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10. A Bath Hot Enough to Boil Chicken in.

There is nothing greater than taking a hot, hot, bath at the end of the day. I run the bath water with full steam ahead. I do not turn the cold water on for fear of ruining the steam effect. Quietly slip in, and soak the day away.

9. Soda.

Enough said.

8. Granny Sweaters

I am a modest dresser. Im old. Not flashy. Don't care anymore. Whatever the case for my love of them, they are a necessity to my wardrobe.

7.  Cars

I have always had a love for cars since I was a little girl. I can remember building model cars in the living room floor. My first model was a hunter green mustang convertible. I have always been a fan of mustangs. I bought my first "Stang" when I was 20. Loved it. My car insurance did not love me though. Now, I just appreciate the new designs of all makes and models and enjoy watching the changes in my favorite vehicles.

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6. Sun Bathing

Oh how fantastic it feels to just sit in the sunshine. You can feel it all the way to your bones. Maybe its the Vitamin D speaking. Maybe Im low, but I crave the sun. 

5. Grooms Seeing the Bride for the First Time. 

I love scanning images of grooms seeing their bride for the first time walking down the isle. It is truly a romantic moment. You really can see the love they have for them. Super sweet. 

4.  Sleeping In.

It seems my world has come to the point where sleep is no longer a requirement. I have a 2 year old who reluctantly requires no sleep. So on the off chance that I get to sleep past 7am, I embrace it with open arms. Sleep is beneficial to our health, so I will feel no guilt for sleeping till 10am. 

3. Reading

I believe that my love of reading came at an early age. One of my first memories as a kid, I can remember sitting in the waiting room at some doctors office with my mom. I remember thinking that I wanted people to think I could read. So I would hold the magazines correctly and I would turn the pages slowly. I couldn't wait to read. I remember looking at the words and just imagine how wonderful and exciting it would be to actually be able to read them. I think  about all the adventures I would have missed out on had I not have been able to read. 

2. Staying Home

I believe that Jane Austen said it best, "There is nothing like staying home for real comfort." We are always on the go, running here and there and everywhere and all places in between. So getting to do some deep couch sitting is quite the luxury for us here at home. 

1. Praising God

I have so much to be thankful for. I have amazing, healthy children, a wonderful home, a good job, and amazing friends and family. I used to make wishes every time I would see a shooting star. Last month I saw one that had a green hue trailing behind it. It was the most beautiful shooting star I have yet to ever see, and for the first time I had nothing to wish for. I just thanked God for his amazing gifts and the blessings that he has given me. Praising God for everything He has given me, even though I deserve nothing is the least I can do for Him. I owe Him everything, and I give Him all of me. 

Text from God # 2

I am sitting in my grandmothers hospital room as she is in recovery from heart surgery. The importance of family has never become so clear to me as it is right now at this very moment.  I am looking at the face of the most treasured woman in my life as she rests and I am immediately reminded of all the times she has given me grace when I did not deserve it, love when I did not need it, and encouragement when I did. She has been the greatest example of what Jesus did and continues to do everyday in our lives. So many of you may not have been blessed with someone that you can say those things about, but I pray that someone says those things about you. Even though families can be weird and aggravating and stressful and downright idiotic, its not our place to walk away or ignore or become so utterly frustrated that we show negligence of emotions. We have to be what Jesus did. I get so frustrated sometimes I literally have to take a step back and look at my family and think that my apple must have fell way off the tree and rolled underneath a different tree because these people are crazy!! But they are mine. My sweet, crazy people that sometimes need grace when they don't deserve it, and love when they don't need it, and encouragement when they do.

Its hard to image life without family, and its even harder sometimes to imagine life with them. But essentially if our goal in life is to be Jesus to everyone, a good place to start is family.

Texts from God

As a Christian, sometimes we have these moments where we just know we need to do something, or say something to someone without even knowing why. Those are my God moments. I have been recently experiencing what I have coined "Texts from God". I will be sitting in random places, and God will lay something on my heart that I need to share. I will put His message into text form, and select a random pile of people to send it to.  They always seem to reach the right person. I love doing this for God. As St. Mother Teresa said, "I am but a little pencil in the hand of a writing God sending a love letter to the world". I will gladly be His pencil.

My first Text from God

Dear Friends,
I hope that this reaches someone. I am not sure who, I am sitting in the parking lot; but one of you may need to hear what has been laid on my heart. If it is not, please pay it forward. I love each and every one of you and am so thankful for the blessings you have brought into my life. You have given me hope, encouragement, and restoration. God has uniquely placed each of you right at the exact moment that I have needed you, and I pray that I return the favor when you need me.

Sometimes as Christians we find ourselves oceans apart from the things we love most, including God. Someone special to me once explained to me why this sometimes happens. We often times symbolize ourselves or our lives as a boat in this vast ocean. Sometimes the water is calm, beautiful, rough, scary and uncontrollable or worse unpredictable. But we have an anchor. God is the anchor that allows us to drift, it is up to us to decide how far, and He loves you so much that you can do just that. No matter if you feel so distant that you may never find yourself back to the anchor- God will pull you back. He has tied Himself to you forever. Things happen that are out of our control- or we may find ourselves in a situation that we could have handled differently, or feel there is no resolution, no matter the case God is waiting, patiently and lovingly. Remember, nothing you can do or say will ever change the way God feels about you! You are His perfect love. Don't let circumstances of this life prohibit you from experiencing Gods amazing love, and the abundance He has for you! Once you bring yourself back to the anchor- you will find that oceans become puddles, maybe even raindrops.

Matthew 11:28-30
"Come to me all who are burdened and heavy laden, I will give you peace."

ps. Its that easy!