I have seen sunshine a ton lately. And that makes me really happy. Here are some of those ways: Eating salmon -- I love salmon because not only does it taste good, but it is really good for you! The biggest piece of chocolate cake ever!! I ate it over a period of three days. A day full of shopping, laughing, good food, talking and ice cream with my mom. It was so fun!! Getting to spend almost four whole days with Travis, thanks to Veterans Day. New boots! New socks long enough to go under my boots! Buying greeting cards for special people in my life. Making French toast on a Continue Reading
Sunshine Part 3
My sunshine series is a way for me to share my joys with you and make myself see sunshine no matter how dreary the week has been. Here are the ways I've seen sunshine lately: Going to my college homecoming. I saw lots of old friends, got to walk around campus reminiscing, took lots of silly/fun photos with my best friend, ate lunch at a delicious breakfast place we always loved, and enjoyed conversations with close friends. I love my alma mater and cherish all the memories from those four years. I love this picture, except for my red eye :( Spending time with my brother -- shopping and Continue Reading
Thank You For Being My Arm-Holder
There's one thing that really helped get me through my season of sorrow -- other than the hope I had in God and trusting that He would heal my broken heart and bring me a season of joy. Other than that, the one thing getting me through was the arm-holders in my life. I'm sure you are thinking, "What the heck is an arm-holder?" Well, let me tell you a little story. Back a long, long time ago, three men named Moses, Aaron and Hur climbed a big hill that was near a battlefield. On the battlefield was their other friend, Joshua, who was leading soldiers known as the Israelites into battle to Continue Reading
Seasons Change
I told you this blog was a place for me to share my ups and downs with you, a place to tell of my sorrows and joys. So I want to tell you about the seasons I've been going through in life. At the beginning of 2012, I was in a season of sorrow. There were many aspects of my life that contributed to my sadness. 1. In December, a very important relationship of mine ended. It caused most of the sorrow I felt during this season. The memories seemed to haunt me and the "what if's" or "should have's" clouded my mind. It took a very long time to accept my new circumstances of singleness. And the Continue Reading
Random Acts of Kindness Ideas
Are you looking for a way to bless others? A way to spend a day with friends, family, or your children? A friend and I recently spent a day performing random acts of kindness for strangers. It was a lot of fun, and we loved spreading the sunshine! Here's what we did throughout the day, and at the bottom of this post I'm sharing other random acts of kindness ideas. Our Random Acts of Kindness Day We woke up early to bake cookies and fill out post-it notes with encouraging messages or Bible verses. We then delivered the cookies to residents at a local nursing home. We visited with a few of Continue Reading