planning . . .

"Sometimes the best surprises in life are the unplanned ones". 


I am a planner. I like to know who, what, when and where. I also love surprises. But so many times I ruin surprises by trying to figure everything out. I like to be in control, but I'm learning in this season of life that sometimes there are things beyond our control - and that's where trusting in God is HUGE. 


I guess the cat is mostly out of the bag anyway so I'll just free it completely . . . Durrell and I are putting our house on the market sometime this spring. We are taking steps towards moving to Texas. M O V I N G!!! Oh wow. We are excited! So excited. And yes, a little nervous at the unknown (again, the planner in me!). But we are walking in trust. Though our exact steps may be a little foggy now, we are just putting one foot in front of the other and launching into this new season.


The above quote was said to me by a co-worker when I was telling her about Texas. I mentioned to her how I like to know what's next. Her words have stuck with me and re-assured me that even though I may not know exactly what's next, God does. And I think we're going to be very surprised at what is to come! Can't wait to see what's next!!

I'm on a posting roll :)

Since I am not working as much, I have gotten into an organize everything mode! And with that comes some crafty-ness as I try to find homes for un-organized things . . . like CHRISTMAS CARDS!

I love getting Christmas card photos from friends! It's fun getting the mail around the holidays, knowing that there will most likely be a photo card from a friend. But what to do with all those photos AFTER Christmas?? I've heard of friends that throw them away. I couldn't bring myself to do that, so up until today, they have been stashed in envelopes in closets.

Thanks to this fun idea on Pinterest, I now found a fun way to keep, organize and display Christmas greeting card photos. 

Front - I just printed on card stock! 

punched holes in all the photos . . . 

and used ribbon to tie them together . . . the back is a blank piece of cardstock . . .

while I was at it, I did 2009 and 2010!

Guess it's time to go clean now. I'm sure I'll find more organizing along the way :)

In the New Year . . .

I love the beginning of a new year. There's something fresh, new and exciting about it. I'm not really one to make "resolutions". Instead, I like to write out goals. I have to admit that last year, not many of my goals were accomplished . . . But I feel like last year things were set in motion to make some of those goals happen this new year. 

My word for 2012 is TRANSITION.

tran·si·tion

   [tran-zish-uhn, -sish-]  Show IPA

noun

1.

movement, passage, or change from one position, state,stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change:

I am excited and a bit nervous for this new year. I feel there will be a lot of transition and changes taking place, but the end result of those changes will be above and beyond what we can imagine. Durrell and I want more of God and have come to the conclusion we will do whatever (and go wherever) it takes to get more of Him and His presence. One of my personal goals this year is to reach out to others more and love unconditionally. That sounds easy enough, right? For me, it is quite difficult. Not really the loving unconditionally part so much as the reaching out part! I love people, and yet, I love my personal time. I'm good at saying hello and being friendly, but when it comes down to giving up MY time to invest in someone else's life, that is difficult for me. I will work on this! :)

And so begins a new year. Let the good times roll :)