life lately

Hello friends! I can’t seem to keep up with blogging, but that’s okay. My spring semester is in full swing and that plus work fills my weekdays. I’m trying to be purposeful in finding joy in the everyday so here’s a glimpse into what those days have looked like lately…

Friday nights with these two girls are one of my favorites. We cook dinner and bake yummy desserts. We take silly pictures. We talk and laugh. We study scripture and push each other to press more into Jesus. I’m just grateful that I get to do life with friends like this.

I have the biggest love and appreciation for snail mail. I’m constantly in awe of how the Lord uses others to uplift and encourage me and I hope I’m being intentional about doing the same.

Cozy nights spent inside with friends as the snow starts to fall.

Cooking dinner and baking sweets on Valentine’s night. SO yummy.

I walked out to my car on Monday to head to work and caught a glimpse of the sunrise. I just wanted to stop and whisper “thank You Jesus.” The colors faded fast and I kind of viewed this as a special gift just for me. I felt like the Lord was reminding me that He is real and near and intimate. I can’t think of a sweeter way to start a new week.

I was able to get off campus on Wednesday to spend time with a friend. We sat on her back porch talking and drinking coffee. Ahhh. Evenings like that are perfection. And it was 70 degrees in Tennessee.

Hope your weekend is full of relaxation and joy-filled moments!

lately & celebrating life

I’m just going to go ahead and jump right into this…

Friday night. Such a sweet and fun night! It was rather chilly so I went grocery shopping with a couple of friends and we got ingredients to make homemade pizza. Yum! We made pizza while talking about anything and everything. Jesus, teaching, gratitude and 1,000 gifts, families, and so much more. We had the best time and ended the night playing a card game that got pretty intense. I love laidback nights spent talking and laughing with my girls. Be intentional in your friendships!

One of my favorite old photos.

Monday night. My grandpa passed away. He left his earthly body that was failing him and traded it in for a NEW and GLORIOUS body in heaven. It seriously overwhelms me when I think about the fact that he’s now fully healed and with Jesus right now. There’s such beauty and joy in that. I’m so thankful for my roomie because she sat with me after I got the news and let me share memory after memory. Also, one of the last coherent conversations I had with him, he told me how proud he was and that he loved me. Y’all I’ll always be grateful for that.

Tuesday morning. A reminder that His pursuit is relentless and I don’t want to become numb to that. It was also such a sweet reminder that my grandpa is experiencing the fullness of Christ’s love in an unimaginable way.

Tuesday afternoon. It started snowing! It was magical and everybody on campus seemed to be extra energized. It was gorgeous to see campus blanketed in white and students out enjoying it.

Wednesday morning. I work at the early learning center on campus and I usually would get there at 7:15am. BUT there was a two hour delay and then I had a snowy view from my classroom. So cold but so beautiful. Once I left work, I checked my email to see that all of my afternoon classes had been cancelled. Hooray! I was perfectly content with a cozy afternoon free of classes.

I’m so thankful for everyday moments. There really is beauty in the ordinary and I’m embracing the here and now.

life lately

Good morning, friends! I’m slowly easing into this Saturday. I’m on my second cup of coffee and I still have my pajamas on. The past week has held some of the sweetest everyday moments. Laughing so much at work. Handwritten letters in the mail. Genuine conversation over lunch. Making plans to spend spring break with my best friend. Encouraging phone calls from my dad. That just scratches the surface…

Sunsets, the best Ben Howard playlist, and north Georgia back roads.

Exploring railroads tracks along the Toccoa River.

Laughing until we cry with my mom.

Catching the sunrise over the mountains.

Sunshine and blue skies that almost makes you forget it’s winter.

Friday afternoons.

May your Saturday be filled with joy! Embrace those everyday moments.