FAVORITE MOMENTS:- early morning breakfast dates with Norwegians! it was so sweet catching up with old friends and meeting new soon-to-be husbands!- may/june birthday bash with the mayberry side- my littlest niece is talking more & more each time i see her. never fails to melt my heart when her eyes light up at the sight of uncle bruce & aunt beth!- wedding showers for Laken & Henning (those Norwegians)- birthday nail polish and 80 degree weather- college friend's wedding & ... continue reading...
graduation days
I can't believe that the little kid who ran over my barbies with monster trucks is now all done with high school. You go Glen Coco! Life moves so fast and I am so excited to see what the Lord has in store for your future! Proud of you for walking in Truth and so stocked for your YWAM adventures! You are the best! Love you little brother. PS: Thanks also for graduating on a Thursday so that we can all take off work! ... continue reading...
little birthday parties
Bruce and I have tons of nieces and nephews. It is pretty much the best deal ever because we get to love on them, play with them, cuddle with them, and then leave them with their parents when they get whiney ;) We always say we don't need kids because we have this crazy bunch but let's be honest, we want to add to the cousin clan too... one day when we are grown ups ;) This is how birthday parties go in our family - parks, crazy, random, and way too much fun! They also include rockin' ... continue reading...
1000 gifts // chapter ten
If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. Isaiah 58:10-11 CHAPTER TEN: EMPTY TO FILL i am reminded of an illustration my pastor uses in church - we need to be pipes not buckets. ... continue reading...
A Calling
A wise lady once told me that and I will never forget it. My friend and I were attending a conference. We were sitting around trying to figure out where the Lord was planning on using us, what His future plans for us were, how we would make sure we didn't miss His calling, and how worried we were that we would misread Him. A stranger near by smiled, leaned over, and gently reminded us that life isn't about seeking the perfect future or figuring out God's plans, it is just simply sitting with the ... continue reading...