Let Love Guide

This print is near & dear to my heart. It was hand-stitched {with much love & thoughtfulness} by a lady from Geneva's Wonderful Women Project. This group provides women in the village of Githioronii, Kenya the opportunity to learn skills to produce handmade items such as baskets, purses, embroidery & jewelry. I have the print on the piano in our living room as a reminder for the boys {and myself} to remember how important it is to protect our heart, thoughts & character. The Five Watches Watch your thoughts, they become words Watch your words, they become actions Watch your actions, they become habits Watch your habits, they become character Watch your character, it becomes your destiny {powerful!} I love, love, love this message! Geneva & the other wonderful women gather weekly to create, support, encourage, strengthen {and love} one another. They also pray for each other, for God to provide their daily bread ... they listen {and obey} God...

When I was little I always dreamed of having a house with a different color in every room. So, when Scott & I bought this house, the first thing we did was paint the living/”dining room” <— this is our office/music room {although I am eating Captain Crunch Berries in here, so I guess it’s also the dining room} We painted the top part of the wall in both rooms {and down the hall} a cute yellow color called Lemon Sorbet & below the white chair rail we painted a dark chocolate called Chocolate Sparkle {I guess we were hungry when we picked out the colors}. Actually, we had a five-year-old & I was WAY pregnant when we chose these colors & painted. {TRUTH: Scott pulled an all-nighter & painted all the rooms {and this is why we still have these colors to this day}. It was just him, Red Bull, Radiohead & paint ♥ bless him! ♥  The dark color on the lower walls has been great to hide little handprints. We’ve lived in our home for 12 years but just ...

Lately I've been {obsessed} with this song by Laura Hackett.  The lyrics speak to everything God has been working in my life the past 3 months. You satisfy my soul You satisfy my soul You satisfy my soul With Your love You make my heart sing You lift me on eagles wings Just when I thought that my heart it would faint You take the darkest night and turn it to shining light Just when I thought that the night had won Hallelujah, You make all things beautiful Hallelujah, trials and testing prove there’s gold Hallelujah, You turn mourning into joy This past summer was probably one of the loneliest times of my life {Although I now realize it was one of my best times of growth.} Have you ever had a time in your life where God set you apart from everyone & demanded your attention & heart? That was this summer for me. My "love language" is quality time, so it was difficult to be "alone" with only God as my companion & confidant. And yet...

“But God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn't come through.”  Francis Chan {9.11.2001} None of us will forgot this date {ever.} It's a day that shook all of us to our core, shook our faith, bonded us together. It changed us. {9.10.2001} The day before ... this is the date I'll never forgot. This was the day my marriage of four years ended. I spent the morning listening to Sinead O'Connor's "Last Day of Our Acquaintance" {and praying.} On this day I would cease being a Mrs. and become part of a statistic. At the age of 27 I would be a single mother of a precious three-year-old little boy {our Noah}. I felt devastated by this outcome. I was raised in a Christian home, my parents were happily married. My grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great {...} all happily married. And, I was saddened by the fact we broke ...