New Digs

Had to share......

AHHHH I'm so far behind on blogging! Part of this is because I keep thinking I am going to switch over to wordpress - but am still trying to figure out how to customize it all...any help would be greatly appreciated!

So, tonight's blog had all sorts of themes...I have several in a line up...a friend recently told me to keep a notebook close at hand for the creative thoughts that run through my mind when I am trying to write and then get a case of writers block. She is brilliant - and a beautiful writer herself - you can check out her work here.
Anyway - I am very much digressing....because I am so excited to show you what God reminded me tonight!
So, I was just sitting here reading through 2 Kings. (making my way through the old testament is taking so much longer than the new...but I digress - again). So I remembered that when I was studying 2 Kings in high school with some bible teacher who could just make the old testament come alive - to a high schooler that is pretty amazing!....anyway...I remembered this story....so I googled it to find more and found this. http://www.glimpsesofgrace.org/html/Coniah.html

OH my this story still gets me EVERYTIME!

Nothing frustrates the sovereign will of an infinite God!! Nothing at all! God used this very problem to illustrate His genius and the credibility of His word.

Oh what joy and hope - when I think about all that is trying to thwart that sovereign will in my own life...and in the lives of my family!
I could shout, laugh, cry, dance around in worship!!! Seriously! This brought me so much joy tonight!! ..so I had to share!!

Where I really want to be today....

Just doing some dreaming....

I wanna be here...



Here..



Here...

Or best of all....HERE....


*sigh....sweet bliss

AMAZING!

That is really the only way to describe my 5 days away!

I have over 700 photos to download and way too many stories to tell.

Once I get the photos off my camera I'll post a super long blog until then here are highlights from my iPhone.

*First, apologies to Milwaukee - I totally made fun of you before I met you and now I totally adore you and your 80 degree weather. You are the cutest little city and I can't wait to come back to visit. Thank you for your sweet hospitality, amazing food, and lovely little neighborhoods to visit.

*To the bride and groom - you two are completely adorable together! Thank you for letting me share in your week. Every blessing possible on you and your life together!

*To the sweet lifetime friends, and the newly formed friends - your lives blessed mine in so many ways. Laughter, tears, and more laughter made this week the best one imaginable! I can't wait to play again someday soon!

A change of scenery

As my last post indicated my soul is indeed restless. So, what do restless souls do when they can't just jump on a plane? We change our scenery. Saturday morning - off to Home Depot I went with the little paint swatch I have been carrying around for months now. Here are the results!

Before:




No I didn't make my bed that morning because I knew I would be stripping it down later.


Color preview....


Wall panels


10 hours, some sore calves & feet (from not having a real ladder and having to paint on tiptoe, and some exhaustion later....
After:


I found these fun treasures while out thrifting one day...



So, they went here...



A yummy reward!

Restless

So last year, I made and kept this amazing resolution that I was going to travel somewhere fun at least once a month. I went all over the place and traveled enough to finally earn Gold status with American.

This year - my resolution is to be out of debt, because I want to go back to school. I am furiously working at this particular goal, but it has very much cramped my travel schedule! The last time I was on a plane was months ago - a 24 hour work trip to Chicago.

Months and months of being in Dallas has been ok. I've deepened some friendships, made some new ones. Learned more about Dallas the city. Found fun and interesting things to do around town - and could probably find a few more if I wanted. I've accomplished somethings I've been wanting to accomplish, like running my first 5K. It has been good over all.

But my soul is restless....my feet are itching. Really my heart is not happy unless there is a trip in the planning. Praying for wisdom as to what the next adventure is that He might have for me....something that requires lots of travel time.

In the meantime, this restless soul will just do a bit of wandering today - and who knows....maybe paint a wall or grab my camera and find something pretty to photograph. Or maybe just drive on over to DFW and jump on a plane......

Failing misreably

For some reason the past couple of weeks I have failed misreably at blogging.
Time to do all that I want simply keeps escaping -

I promise a blog about this past weekend and my first 5k...soon.

Today - due to lack of time *sigh - I simply leave you with a word of inspiration that I try to live by. Have a glorious Thursday, friends!

I long to accomplish a great and noble task,

but is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks

as if they were great and noble. - Helen Keller

Rambling Happenings

This new blog is taking longer than I thought to design.

It has rained for three days in Dallas and I couldn't be happier. I am running a 5k on Sunday...I have never run a 5k.
Ian Hart Nicolato was born today....today is also David Hart Coté's day of birth. Random coincidence on the middle names as they don't know each other.

I can smell the coffee brewing and my mouth is watering in anticipation. I wish I could make cream art with it like this. I'm going to learn!

I would like for Charlee Hope Anderson to make her way into the world - pronto.

I miss California more now than I have in a long time. Praying that one day.....

My cat and my dog are nose to nose..."stalking" each other this morning....they really do make me laugh out loud.

I love waking up happy....there is really no better feeling!
Thankful.