Life Lately

Well lets see, life revolves around the 'lil lady of the house :Brea: but I am going to try and write a post that doesn't revolve around her {key word - try}.

Life Lately

:: Lately I have been enjoying my book by a fellow blogger called Children of the Most High

:: Lately the rain doesn't seem to want to stop - I want Summer and sunshine!!

:: Lately I have been getting really excited for the 4th of July. Every year we have a big bash at my parents' lake home and I can't wait for another great year

:: Lately I feel like summer is already over before it has officially started. We have so many planned events and that makes the summer fly by way too fast

:: Lately I have been reading my Bible and immersing myself in His word - it feels amazing. I am a little behind in my #MilkingStoolMinistry but I think Amber will forgive me. I am learning so many amazing things in the book of John!

:: Lately even though the rain needs to stop I LOVE watching the lightning during a storm

:: Lately I have been so so so frustrated with Aflac - it took them over 3 months to change my credit card after the Target breach; but they didn't even change it and said my policy was cancelled because my card didn't work

:: Lately my ND blogging bestie has been looking for other ND bloggers >> If you are one CLICK HERE

:: Lately I have been really busy with my photography business - Just last night I got to snuggle a 2 week old {swoon}


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What have you been up to Lately? Let me know what is on your mind!!

Steven, Brea and I are headed to the lake tonight after work and I hope the sun shines even at night because there has been WAY to much precipitation down there!!

 

Life Lately

Happy Wednesday.

I thought I'd do a quick post to update you on my life lately. 

*Warning this is a totally Random post*

//Well, I have been putting my public speaking skills to great use the past few days and it made me remember how much I love communication and miss my Comm college days. Last Friday I talked to a group of about 70 farmers about technology. The company I work for went paperless a few years back and we have a new feature that will allow the farmers to securely view their docs online - now we just need them to sign up for it!! 

//I finished reading The Fault In Our Stars this past weekend. I liked it but didn't love it and didn't bawl through the whole book like I thought I would. I really just want to find a book that I love so any recommendations are welcome!!

//I had a great time hanging out with my husband this past weekend. Did you know that every morning he has 3 hours of chores (aka feeding cows)?! Yep so I rode around with him in the tractor on Sunday morning for 3 hours, I don't know how he does that every day!!

//Remembering today my husband's cousin who would have been 21 - So if you have a drink today, say a toast to Jeremy who no doubt is livin' it up Upstairs!! {Miss You}

//I am Falling in Love with photography again - can't wait to show you some things I've been working on

//I hope everyone is having a fantastic week and looking forward to Easter weekend. 

P H O T O

I Understand

Last night I finished the newest Nicholas Sparks book. Initially on finishing it I wasn't in love with it; I mean it was okay but didn't leave me in tears like most of the others - why this is what I want from books, I don't know!!

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But today, I couldn't stop thinking about it … the characters, the moments that did make me cry and make me laugh, the giant end surprise/takeaway from the book. I realized I was more in love with the story than I'd initially thought, sad that after work I wasn't going to get to hang out with Sophia, Luke, Ruth & Ira. Even though it didn't leave me in tears it did make an impact on me. That Nicholas Sparks still knows what he's doing!! 

Shortly after finishing the book, surprisingly, I was already applying it to my life. I was slightly angry with my husband for breaking a kitchen appliance. Looking back, not a big deal at all and to top it off "It was a thing" - my husband didn't die and it was so far from that. I learned from this book that I need to have a much more 'who cares' attitude when it comes to my 'things', that the one 'thing' that really matters is Love! Love in the form of who you love : Love in the form of who loves you - That is All That Matters because if you strip away all of the 'things' what could you truly not live without?!

Now I Understand. Do You?

ps. I highly recommend this book!!