I'm back...for now

It's been about a month since I last blogged...big surprise. Sometimes I completely forget that I even have a blog, but at times like this when I feel like life has slowed down enough for me to process things and prepare for another stretch of whirlwind; I remember I have a blog and some people (not sure how many any more) actually check to see if I've posted anything new or exciting that's happening in my life. Nothing too new, but there are two things that I've been thinking about this week...

1. It was almost a year ago exactly that I was in the worst pain of my life as my apendix was exploding inside of me. And after three weeks of gritting my teeth and waiting it out, I ended up in the hospital looking like this

Praise God that I finally went to my doctor and that a.) I am alive and b.) that nothing else was damaged and they took nothing more out than my silly little apendix. (what was left of it at least)

2. I got a package from a dear friend earlier this week and it made my day!! Getting things in the mail is such a joy and makes you feel so blessed-I do at least. So, my new desire is to send a package to someone with whatever box I received in the mail. So the box I received just a few days ago is now waiting to be filled with goodies to be sent to someone special in my life.  I also think this is fun because not only is it awesome getting something on holidays or birthdays or to know something's coming, but how much more awesome and splendid is it to get something completely unexpected?? 

xoxo

Oops!

Well folks, it's been awhile. Apparently my New Year's resolution was not to blog more, so forgive me for being MIA. This last month and a half or so has been a whirlwind...Christmas, parties, moving (me and my parents), work, family illness, and just life in general. But here we are and life is good. It's better than good actually. Because God is good and blesses us so very much in the midst of daily life. When we sit in his presence and remind ourselves of his love for us, we need nothing else. Though it is sometimes hard and seems impossible at times to not get consumed with life and our circumstances, God gives us the peace and comfort (and sanity) to press on and know that we are in the care of the creator of the universe and that we have much to anticipate! It brings me back to one of my favorite verses.

Psalm 46:10

"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"

That's all I have for now...now I'm off to a friends cabin for the weekend to sew, read and drink lots of coffee :) Hope you have lovely weekend as well!