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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">well. it's official. at the end of august i will be moving to NASHVILLE, TN and i could not be more excited. a lot of people have asked what i will be doing there so i thought i'd blog some insight into this big move.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">a few months ago a dear friend of mine, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/haleygeorgephotography">haley george</a>, told me she and her wonderful roommate were leaving charlotte when their lease ended to move back to nashville and in passing she said "you should come too"... and that got my wheels turning. "why not?" was all i could think. just one year prior we had been in nashville and i thought while there "this is a city i could see myself living in." now a year ago would i have thought i would be making this announcement? NO WAY! this idea of moving started so organically with a "why not?" to something that has been pressing further and further into my heart... further into my hopes and fears... further into my desires to know my God greater. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://aprilmwalker.blogspot.com/2014/04/life-abundant-outside-my-comfort-zone.html">you may remember this post from a few short weeks ago where i wrestled with my comfort zone and the abundant life i believe is just outside of that.</a> i believe this move something that the Lord has set before me that will stretch me, that will grow me, and that will bless my soul in more ways than i can begin to imagine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i currently do not have a job lined up, but have started the search. i've worked a great job for the last 9 years in the insurance world, but my heart and passion did not lie in my full time work. my hope and dream is that the heart, passion, and talents the Lord has given me can be used in my daily work. this is what i'm searching for in nashville. <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/april-walker/19/7ab/881/">want to hire me?</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i'm very excited for new friends in nashville and cultivating the few friendships i have there. i will miss SO many aspects of life in NC as my life here was really, really good. my family and friends will be missed greatly. this move for me is so bittersweet, but i press on... leaving something really good for something that i believe in my heart will be greater. Jesus is calling me to step out in great faith and i'm saying YES. an emphatic YES at that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">my prayer for a long time has been romans 8. i pray my love for Jesus is multiplied, that i learn how to reflect Him to all those around me, that i learn to love well, to trust well, and truly lean into His promises for my life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">yes. nashville is a big move, but i'm <b>adventurously expectant.</b></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">::this resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's </span><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i>adventurously expectant</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?" God's Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going to get what's coming to us—an unbelievable inheritance! We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with him, then we're certainly going to go through the good times with him!:: romans 8:15-17 {the message}</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it's so, SO very worth it.</span></div>
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<br />{live.a.life.of.love}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05830146707288477920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002314671184935321.post-18388161105230134762014-05-13T10:54:00.001-04:002014-05-13T10:55:44.099-04:00{nashville}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">last month i decided it was time for an adventure so i tagged along with some friends who were running the nashville rock n roll half marathon and headed west for a few days. oh the joys of the open road. the drive from north carolina to tennessee in the spring is absolutely beautiful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the five days away was the perfect getaway in music city. we took time to explore, stopped by all our favorite little nashville hotspots, explored 12 south, and just enjoyed life. just look at how beautiful this city by the river is!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> me and my travel buddy haley george (who's photography you need to check out <a href="http://www.haleygeorgephotography.com/">www.haleygeorgephotography.com</a>) stopped by our favorite coffee shop, <a href="http://frothymonkey.com/">the frothy monkey</a>, for a little afternoon coffee and workity work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> and no trip to nashville is complete without a stop at <a href="https://www.jenis.com/">jeni's</a> ... oh my goodness, this stuff is g-double o-d GOOD! i just had to shove my dairy intolerance aside for the moment to indulge. worth. it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> we even spent a little time one afternoon at the ever trendy, <a href="http://www.baristaparlor.com/">barista parlor</a>, where i was able to sit and draw for a spell. great people watching, fabulous coffee, and sweet time to just create and dream.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and can we just talk about this lovely wine bar,<a href="http://www.rumourswinebar.com/"> rumours</a>, in east nashville?? it was a glorious friday night where i just got to sit underneath the spring evening sky and just relax as i had an evening to myself. this place is located in a beautiful historic home turned restaurant with an amazing back patio. this is what spring night dreams are made of.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> and then they ran... all 13.1 miles of nashville hills. yeesh. i posted up at frothey monkey in 12 south all morning after dropping them off and enjoyed watching the runners come through while sipping on my glorious coffee. i think i picked the right place to be here... running in the bright, early am or a glorious spring morning with coffee... is there even an argument here??!? once they passed and i headed towards the finish line, i decided it was a good idea to send them selfies as they ran. for encouragement of course. yes. i'm that friend...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">our final day was spent attending <a href="http://www.midtownfellowship.org/">midtown fellowship</a> in the heart of the city. what a wonderful service it was. what a gift to worship with the church regardless of what city i'm in. truth is the same worldwide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">all in all the timing of this trip was sheer perfection. after five days in this wonderful city and meeting a handful of really amazing people, my heart was full. i'm grateful for adventures and hopefully my future will be full with many, many more!</span></div>
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i don't just like my comfort zone, i <b><i>love </i></b>my
comfort zone. it's like a big cozy sweater or a comfy blanket that i can
pull up to my chin and just snuggle there. sometimes this is okay, but a
lot of times it's just not. not with
what i believe. i don’t think God called
me here to be comfortable, but i do believe He put me here and now<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Esther+4%3A14&version=ESV"> “for such a time as this,”</a> for a purpose and for His glory. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in the next few months, i will be
making a big, scary, yet exciting decision for my life that is <b>SO</b> far
out of my comfort zone that honestly there are days that i am absolutely TERRIFIED...
