Live life!

Today was a great day! Nothing particular happened, it was just a good day with God and a good day of reflecting and hearing and seeking Him. It was a good day of self reflection and visioning. It was a good day!

SO often we are so focused on a particular event or upcoming date... looking for the next thing that we don't live the days we have.

I went and saw the movie The Way today, and I HIGHLY recommend it! On the movie, one character makes the remark, "You don't choose a life, you live one."

We must quit focusing on choosing the particular life we want to life and get busy living the life we have.

I love you all and hope you take time to LIVE today!

KNOW Him

Ok, so I told you it would happen and sure anough, it has- I missed another day of posting a blog yesterday. I did take a picture while I was at a birthday party last night in LA, but when I got home, I was tired and after talking to my "Daddy," I crashed. So, here is the picture I took last night of some city lights overlooking LA.

And while I am on birthdays, for today's picture, can I point out that this huge balloon that I got on September 21st for my birthday is STILL floating and strong?!?!?! WOW!!! Impressive, eh? :)

I pray you all are well! I am! Life is good, and I am grateful for the daily growth in my life. It is not always pretty or comfortable to grow in the plans God has for your life or for Him to point out the things that you need to work on, but OH how great it is to KNOW Him!!! I live to know Him and make Him known!!!

Red Light, Green Light

I was on my way home from watching a soccer game and thinking about how I hadn't taken any pics today. So I took one of the light as it turned green. (Then I dropped the phone and took my foot off the brake as to not get honked at :)

A couple of weeks or so ago, a lady I deeply admire (Ms. Nancy Sykes) wrote on another friend's facebook wall about a Word she had heard that God does not give green lights, but only yellow and red lights. He expects us always to be moving forward and He will give us yellow and red lights if we head in the wrong direction or too fast.

So, let's keep on keepin' on!

Oops

So, yesterday, I straight up forgot to post :( Until my sister woke me up with a text this morning asking why I hadn't posted :)

So, what do I do? I broke the year of posting... so, we can make it 365 days of posting, knowing that yes, there will likely come a few more days like this. So, once the year is over, for each day I missed, I will continue to post for that many more days.

Sometimes we all need a fresh start! And a bath ;)

All my life, as long as I live

"I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live." Psalm 104:33

Beauty

Ok ladies, this one is for you. I have been reading John and Stasi Eldredge's book, Captivating. (I HIGHLY recommend it if you haven't read it!) It is a great book, and today I just want to remind you that you are ALL beautiful! Yes, even you! You are beautiful and the world needs you. You have beauty to offer.

Today I looked up and took note of some of the beauty God has put around me. Here is a shot as the sun went down while I was at a park watching a soccer practice. In case I didn't make anyone jealous by the beautiful palm trees all around me, I am blessed to be surrounded by mountains as well ;)

Laugh

I LOVE to laugh. Like I realllly enjoy laughing! I'm sure everyone else does, too, but I still feel really strongly about it :) So here is a pic from my daily calendar which gives a humorous quote daily.

This quote is all so true. It seems things are going well in people's lives, or everything is going wrong at once. Oh the joys of mountains and valleys. Both are amazing in their own ways, and without the valleys, we would never know the joy or appreciate the mountains.

God bless you all! Find something to laught at- laughter is good for the soul!