Photo Day 7

a day late :)
Day 7: Garden: The plant that came back from the dead in the front yard :)

Photo Day 6

Day 6: Chair
This is my very favorite chair. We bought it in 1999 and I love it. It's a faded mauve, very soft, and comfortable as all get out.

5 Minute Friday: Story

Story.

Story--at Lisa Jo formerly Gypsy Mama

"You are the author of your own life story." I'm not sure who said that (and I'd be wasting my whole five-minutes if I looked it up), but it's only partly true. GOD is the author of creation, and HE writes His story through me.

The photo I included above is the first page of a spiritual journaling project I started three summers ago. I have just a few blank pages left, and I think it's fitting that I'll finish the book close to the third anniversary of when I started it in August 2009.

It's a journal with a lot of Bible verses, and a lot of thoughts about the Bible, and prayers I've written to God about applying His word to my life.

It's HIS story, told through my pen.

I'm so grateful for His word. I'm not always faithful to read it as I should, but when I meet Him at my desk or on my bed, with His word and my heart open, He meets me there and speaks to my heart.

Thank you, Lord, for being so faithful to me, this broken and tired and empty vessel. Use me as You would see fit. I love you.

Photo a Day 5

Day 5: On the Floor

I need to get back to my knitting projects :)

Photo a Day 4

Day 4: FUN

Looking forward to starting this book soon!

We Can Do Hard Things

My friend Cheryl contacted me not long ago about a project she wanted to do that ties in with a book we both read and really loved: Joy for Beginners by Erica Bauermeister.

This book deals with tackling hard things head-on, but with both joy and grace too.

I am happy - and yes, a little nervous - about joining my friends in this new blog: We Can Do Hard Things. Happy to do a fun project with my friends Cheryl, Holly, Lorri, and Cheri, of course. But nervous? Nervous because I've had a couple of tough years of change, with more in the very near future. Nervous because I know God is growing me through it all and yeah, sometimes that is scary!

But I hope you'll follow the journey with me.

Independence Day

Celebrating Independence Day, our first in Alaska, and our fourth apart.

Thank you to my Chaplain Husband for his service, hard work, dedication, and love

for God, for the men and women who serve so selflessly, 

for his family, and for his country.

God bless America.