Mirage

I wish I were as nice as people think I am.

You know how when you first meet someone they don't know any of your bad quirks, moods or habits yet? Wouldn't it be great IF there was nothing for them to find out?! IF your family and closest friends said that you were as sweet as your acquaintances say you are? IF you were only nice, accommodating, selfless, helpful and loving all the time? If, if, if, if, if. Yes. Indeed, it would be wonderful, but perfection is not exactly feasible since we are fallen creatures. What is our goal then? It should be to try to prevent those mess-ups that will happen, and to repent quickly when they do happen.

Sometimes I do get depressed with how plain awful I am though. Do you? I think about all the mean things I've said, all the time I've wasted, all the laziness, all the sin, and think I'll never get it right. But! I know that there is still hope. Here's some inspiration for you and me:

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:13

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly. Psalm 84:11

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Prov. 3:5-6

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Gal. 6:9

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matt. 6:33

So, just for a little recap. We will make mistakes, but it is not hopeless. When we do fail we should look to the Lord for guidance and try to learn from our mistakes. Learn why we made that mistake, so we can keep from making the same one twice. Like they say, "If you fail the test, you'll have to take it again." Let's try to pass the test the first time, so we don't have to keep taking it over and over again.

P.S. Sorry that I haven't done a real post in a while. Forgive me?

Life Goes On

I am a terrible blogger. Sorry. I really don't have much I want to say. It's been extremely busy lately. With weddings, camp, visitors, and everything else under the sun, we're just now settling into normal life again. Normal without Ben and James, that is. Strangely, it's not that weird without them here. The house is quieter, there is way less laundry, and we cook half as much. But they were already gone a lot before they got married, so it was a pretty easy transition from here sometimes to gone. Don't get me wrong. I miss them, but I'm quite satisfied with how life is moving on.

Today is my grandmother's birthday. It's been three years since we lost her. I miss you, Toots.

(I stole the picture from my aunt. Thanks Aunt Eve ;)

Bittersweet days

The rehearsal was last night. The preparing is this morning. My brother is getting married today.

Just me and the snowman now.

Fireflies

Last night I saw lightening bugs for the very first time this summer. And guess what I did. I actually squealed with delight. Naturally, my brother and I went out to catch some and put them in a Mason jar. Brought back great memories of when I was little. *happy sigh*

Not Yet

I'm not going to post about the beautiful wedding until I have some pictures. Aunt Nicole is editing and tweaking them now. So, I'll just post a picture of my sister.

The beautiful Mrs. Benjamin Nelson

Sorry

I have not posted anything in forever. Sorry. The thing is, I don't really have anything to say. My brother is getting married in 6 days and things are pretty busy right now. So..............I'll just post a picture. Here is the bride and groom to be.

May We Never Forget

May we never forget

the cross and the blood,

The price that was paid

so that we might live.

May we never forget

the cost of this love,

He'll never forsake us

He'll always forgive

May we never forget.

I sang this song this morning at church.

May we never forget.

Shoe Fever.................and Books

So...................Tuesday I took my little friend to Wal-Mart. While we were there we happened to pass by the shoe section. Ok. So we didn't pass by. We stopped, looked, and tried on shoes for quite some time. I ended up buying 4 pairs of shoes and 1 pair of boots.

Wednesday I took my little friend to the library, where I ended up purchasing 10 books.

Thursday................I went with a different friend back to Wal-Mart. Where I found more shoes and ended up buying 4 pairs of flip-flops and 1 pair of flats.

Wanna guess what I payed for all of this???????????

$22.50 (tax included)

And now I will show you my happiness in photos.

Tuesday finds:

Black Boots- $6

Pink Flats- $3

Gray Shoes- $2

Red Flats-$3

Blue Flats-$1

All together :)

Wednesday Finds:

2 of the books were bought for my little friend and she had already taken them home.

Reson for a picture of 8 instead of 10.

Thursday Finds:

Clear Flip-Flops -$.50

Black Swim Shoes- $.50

Yellow Flip-Flops -$.50

Orange Flats -$3

Pink Flip-Flops -$.50

All together ;)

Can you sense my happiness?!?!?!?!

*sigh*

Thunderstorm

Thursday night or rather, early Friday morning a big thunderstorm came to visit me. Thunder, rain, lightning, hail............the works. Of course this storm blew through just a couple of hours after I had drifted off to sleep (with plans to get up early the next day). To cut to the chase, I didn't rest well that night. Now, anyone in my family knows that when I lose sleep I tend to get grumpy. So, the next day my mother got the brunt of my grouchiness. Everything anyone said was wrong, ridiculous, crazy...................basically anything but the right thing was said (at least that's what it sounded like to me) and my mother got the most of my wonderful attitude. All of this simply to say...................................I AM WICKED! I have a deceitful and desperately wicked heart. Just because I lost a little bit of sleep I turned into godzilla. Is that how a Christian young woman should act? No! She should do her best to be kind and patient, no matter what the circumstances. This is one of my goals now: To not let myself be rude and selfish just because everything is not going my way. Okay, I got that off of my chest now. Sorry for venting.

O Snap

Hey Everyone. My best friend, Brianna, has started a photography website. So................all of you need to check it out. She's got some cool shots. If you need a photographer, email her.

Here's the link. http://osnapphotography.yolasite.com/