Monday, April 23, 2012

MyTy Road Trip

(The real craziness begins....NOW!) My friend Micah and I will be heading out in about 14 hours to hit the road for a month! Ok, so maybe we won't be on the road for a whole month, but the trip in general is a month long raid trip across the U.S. And it's going to be one long, numb butt, most hilarious, entertaining, painful, exciting, wonderful, hot and cold, awesome trip!!! FOllOW US HERE! You know you want to. ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aj_IdVakxc&feature=related So on another note, my next few blog posts will most likely be about the trip and our current status along the way. Enjoy!! lol (And, come on, share with some friends. You're even allowed to laugh at us! It's going to be redonkulous.)

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Green Paint.

What is it about us sometimes that crafting or making an item is more fun than just going out and buying it already made? (It's a good thing! Especially for those of us who do it only once a year..)

I myself grew up in a home that was more thought on, "let's just hire someone who can do it" not because we had the money and/or were lazy, no not at all, but because we knew we couldn't do it ourselves better. We knew there were (are) people that can do it better and we'd rather trust them.

Like our cars. My dad is not a mechanic. Then he had two daughters. So besides checking the oil, my family relies on Bob from GoodYear, haha.

But of course there are people who love DIY. (ok I know crafts and cars are much different but you get the general idea.. right?) I love the idea of different crafts or projects that I can do myself, but then I never have the patience and then I never end up taking them on. When I have an idea, it has to be done quickly after that, or I just lose the excitement and give up.

This past weekend however, I decided to paint my room a new color. (I do paint my bedroom walls, on my own, just FYI ;) and in the midst of that, I decided to buy chalkboard paint. I was going to paint a square on my wall but then decided against it, considering I might not want it later. So I found a random board down in the garage that we have no use for, painted it with the chalkboard paint and, WAL-LA! I have a chalkboard I can hang where ever I want, and I can draw on it! *ahem* I mean I can make lists on it! Lol. (I'm a list person. The number of sticky notes I go through is amazing)

Funny (side note) story: the man in Lows helping me out while I was buying the paint said, "So I'm guessing this is for a kid's room?" with my reply, "uhhh no... My room actually.... Ahha. IWantedToTryItBecauseIWORKWithAWeddingDesinerWhoHasMadeThemForEvents! *ahem* yeah..so.."
He can just go join the magician at the restaurant a few weeks ago who thought I was "like 10yrs old"... I should start a club: "The 21 year old girl who doesn't look 21"

Anyway(!), my whole point in this is how easy it is that I could have just gone out and bought a chalkboard.. But instead I made my own and it's so much more fun knowing I made it, and created a piece for my room.

It's the simple things in life, right?

I should get back to cleaning..

<3 t.


((Stay tuned for a month long adventure across the U.S.! My friend Micah and I will be heading out on a road trip a week from today, and who knows what I'll post next! 😉))

-Photos below-
My new green (and brown) bedroom walls. (I'm repainting the white shelf all white, no worries! lol)

The chalkboard!

Friday, April 6, 2012

#Truth

I trust people way to easily.
But I fail to truly trust my God.

I want to fall in love with life daily.
But falling more in love with Christ is taken lightly.

I strive for more.
He's already given me more.

But I only look on the outside.
He's looking on my inside.

I'm just letting myself breath earthy air.
He's given me eternal air.

I'll tell the world my troubles.
But to Him, I speak weakly.

Then I'll show up one day, and I'll tell
Him everything. I'll cry out to Him and ask for direction.
But then I won't wait to listen.
Or read His perfection.

I fear for the unknown.
I should fear not knowing Him.

He's given me LIFE.
I gave Him my life, so why wouldn't I trust Him?

He's given me HOPE.
So why do I fear?

He's given me MERCY.
I've never deserved.

He's given me JOY.
Why should I feed my failures?

He's given me ARMOR.
For battle, why would I leave it behind?

He's given me living WATER.
Why would I trade it for temporary caffeine?

He's given me DESIRES.
Why should I ignore them?

He's given me 1000's of reasons to have FAITH in Him.
Why would I choose just one opposing option?

In Christ Alone,
I am free.


[Resurrection Sunday ~ Praise the Lord! He is alive, and through that, I am alive!]