the morning frost

as the sun gently rose over the house this morning, the visible line of warmth slowly thawed the frost from my windshield.  these soft words from God reinforced my thoughts from last night.

the crisp awakening comes when the alarm sounds.  sluggish movements and my desire to remain oblivious to the day hinders my mornings.  going from neutral to fifth gear, i tend to be on the road within twenty minutes.  i despise the mornings that i have to scrape my car windows.  sometimes i start my journey too soon with little visibility...such a dangerous gamble.

last night at my church's college group, i was challenged to make a sacrifice.  God is calling me to set aside time in the morning to thaw my heart.  the hustle and bustle of everyday events tend to crowd out any plans i make for my hang out time with God, delegating it to the last moments before i fall asleep.  not exactly the best time for challenging or motivating thoughts as i often forget anything i learned by sunrise.

tragic things can happen if i don't take the time to properly thaw the ice off of my car.  if my hectic morning sets the pace for the day and i neglect to prepare for the battle, similar disasters can occur.

my challenge = bask in {the LIGHT} before computer/tv time

the morning frost

as the sun gently rose over the house this morning, the visible line of warmth slowly thawed the frost from my windshield.  these soft words from God reinforced my thoughts from last night.

the crisp awakening comes when the alarm sounds.  sluggish movements and my desire to remain oblivious to the day hinders my mornings.  going from neutral to fifth gear, i tend to be on the road within twenty minutes.  i despise the mornings that i have to scrape my car windows.  sometimes i start my journey too soon with little visibility...such a dangerous gamble.

last night at my church's college group, i was challenged to make a sacrifice.  God is calling me to set aside time in the morning to thaw my heart.  the hustle and bustle of everyday events tend to crowd out any plans i make for my hang out time with God, delegating it to the last moments before i fall asleep.  not exactly the best time for challenging or motivating thoughts as i often forget anything i learned by sunrise.

tragic things can happen if i don't take the time to properly thaw the ice off of my car.  if my hectic morning sets the pace for the day and i neglect to prepare for the battle, similar disasters can occur.

my challenge = bask in {the LIGHT} before computer/tv time

snapshots of the beach!

i already blogged a little snippet about my beach trip a couple of weekends ago, but didn't include pictures.  these make me smile:

check out this fish!  i have NEVER seen anything like this wash up.  both of the eyeballs were gone, but other than that it was totally intact!  to give you a little perspective, it was bigger than a football.

i loved how colorful this mushroom is.  we found it just chillin' in the middle of the path from the house to the beach.  God just astounds me with his creativity.

i like long walks on the beach.  especially with friends.  i do have to say that the twin rocks are not quite as cool as haystack rock, but that could definitely be a biased opinion.  the company made up for it though.  :o)

this picture cracks me up.  the boys watching cartoons while grabbing a bite to eat.  jenise and i were at a different table attempting to write encouraging notes...unsuccessfully.  needless to say, we didn't allow ourselves to stay and watch the duck game.

the beach had SO much foam the morning after the storm raged.  i wish i knew what it really is...but maybe i don't want to know.

he he he!  i thought about editing this picture to get rid of my funky bangs, but figured this is a true oregon beach picture, wind and all!  jenise is bundled up like an eskimo... :o)

i am so blessed by God and my friends.

snapshots of the beach!

i already blogged a little snippet about my beach trip a couple of weekends ago, but didn't include pictures.  these make me smile:

check out this fish!  i have NEVER seen anything like this wash up.  both of the eyeballs were gone, but other than that it was totally intact!  to give you a little perspective, it was bigger than a football.

i loved how colorful this mushroom is.  we found it just chillin' in the middle of the path from the house to the beach.  God just astounds me with his creativity.

i like long walks on the beach.  especially with friends.  i do have to say that the twin rocks are not quite as cool as haystack rock, but that could definitely be a biased opinion.  the company made up for it though.  :o)

this picture cracks me up.  the boys watching cartoons while grabbing a bite to eat.  jenise and i were at a different table attempting to write encouraging notes...unsuccessfully.  needless to say, we didn't allow ourselves to stay and watch the duck game.

the beach had SO much foam the morning after the storm raged.  i wish i knew what it really is...but maybe i don't want to know.

he he he!  i thought about editing this picture to get rid of my funky bangs, but figured this is a true oregon beach picture, wind and all!  jenise is bundled up like an eskimo... :o)

i am so blessed by God and my friends.

thankful for thanksgiving

{hanging out with family}

{hanging with the Francis family}

{the tastiest food}

{the fact that i miss home and friends and family when not there}

seriously.  don't know how i could contain all the people i love in one place, but that would be heaven.  hmmm...thanksgiving in heaven sounds nice.  i wonder if we celebrate holidays up there.

thankful for thanksgiving

{hanging out with family}

{hanging with the Francis family}

{the tastiest food}

{the fact that i miss home and friends and family when not there}

seriously.  don't know how i could contain all the people i love in one place, but that would be heaven.  hmmm...thanksgiving in heaven sounds nice.  i wonder if we celebrate holidays up there.

i love decorating for christmas!

i am not sure how long i have been waiting to start decking my blog out in Christmas colors and pictures.  this is what gets me through the dreary rainy seasons after summer ends...thanksgiving and Christmas.