and i realize it's because i am scared to leave my comfort zone. fear of the unknown makes me want to run back to that big cozy blanket of my comfort zone and hibernate there. no bueno. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">like the quote states above, i believe that my love of Jesus changes my view of the world. it changes how i see things, it changes how i make decisions, and it changes me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the song <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy9nwe9_xzw">"oceans" by
hillsong</a> has been one of my favorites over the past few months. when
i was in haiti this past february it began playing as i was walking down the
aisle at church to take communion and it almost brought me to my knees. the
music and depth of lyrics in this song just hit me to my core every. single. time. i can't help think the reason that it has become so
popular is that it has struck a chord deep in the heart of believers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>we long for deep purpose and meaning. </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>we want more. </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>more than the comfortable lives we
are choosing to live. </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"you call me out upon the
waters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the great unknown where
feet may fail.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and there i find you in the mystery,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in oceans deep my faith will stand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and i will call upon Your name<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and keep my eyes above the waves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">when oceans rise, my soul
will rest in your embrace.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">for i am Yours. and you are mine.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spirit lead me where my trust is
without borders<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">let me walk upon the water wherever
you would call me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Take me deeper than my feet could
ever wander<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">that my faith would be made stronger in the presence of my Savior.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif;">as believers we know this life can be hard and that
the world is not operating as God intended, but we also know that Jesus has
overcome the world. i want more of the
God of the universe,</span><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+10%3A8-11&version=ESV" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> more of the life abundant that He promises when we choose Him</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif;">… yet my comfort zone that i have created is so “safe” and comfortable, that i am tempted to run back to what i know and what is easy. sometimes stepping out to serve God is absolutely terrifying and so very uncomfortable, but i have no doubt He meets
us there!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif;">a few weeks ago I had the pleasure of
hearing author </span><a href="http://allisonvesterfelt.com/" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Allison Vesterfelt</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif;">, author of </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Packing-Light-Thoughts-Living-Baggage/dp/0802407293" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif;">“Packing Light,” </a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> speak at </span><a href="about:invalid#zClosurez" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif;">CharlotteONE </a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif;">and she said
something that has stuck with me ever since. in
short, she quit her teaching job, sold almost everything she owned, traveled to all 50 states and wrote a book
about it. she chose a path not
frequently traveled of making sacrifices, pursuing her dreams, and walking away from all that she
knew. she chose to walk away from the comfortable, but less than fulfilling life she had created to pursue something she knew was greater.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><b>she said “I wish I could say that it
was easy. It wasn’t. It was hard, but I never felt so close to God
in entire my life than I did during my journey.” </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+10%3A10">Jesus said he came that we might have life and have it abundantly. </a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> i wonder if we don’t experience life in its
fullness because fear paralyzes our steps.
