The Voice of Truth...

I've been on a sort of Quest the past few months. I've been searching for something, digging deep in my soul to find out what's there. It feels like I've been on autopilot for a while and finally have become aware of it. I want to be present, living my life fully, enjoying the simple everyday joys. The voice of truth, have you heard of this song, Casting Crowns? It's playing right now on the radio and has some powerful lyrics -

But the waves are calling out my name
And they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times
I've tried before and failed
The waves they keep on telling me
Time and time again. "Boy, you'll never win!"
"You'll never win!"

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
The voice of truth says, "Do not be afraid!"
The voice of truth says, "This is for My glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

"The waves are calling out my name & the laugh at me" - It's taken some quiet time, some long talks with God to realize that the waves are me! How many times do I remind myself of my failures, shortcomings? Far more often than not, I'm the one who sees my flaws & points them out. My family doesn't do that, my friends certainly don't. Why are we so much harder on ourselves than others?

I challenge you to listen to the voice of truth today. "Do not be afraid" Live your life fully.

Falling for You

I've been longing for fall, cooler weather & pretty fall leaves (temps here are still in the low 90's). Something else I've been waiting for is this class. Check out SpecsandWings.blogspot.com for details. I love that name! I'm fairly new to art journaling, so I'm always looking for new techniques to try & journal prompts to keep me going. This class promises both. And the best part??? It's only $20! I'm going to sign up now, why don't you join me?

Life is Good

Hmmmm...guess I kinda forgot I had a blog. If it were a plant or goldfish it surely would have died - 5 years is a long time to neglect something.

Actually life just got very, very busy.

We built a house - actually my husband & his dad did most of the work, I painted & we hired out what they couldn't do themselves. It's a wonderful home. We've been here almost 3 years now & I couldn't love it more!

We also had another baby, he's 4 now & sooo good for me. His catchphrase? "Mama, you know what? I love you, again." melts my heart every time.

Life is good now. We're settled in, the girls are enjoying school; Hailey's busy with cheerleading & band; Kaitlyn loves ballet & tap; Brian's got the yard looking good and most days I get to hang out with Carson.