Wordless Thursday

A wordless Thursday post maybe isn't a thing but I have an abundance of photos so this is what you get!! 

There is a Season

According to God (Ecclesiastes 3) there is a season for everything and not just season in terms of weather.

There is a time for everything,
    and a season for every activity under the heavens:

2     a time to be born and a time to die,
    a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3     a time to kill and a time to heal,
    a time to tear down and a time to build,
4     a time to weep and a time to laugh,
    a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5     a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
    a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6     a time to search and a time to give up,
    a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7     a time to tear and a time to mend,
    a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8     a time to love and a time to hate,
    a time for war and a time for peace.

I feel I'm caught in verse 4 - weeping, mourning; laughing, dancing. I have so much in my life to be thankful for, so many reasons to laugh but at the same time I feel stuck with all the feelings that come with loosing Brea.
365 days ago we met her for the first time and my heart was so full of joy, so excited that after the loss of Gunner we could have a family again, this time was going to be different - until it wasn't.

There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of her and miss her like crazy. As sad as it makes me that she is gone I have to read {and re-read) the verse above and know that God has a plan and this hurting is part of it.
With time I know the hurt will fade and a new season will begin!

Where is Time Going

Honestly where does the time go and how is it May 15th already.

Day 135|365 that is just crazy!!

The number of times I've tried to write a post is pretty high and instead of saving it in drafts I've just completely deleted the whole thing - sometimes this blogging thing is hard!

My life has felt like a whirlwind lately and since I'm all about the lists with my new found love of bullet journaling that is what you are getting as a recap of my life as of late; a list and pictures::

:: My sister and I {with the help of my dad} successfully threw an early 60th Surprise Birthday party for my mom. Her birthday isn't until June 4 but we decided on Mother's Day weekend instead and thank goodness that we did because it was the perfect front to not cause too much suspicion!!

:: I'm in love with Create The Cut and their florals make me happy to sit in photoshop for hours

:: Even if life seems to be zooming by I still made time to sit, read and laugh at my fat cat

:: My sister put an offer in on a house and since I never had that experience I'm ESTATIC for her and her boyfriend!! {crossing my fingers the home inspection goes good}

:: Steven and I planted Hydrangeas {okay he planted and I watched and watered them when he told me} along the fence in our back yard and they are so cute. They are the incrediball variety so I can't wait until they start getting some Huge blooms!

:: We were really hurting for rain and now since it has started it won't stop and we are really wanting sunshine. Sometimes I think farmers are bipolar because one week they want one extreme & after they get it, then they want the other extreme haha

:: I went in to the Dermatologist for a skin check on the 8th. I hadn't been there since 2011 and had some moles I was worried about. I ended up needing 2 removed {one on each breast} and had that procedure done on the 12th. So now I have stitches and I am hoping and praying that the tests on the moles comes back with no abnormalities. It is still a scary thing to go through and I really wish those test results were instant!!

:: Met up with my best friends for supper this week and I really wish we all lived in the same town - it was great to see and talk to them in person instead of via technology

:: This weekend we aren't slowing down either - Tonight: is Ron White - Tomorrow: My youngest SIL graduates from college - Sunday: Soon-to-be-cousin's Bridal Shower :: Whew, I guess I can sleep when I'm dead ;-)

Hope you all {the 3 people that read my blog hehe} have a wonderful weekend and if you are Norwegian don't forget to celebrate Syttende Mai!!

March 2015 #mrslaurabeth365 Recap

If you follow me on Instagram you'll know that I have been keeping up with my 365 Photo Challenge however the recap for this 'lil blog took me almost a month to complete.
The fact that March was a really sucky month and I wasn't on my computer much contributes to my late post.

But here you go a recap of March 2015

Tea With Mrs. Laura B

I'm just over here in North Dakota blowing around like a tumble weed - Seriously - the wind the past couple of days has been out. of. control.

I have some stuff on my mind and I'm sure you do too - so come, sit, let's catch up & relax.

** I took a free calligraphy class last weekend and it was SO fun, I hope I can perfect my horrible handwriting and learn to write pretty. If you are interested in any April Classes Click HERE to sign up.

** I'm obsessed with florals. Real Flowers. Drawings of flowers. Anything and Everything flowers! I have even been contemplating a half sleeve - my husband shot down the tattoo idea REAL fast but I'm dreaming...

** Bootsy. Goodness I miss that puppy so so so much. She was going to be that dog that was around forever, the perfect mannered, spoiled pup - and that is when reality wound up and slapped me in the face; and yep it still stings!

** There is something so rejuvenating about Holy Week. I love everything about it, especially these next days - The honor yet sadness of The Last Supper - The goosebump inducing somber experience of Good Friday - and finally the most Glorious day finding out HE LIVES on Easter

I'll leave you with those thoughts of mine and I'm off to church.

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