fear paralyzes our faith. i
wonder if the song "oceans" actually became a constant prayer in each of our
lives. how might our lives look different? how might our lives impact the Kingdom of
God? how might our joy and fullness of
life abound if we just chose to trust Him and step out in faith?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">i truly do believe that life begins
at the end of my comfort zone, but i am also choosing to believe that in the
scary, hard moments that lie ahead…outside of my comfort zone… that the God of
the universe and the lover my soul will meet me right there. that he will stretch me, grow me, and that he
will develop my faith in who He is and that the love He has for me will abound
and overflow into every aspect of my life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">where are you choosing to be
comfortable today?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">are you willing to seek God and step
out to where it’s scary?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">let’s do it friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">let’s allow Him to take our feet
farther than we would ever wander on our own accord, into a life so far outside
of our comfort zone, yet so full, abundant, and full of Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i leave you with paul's prayer from ephesians.</span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>"for this reason i bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family on heaven and earth is named, that according to the riches of His glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith - that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><b>now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be the glory"</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif;">ephesians 3:14-21<b> </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">cheers to hard choices and to seeking the abundant life!</span></div>
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{live.a.life.of.love}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05830146707288477920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002314671184935321.post-86326846770980096602014-04-07T21:12:00.000-04:002014-04-07T21:12:03.497-04:00{this race called life. :: #firstfridayfinds}<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;">{post originally written 4.4.14}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">last night my sweet friend and fellow blogger, <a href="http://www.mywordsandwonder.com/2014/04/first-friday-finds-april-2014.html">elizabeth maxon over at {words} and ::wonder:: </a>sent me a little nudge on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aprilmwalker">facebook </a>to jump
in on her #firstfridayfinds blogging.
what's that you ask? ... just take
a look at<a href="http://www.mywordsandwonder.com/2014/01/hard-pathways-overflowing.html"> her post here</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">what elizabeth didn't know when she posted her gentle nudge
on facebook was that i was sitting at home on my couch having a less than
fabulous mental evening on my couch.
those nights come a little too frequently for me being single, living
alone, and forcing my schedule to be relaxed for this season… too much silence
and my mind starts to reel and go in directions that are just plain false. instead of choosing to combat with truth
where I know true rest and peace lie, most times i unfortunately choose to
distract. i choose a mcdonald's happy
meal instead of the fine feast that awaits me with the lover of my soul and i
have no doubt that the author of lies loves when i choose that happy meal over
the bread of life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">when i read <a href="http://www.mywordsandwonder.com/2014/04/first-friday-finds-april-2014.html">elizabeth's #firstfridayfinds that she posted on my wall,</a> she had posted on the following verse, "I stand at the door and
knock. If anyone hears my voice and
opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.”
{Jesus}<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">…and elizabeth wrote one thing that grabbed my attention and
my heart strings with full force ...<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"...give Him an inch...just crack that door...and He
enters in...<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“what if I just crack the door? … I wonder if He’ll truly show
up.” i knew my soul wanted to let Him in,
but oh how my flesh is so weak and how my doubts can be so many. I opened the bible app on my phone out of
sheer laziness, but curiosity too. I chose
to read the full chapter surrounding the verse of the day and after reading it
a few times, there it was…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“"may the God of <b>endurance</b> and <b>encouragement</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">grant you to live in such harmony with one
another, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">in accord with Christ Jesus" {romans 15:5}<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I’ve struggled the last few weeks with hard things… hard obstacles in my fitness journey, hard
eating habits yet to be broken, hard feelings of loneliness and dreams yet to
be met, hard feelings of unworthiness, hard life choices ahead, and yet this verse
reminded me I believe in a God of endurance and encouragement. The same endurance and encouragement I need
when running just seems too hard to keep going.
