..from where i'm standin': April 2011

Sunday, April 24, 2011

~Our Easter Weekend~

What a wonderful & beautiful weekend! So thankful everything is gettin' back to normal & the devastation from a week ago is slowly disappearing. Still a long way to go, but around here we come together & help one another during tough times :) That's what I love about the country!

coolin' off in this awesome 80 degree weather :)

even had to bust out the sunblock this weekend..like i said, awesome!

birds already nestin' in my ferns

it wouldn't be the weekend if we didn't wet a hook!

Happy Easter!

guess which basket is mine...

Easter egg huntin'

"grown-ups" Easter egg huntin'...these eggs had $$ in 'em!

enjoyin' the celebration :)

The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances.

~Robert Flatt

Saturday, April 23, 2011

fortune cookies

not really a fortune..but still a good message :)

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

a lil' update..

just thought i would give a lil' update from my post in march (it's crunch time was the title)...i have been told updates keep you motivated..

the taebo tape was used twice (that same week in march)...& hasn't been played since.

the treadmill hasn't made it to clothes hanger status yet, but it's on the horizon.

the jeans still do not fit..

..thanks for the motivation

Monday, April 18, 2011

~counting our blessings~

i know that everything in anyone's life can change in a split second. i have heard & seen this happen so many times, especially working in the medical field...but it wasn't until i was sittin' in our bathroom closet saturday afternoon with both of my fur children (one shaking & panting..the other going crazy & had to be forced into the closet) that i really, really realized that MY life could be over.

i sat in that closet for what felt like an eternity & prayed to God that this storm would just go away & we would be safe. i thought..what if it hits us & i'm hurt & my mama's in another country & can't be here..what if we die...what was the last thing i said to those i love?

at that moment i told God that if He would get us through this storm i would serve Him more & me less. all these things that i just "have to have" & all the petty things that steal my time are worthless...& i hate to admit that it took that storm & that feeling of helplessness, where all you can do is beg God to spare your life, to make me realize this.

i have been struggling with a decision as of lately regarding just this..& i prayed that God would lead me in the right direction. i can firmly say that He did just that saturday afternoon sittin' in a bathroom closet.

then came sunday..& the skies were beautiful, the wind was calm, the sun was shining oh so bright. it seemed like all that horror the day before was a dream. but it wasn't. as we got out ridin' once again to see if we could access some of the roads which were blocked by trees, powerlines & debris the day before, we saw even more devastation. families rummaging through what was left of their homes..hoping to just find an old picture that was special or a keepsake that once had it's very own spot on a shelf. it was heart wrenching.

so..today & every day we are counting our blessings. it can all be taken away so quickly. we pray for those who lost loved ones, for those who lost their homes, or their pets. God kept us safe & i will serve Him more!