a year ago today...

a year ago today i was getting ready for my first date with the man who is now my husband. it is crazy where life will take you in just a year.

things i brought to class with me this weekend.

coffee and berries


mixed nuts


kick ball = home made thigh master workout while class progresses

coming home to the man i love

this is what i came home to on wednesday... just a little trial run for the upcoming camping trip. i love this man.

march madness

i love basketball. i love march madness. my life this year has presented such madness that i cannot even tell you what went down on selection sunday... i have not watched one game... SAD. i plan on catching up this weekend.

someone put another pot of extra strong coffee on ... it is going to be a long one.

okra

i love this fun green vegetable. it tastes good and it is fun to eat! i enjoyed a BIG bowl for dinner. summer... i am ready for fresh okra... please come soon!

kashi ... its whats for breakfast

house guests

we had our first overnight company. we had a cozy night on the hill ... a warm dinner ...great conversation... and tons of laughter. a late night showing of sisterhood of the traveling pants part II. all of the things in life that leave you refreshed and rested. thanks kelley and chelsea for the great visit.

why do we fight it...

Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.

Proverbs 19:21

why do i fight it the plans that GOD has for me. it is always what is good and prosperous... but yet i question... argue... fight... and get down right ANGRY... it is quite silly. i mean HE is GOD he IS GOING TO PREVAIL... and while the process might be bewildering or down right HARD the end is always EXACTLY AS IT SHOULD BE.... the outcome is more "RIGHT" and more NATURAL than what it was before.

a good friend of mine, Kate told me to just do the next thing... my husband says it is the only way you can do it... because waiting on the LORD/surrendering to HIM is like eating an ELEPHANT... (anna don't worry the ELEPHANT is a metaphor) you must eat it ONE bite at a TIME... there might be a better metaphor but it is not on the tip of my fingers at the moment... however my devotional today paired nicely with my frustration.

JESUS CALLING
by: sarah young

march 10

you are mine for all time and beyond time, into eternity. NO power can deny you your inheritance in heaven. i want you to realize how utterly secure you are! even if you falter as you journey through life, i will never let go of your hand.

knowing that your future is absolutely assured can FREE you to live abundantly today. i have prepared this day for you with the most tender concern and attention to detail. instead of approaching the day as a blank page that you need to fill up, try living it in a responsive mode: being on the lookout for all that i am doing. this sounds easy, but it requires a deep level of trust, based on the knowledge that MY WAY IS PERFECT.

temporary vacation

preparation is half the battle

in 4 days chip and i will be at the rattle snake round up, a south georgia festival, complete with a fun run and funnel cakes. chip and i hope to enter and win the fun run and then eat our body weight in funnel cakes and other festival favorites. i could not be more excited because

A. I LOVE AN ADVENTURE

and

B. I NEED TO GET AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND

my new favorite but VERY ugly shoes

comfort wins

boiled peanuts

anna my little sister at the age of approximatly 4 classified this delectable road side treat as "wet nuts". they were eatten at ball games... on family trips... and throughout the summer months. this morning i ate them for breakfast. they did not disapoint.

mariachi bands make me smile

spring is in the air

so there is SNOW on the ground but spring is very much in the air. the sun is hitting the lush earth at a new angle... and it makes me smile. ground hog ... i double dog challenge you on your shadow theory! spring is coming. spring is coming. i can smell it and see it.

woohoo!

teachers do not make great students

i am ready for my grad school experience to be over... i don't make a great student. as i work to complete each course i hear an ever distant remix version of pomp and circumstance.

unexpected quantities of snow = half day

fried chicken

so i have been doing well on my "just say no campaign" but in keeping it realistic ... I ATE FRIED CHICKEN this weekend. it may have been the best piece of fried chicken i have ever tasted battered to perfection... could make anyone SMILE and say... ahh life is good. not to mention the okra it was paired with.

it is monday now... back to the school house... back to the campaign