The same endurance I need to love people well even when I don’t feel
like it. The same encouragement I need
that I CAN do hard things and things that I don’t think I’m capable of.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">ENDURANCE is the opposite of apathy, incompetence, weakness,
indifference, and laziness.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">ENCOURAGED is the opposite of weakening, disheartened, hurt,
agitated, and confused.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The lies I’ve been hearing that I can’t do x, y, or z are
just that… lies. The author and
perfector of my faith is about <b>endurance</b> and <b>encouragement</b>. This life is a long race my friends. It can be hard, it can be arduous, and it can
be painful, but we are called to endure, to persevere with Jesus by our side,
for His glory. He is steady, He is
constant, and He is our encourager. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">…. and that my friend is what makes this race called life so
beautiful.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-left;">for freedom You set me free</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-left;">and yes, i am free indeed</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-left;">You rewrote my name</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-left;">and shackled my shame</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-left;">You opened my eyes to see</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-left;">i am free.</span></span></div>
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<br />{live.a.life.of.love}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05830146707288477920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002314671184935321.post-85111468170874714962014-02-25T14:49:00.005-05:002014-02-25T14:55:52.726-05:00{haiti :: trip numero 6}<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the more times i ago, the more my heart falls in love with haiti and it's people. here are a few images from my most recent trip this month to <a href="http://www.mohhaiti.org/">mission of hope haiti</a></span></div>
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<br />{live.a.life.of.love}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05830146707288477920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002314671184935321.post-38844356703395442792013-09-05T10:51:00.000-04:002013-09-05T10:51:29.969-04:00{carry me through}<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">There's a mountain</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Here before me</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><b><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">And I'm going to climb it</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">With strength not my own</span></b><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><b>He's gonna lead me</b></span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Or the mountain beats me</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Carry me through</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Carry me through</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">There's a river</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Here before me</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><b><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">And I'm gonna cross it</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">with strength not my own</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">He's gonna save me</span></b><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Or the river takes me.</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Carry me through</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Carry me through</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><b><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Oh Lord be gentle</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">I'm just a man</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Please don't crush me </span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Help me in.</span></b><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><b><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Oh Lord remember</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">I try so hard</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">I walk and talk</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Your kingdom love</span></b><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">There's a sinner </span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Here before me</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><b><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">And I'm gonna give them</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Strength not my own</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">He's gonna carry me</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">when I get weary</span></b><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Carry me through</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Carry me through</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><b><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Oh Lord be gentle</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">I'm just a man</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Please don't crush me</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">And help me in</span><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><br style="border: 0px none; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Oh lord remember</span><br style="border: 0px none; 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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">yep. i turned thirty this month and let me tell you... i'm pumped about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">most people i've talked to get so freaked out by thirty years old, but i've had a phenomenal first thrity years and am so excited for what's to come. as i approached thirty years i started thinking back about what i've walked through and i can't be help but be overcome with gratitude of where God has lead my steps and the opportunities i've been given and experiences i've been able to have.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">just in the last year i've been to haiti four times. what the heck?!? how'd that happen? what an amazing gift to go and experience this country and love on her people. this shot is from my last time there and man i love it. i love those haitian babies. can't get enough of them!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i think my time spent in haiti is one of the most special things i've done in my thirty years. maybe it's the humanity of it all... the sheer depravity of the situation in haiti is overwhelming, but the hope and love that exudes from the people overwhelms my soul. the way that place pulls on my heartstrings and causes me to ask myself the question "does anything else really matter but loving these people and sharing what i've been blessed with?" God's truth, education, wealth (yes if you live in this country you ARE wealthy), my time and love... it's all worth it!