Autumn

Autumn.

Autumn is the time for lovers.

A chill in the air.

Cold hands wrapped around hot drinks.

Steam swirling around cold bitten faces.

Shortening of days and lengthening of time inside.

Scarves and boots and slouchy hats.

Blanket snuggles on the couch and movie marathons

Apples and pumpkins, cider and coffee.

There is magic in the air.

It's the perfect time to fall in love. 

For the first time or all over again. 

 

Wait.

THESE two posts. They could not have spoken more to my heart right now.

Contentment While Waiting

Wait Training 101

Your soul doesn't care what you do for a living-and when your life is over, neither will you. Your soul cares about what you are being while you are doing whatever you are doing.

-Neale Donald Walsch

Life Lately via my Iphone

Life lately has been good. Spending lots of time with my boy. 

As fall as firmly made it's presence known lately we have been having fires every chance we get. It's so fun to get friends around a fire, drink hot drinks and just enjoy being together.

 I have also been taking every opportunity I get to wear warm comfy clothes. I love fall clothes. I love being able to bundle up. Speaking of, I just bought a new poncho and I am somewhat obsessed, I have a feeling I'll be wearing it a lot this winter.

I have also decided to start running again, I really want to run a 5k and I am DETERMINED to finish this endeavor this time. I didn't choose the best time of year to start but if I can do it when it's cold out, I can do it anytime. Your prayers are appreciated. :) 

Shameless

Dear boyfriends of the world. Would you like to know a sure fire way to make your girlfriend think you are the best boy in the whole wide world? Here are step-by-step instructions:

1. Find the full version of Garth Brook's "Shameless"
2. Learn all the words to said song
3. Play the song nonchalantly while your girlfriend is around. It can be in the house, in the car, wherever.
4. Sing the entire song like it was written from you to her. Look at her, be dramatic, sing your heart out.
5. Watch her swoon.
6. Kiss her.

The end.
It's fool proof.

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Lately I feel like the Lord is teaching me SO much. I almost feel overwhelmed with everything I am learning and remembering these days.

It's so funny to me how there can be times of "drought" and then you pray for a renewal and all of a sudden you get a downpour!

I am absolutely loving it. I feel so close to Him. I feel him guiding me and I find myself reacting or saying things that without his Spirit I would never say or do. It's so neat to see HIS love and words come out of you, it even catches you off guard sometimes.

 I hope I can get it all down. To write and write and remember all the things he is sweetly and powerfully teaching me, whispering to me, and calling me to.

There are scary moments in times like this. Moments where you know you cannot say the same. Moments where he trusts you with something you're not sure you can handle (but then you remember He doesn't expect you to handle it on your own anyway). But what is life without a little fear right? If nothing in your life scares you then how fully are you truly living?

That might have been a whole lot of random thoughts that don't flow together at all. If it was, I apologize. Like I said, I have a lot going on in this little mind of mine and that could mean things like making sense and forming correct sentences might go out the window.

The end. Amen.

MIchigan

Our weekend in Michigan was just wonderful. We spent our time hanging with Steve's parents, meeting old friends, celebrating family and love, and strolling along the beach. Every time I visit Michigan I like it more and more. Before I met Steve I thought of Michigan as a great white tundra where hardly anyone lived and no one talked about. Now when I think of it I think of familiar faces, beautiful landscape, huge lakes, falling snow and the home where my love grew up. Here are some pictures of our time.