I have been wanting a new pair of glasses...
Lately I've been feeling a little adventurous and inspired in the glasses department :)
Yes, no, maybe so?
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
shower and murder
Phew! I had a BUSY weekend!
Check out some pictures :)
A Baby shower for my sweet sis-in-law Ria
sports theme for her little boy Jude soon to be born :)
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| sister, sis-in-law, me, mom |
Murder Mystery Dinner
in Stillwater, MN
can you tell which one is me? ;)
We won the best dressed! And someone in our group won the best actor!
Wahoo :D
It was so fun to dress up and solve a mystery!
We got a deal on groupon (holla) for this event...I would recommend it!
And... here comes another week!
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
not my words
Happy Valentines Day!
I have to study for a test for class tonight, and I get a precious hour and a half with my prince beforehand...so my urge to blog turned into something simple.
I decided to leave you with one of my favorite passages!
1 John 4
9 God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. 10 This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.
11 Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. 12 No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.
13 And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us. 14Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 All who confess that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God. 16 We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.
God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. 17 And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world.
18 Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. 19We love each other because he loved us first."
Monday, February 13, 2012
How sweet it is...
This weekend my prince and I celebrated Valentines Day
Friday, my prince brought home pretty flowers!
We went to our hotel and relaxed a little before dinner
We went to Bucas for dinner. Yummmmmy food!
My prince finds it funny that I take pictures of all of our food ;)
We played some bananagrams, had dessert, and went swimming back at the hotel!
Saturday we had breakfast brought to our room
(Part of our groupon deal was money for food...so great!)
We relaxed, watched some HGTV, and slowly got ready for the day.
After checkout, we went to MALL OF AMERICA!
Burritos for lunch :)
lots of walking and a few purchases!
We ended the day with coffee frozen yogurt...yumm
Saturday night we spent at home...
with cereal for dinner
watching THE VOICE
:)
We had a little two-day-much-needed vacation
It
was
wonderful
Sunday,
We went to a wonderful Sunday night worship service with some friends!
Then, had a late dinner at Applebees!
yes, we played bananagrams at Applebees :)
How was your weekend??
Friday, February 10, 2012
L-O-V-E
Tonight my prince and I are going to a hotel (yay for groupon!) to celebrate Valentines Day. I love Valentines day, and I've been wanting to write a post about Love (It just seems appropriate)
I am completely in love with my prince. He is my best friend, my helper, my encourager, and my partner for life. I love being married to him! But...I cannot talk about love and marriage without talking about God. In fact, I truly believe that I cannot fully love my husband without God.
Our key verse for our wedding was 1 John 4:19
"We love because He first loved us"
The world tries to paint us a tainted picture of love. It often portrays lust instead of love. It tells us we must find our soul mates, and that they will complete us. It encourages us to love only when we feel loved in return, and if we don't FEEL ooshy gooshy feelings then we must have fallen out of love. The world's love is selfish, draining, and short lived.
God has shown us a different love. This love is sacrificial and unending. It is patient, kind and selfless. It does not depend on the other's performance or love in return...it is unconditional. This love does not only consist of feeling, but it is a choice. God's love is unchanging, giving, and constant.
Which love would you rather have?
The thing is...on our own we can only love with the world's love. It might work for a little while, but it is not true love. In order to fully love someone, we must first receive God's love. He made this love available to us when He sent His son to die on the cross for our sins.
I love my prince with all my heart. But before this was possible, I had to give my heart to God...as His love fills my heart, I am able to love my husband.
So as you celebrate Valentines Day, think about why and how you love?
I love because Jesus first loved me!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Do you feel empty?
The emptiness we feel is real.
But what you need to know is that there is a way to find forgiveness, hope, freedom...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
oooofta!
Hello friends!
I know it's Tuesday already, but I wanted to share some pictures with you from my busy weekend!
Friday,
I got a haircut!
We also had dinner and played games with this cute couple :)
Saturday,
We went to a cute 3-year-olds birthday party
Then watched a movie with another fun couple!
We had LOTS of treats and sweets
Sunday,
I took my small group of 8th and 9th grade girls to the mall! We had lunch, did some shopping, and had a little scavenger hunt :)
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| My friend and other small group leader, Kate :) |
Then of course we watched the superbowl and ate some MORE treats...
oooofta!
How was your weekend?
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