a change of direction.

{photo compliments of mary}

 

i was planning a short, simple, fun, non-serious post for today. i'm happy it's friday and happy it's sunny, warm skies for the weekend weather forecast. 

but then i read bonnie's post. and i got that huge lump in my throat and tears threatening to roll down my cheeks.

it really made me think. we i tend to rely on God a lot when life is scary and unknown. and i also tend to turn to God when my life is awesome and things are really going my way. but i want to make sure i turn to Him all the time. and rely on Him all the time. trust in Him and His timing every day. right now in my life, things feel like they're really turning up. the unknowns of a few months ago - work for Jae, finances, waiting to be blessed with a baby....they're all turning around and falling into place. not necessarily how either of us expected, but they are. and it's undeniable. it's not just us making this happen on our own. of course, the next few months and years will be some of the best and some of the hardest times of our lives yet, but i am so excited for them and know we'll get through whatever is thrown our way. again - not on our own, though.

i want to share bits and pieces of bonnie's words to help explain:

".....I thought of how all the unsurities in my life have become sure and how all the stresses and worries and insecurities that I've had over the past six months have resolved themselves.

...everything in my life was a question mark and I had no idea what was going to happen to me or where I was going to be a couple of months down the road.

 ...the only thing I was sure of was my commitment to the Lord and that he would take care of me.  That was five months ago and I was filled with angst, stress, and nervousness. But I trusted in God.  And now I think how everything I was so worried about has fallen into place.

And I feel so overwhelmed when I think of it all. How good God is. How much He loves me. How He takes care of me. How when I put everything in His hands that He just works it out. My life is being watched over, it is not accidental, and God is micromanaging my world. I am so filled with peace and contentment and calm. I think calm is the best way to describe it. I just feel so grateful and so overcome with love, and I guess most of all gratitude. It's just so amazing how everything turns out alright when we are keeping the commandments and putting God first in our lives. I feel like everything in my life is coming together, and even though I know that it might come apart again, the most important thing is that I know that it will come back together again. No matter how many times things come apart in my life, I have no doubt that God will put them back together again."  

  

she said it so well and as soon as i read it, i knew i had to share it. 

in other news (and to help change gears so i'll stop getting teary-eyed here at work...), i am excited for this weekend and all the fun things it will bring! 

and about that Utah weather i was talking about.....

if that doesn't brighten your mood, then i don't know what would. 

i hope you all have a most fantastic weekend with the ones you love and a very 

happy mother's day 

 to all you special moms out there!!!

xoxo.

 

is it over yet?

i'd be lying if i said i wasn't super glad it's friday.
it's been quite a week.
and i'm ready for it to be over now.
i have lots of trip posts to do, as well as a surgery update.

but for now, just to get me through the rest of this day,
here are a few things that helped.

happy friday, friends.

halloween :)

 i have really good friends.

a bit of my ornery, sleep-deprived self shining through..

 tell me this isn't the cutest tissue box ever.

 i LOVE chocolate-covered strawberries.

 totes me.

 i need to learn how to do this asap.

how did she even get up there??

 beautiful.

so true.

inspiration friday

{colonial house, slc - 9.20.2012}

 

 

“the longer i live, the more i realize the impact of attitude on life. attitude, to me, is more important than facts. it is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. it is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. it will make or break a company... a church... a home. the remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. we cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. we cannot change the inevitable. the only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. i am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. and so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.”

 

inspiration friday

does this count as "inspiration"?? well whatever. i like it, so there it is.

who's watching the big game tomorrow?

{for those that don't know, it's the big rivalry game tomorrow - UofU vs. BYU}

go utes!

LAST DAY TO VOTE!!!

that would be today.

a HUGE thank you to everyone that has voted faithfully & supported us this last week.

it might sound kind of silly to some, but this would be such a big deal if we were to win.

i honestly have no idea what our odds are (there are a lot of entries!) and i don't know how we compare to others, but i'm just super grateful for everyone and your effort on our behalf!

one last time! #127!

thanks friends.

happy weekend.

inspiration friday

i've been thinking a.lot. lately about our house and all that i want to do to finish it up.
it's just seriously lacking those finishing touches, you know?

and it's bugging me.
{not that i've done much about changing that in the last few months, but still...}

so the while the ideas have been rolling, i've been putting together a few things have been inspiring me to get our house a bit more polished.

picture collage/wall.

{i'm thinking white frames, though, not black.}

chalk wall!

{probably in the office.}

red curtain over the kitchen window.

{not necessarily like this, but just some sort of red to bring in a pop of color.}

grey dining room table.

for our bedroom.

{paint this on a canvas maybe?}

turquoise dresser.
{a dresser or nightstand or something.}

grey rocking chair.
{we already have a white rocking chair and a green one. perhaps the white will stay white, but the green definitely needs a new color.}

mustard yellow frames.

{already have a mustard yellow lamp, now i just want to find the paint color to match to bring in more of it!}

white-washed fireplace.

{this was Jae's idea, i cannot take credit.}

so whaddya think?

inspiration friday

yes, this quote is from hunger games. if you think that's dumb or cheesy, so be it. but the beauty and truth in this quote remains the same, regardless. 

i want to first, recognize these moments more often, and then embrace them fully for what they are. because they don't happen every day.

i'm in a sort of thoughtful, lovey, reflective, deep, almost-too-cheesy mood today, can you tell? :)

in other, not-so-mushy news, it finally happened to me. a lot earlier than i expected, might i add.
i ran out of picture-upload-storage space.
boooo.o.
you might've already guessed that happened, as evidenced by my (lack of) any sort of header on my blog!
well, besides just our name. and that doesn't exactly count.
don't worry, i bit the bullet and bought more space.
but until (hopefully) tomorrow, i can't add any more pictures, which means no header just yet.
until then, ignore the lameness.

happy friday!