Sugar Hill

9.14.2011

FAITH.

all i want is snow, warm apple cider, a blanket fort && a christmas movie.

today, the grinch seems fitting. kinda coincides with my current mood.

haaaaate to be a downer, but blah.

husband and i's future is once again up in the air.

this can be SO frustrating.

where will we be in 5 months, where will we be in 2 months?!

can we commit to this... or will we end up breaking promises because we have to move?

our bills are this much... we make this much... what about gas & groceries?

i usually try and see the upside to every sitch, and i can see the upside at this moment too... even though money is tight, we ARE provided with enough to pay all of our bills. even though we are unfortunately having to use our credit cards some... we are BLESSED to have them. even though we don't know where we are going to be in the next few months... we HAVE A HOME!

we are blessed in SO many ways, and we are grateful.

I once heard that we should expect God to bless us, even when we don't deserve it. But we better rejoice like crazy when He does, because He doesn't have to!!

SO true!!

"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

This is one of my FAVORITE verses. I am SO thankful that God is providing in all the ways that He is. I wish I was SO strong that I would NEVER worry. But I'm not.

HUMAN.

I am a soft soul, I'm emotional, I'm a planner, I tend to worry.

But I'm also faithful.

I know that God will bring us through any&every thing.

What else do we NEED? Our bills are paid, we have a roof over our head, we have a great family, sweet pets, we live in a beautiful place, have great friends, both have fun jobs, we have LOVE in relationships and SO much more.

There is a HUGE difference between WANT and NEED.

I myself am really working on keeping the two separate & using them correctly.

I WANT to shop & travel & buy Halloween decorations. I WANT to go to the movies & dinner & concerts. I don't NEED those things.

I NEED food & shelter, and more importantly I NEED Jesus Christ.

I NEED Him more now than ever.

I think times of worry are placed before us so that we can NEED Him more.

Without struggle, stress, worry, etc. why would we NEED Jesus?

If everything was easy... Faith wouldn't be put to use.

So for this lesson I am thankful.

This chapter of life, whether it be a few days, weeks, or months... hopefully not years :)... is meant to strengthen me. Strengthen us as a couple. Strengthen us as His children.

I am thankful.

Even in writing this I am getting out of my funk.

Do I still want to hibernate today? Yea, kinda do...

Snow, snuggling, blanket forts, & movies sounds reeeeeally ideal right now.

To not worry for a few hours & just be lost.

Sounds nice.

Since that is not fitting to my schedule today... How bout I try FAITH.

who would have thought?

For the rest of this day I will practice FAITH && PATIENCE.

God will provide. God ALWAYS provides.

Our path will be revealed in His timing.

I am THANKFUL.

I am LOVED.

I am FAITHFUL.

9.11.2011

psalm 139.

PSALM 139.

You have searched me, LORD, and you know me.

You know when I sit and when I rise;

you perceive my thoughts from afar.

You discern my going out and my lying down;

you are familiar with all my ways.

Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely.

You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,

too lofty for me to attain.

Where can I go from your Spirit?

Where can I flee from your presence?

If I go up to the heavens, you are there;

if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,

even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.

If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me

and the light become night around me,”

even the darkness will not be dark to you;

the night will shine like the day,

for darkness is as light to you.

For you created my inmost being;

you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

I PRAISE YOU because I am FEARFULLY and wonderfully MADE;

your works are wonderful,

I know that full well.

My frame was not hidden from you

when I was made in the secret place,

when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

Your eyes saw my unformed body;

all the days ordained for me were written in your book

before one of them came to be.

How precious to me are your thoughts,[a] God!

How vast is the sum of them!

Were I to count them,

they would outnumber the grains of sand—

when I awake, I am still with you.

If only you, God, would slay the wicked!

Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!

They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name.

Do I not hate those who hate you, LORD,

and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?

I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies.

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

See if there is any offensive way in me,

and lead me in the way everlasting.

9.10.2011

pin.ter.est. LOVE

pinterest makes me smile. sooo many random finds.

food, fashion, photo ideas... you name it.

one of the things i love most about pinterest is the simplicity of it. it's not about comments, likes, hashTAGS or @symbols. it's simply expression through pictures... enjoy!

1) heart happy. smooshy LOVES our counter too.

2) ummm... THIS is probably going to be my next hair. bamf.

3) want. boho.

4) just love. feels like autumn.

5) warm & cozy, pumpkin white hot chocolate. c'mon chilly weather :)