Playing with Pictures

Our August Staycation

So I promised pictures from our recent trip to a bed and breakfast. It was gorgeous! We had so much fun that we decided to stay an extra day! What a blessing it was to meet such a wonderful family, and be served by an extraordinary staff. We spent our days taking naps, walking the wooded trails, swimming in the pool, and learning about the quaint town.
This is a picture of the beautiful entry way...I can't get over the breathtaking light and historic charm.True to it's name, the Roseland Plantation in Ben Wheeler, TX had roses everywhere. I would recommend this wonderful oasis to anyone :) Hope everyone has a fabulous Friday!

~Lindz

Surrounded by Love

So lately I've been feeling surrounded by love. I haven't posted anything in FOREVER! I know I'm a horrible blogger. My classes this summer have killed me! I'm excited to announce as well that I am leaving the graveyard shift. So let's take a moment to have a tribute.

A Tribute to My Life as a Vampire

1) Thanks to my life as a vampire or as I like to call it MLAAV, I have been able to be current on all the latest news, facebook status of friends, and emails.
2)I have also had plenty of time to miss my family members which means that when they see me they are excited and it isn't "Oh hey, it's you again."
3) My husband's girlfriend has been getting lots of extra attention (we have a cute nickname for her...PS3)
4) My cats have become attached to what they think is their new owner, because they forgot me.
5) I have made good friends with bug spray and fly swatters, because apparently the bugs only come out at night.
6) I'm now an expert at office yoga...just don't tell my boss that I'm doing the downward dog at 3:00am.
7) I am now the poster child for sunscreen, because Lord knows this MLAAV hasn't seen any sun in months.
8) I have actually ENJOYED the heat outside because I never get to see it :)
9) I have become BFF's with my coworker over the phone at the other location of our office.
10) And the best part about MLAAV has definitely been cranking up the music and zoning out to get my homework done :)

So I'm moving on, Sianara pale skin...hello golden skin and vitamin D!!! Hello world!

So in celebration of my new schedule, my husband are in the process of decorating our balcony. We began by cleaning off the balcony, and planting a few plants. We have some planters from our old apartment that FINALLY went up. Pictures to come very soon! Anyway, now we have a wonderfully realxing balcony including plant stands, sunflowers, a random palm type tree, purple flowers, and yellow wild looking ones. Can you tell I don't like official names of plants? I like to name plants by what they look like for example: Spikey leaves, wild yellow hair, curly green buds, and my personal favorite purpulus a plantus :)

So Matt and I also went on a short vacation last week. We went to the Canton flea market. It was BLAZING hot!!! This cannot be overemphasized. There was practically NO wind, and it was 108 degrees outside!!! Ouch! Luckily for me I am still living MLAAV, so I was virtually unaffected. I don't even think I got sunburned, just maybe a new freckle or two. Anyway, we then spent three glorious nights at the most amazing B&B. Pictures are also coming on this one :) As soon as Matt gets himself a new job, we are going to buy ourselves a flipping sweet new Canon camera. Any suggestions on a particular one? We can't wait to have professional looking pictures. Ok well that's all for now, if I update completely, we'd be here all night!!!

Too-da-loo!
~Lindz

The Sparrow

Just an old Praise song I ran across. Anyone have fond memories attached to this song?

"His Eye is on the Sparrow"


Verse 1:
Why should I feel discouraged,
Why should the shadows come,
Why should my heart be lonely
And long for Heav'n and home,
When Jesus is my portion?
My constant Friend is He:
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me.

Refrain:
I sing because I'm happy,
I sing because I'm free,
For His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me.

Verse 2:
"Let not your heart be troubled,"
His tender word I hear,
And resting on His goodness,
I lose my doubts and fears;
Though by the path He leadeth
But one step I may see:
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me.

Verse 3:
Whenever I am tempted,
Whenever clouds arise,
When songs give place to sighing,
When hope within me dies,
I draw the closer to Him,
From care He sets me free:
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He cares for me.

The Grassy Road

"He made the world to be a grassy road for her wandering feet." W.B. Yeats

For some reason I have always found this quote to be super romantic. I imagined myself in the future with my future significant other as he layed down his jacket in water puddles, opened car doors, and put his hand on the small of my back to lead me in our walk together. I always pictured what my future prince charming would be like. It's interesting to me, these many romanticised views of relationships we have, and to be honest it makes me think of the divorce rate. After about two years into my relationship with my now husband I realized that to have a meaningful relationship it wasn't going to be about romance it was going to be about God. See now when I read this quote I don't think about all the millions of things that my husband does for me that is romantic. I think about how God has indeed made my road grassy and comforting for my wandering feet. I think about how the rascal flats created the lyrics "God bless the broken road that led me straight to you." And it reminds me that without my broken road to Him I would never be able to experience the fresh, soft, and grassy road that is before me now. I'm so blessed to have this knowledge now and no longer be on the broken and tattered road I was on before. And I've learned a valuable lesson about humility and God's plan for all of our roads. I'm very thankful to have my husband now for example, but I could have lived in God's presence and have been perfectly content for the rest of my days if that was his plan for me.

I'm so blessed to have God as the center of my life and of my marriage. These are just a few thoughts I have after my six year anniversary with my wonderful husband. I've also been feeling called lately to cut back on my hours spending time with the youth group. So I'm only going to be helping out for two Wed./month this summer. I will of course reconsider in August.

I am SUPER excited about my classes this semester, as I am taking pre-practicum (before I begin my practicum), human lifespan, and Addictive and compulsive behavior. They sound amazing! I love being in school and learning, otherwise I feel like my brain is not challeneged and is glazing over. Anyway, That's all for now.

~Lindz