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">...and guess what??... haiti gives me <b>SO </b>much in return. my heart is so full when my feet are dirty and on haitian soil! i love the beautiful community of people down there. whether it's the team i lead down to mission of hope, the other teams that we have the pleasure of meeting and working alongside, or the haitians that i get to meet and have started developing friendships with, the community overwhelms me with gratitude every. single. time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">without a doubt i have grown in my confidence as a child of God, as a woman who can travel the world and trust that no matter what, God has me in His loving care as i love on my neighbors. this makes all my worries and fears just melt away and joy abounds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">welcoming thirty and thinking on the past has made me so grateful for life. the life i'm living definitely does not look like the life i had "<i>planned</i>," but man i'm so glad it doesn't. the life the Lord has allowed me to live has been a beautiful one so far. one filled with laugher and love mixed with heartache, struggles, and tears. yet i've had more blessings in this life so far than my heart and mind can take in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">gratitude. it's the stance i take when looking back over my life so far. gratitude for so many things. for family, for friendships, for education, for joy, for creation that speaks to me in beautiful ways, for hard experiences that stretch and grow me, for hard work that does the same, for grace, for experiences, for adventures, for the church. there are so many things that my mind continues to list of things i'm grateful for and i think that's where God wants our attitudes and our hearts. grateful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">so as i enter this 30th year of life i'm reminded of <a href="http://aprilmwalker.blogspot.com/2011/03/adventuroslyexpectant.html">this post </a>from March of 2011 and continue to move forward with open hands, living adventurously expectant, & asking with child like faith as best as i can, "what's next Papa?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">a little rainy, foggy afternoon drive up to my beloved beech mountain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">worth the drive just for the sunset from the couch...</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">"i have learned that something happens when one makes herself available to God: He starts movi</span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">ng in ways no one could imagine. God began doing things in me, around me and through me as I offered myself to Him. I began each day saying, "Okay, Lord, what would you have me do today? Whom would you have me help today?" And then I would allow Him to show me. I would like to say that I had all kinds of great ideas about what I wanted to do and how I wanted to do it. I would like to say my ministry was born out of a carefully thought-out plan. These things simply aren't true, though. I was walking through life one moment at a time, blown away by what God would do through me if I simply said yes."</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i said "yes" and </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i have fallen in love...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i know i haven't blogged much this year, but i'm going to make it a goal of mine next year to start writing again. i've experienced and processed A LOT this year and haven't shared most of it here. now instagram may be another story as i feel like that's been my mini blog for 2012, but i miss writing. i miss dumping out what's floating around in my brain and processing it through the art of "wordsmithing."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i was blessed beyond measure to have the opportunity to go to Haiti THREE times this year and i'm going back in February to take another team from my church. the first opportunity to say "yes" to Haiti presented itself earlier this year, seemingly out of nowhere and without hesitation i jumped on board and said "yes," and this seemed to happen for july and november too. each trip was not in my "plan" per say but the opportunity arose and out of obedience i said "yes" and i was beyond blessed.. each time that i traveled to Haiti this year, the experience was uniquely different, but one thing is for sure...i developed a love Haiti relationship. (you can thank MOH for that fun statement. i even have a tshirt that says it... or maybe 2 :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i love <a href="http://www.mohhaiti.org/">Mission of Hope</a> and am grateful for the vision God has given them to serve and come alongside the people of Haiti. it has been wonderful to gain an understanding of the Haitian people and their beautiful culture. their seemingly slow pace of life, deep community, amazing worship even in the tough circumstances... and the kids! oh the kids, i love the kids. they come out of the wood work when we head into different villages and i love it. they're so open just to love on you and play with you even when we don't speak the same language. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i'm so excited for this journey the Lord has me on and i can't wait to spend more time in Haiti in 2013. for now here are a few photos from my time spent in Haiti last month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">my morning view every day. beauty, beauty, beauty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> <span style="text-align: center;"> glorious!!! that's the ocean and the mountains ya'll., another one of the </span><span style="text-align: center;">phenomenal</span><span style="text-align: center;"> MOH views.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">our team touring the MOH Bercy campus where MOH has a school now, but will eventually be home to a resort that MOH has plans to build that will provide Haitian jobs and an elderly care facility as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">we had a wonderful work day in the warehouse putting together new chairs and cleaning. the warehouse will also be home to all the MOH offices as of January 2013! can't wait to see it all in action when i head back in Feburary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> i got to make CHALKBOARD SIGNS for the warehouse aisles. seriously?!? what a blessing to be able to be crafty in Haiti.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> ya'll... Haiti is BEYOND beautiful!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> nothing like being invited in to a family's home and them cutting down coconuts for all the blancs (aka white people) one of the best experiences hands down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> me and my mama with this sweet ray of sunshine. (yes my MOM got to come!! so grateful) Jesus just leaked out of this little lady as soon as she walked by. the smile on her face was unmistakable and i hate we didn't get that in a photo. what a blessing she was.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">december is here and i'm BEYOND excited!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">it's full of life, joy, anticipation, celebration, and so much more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i hope you stop and take the time this month to notice all the little things around you to be ever so grateful for, regardless of your circumstance, and i hope our little photo challenge can help you do that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.bringingupburns.com/">erin </a>and i have been SO grateful for all those that have participated in this challenge this year and i can't believe we made it to the last month!! it's been so fun seeing your world through your instagram lens and i can't wait to see what this month brings!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">you can't go wrong with Christmas music, especially when it's $free.99!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i highly recommend downloading both of these available right now at <a href="http://noisetrade.com/">noisetrade.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Over the Rhine :: <a href="http://www.noisetrade.com/overtherhine">click here</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">you can never go wrong with anything from Over the Rhine and the fireplace songs is a collection of songs from artists such as Ben Rector, JJ Heller, Green River Ordinance, Trent Dabbs, and many more! your happy ears will thank me for all this goodness!</span></div>
