I always have so much to be thankful for. Really, we all do. Even if you can think of nothing else, you can be thankful for God's love, mercy, and grace and salvation from Jesus Christ. Yep. Even on the worst of the worst of days there is still sunshine. Still reasons to be grateful. Here are five things I'm thankful for today: 1. For prayer warriors. The few nights I'm having to spend alone without Travis can be scary and lonely and just downright full of tears. But I have a few people (and maybe more than I realize) praying for me until his return. I know God hears those prayers as He Continue Reading
Archives for August 2014
That Time My Brother Proposed
My brother has the best timing! He waited until I was in Indiana to propose to his girlfriend so that I could be a part of it. Yay! Thanks brother! This is the story all about how my little brother proposed to his long-time girlfriend, Kendall. He had a lot of work put into this! It all started when Kendall and I went to get our nails done. Of course, she had no idea why I had actually asked her to go with me. She just thought I wanted to hang out, and I did, but I also wanted her nails to look their best to show off that ring she would get later that day. Later that day, Kendall was Continue Reading
Keeping Busy
As I told you before, I went to Indiana at the beginning of August to spend time with family while my husband is gone for training. I was determined to keep busy so I wouldn't get lonely. The first part of my trip was all about my sister-in-law's wedding, but I also got to spend a lot of time hanging out with Travis' family. Then, I headed south to my own family. And boy, did I keep busy! First, we had my cousin-to-be's bridal shower. I was so, so grateful I was able to attend! Everyone did a great job decorating and planning games and food. I loved the idea of having everyone highlight Continue Reading
No +1 = Helper
Kind of a strange title for this post... if you don't get it, you probably will after reading the whole post. :) I went back to Indiana at the beginning of August. I decided to visit family while Travis was gone for a month, but the biggest reason I went back to the Hoosier state was to attend my sister-in-law's wedding. As soon as I arrived, I went north to see Travis' family. I thought it might be strange going there without my husband, but actually I felt really comfortable. I guess they really are my family now. There was lots of wedding prep -- decorating the church, decorating for Continue Reading
Just a Little Something
My husband left about two weeks ago for NTC (the National Training Center) in California. He'll be gone for a month. I wanted to do something for him so he would feel my love even weeks into his training, especially when we couldn't have any contact. It's nothing special -- just a little something. So I bought a few treats for him to take and included little notes with each one. I bought him some of his favorite candy -- Sour Patch Kids, Sour Gummy Worms and Mamba Chews -- a package of Golden Oreos, his favorite Kind bars and some new Kind bars he hasn't had before. For each of Continue Reading
Currently {Vol. 3}
Welcome to my newest series — Currently, where I share with you what I’m currently up to. This post is linked up to A Mama Collective where everyone is sharing what they are up to! Here's what I've been up to currently ... Thinking about: How much I loved my wedding and wish I could do it all over again! Last week I went to my sister-in-law's wedding. I spent a few days helping with decorations -- see what I did to that table there? I also got to go to the rehearsal dinner and helped a lot during the actual wedding. I was so glad I had the opportunity to help out and see them get married. Continue Reading