Home Sweet Home…
I am officially moved in to my new (to me) 103-year-old house. How exciting! The move in day was quite stressful as we had to fit a whole lot of big things into a little house but everything worked out in the end and our “Dollhouse” is quite precious and is now open for visitors! I am so excited to see how this house will be used as a resource to love and serve others. I am so thankful that I am able to live in an adorable little house (with my own room!) with two precious friends, but am even more thankful that we have the opportunity to open our home up to friends and allow it to be used as a place of fellowship, prayer, grace, love, and laughter. I pray that as Lydia, Katelynn, and I live together, we would be able to practice the Fruits of the Spirit and shower one another with encouragement, challenge one another, show each other grace, and fill our home with lots of laughter, singing, and dancing. Yay! This is going to be such a fun adventure and learning experience!
Happy As A Pig In Mud…
This past weekend, a group of us participated in a local
“Mudathon” which consisted of a 5K race with 40 obstacles along the way…in mud.
Oh my goodness, we were so filthy. In the course of the race, we crawled
through, slid down, jumped over, ran through, sat in, rolled in, and swam in
mud. Sounds appetizing, right? We were covered from head to toe in mud…and
every crevice in between. I’ll spare you the details. While we were completely disgusting
and were happy to take nice warm showers afterward, we so enjoyed the physical
challenge of the race, as well as the fellowship and laughter we shared during
the race. Goodness, yet another YOLO-esque fun adventure and awesome memory to
add to the list.
63 Years of Love…
Following the Mudathon, we quickly showered and headed to
Louisville to celebrate my Nanny and Pappy’s 63rd Anniversary. Oh my
goodness, I just love my family! It is such a blessing to have my Nanny and
Pappy as examples to our family of what Godly, beautiful, sacrificial, and
unconditional love looks like. Nanny and Pappy have taught and lead our family
to be men and women of God, to love and serve sacrificially, to laugh often,
and to show grace always. It was amazing to sit holding Pappy’s hand laughing as
he recounted stories from his childhood and be smushed on the couch with my sweet cousins laughing and talking. Such sweet times. In the midst of a
lot of change in our family, it was such a blessing to be together celebrating
love, life, and family.
Goodbye Summer…
As I reflect on the past several months, I am absolutely
humbled by how packed it was with priceless memories, awesome adventures, tons
of time with family and friends, and so many reminders of how faithful and
amazing the God we serve is. Due to the fact that my summer time is quickly
dwindling, I have come up with a short(ish) list of lessons I have learned or
have been reminded of this summer...
- Change is tough.
- God answers prayers in bold ways.
- Life goes on.
- Crying is okay.
- God allows us to endure tough times in order to show His faithfulness and to refine and shape us into who He has created us to be.
- Family is a priceless gift.
- God is faithful.
- Nature is beautiful.
- God is so creative.
- Laughing is the best.
- Serving others allows us to humble ourselves and love in a tangible way and glorify God through loving His children.
- Friends are amazing.
- We need to rid ourselves of “us” and fill ourselves with “Him.”
- People are silly.
- Lazy pool days are lovely.
- Reading is super fun…getting paid to read is even better.
- Sleep is overrated…at night. Sleeping-in is amazing.
- Having older and wiser women in my life is such a blessing.
- The South is the best.
- Having a sister that is engaged is weird.
- Awkward is awesome.
- My family gets me to do the craziest things…and I’m so glad.
- Softball is fun. Being on the “most fun and least talented team” is hilarious.
- God is good. All the time.
- I am beautifully and undeservedly blessed.
Onto the next adventure...ready, set, go crazy.
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