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{live.a.life.of.love}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05830146707288477920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002314671184935321.post-83294493535482537672012-11-20T14:15:00.002-05:002012-11-20T14:15:55.214-05:00{inspiration + creating = joy}<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i love to create.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i love to make things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">chalkboard paint is my weakness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i long to have my own little workshop filled with tools (a girl can dream, right?) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">so i can cut, build, paint, draw, design... the list goes on and on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">remember that dream of making my own furniture?? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">it WILL happen one day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">creating brings me joy, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so i'm a little excited about a few projects i'm </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">dreaming </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">up for the holidays thanks to these pinterest inspirations!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i REALLY want to do a wall in my bedroom like the one shown below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">fingers crossed i can make that happen in the next few months!</span></div>
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{live.a.life.of.love}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05830146707288477920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002314671184935321.post-14919160813272127842012-11-19T16:43:00.002-05:002012-11-19T16:44:07.157-05:00{new music to make you swoon :: phillip phillips} <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">this boy, his guitar, and his breathy, raspy voice make me SWOON.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>(ahem... where's my boy and his guitar?)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">check out his new album today on itunes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">lots of musical goodness <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/world-from-side-moon-deluxe/id574870944">here</a></span></div>
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{live.a.life.of.love}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05830146707288477920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002314671184935321.post-89512560314761374522012-11-01T14:52:00.000-04:002012-11-01T14:53:18.449-04:00{november photo 366 :: instagram challenge :: #novphoto366}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">::it's november!::</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">my favorite time of year! the air is getting colder, the holidays are coming. i start reflecting on the year that's been and try to squeeze in all the things i want to complete before the new year arrives. i have so much going on the rest of this year and i most definitely want to capture it. so grateful i have instagram to do so!!</span></div>
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<br />{live.a.life.of.love}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05830146707288477920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002314671184935321.post-41866828390241085082012-10-01T22:12:00.001-04:002012-10-05T10:15:16.986-04:00{october photo 366 :: instagram challenge :: #octphoto366}<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">hello fall! hello october! hello #octphoto366!! </span></div>
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{live.a.life.of.love}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05830146707288477920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002314671184935321.post-10303279899192859832012-09-25T17:45:00.000-04:002012-09-25T17:45:29.802-04:00{hopeless wanderer}<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">as i typed the title of this post i mindlessly typed "<i>hopeful </i>wanderer" instead of the new mumford and sons song title "hopeless wanderer." i think it was my subconscious. let me explain...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the new <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/babel-deluxe-edition/id548698631">mumford & son album "babel" </a>was released today and it just so happens i was at home this morning to meet the time warner cable people. this morning was a sweet, refreshing time for me. fall is in the air here in north carolina. the windows and doors in the house were all open while i cleaned and waited. i juiced, drank coffee, and listened through the new album in it's entirety. <b>it was glorious.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">mumford has blown my mind again and to be blunt i was in DIRE NEED of new music. new inspiration. sometimes i feel like my soul connects with music in such an awe inspiring way and this album is just what i needed. their lyircs never disappoint and one song that stuck out this morning was "hopeless wanderer"...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i've felt like that hopeless wanderer these last few months. wrestling with my faith, not really knowing where i'm headed or if i'm going in the right direction. traveling to poverty stricken countries and not understanding the things of this world. listening to stories of friends lives and hearing choas, love, confusion, joy, hurt, and hope. fighting my own loneliness and struggling with that unmet desire i have of falling in love. feeling my hope for those desires growing smaller. that light of hope dimming. feeling called to make courageous decisions and being confident in the direction i was heading. started walking that path and totally overlooking the unseen road block ahead. running smack into that road block and coming to screeching halt. pain. oh the pain. begrudgingly turning 180 degrees and making more hard and painful decisions to go the other direction... all the while clinging to my faith and hope that<i><b> all is as it should be</b></i>... with a whole mess of emotions in the midst of it all. hopeless. to be honest i felt hopeless. i was a mess. i doubted it all...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">then came the <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+19%3A11-13&version=MSG">gentle and quiet whisper</a>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"i am with you. do not fear. seek me. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>you have all that you need in me. you lack nothing."</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">oh the Lord, so sweet. He is love and of that i have no doubt. even though days may be rough, they still</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> continue to come and go, and i feel that flame of hope growing again. the light in the darkness. there is a new season ahead and i will not let my heart grow cold. i am begging the Lord to "hold me fast," because how quickly i can become that hopeless wanderer. i am learning as i go to love this sky i wander. the hard parts of life where God asks me to take one step closer to Him. i have felt like the "hopeless wanderer" during this season of my life, but i think my soul knows different even when some days i don't <i>feel</i> it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>my soul knows i am truly the <i>hopeful </i>wanderer.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and that is faith. that is hope.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i'm grateful for the raw talent that is mumford and sons.</span></div>
