Not completely Wordless Wednesday

 An aunt, I am...

#3!

So excited!

Cara a Cara - YOLO link up!

Good Monday Morning!

Whew, last weekend dumped me into Monday before I even knew it! After getting off work at 3 and hopping into a car at 3:15 and heading out for the weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday flew by. Before I knew it, I was finishing the day on Wednesday and didn't even realize it! 

Teaching the hand game! If you don't know this one, you should. Nuf said!

Like I said, I headed out of town with my church last Friday. Translated the conference we attended is called Face to Face with God. Before I left, little information was available to me. They told me the things I "needed" to know so I wasn't concerned. Obviously not enough to hint that something was a little different with this retreat then others I had attended. By the time I arrived on Friday night I was beginning to get the idea this wasn't what I was thinking.

Trying to get her to look at the camera!

success!

After a grueling first session I lost my phone, ipod, camera, extra reading material, and my privilege of speech. Overwhelmed, I went to bed that night wondering what in the world I had gotten myself into. After the first two sessions Saturday morning, frustration doesn't begin to describe it! Not being able to speak, digest the insane amount of weighty information being thrown my way, and process the things that Father was leading me through.

To sum up a pretty full weekend in short, there is no way that you can come that close to the Father and not change anything. There is no way you can hide anything...or think you are hiding anything. He reveals the things in light that you had packed away and shut up. Being removed from so much forced me to deal with things that He planned for me to deal with that I otherwise would have avoided. There was not a huge band, dim lights, or alter calls. It was a small retreat center beautifully set in the most wonderful fall colored mountains. It was completely between the Father and me.

Just us two.

I spent 24 hours having the Father sing over me as I listened to the things He had to say. Refreshed, cherished, and content in the Father! Confident in the things He is calling me to right now! 

 These pictures are not all illegal! I was returned my camera Saturday night and this was all I was able to click!

 We had to leave pretty early Sunday morning to get back in time fore church. Leaving before the sun came up made me pretty sad because it meant I wasn't able to get some of the colors the mountains had to offer. However, God reminded me that my ways aren't His ways and He had some colors much better in mind!

 He painted this one just for me!

 I can't make this stuff up!

 We decided to hop out for a few minutes to snap some group photos!

 This man was so sweet! Don Jose, had a cake made for us to welcome us back! 

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On a different note, today happens to be the birthday of someone who pretty much sums up the term YOLO! This child 18 year old knows how to embrace the moment! She doesn't take forever to make a decision (like me) over something to eat. Super daring, and a great risk taker! She loves to be joyful and bring joy to others! Loves children, loves style, loves bright colors, loves her Lord, and I love her! 

SO, HApPY bIRthDAy shout out to my very favorite 18 year old sister! I am thankful for you! 

 Happy Monday folks! Stay dry!

First link-up!

I finally decided to take the blogging leap and join a link up party! I turned out to be just as shy in the blogging world as I am in the real world! Oh well! Here's my shell, and here I am stepping out of it! I have really enjoyed reading here and decided I would jump on the YOLO link up! Here is goes! 

This weekend we headed out to an annual family event, apple picking! We do this every year! It is a fun time to be away together! This year was a little different, which was sad! With my sister and her family stuck to the west and my other sister and her hubby having already make plans we were down to the 3 of us. My cousin, grandma, and uncle and aunt ended up being able to come along!

God blessed us with an AMAZING day! The weather was perfect and just slightly on the summer side of too hot! *sniff* But I can not complain, no rain. =)

Every year, for a few years has taken a picture on this hill. The group changes a little every year. This is the model for this year! **Oh and I didn't lie. My sister and her hubby did have plans. They just happened to be at the same place, just slightly different time as our plans! We crossed paths just long enough to get a picture together! 

Happy Monday!

Tuesday Talk

Happy Tuesday Morning!

I am loving the crisp fallness around here! God has sung my love language lately with falling yellow, orange, and red colored leaves, pumpkin baked goods, the crunch under you feet as you walk, cool nights, beautiful sunny days, apples, scarves NOT for decoration, and boots! I am in love with this month (all but 1 day) and next!

This Tuesday is a little different from last time I wrote. I am still in constant communication with the Father about the next step He's yet to light. I still don't know His heart on matter. For now, I am taking His answer as a "wait." I am at peace.

As a family we've been going through Experiencing God for family worship. It has been a fun and encouraging study with a practical and hand's on approach to realistically experiencing the Father. One of my favorite ways that I have enjoyed learning to experience Him recently has been as the Father who delights in His children. I didn't quite understand the complete concept and still don't. However, taking the example I have in an earthly Father subtracting sin full man, adding perfection, and multiplying it by 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 and beyond then I may begin to taste what it may be like! =)

Having the Father sing over me is an odd concept. I can't seem to understand it. Forever I thought that the only singing going on in our relationship was from me to Him. Now, I know that the Father does sing over me and delights in me just like a father does on this earth!  


Enjoy the Father singing over you today! Happy Tuesday!

my heart

I am here to tell you friends that I serve an amazing God! I'm serious right now, He is an AWESOME God. He is so much greater than ANYTHING I am able to fathom, think up, ponder, or dream!

He is infinitely bigger than all my fears, failures, and flops. He is eternally more than all my insecurities, worries, and shortcomings.

He is all together greater than all my dreams, hopes, desires, and plans. I have no doubt that He can and will supply EXACTLY what I need when I need it and can throw in amazing surprises just because He can.

I am humbled an amazed at the complete and perfect Greatness that I am blessed to call Father, Savior, Lord, and Guide.

Tonight, I am praising and thanking the mountain moving, awe-inspiring, heart cry hearing, gift giving, gasp giving God and friends, I invite you to do the same!