shauna niequist's {NEW} book...i've got it (and random)

 

warning:  this is a random post.

filled with some pictures.

{ not of people.}

well, one of me.....ummm......

but most people pics these days have been on my new ipad

(YAY)

which i'm still learning to us and have no idea

how to get pics from there to here....

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a lot's been happening in these parts,

{ but more on that later }

 

here's a little randomness.....

and some fun news

i made these pics awhile ago

inspired by romans 12:12

and pinterest.

it involves scribbling (fun)

temporarily attaching stencils (ohmercy)

and spray-painting on top (messy)

and removing stencils (wallah)

 

but the real story involves a couple nights ago

when the hubs and i were chatting about life and stuff....

(nothing major, just stuff.....'waiting' kinda stuff)

ANYways.....

 

all of a sudden

the patient in afflication sign

fell. off. the. wall.

just like that!

in the middle of the chat.

justin was not nearly as moved by that as i was

but i'm all about situational irony and such.

 

some friends have been spurring me on

via a facebook page called WORD Challenge

to memorize verses twice a month,

beginning and mid month.

 

great stuff.

as one of them pointed out,

when you're memorizing Scripture

you're focusing on each and every word.

yep.

i tend to be a "glance overer" if i'm not careful.

and memorization kicks that right on out of me.

 

funny how the little phrase

"let your gentleness be evident to all" can really rock your world

if you let it.

{and i have....and......oh, my}

 

caringbridge brings people together,

albeit under sad conditions.

i've been so inspired by the faith of a couple in our congregation

whose daughter is fighting for life.

the poetic words of a trusting dad who knows his girl

is being held by the Lord in this time.

 

the slow healing of this teen girl,

the two steps forward, one step back journey towards recovery

the steadfastness of God every step of the way...

 

dear Jesus, please uplift this family

give them amazing peace during this time

and heal makayla's body for Your glory.

 

 

 

right now on my table there are

flowers to brighten up the gloom that is february....

thankful for the small things.

as i have mentioned (ahem) i have a glorious new ipad.

and i have a Bible app.

but there is just something about the pages to turn,

the highlighting and underlining that can be done,

and the tears that can stain the pages of a bulky Bible.

 

{ amen? }

february (and january)

and half of march.....

crazyness.

 

it's sad when you hope for another snow day

and you loathe snow as i do.

 

but here's something to make any

winter-haters day.....

 

(drum roll, please)

 

okay, so this slightly obnoxious pic of me

includes a copy of the book,

'bread and wine' by shauna niequist

 

but not just any copy,

an 'advance readers' copy.

 

{ yep. }

 

soooo excited!

i'm going to read up this book

and tell you all about it here on my blog.

 

{ so.... }

you can get excited, too

and then go out and buy it now or when it officially comes out.

SOON!

 

 

have you ever read

cold tangerines ?

bittersweet ?

 

check it out, you all.

 

and have a super

(snowy, perhaps) day!