These Shoes Were Meant For Walking

I always wanted to line up all my shoes in categories.

I did not realize how many I have.
Maybe I should not have done this.

My boot category.

My flat category.

My work category.

My 'special' category. I love them!

My casual category. Yes, only two.

I have noticed I seem to always dress-up more than dress-down.

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And isn't this the snazziest thing!

When I got my second diamonds in my ears last weekend, I saw it and thought is was a great idea.

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I love this time of year!

Neighborhood Starbucks and drinking hot coffee while laughing at the dramatic, college students; wearing scarfs and boots; looking at fall colors; wearing blue jeans (oh, how I love thee!!); my new flannel black and red shirt with my cowboy boots; Colorado; bumming around in sweats and hoodies; my red, belted pea-coat; fall wreaths on doors; long walks with a zing in the air; football in a college town; apple cider.

Thank you, God for making Fall!

L.s.R

Pigeon-Toed

17 years ago, I started my first year in AWANA.
I am now a teacher in the program.

There is this one little, Spanish boy who is learning English. He doesn't know much, but his favorite thing to say to me in English is, "Hey, Baby!" It's so stinkin' cute! :)

I was terribly shy when I was little. In big groups, like when I was in AWANA, I wanted myself over-looked. Yes, I can remember being the four-year old Cubby. The one who had the wrong buttons buttoned on her little, blue Cubby vest, who was the least popular with the 'big' girls because she didn't know what to say to them. So with the shy kids in my group, I find myself spending the most time with them because I remember how they felt.

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Going to the Tea Party:

I was able to wear a sweatshirt and jeans...it was that cool! Made me want Colorado...can't wait for Thanksgiving!

This sign sums up why I participated in the Tea Party, and will continue to. I want my children and grandchildren's future protected. I want to do my part.

Best sign!

"Evil is powerless IF the good are unafraid." Ronald Reagan

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• I like coffee-house singers; I like their voices and style.
• I enjoy planning trips; almost as much as the execution.
• I like taking naps; just wish my couch was 3 inches wider.
• I am glad love is stronger than hate; God's grace covers a multitude of sins.
• I am happy I got my ears pierced again; two diamonds on each ear is a plus.
• I like Matt Maher's new song, Alive Again; "Late have I loved you, you waited for me, I searched for you....what took me so long.
• I like Mark Driscoll; he preachs some hard, truthful sermons.
• I love taking walks in really nice neighborhoods; I like to oh-and-ahh and criticize people's houses.
• I am thankful for prayer; God always hears.
• I want to take dance lessons; so I can dance to Sinatra and Fitzgerald....in public and not look stupid.
• I am hopeful; hesitantly, anxiously, excitedly hopeful.
• I am grateful that I am not pigeon-toed.

L.s.R

*sigh*

The Cry of My Heart

A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
And should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace
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Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
my heart and my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out
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Your will above all else, my purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise
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Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
In my heart, in my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out
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Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out Lord, my soul cries out

L.s.R

New Take

Well, my bedroom is finally finished.......

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

I decided I wanted to go with something light and airy since the walls in my room are white, and nothing really can be done about that. It always seems I lean towards darker colors, so I forced myself to go lighter and brighter. I went with a sea green, light khaki and white palette with a few black details.

The reed blind hanging on the wall was in my previous room and I love it. My dad got it for $5 dollars when we lived in Italy years ago and he gave it to me when we moved. I decided to tie the curtains back, because their stiff material was not allowing them to hang right. I had 2 black ribbons from a pair of espadrilles (ha!) that I like to wear as wedges and not espadrilles and decided to put the ribbon to good use. I liked how it turned out. You can't see it in the picture, but there is a sheer, cream-colored panel in between the green curtains that I brought from my old room.

My desk was my great-grandparents and my mom refinished it. Instead of a chair I decided to get this cushion...it can be used as storage and takes up less room than a chair. Since I don't sit at my desk that much I thought it would be perfect.

It took me awhile to arrange my bookcase, but I like it now.

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Details:

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A lot of things have been on my mind this weekend. God is so good to help me work through them. I am so thankful that God is my best friend and lets me talk to Him throughout the day....and at 3am. He helps me to guard my heart against the doubts from Satan. He encourages my soul. He quiets my spirit.

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"Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way."

Psalms 119.37

L.s.R

Mish-Mosh

* I have always wanted to own a bright Adirondack chair that over-looks a lake....I don't have to own the lake...just the chair that over-looks it. Oh, and preferably a Maine lake, thank you very much.
* I drive into the sunrise on the mornings I go into work. My state has the most beautiful sunrises....I took a picture of one with my phone...every time I look at it I feel hopeful.
*There is a house that I pass going to work that is wonderful. It's a big, white farmhouse with a big porch surrounded by a cornfield. It just needs a red front door for it to be my dream house.
*Scary how feelings can be so real....but you can't trust them.
*I love 'How He Loves' by DCB...the song is like poetry...we sang it at River last Sunday night and it was so great.
*Thankful that I don't feel nervous going into work anymore, that my days of being the 'new' girl at work are behind me, that I get to go help out at my old job for a weekend, that I am excited about my future, that I am praying for a miracle, that I am over my annual cold, that fall is in the air and I can drive with my windows down and sunroof open once again, that Jesus is the Lover of my soul, that I get to babysit a fish this week, that I feel content.

L.s.R