Trust Him...

...to take your broken &

make it beautiful.

notes...

 checking on the new cows

and they were nowhere in sight.

 we set out on a search.

one just happened to peek out from under a cedar tree

and hubby noticed it

on our second trip around the pasture.

hubby forgot to bring some feed along

so we made another trip to bring

 them a treat.

 it was a good hiding spot

we could have searched all afternoon.

Summer is here.

help comes in the form of people who

don't run away

prayer shifts the focus away from your problem

to one who can handle it

those who truly love you will respect

your priorities

even if they don't understand them

pause to see the blessings

& say thank you

you go a long way toward happiness

just by thinking in new ways

remember the difference between 

news & truth

'news comes to let you know what your

dealing with'

'God (truth) comes to help you

process all you are dealing with'

it's not about you handling it

it's about you handling it with God

your offer the greatest blessing to the people

you love 

when you lean into the truth 

about yourself & them

in the name of love

slow your roll

engage

take it moment by moment

ditch crummy self-talk

get excited by possibilities &

the challenge to stretch yourself

invite newness into your life

embrace change

be spontaneous

have fun

lighten up

you won't be punished by God

you were created to be fully human

enjoy the gift of being alive

being fully human

& being who you are

have fun with life

be well...

xoxo

💝

"Don't be in such a rush to figure everything out.

Embrace the unknown and let your life surprise you."

"Life is a balance of what we can control

and what we cannot.

I am learning to live between effort

and surrender."

"Anything you can't control in life

is teaching you how to let go."

 

There is no plan B...

...for your life.

You're still in plan A.

notes...

"God's dream for your life is bigger than your dream.

The biggest barrier to your dream is the past.

It's never to late to get back on track.

God has not shelved your dream.

You can prepare and dream for the future.

God's truth is truth, even if we don't like to hear it.

All of us fall short of God's dream for our life.

Honestly accept responsibility for your dumb choices.

Blame- B Lame

You lie to yourself more than anyone else.

Pain now, pleasure later?

Or

Pleasure now,  pain later?

Your going to recover.

Bring good out of bad.

Don't waste your pain.

Help others.

Redeem it.

Your mistakes are part of God's plan.

God can unscramble an egg.

God's original plan for your life 

is still in full force.

It is never too late...

You cannot expect to receive 

what your unwilling to give.

Courageously face the future with faith."

be well...

xoxo

💖

 

Do you....

....want to go with me later to preg some cows?

notes...

Mmm...maybe...

 Yes! I will go. It'll be fun.

Plus I have been wanting to for a long time.

I woke up thinking I was going to make

this the best day...I thought that yesterday too...

I used to think it was up to someone else.

It's soupy outside.

I've been in the purging mood lately,

and that makes me happy.

 find something greater than you

and surrender to it's grandeur

you get the steps as you go

invite harmony, curiosity 

and wisdom into your life

enjoy the moment

you don't need to complete

anything

just breathe

refresh yourself

focus on the goal of your faith

listen to the right voices in your life

and drown out the voices of 

doubt, fear, and insecurity

listen to your dreams

& your values

awareness takes practice

speak of love, beauty, trust,

acceptance, grace and forgiveness

you can't honor God if you don't 

honor one another

be kind

love one another

be well...

xoxo

💝

"I'm beginning to suspect that the second 

half of life is about learning to let go 

of everything I feverishly collected

over the first half that wasn't

loving or human."

"Practice what you know,

and it will help you make clear

what now you do not know."

~Rembrandt~

 

Most of the time...

...we just don't know

the whole story.

Give God some room to write

in the margins of the story

you came up with.

notes...

We had 3 inches at the end of the day...

almost 4 by this morning.

Sitting on the stoop listening to 

the Wrenn singing,

Otis howling in the distance

and two cats growling at each other.

Polly is right here.

Hubby asked if I wanted an Arbor for our 

Anniversary.

"Steel is the eleventh anniversary gift." he says.

Umm...Yes!!

What a great idea!

The brush pile transformed itself into a garden

& covered up with morning glories

and a few Zinnias too.

I'm easily mesmerized by the droplets on everything.

The cats are growling again...

this time it's Polly.

..."but those who plan what is good

find love and faithfulness."

(Prov. 14:22)

challenge your disempowering 

stories

you have to believe it's possible to 

change a crappy story

then take action

jump in 

go deep

there will be setbacks and difficulties too

but don't let that keep you in the shallow 

end of your life

sometimes you just need to look a little longer

and a little harder

when setbacks come

treat them as a learning experience

setbacks are the path to 

your future

refuse to waiver in your faith

continue on in 

wholehearted faith

your dream makes the potential

struggle worth it

actions show that your faith is real

communicate love in 

every way possible

be well...

xoxo

💖

"We can't always choose the music life plays for us,

but we can choose how we dance to it."

"We can always choose to perceive things differently.

We can focus on what's wrong in our life,

or we can focus on what's right."