Monday, August 29, 2011

A little monday morning encouragement...

as i sit here with my morning coffee, i'm trying to get geared up for my full week of school! thinking about some of my favorite songs and the encouragement, love, and conviction that they bring. good to think about over a cup of coffee mixed with a little anxiety. but, what comforts me is remembering and thanking God for the most incredible plan that He has laid out for us. He has shown us this incredible plan thru the most beautiful and full blessings that He has given us since we've been married. He has used Yazoo City as a source of constant blessing for us. Thank You!


if you're the type, read over some of these favorite verses of mine. reflect on them. i pray you find encouragement!


Laden with guilt and full of fears,
I fly to thee, my Lord,
And not a glimpse of hope appears,
But in Thy written Word.
The volumes of my Father's grace
Does all my griefs assuage
Here I behold my Savior's face
in every page.


All that feeds my busy pride
Cast it ever more aside.
Bid my will to Thine submit,
Lay me humbly at Thy feet.

Thy mercy my God is the theme of my song
The joy of my heart, and the boast of my tongue
Thy free grace alone, from the first to the last,
Hath won my affections, and bound my soul fast.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

a few thoughts...

  • school starts today! i'm a little nervous, but excited nonetheless. i've got to get better at being organized. Dane thinks i'm the least organized person in the world, which is somewhat true. i'm gonna show him!

  • i can't WAIT for fall! i love sweater weather and chili/soup weather and bonfire weather! ahh!







  • guess what i'm doing on saturday? yes, that's right. being the best/coolest wife ever. i will be sitting in a hunter's education class from 9:00am to 7:00pm. this better be worth it. this is my goal:

  • here are some random pictures i wanted to share with y'all! look at my Bea. she has grown so much! and is even bigger now than when i took this picture!
  •  i love this picture of Dane. caught him in a moment of happiness! he loves driving that tractor.
  •  some creatures down by our pond



  • last thing: i wanted to share with y'all two slideshows from events i took pictures at this summer.  the first is for our VBS at first pres, and the second is from our st. louis mission trip! both videos are long (8-9 minutes), but they're so sweet and wonderful. our church has been such a blessing for Dane and I, more than we ever could've imagined. God's plan for us has abounded with grace and mercy. 

 thanks for continuing to read. i'm going to try and get better at this, but i just don't see it in the cards anytime soon due to school. but ya never know! love you all.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

st. louis mission trip

this is sadly delayed! i'm finally going to put pictures up from the mission trip i went on with our church youth group in june! 

we went to st. louis and worked with new city fellowship in reaching out to those that live in the inner city.  i learned so much about loving "the orphan and the widow".  many people that we loved on (unprivileged children, muslim women learning to speak english, those in a government-funded retirement/nursing home, the dangerous neighborhoods, etc.) do not experience much care/security/love/protection besides that of this church and their mission.  it was such an eye-opening trip. here are some pictures of our youth and of the kids we loved on all week!











 our nightly group time. one of my favorite times of the week

 our fearless, yet slightly odd leader!











 this was the girl i tutored all week, Danielle!

 quiet coyote!
some of the greatest kids i know!