Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Learning….

You know those weeks where it seems like scripture is going in one eye and out the other…

Nothing seems to stick…

And then, for the Glory of God, one day it all seems to stick… that was this morning for me! I know it partly has to do with last week’s sermon being on…

Philippians 4: 8-9 “8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is [e]lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, [f]dwell on these things. 9 The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.” (NASB)

Dwell or Meditate on these things, including LOTS of scripture! STOP letting things go in one eye and out the other.  I was convicted.  Praise God!

This morning I went back to…

Philippians 2:1-4 “1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any [a]affection and compassion, 2 make my joy complete [b]by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. 3 Do nothing [c]from [d]selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.” (NASB)

Unity…Humility…Joy.. Servanthood.   I reread my notes from several sermons Reverend Jeffery Costa (my pastor) did on this passage.  It’s SO deep. Unity is SO important in the church. Joy is foundational, true, God-centered, Gospel-based Joy!  Humility…compared to the GREATNESS of how much Christ CHOSE, WILLINGLY to humble himself…is…I can’t find the words.  Servanthood is (to paraphrase Jeff) “Giving out of the treasure (the joy of our salvation) we have been given, when we feel like we have nothing left to give!”

These sermons were SO deeply convicting and encouraging…It was a HUGE blessing to be able to go back over them now, several months later.   This is why it’s SO important to take notes, stay meditating on the Word… it’s the only way to “connect the head and the heart” (Jeff).

There is SO much more I could say, but for now, I’ll stop here.

Love,

~H~

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Little Bits of Life…

I love posting about life… it’s real. It’s simple.

My hubby is home sick today… with a cold I seem to have fought of, except a stuffy nose…I feel bad. I LOVE how marriage is two people sharing life… but not germs!

Fall is here… I’m back to wearing comfy sweaters and scarfs (YES!)…

AND, dun dun dun… making myself lots of yummy pumpkin spice coffee…since my hubby bought me a BIG box from BJ’s (wholesale foods co-op we’re members of)… (and other flavors)… in MY Keurig!

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Nice drawer for the K-cups, huh? Saves precious counter space!

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He woke up early one morning to set this up for me… it was an adventure as all his surprises are for me… including me almost waking up with him (at 4:30 AM!)…him almost waking me up by opening the box and rustling the plastic… and then my alarm going off when he didn’t think it was set.  But I was SOO surprise and blessed!

Last but NOT least… my mom comes in 10…. TEN… days!   SOOO excited!

Love,

~H~

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

A Weekend AWAY–lots of pics!

This weekend we took Monday off… and left Saturday with our church and went up to the White Mountains in New Hampshire.  The original plan was to hike Mount Washington, but with it being such a short weekend, we decided to take it easy and explore a few other sites!

The Mountains are getting closer… and closer…

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We found a CUTE, YUMMY, CHEAP place for Breakfast called “The Water Wheel.”  Guess you can’t guess why? hehe

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Starting the day off with the important food…

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Hiking at the Lost River Gorge… SO beautiful!

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Love Him….

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The Guys…                                            and the Normal Guys…..

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The Girls…                                         And the Normal Girls…         

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Saw some BEAUTIFUL SKIES!

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The next day we went hiking… along a cascading waterfall… the water was SO clear, you almost can’t tell there’s water.  The leaves were turning colors and falling.  And my hubby decided he wanted to swim in it.  The water had to be like 45 degrees…. burrrr!!

 

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My Wild at Heart Man…

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Yep.. that’s him… under the beautiful, freezing waterfall!

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Enjoying the scenery!

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It was a wonderful weekend… and we are so thankful the Lord allowed us to take it.

Love,

~H~

Friday, September 2, 2011

Last night… and little bits of life…

Last night we celebrated our anniversary by going to the Cheesecake factory and walking around the mall… my hubby is actually so fun to go shopping with!!  (As long as he keeps is crazy comments about a vest looking like road kill between the two of us and not the whole store… lol).

Here we are at the restaurant… it was a little dark, sorry!

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Here we are shopping… I wish this pic turned out better! 

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This is my favorite part of the day… coffee+Morning and Evening (devotional by Charles Spurgeon)+the Word+my hubby across the couch+snuggly quilt= a great way to start the day!

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Couples: This time is a priceless treasure… even though we don’t say much.  It’s important that we make this a priority in our marriage.  I know not all schedules allow for this time, but MAKE SURE you’re both spending time with your first Love, daily!!

 

My new journal… Artists Sketchbook ($5), Mod Podge ($.10 for this project… lots left over), Scrap-booking paper ($.50 for this project).  $5.60 for a new journal that I LOVE.  Not bad!

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AND finally… I NEED help! I have this beautiful built in shelf that is SCREAMING to be made beautiful… and I’m TOTALLY stuck!  Any and allllll ideas are welcomed!

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(Sorry for the mess…)

 

Love,

H

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Cleaning of my Phone…

I was just cleaning off my phone… and found a few videos that I meant to share and then forgot!

Here’s one of Ezra… he put his hat like this… I HAD to record it!

And one of my favorite things about east coast life… the sandy part of this beach was all underwater after the hurricane because the waters were so high.

And finally… ignore our loving banter… this is from our apartment during the hurricane…

 

I have a few other really funny videos, but I need to ask permission before posting them!

For those of you who made it through them all… hope you enjoyed!

 

Love,

Heidi