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{live.a.life.of.love}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05830146707288477920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002314671184935321.post-83820426921694518342012-08-29T20:19:00.004-04:002012-08-29T20:20:20.969-04:00{september photo a day :: #septemberphoto366 :: instagram challenge}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">we're almost 9 months in folks! that's 244 days guys!! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">let's give it our best shot </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(bad pun intended) </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">this month as we move into the beginning of our fall routine. look for the beauty in the everyday </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and make sure you share </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with your friends on instagram! join me and </span><a href="http://www.bringingupburns.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">erin</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> aka @bringingupburns </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">as we start another month towards our 366 goal!!</span></div>
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<br /></div>{live.a.life.of.love}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05830146707288477920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002314671184935321.post-89423893836994981482012-08-08T16:01:00.000-04:002012-08-08T16:01:54.439-04:00{mission of hope haiti :: july-aug 2012 :: gimpy chickens style}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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last week as we walked through haiti with dirty, dirty feet, my sweet friend micah spoke truth to us. "when i look down at my dirty feet, i can't help but think of romans 10:15." ... and let me tell you our feet were nasty, but i loved it! i would trade my clean feet any day for walking life in haiti, dirty feet and all!!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">i spent the last week leading a small team to haiti, serving and love on the people there through<a href="http://www.mohhaiti.org/"> mission of hope</a>. an organization that is literally empowering haiti to change haiti. an organziation, following jesus christ, they exist to bring life transformation to every man, woman, and child in haiti... </span></div>
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<b>Relational Proclamation:</b> Intentionally modeling Christ’s love through relationships.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">...and i got to experience all of that first hand for the last week and what a blessing it was to be a part of that. we loved on kiddos in VBS, painted houses in the neighboring villages, cheered on soccer games, worshiped together in english, creole, and sign language (what a sweet glimpse of what heaven will be like!) we lived in sweet community, camp style, eating meals and playing games with about 215 others for the week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">come saturday, not one of us wanted to leave haiti. God is doing great things in reaching that nation and no doubt in my mind that He has a pretty stinkin' awesome plan up his sleeve in reaching His people that He loves so much. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">i didn't want to leave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">i didn't want that haitian dirt off my feet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">i wanted to stay and do life in haiti.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">maybe one day i'll get the chance...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> until then here are some photos from our amazing week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">sweet friends haley and micah. what a blessing they are to me! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> hanging out in MOH 500 in leveque</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> morning coffee+the word</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">haiti sunrise</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">what's better than loving on babies!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">what an awesome intern, sweet tiffany, and her fabulous mama karen!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">evening on the MOH campus</span></div>
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the gimpy chickens spending a day at wahoo bay! </div>
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the 6 of us spent the whole week together. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> what a gift from above. these girls are amazing on so many levels!!</span></div>
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oh hello crazy storm.</div>
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the GCs "bonswaaaaaa"ing with our fab intern andrew!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">see you in november!</span></div>
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</div>{live.a.life.of.love}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05830146707288477920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002314671184935321.post-25162881844263714102012-07-24T17:35:00.001-04:002012-11-06T15:13:06.857-05:00{be kind to yourself}<div class="" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">
life has been crazy busy and crazy full,</div>
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but even in all the craziness of my life during this season</div>
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i have to remind myself of this daily because</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">i've realized some days i can be not very nice to myself...</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaBD2BwQALdcuDLpFVBBTaa1_knrY0b21IMBXsMR7mCFWB_2xtu9wEF4nhzAn2BdmbbSbRlmZoW6MjMSOE2O4CeX7Gb_U9m1DxUIsF5WGQFhyaX-4XVn9CN-CCW5JUBJHqqBeBdTw0Hg/s1600/beKINDtoyourself.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaBD2BwQALdcuDLpFVBBTaa1_knrY0b21IMBXsMR7mCFWB_2xtu9wEF4nhzAn2BdmbbSbRlmZoW6MjMSOE2O4CeX7Gb_U9m1DxUIsF5WGQFhyaX-4XVn9CN-CCW5JUBJHqqBeBdTw0Hg/s640/beKINDtoyourself.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">because when i look back on all these pictures i realize</span></div>
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life might be really hard some days and i may feel lost</div>
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but when i stop and look around, it truly is a beautiful</div>
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life i've been blessed with. i'm so very grateful for this</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">season of learning to take care of me. </span></div>
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