Casey & Lincoln Take On Disneyland

 

During the World of Color show I asked Lincoln, "Is it everything I said it was?"

His reply, "and more."

Me and Bill Shakespeare

To be?  Or not to be?  That is actually the question.

Who knew?

In Which My Hummingbirds Teach Me a Lesson

Matthew 6:26

²⁶ Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?


The hummingbirds have discovered my feeder and the past couple of days every time I hear one come up and "chirp, chirp" I stop what I'm doing and go to the window to watch them flitter around.  I'm going to miss having that feeder right outside the door so I can hear and see them flying around all day.

So as I sit here and worry myself absolutely sick over something I have no control over I realize I'm being a bit ridiculous... I'm sitting here watching these tiny tiny extraordinary birds completely demonstrate the verse above and I'm sitting here worrying about what's going to happen next month...or the next month...or next summer.

God will provide...he's done a great job taking care of us up till this point...we'll be fine.  It's just getting myself to believe that and quit worrying long enough to calm down...until that point I'm quite livid about the current situation...

Here's to taking a breath, relocating my faith, and calming down. 

More Hannah

I sat down yesterday and started going trough all the pictures I'd taken of Hannah on our visit and was having so much fun tweaking the pictures that I didn't stop....so here are some more pictures of sweet Hannah :)  After looking at pictures all day I'm having an inkling for some more baby time soon :)

You can click on the pictures to make them bigger.

Officially Introducing Hannah Belle

So I've had these pictures since our visit to OK but haven't sat down and played with them.  Bare with me...I tried different ideas than the usual "editing."  One day it'd be cool to either study with a photographer or actually take some sort of class on the subject.

Until then, it's just trial and error and seeing "what's this button do?"

My Favorite Constellation

 

I've had my engagement ring almost a full 2 years and my wedding ring almost a full year and I still love to watch them sparkle when the sunlight hits them just right.  Especially in the car when the tiny glittering lights sparkle all over the car.  I always say to myself that it's my favorite constellation.  One big star, five medium stars and countless little stars surrounding it all.

Also it's a fun disco ball when you shine a laser pointer at them :)

What Does Independence Day Mean To You?

So I got a bit sentimental looking for a picture to post as my Facebook picture to celebrate the 4th of July.

Quite honestly, with the packing underway and the ever impending deployment hanging over our heads, I get sentimental brushing my teeth... I literally gave our dishes a "see you soon" speech before we sealed the box.

Anyway, I got to thinking like a lot of people do, that when these "holidays" come around we all go through the motions but I'd hasten to say that most of us don't give a second thought to WHY we have these days off from work.  I happen to be in a position that many of my friends have been in before, that my husband is off to war next month... so it wasn't a surprise that the wheels started spinning.

To answer my own question, Independence Day this year is a reminder that Freedom isn't free...men and women go to war every day to defend freedoms that others would love to have taken away.

So for the sake of all those who have served, who are serving, and who will serve, take a moment and at least recognize what it is we celebrate.  If you're in a position to legitimately thank someone who fights for your freedom, now's a good time to do that.

I will now resume my place on the ground and off the soapbox.