the best way to spend a saturday morning.

this past saturday,

bryce and i made a trip over to the animal shelter downtown.

i'm not going to lie,

i had to prep for the visit.

every time i've gone to play with puppies in the past, i always fall hard and fast.  i have my whole future planned out with the little fur ball:

long walks in the park,

scraps of food under the table,

games of tug a war...

and then reality steps in,

and i have to put the puppy down, 

and bryce has to drag me out of the room all sad and mopey like.

this time, 

i was very impressed with myself.  

i didn't shed a single tear,

and my heart only ached for a little while.

but can you blame me??

the little guy is so cute! :)

it was a primo way to spend a saturday morning.

new again

new job.

new apartment.

new part of a semi-new-town.

[big new adventure]

life is new again,

and i'm being reminded that worrying solve nothing.

absolutely nothing.

"commit everything you do to the LORD.  

Trust him, 

and he will help you."

psalm 37:5

consistent love

"be still in the presence of the LORD

and wait patiently for him to act...

the LORD directs the steps of the godly.  

he delights in every detail of their lives.

though they stumble they will never fall, 

for the LORD holds them by the hand."

psalm 37:7, 23-24

i love that scripture never gets old.  

i love that God speaks through words that were spoken thousands ago and that his words apply so strongly to each and every moment of my life.

i love that God uses the same scripture and truth to teach thousands of his children a thousand different lessons, and to comfort a thousand different hearts.

these verses have brought comfort to my heart time and time and time again. 

i can't get enough.

this is my prayer:

to have confidence in his timing and in his power.

to have confidence in his sovereignty.

to wait with patience and faith and courage.

to trust that he is guiding me through each and every day, 

and that he has a plan.

i am so grateful for his love.

man o man,

God is so good.

:)