School started back last week. And since then I've been busy. And rather lazy when I'm not busy. So this week, week 2 of my final year of high school, I'm taking the time to stop. And listen to mom when she yells upstairs to me, "There's a squirrel in the tree! Photo-op!" When Garrett comes to me, all excited because he caught the tiniest, fastest little lizard ever. When I'm walking up to feed my gorgeous horse, and see an enormous banana spider in a very intricate and unusual web. And taking the time to stop when it's raining (pouring really) outside. To go outside with mom, Garrett, and Wyatt, and run through and dance in that rain. Then running inside and making Sophie take time to stop too. By dragging her into the rain, and getting her soaked. I'm taking the time to listen to the giggles, and capture the smiles.

 

 

 

 

This face, though. Totally blurry. And totally perfect.

 

Wyatt: "Look!! It's a shower!"

Mom: "A redneck shower..."

 

Blessings

"The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and great in faithful love.
9 The Lord is good to everyone;
His compassion rests on all He has made."
Psalms 145:8-9


I'm sitting here, in the kitchen. I have a headache. I'm tired. It's *extremely* hot outside (so-much-so that I've decided today, as soon as I can, I'm moving back up north). I'm cranky. And having a hard time being happy, and not making everyone else in this house cranky. It's a bad day. So, I went to www.biblegateway.com (my Bible is upstairs) and simply looked up 'God is good', in hopes that I would just be able to read through some reminders of how great and big my God is. I found the Psalms 145:8-9, written above. How compassionate and wonderful and beautiful and gracious is my God! 

So this got me thinking about all the blessings in my life (of which I have wayyyyy too many to count), and decided I'd share some with you through pictures. :) 

Blessing number 1: My mom. We have a tendency to butt heads. But she means the world to me. She is a wonderful example, of a mother and a Christian. 

Blessing number 2: My daddy. And this smile of his that melts my heart. He is a wonderful daddy. Last night we were able to sit up, until 11, and talk about boys and life. It was fantastic. 

Blessing numbers 3, 4, and 5: My siblings. And their crazy, loud, sometimes annoying, shenanigans. I love them to the moon and back. 

Blessing number 6: My first wedding job! :D It went great, I'm so happy with how the pictures turned out. It was such a huge blessing to have this experience. 

And these are only the few blessings I was able to capture on my camera. So this week (and this next week since it is Saturday already :)) my goal is to be more positive. And to count my blessings. And to remember how great and wonderful my God is. I'm starting by memorizing Psalms 145:8-9, and if you're reading this I encourage you to do the same. Because our God IS compassionate and wonderful, and we should never have a reason to be negative and down. Happy Saturday! :)