Monday, March 17, 2014

Little Happies [1]

One of the best parts of camp every day? Highs and lows. It gives us a chance to reflect on the blessings God has given us throughout our days. I don't usually have this habit outside of that camp world. So when I saw this link up, I wanted to join in. I'm excited to be along for the ride this week! Check out Blessed To Be for more happies.


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Is it weird to talk about your own birthday on your blog? Well, I'm going to do it! It's my birthday, and that is fun. Carol and I took a little time to chat and catch up this morning. Then my family sent me these:



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I am grateful for my vacation with my mom and my sister. I will write more on this later, but right now, just look at that water! So beautiful, so grateful.



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Last night was the first night I was able to get together with my discipleship girls in a while. They are just so fun and always brighten my day. They put up with my craziness and desire for adventure (we ordered a pizza, just because) and are getting more and more willing to share. 

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Giving up TV for lent has created so much time for reading and it is so great. I read 4 books on vacation last week. Right now, I am half way through the second book of the Gemma Doyle Trilogy. I remember reading the first book in the 8th grade and loving it, so I decided that I wanted to read to whole trilogy. I love the imagery in these books - the characters often enter into other worlds called realms, so it is fun to get lost in the world of magic and the magic that comes from the 1890's in London.



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When I got home from Mexico, I had a package. Inside were two beautiful scarves for my project to help get scarves for Dana's bible study. This leaves me with 4 in hand, and two on their way! I'm going to deliver the scarves this weekend. I love that others have jumped on board for this little last minute project. Maybe next year it can be something bigger. 



7 comments:

  1. In my opinion, you can definitely talk about your birthday on your blog! Hope it was a great one! And that water looks amazing.

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    1. Thanks!! The water WAS beautiful - so fun to go on vacation! Thanks for stopping by!

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  2. Yay! What a lovely list!! Thanks for joining in the LH fun. :) It's great to e-meet you! And btw, it is TOTALLY acceptable to mention your birthday on your blog. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Loving the balloons and flowers. Adorable that it came from your fam. That picture from your vacation is gorgeous. Take me to the beautiful water, please!! Love when giving things up for Lent = rediscovering favorite old pastimes. Reading sure is fun, and is way easier without normal life distractions. And your scarf project sounds so great!! Good work!! :)

    PS - LOVE the "My Life (in lists)" graphic at the top of your blog. Did you design that??

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    1. Thanks for hosting! I think this series is just so great! Thanks for the bday wish, my new e-friend!! And yes, I did design the graphic - I've been using picmonkey & I just love it! Its so fun and makes designing very simple.

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  3. I haven't read those Libba Bray books in forever. You'll have to let me know if they are still good all these years later.

    Also, you absolutely can and probably should blog about your birthday. I'm sure it's in the rules somewhere.

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    1. Oh gosh, they are SO good! I just finished Rebel Angels last night and it took all my will power not to start A Sweet Far Thing immediately. I think I'm getting very different messages and themes from the book this time around and picking up on her view on the world. In the 8th grade I just gobbled up the story and the world of the realms!

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    2. Well, it's official. I should probably just buy them for kindle and ignore all my responsibilities in favor of fiction, just like I did in high school. Also, I love that someone else loved them too!

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