I’ve ever been for church. #introvertlove #churchathome #noguiltnoanxiety
🌿Yesterday morning, my computer loved me. Both monitors worked, showing me so many blessings & memories. #happyplaces #preciousmemories #philippines #halibutcovealaska #parisfrance ...and only FOUR Mondays to go! As an online student, nothing has changed with my classes other than my ability to focus (or care?). My heart goes out to all my fellow seniors (high school & college) who are having to relearn how to take classes at the end of their “normal”, so unexpectedly & unwanted. Hang in there, it’s almost over. But know (& here comes a mom statement!), “welcome to reality - where things don’t go as you planned.” I don’t mean this to be harsh, but if it’s not one crazy thing it’ll be another. This is called life.
In the midst day of all this crazy, we have much to be thankful for! Our God is unchanging! We have reason to cling to hope in Him, in spite of our visible circumstances. #blessings #weareblessed #wehavehope #itslife #itssimplytuesday

This weeks Trader Joe’s stop yielded a #flowerce

This weeks Trader Joe’s stop yielded a #flowercelebration in my house! 😍#eyecandy #hearthappy
🌺Aren’t these roses perfectly sweet?! The eucalyptus was a fun & wonky shape. #loveit
🌺I have to have a big batch for my table. It’s just a must. #flowerlover
🌺A new living room potted plant. The jasmine is all cut back & hopefully regrouping for his next blooming. Pretty sure this is a hellebores, and I’ve wanted one for years! The one I bought in CO died right away. #tryingagain
🌺The last picture is what the last eucalyptus batch now looks like! #dontevencaretherosesarefake #pleasenoticethedreamylittletruck

Living God’s grace right now is particularly sweet. Wisconsin wasn’t a first, second, or third choice on my radar - but it was His choice for me. #ak2co2wi 🌿I believed He would guide my steps, because I asked. Proverbs 3:5-6
🌿I believed His will for me would be perfect, because He promised. Jeremiah 29:11
🌿I asked for wisdom & doors closed to distractions masquerading as opportunities. James 1:5
🌿I chose to follow where He was leading, because I believed.
Romans 10:9

Ironically, this leap day is a monumental Saturday for me, regardless of the date. It is the 1st Saturday since moving here I haven’t had to do moving shopping (you know, all the things you need to finish unpacking into new spaces🙄 - why?), been gone on a trip, landing, or attempting to recover from said trip; and/or had boatloads of homework or been working on finals; and just trying to cope with the extreme levels of overwhelm from being with people(many people)-all.day.long-every.day-five.days.in.row.
#introvertchallenges

Finals were last weekend, I was able to finish this week’s homework earlier in the week & we went grocery shopping last night. I’ve had a “real” weekend morning - Bible Study, cleaning, sorting, organizing - it has been amazing! 😊 And - it’s still Saturday morning! What will I do for the rest of the weekend? More unpacking & organizing, taxes, or get a jump on next week’s homework? My LAST block of classes start Monday.

My Valentine flowers to me, I didn’t know there

My Valentine flowers to me, I didn’t know there were so many varieties of eucalyptus. Trader Joe’s for the win again! I got FOUR different batches of eucalyptus and a batch of carnations - for a whopping $12 and my eyeballs are so very, very happy!!!😍 #eucalyptus & #jasmine smell very good together.

Happy Monday to you all - for the record, nine more & classes are done! I’m ready.
#eucalyptus #mondays #daylightat7aminFeb #9wks&imdonewithmydegree

Look! While I was working on homework late last ni

Look! While I was working on homework late last night, I kept getting whiffs of scent, but couldn’t figure out how/why. This morning, a single bloom is open!😊😊😊 and...it’s 7am - look how bright it is outside😍! For the record, it smells heavenly - I do wonder if it will be overpowering when more blooms open.
#mondaymorning #eyecandy #jasmine #bloom #earlymorninglightinfeb #notinalaska

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