little bit of inspiration

Jan 25, 2012

check this out.

Do we ever stop to fully think about what Jesus did for US? What suffering he went through to truly devote his life to save the world!?

These lyrics really struck me today:

Seated above, enthroned in the Father's LOVE

Destined to die, poured out for all mankind

God's only son, perfect and spotless one

He NEVER sinned, but SUFFERED as if he did

All authority, every victory is Yours

Savior, worthy of honor and glory, worthy of

all our praise,

You overcame!!

song and lyrics by: Jeremy Camp

Jan 21, 2012

Baby Shower Edition

One of my best friends in the entire world is having her FIRST baby! We are all so excited to welcome baby Theo into the world sometime in March.

Here are some photos from the shower I threw for her and baby Theo

The excitement started the night before as this crazy crew helped me hang up streamers for the party.

Yes, even my crazy father helped out - we had a blast setting up!

This is a glimpse of what the treats looked like. I tried to keep it simple because it was an afternoon shower.

Food included a layered taco dip, strawberries stuff with creamy cheesecake, salad, and a layered fruit dish for dessert.

For drinks I made mint water, sangria, and punch.

I hung a clothesline across a section of our apartment and hung little outfits from the line.

just a little extra decoration :)

I asked each of the girls to bring a book for baby Theo instead of a card. The idea turned out so cute! I love that he will have books with personal notes in the front to keep for years to come. (She was so excited to add to his book collection too)

These lovely ladies have been through so many good times together! We are all so eager to welcome a new bundle of joy to the world soon! Baby Theo will hear lots of fun stories of his mom from these ladies.

Congrats Hannah and Cody! May God bless you as you teach Theo all there is to learn and watch as he grows in your love. I can't wait to meet this little man soon!

Jan 2, 2012

Crafty day off! :)

These are the best days-- days you can stay in your pj's as long as possible, rent a movie and not worry about the world. Leaving work, house chores and cleaning aside and just CRAFT!! whooo!

I just ordered these beauties from my photographer (Valerie Ott Photography). I couldn't wait to get them up on the walls of our ~~boring~~ cute apartment :)

Supplies:
Velcro
Nails
Hammer
Ribbon

Here is what I did to get them up.

First, I measured the length of ribbon I wanted and laid out the pattern for the wall

Then I attached the velcro straight to the back of the photos and ribbon.

A few nails later, our hallway looks fresh with wedding photos! :)

Jan 1, 2012

Romans 12:12

"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Romans 12:12

Pretty appropriate that I came upon this verse this morning as we start fresh in 2012.
{note the 12 in the verse and year-- in case you didn't catch that one ;) }

2011 was such an amazing, busy, life changing, eventful, blessed year! I'm very ready to see what this new year has in store for us as we let go and let God take control of our next steps.

Motivational encouragement for 2012: Giving, Patient, Prayer, Quiet, Open minded, Hopeful & Healthy

Dig deeper into God's Holy Word Folks' -- its a great first step into 2012!

Blessings to you and yours on this first day of the new year!

Nov 8, 2011

"Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."

[[1 Timothy 4:12]]