Closing the Week

Just two months from today, I will be in Paris for the very first time.  I'm extremely excited.  I can't wait.  I've never been to Europe so you can imagine the measure of my anticipation.

As I look forward to September, I find that there is still life happening around me.  A lot of life is like this...a looking forward to the future and forgetting to enjoy the life we have right now.  It's so easy to do.  I struggle with it all the time.  But I must remember that while the future is full of possibilities, the present is full of hope.  And without hope those possibilities will never come.

I so ofter just expect to wake up one morning and find that my entire life has changed.  Like in The Little Princess when Shirley Temple wakes up to find untold treasures from her beloved India.  Yet, life is not like that at all.

We become.

In everything we do,
we think,
we say,
we become our future.

As my weekend begins, I'm choosing to become.  To become more than I am and to enjoy today.

Here's what happened on the blog this week

I cooked up an Old Fashioned Shrimp Boil and I also crafted with some sea shells.  They're now my favorite color: gold.  I wrote about writing stories with our lives and sharing them with other people.  And, on top of all that, I introduced one of my favorite companies, Noonday.  I love their products, but I also love their purpose.

Share with me your favorite post for the week.  Leave a link in the comments and I'll check it out.

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Insta-Weekend...just a day late

Normally, on Mondays are reserved for Sister Talk and maybe we'll still get one to you before the day is over.  However, Dalayna is a little under the weather.  

Have no fear.  We shall be back soon.  In the meantime here's a look at this weekend.  It was a good one!

This past weekend I celebrated one of my friend's birthdays by going to Beaver Lake in Arkansas.  I only got to stay one night, but I had so much fun.  And I think my friend did too.

There were so many dear by the cabin we stayed in and it was right on the lake!  Totally beautiful.  We went to the War Eagle craft show which was so amazing.  I found several interesting booths.  To find out more about the War Eagle Craft Show check out this link.

Church was on Sunday.  I love my church so much.  I have the amazing privilege to serve some of the most giving, supportive, and loving people on the planet.  You can read more about my church here & here.

To check out more pictures on Instagram follow me here.

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On the Blog this Week

This week is going to be a big week for the blog.

Monday--Sister Talk (coming later today)
Tuesday--Vegetarian is the Way update
Wednesday--Inspiration
Thursday--Style Files & Sponsors Post
Friday--Last segment of the Parenting Series for the Summer
Saturday--Pinned it, made it Challenge

On top of that there's a giveaway happening now that includes ad space and goodies from the Blue Jay Boutique.  (link here)

See, I told you it was going to be a big week and I'm looking forward to it.

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