let's catch up

hi lovelies..

just wanted to pop in, and let you all know i am still alive! life has been sort of hectic lately, and to be quite honest, i have been so caught up in life, i haven't had time to blog.

no apologies. 

i'm enjoying life in the present.

for the most part. ha.

i could probably do without work and school, but hey...that's part of life too!

school has started back in full swing. 

i have a full semester of classes, but not extremely difficult ones. 

that will come next semester. sigh.

speaking of which, i have some exciting news coming soon about fall 2013!

recently i have found myself deep deep down in things i have to accomplish before putting my head on the pillow at night.

as i glanced down at my planner just yesterday morning, a small part of me felt very overwhelmed.

i reminded myself that i'm only one person, and can only do so much.

but in that moment, Father whispered a sweet reminder to me.

yes, i am only one person, but i have a mighty God who holds the whole world in His hands.

HE is the Creator of time.

HE is the one holding the brush that paints my life's canvas.

so, why am i so concerned with all that my planner reminds me i have to do?

i often catch myself dreaming of how wonderful life would be if God would just slow everything down, or maybe even add a couple more hours to the day.

however, i'm then reminded  it isn't God who causes such chaos, and such time crunched calendar's. 

it's me.

and there is something i can do about it.

start saying no.

do you ever feel like that? 

totally overwhelmed by schedules and lists?

are you like me and keep adding more things for you to have to get done just because you can't tell people no?

OH YEAHH!!!

**exciting news coming soon about Rosemary's Home of Hope**

here's a glimpse of what's been going on lately down in Mississippi--

life is so much better when buttercups are blooming.
by far my favorite flower!

got to play with this sweet angel at a dnow i worked last weekend.
she's a doll!

first NBA game!
we went to see the Grizzlies

John Nix
camp pastor for Toby Mac's youth camp.
he was the speaker at dnow.
(i look drugged or something in this picture. probably due to 1) absolutely no sleep. seems to be what happens when you spend the weekend with a bunch of junior high/high school girls *i'm getting old 2) way too much mountain dew to make up for the lack of sleep...)

savannah: one of the sweet girls in my girls group at dnow

sophie claire-- pink car, pink shades, and chevron pants.
what more could a girl ask for?!

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