a month in review // june.

[insert long sigh] june was a busy month to say the least! between falls creek and vbs, i think i was away from home more than i was there. but looking back, i wouldn't have it any other way. it's so funny - a year ago today, i started teaching sunday school. i didn't know a thing about kids. i didn't know that i would grow to love each one and appreciate their differences and personalities. i didn't know that i would learn so much from them. i didn't know just how much i want kids of my own. i serve an awesome God, lemme tell ya.

learnings:
- "under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors."
- i am competitive when it comes to sports. i may not be any good, but i'll always try!
- it's not what people call you; it's what you answer to.
- when you think something is silly for junior high/high schoolers, think again. it'll end up being their favorite thing. #VBSlessons 

happenings:
- falls creek!
- my vscogrid went live.
- VBS!
- welcomed the arrival of summer with italian ice. 
- many pictures of beautiful, blooming summer flowers were taken. be still, my heart.

popular posts:   falls creek 2013 // in the hurricane // summer lovin' 

a month in review // may.

popular posts: | home // for such a time as this // instagrams & polaroids |

learnings:
- running is not my forte.
- i become super stealthy when i see one of those people selling straighteners in the mall. they see my long hair, and i feel their talons ready to sink into me and ask, "you want me to straighten your hair?" i quickly dodge into the nearest store before they swoop in. when i see they've caught someone else in their evil trap, i book it out of the store, fake calling my mama. i feel bad, but they don't take no for an answer, and some of them have been very rude to me. i know it's their job, but my $20 walmart straightener works just fine.
- one of my sunday school boys volunteered to pray last week. he asked God to be with us in the tragedies of life & then he prayed that we would not only look to Him in the bad times, but in the good times, too. // i've been teaching sunday school for almost a year, but i feel as though those kids have been teaching me as well.
- i often pray for God to deliver me from my current situation. i'm learning to ask that He be my strength IN that circumstance. a change in the weather may not benefit me as much as trusting Him in the midst of that storm. 


happenings:
- God answered my prayers before i even had a chance to ask. He is so good to me.
- hurting and healing for my home state.
- began reading the harry potter series.
- started a new series on small town fashionista instagram.
- my family and i had to load up our kitty and drive away (for the second time in the last nine months) from the place i've called home for over twenty-five years. the first time was due to a raging wildfire that got way too close. this time was because of a tornado. at the last minute, the storm turned north. all glory to God.

findings:

- the new a beautiful mess app.

- the cutest owl necklace.

- "let's talk" nail color.

- new instax 210.

a month in review // april.

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lessons learned:
- God cares about the little things that concern us, like parking.
- midol on an empty stomach = NO. just... no.
- be careful with blog advertising. some bloggers don't believe in fairness.
- "as water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart." proverbs 27:19.


happenings:
- i was dreaming of back-to-back earthquakes. turns out they were real earthquakes.
- tax season ended and i survived rejoiced.
- mama and i took our annual okc shopping trip.
- one of my sunday school boys accepted Jesus as his Savior on the last day of revival!
- i started making prints.


favorite finds:

- the first issue of quite magazine.

- jumbo eye pencils. ($1 at the dollar store!)

- elf liquid eye liner in copper.

- baby lips in melon mania.

- "let's talk" by sinful colors.

- cross necklace from dustee's (okc).

- "sometimes God" by giel. (on repeat since saturday)

ps: i'm thinking of giving away one of my prints. if you'd like to host a giveaway, email me!