No Longer a Slave

loving this song right now.  It just reminds that I am a child of the one true God and my identity is in Him. 

Quote for thought

How true is this statement. I challenge you to pay attention to what you think.  It determines everything around you.

Anticipation

There is an anticipation in the atmosphere.  I can feel a shift coming soon.  I can't say what it is, since I don't know, but something is going to happen this year.  It's going to be good too.  God has been revealing himself more and more to Sean and me.  He is reminding us and guiding us back to how we once worshiped separately, and stirring and instilling it back into us as a married couple.

At the end of last year, God started to shift some things in our life.  He started to place people in our path to form a family.  Sean and I do not really have family that are close to us (closest family is at least 1.5hr away).  It has been amazing to see God orchestrate this and I love every person who is in our family here in Fort Myers.  He is starting to unify us as one body and it is only going to grow from here. 

I can't wait to see what God is going to do this year.. 2015.

Authentic Living

"Living authentically is a journey of remembrance, acknowledging that we are powerful spiritual beings... to remember this truth; we need to move away from our mind's incessant chatter, and move directly into our hearts.  This is the quiet space of our true essence, our knowing.  Aligning our heart with the heart of God allows us to be in touch with our spirit.  Each day we can request to see ourselves as God sees us, in all of our perfection, without judgement or expectations.  We are no ordinary beings.  We are powerful spirits destined to remember our greatness, our divine connection.  It is time to remove the blocks.  It is time to remember."

- Kay Nuyens, Author

Lord, I pray we learn to align our hearts with Your heart so that we may do Your will.

hello 2015!

I really hope everyone enjoyed their holiday season!  I know it was busy for most but I hope most of you were able to take the time to just relax and spend time with family and friends. 

Sean and I were busy for most of the season with church related events and it was really nice to get away for Thanksgiving to Birmingham.  It was also nice to relax with his family over Christmas. 

One thing I like about the New Year (besides the cold) is that I get the time to relax and really think about how the year went for me.  I think of the good and the really bad parts of the year.  Yes, there are some things I think I would have liked to have done differently (don't we all?) but overall 2014 was a great year.  It wasn't easy, by any means, but it was worth fighting for and that my friends, means it was a great year.  One thing I learned in 2014 is that my boldness is coming back.  I used to be more bold in college and after graduating I somehow stopped being bold.  When you decide to do God's Will and start walking in His will you must be bold!  You cannot live a life of fear.  He has been teaching me that these last couple of months and it's been amazing to see it coming back slowly.  There is so much more I could go on but I will won't.

2015... I have seen so many prophetic words over this year already.  It's been amazing!  2015 is a year of blessings and rewards.  That is what I keep hearing for myself and Sean.  Sean and I will receive our rewards from the Lord this year.  I can't say which rewards we are getting because I don't know what they are but I feel it in my spirit that this is a year of blessing.  He has seen our faithfulness.  He has seen our obedience.  He has seen our hearts' desires and I know that He will bring them to us at His time.  We must remember to truly be patient and not be jaded during the process.  It's easy to forget and get lost in the worldly things and we must take time to remember the promises that God gave us in His Word.

So, this year, 2015... We wait for the promises to come into fruition and we will thank Him as we wait, thank Him when they come.  No resolutions have been made for our family except to grow in God and live the life He has designed for us to live.  That's not a resolution.  It's a lifestyle.

Road trip

A couple of weekends ago, Sean & I did a secret road trip to Alabama.  One of my best friends got engaged & part of the engagement was to have all of her close friends & family together to celebrate with her & her now fiancé.

What I loved more than anything was being in cooler weather and seeing the leaves change colors.  Fall is one of my favorite seasons & to come home to see some of the changes makes my heart happy. 

On this trip I got to see one of my best childhood friends and meet her SON!  It's so weird that we are now old enough to have children.  I don't know if I can get over that.  It was so good to catch up with Bethany & meet little Sawyer. 

The crazy part of this particular weekend was that I told Hunter (the fiancé) to keep my friend out of a certain shopping center because that is where we would be & it turned out that my best friend was next door shopping for an outfit while we were eating outside of the restaurant!  I was so thankful she didn't see me because it would have ruined everything that was planned. 

Everything did go as planned & now my best friend, Bethany (2 friends named Bethany.. Just thought I would clarify that) & Hunter are now engaged!

I could not be more excited for them! Being there from the beginning; watching this relationship blossom & being there for her through it all has been such an honor.  Going to try on rings to just to see what she likes and get the one she thought she would hate!  Hunter is getting one of the greatest girls I know and Bethany is getting one of the most giving men I have ever met.  They both live to serve each other & it's been so much fun to watch how God has slowly brought everything together for His glory.

This was the best surprise I have ever done & it was so worth the 12 hour drive!! 

My favorite is the video of her seeing all of us together waiting to celebrate them! 

Love you Bethany & Hunter!

2 years

Yesterday was our 2 year anniversary! I seriously can't believe that we have been married for two years already.  It feels like a lifetime and yet, it doesn't feel like that long at all!  I seriously don't know where I would be without Sean in my life.  I know I would probably be fine single but I do know I would miserable too.  Sean is the best thing that has happened to me.  Marriage isn't always fun or easy but it's a great journey to be on with the person God designs for you.  Sean challenges me all the time.  He helps me get out of my comfort zone & encourages me in everything. Even if I don't want to be encouraged, he still does it.  He's definitely my creative half.  I'm thankful that he dreams BIG so I can I can dream BIGGER.  I really do love this man more than words can say.

Happy Anniversary, my husband!