thankful.

This week I am thankful for:

The family I married into

New friends (who want to move to Colorado just like us!!)

Quilting

Beautiful snow that doesn't stick (and looks like a snow globe!)

Community

Happy Wednesday, friends! I hope it's a good one!

Whitney

spring break | thankful.

I think Spring Break is a gift sent straight from God himself. I have needed this break for about 3 weeks, and I am not taking it for granted at all. My mind needed time to process everything going on around me--I have been stuck in a mindset of 'Why am I doing what I'm doing? What is the purpose?' This break has cleared up those thoughts, and I finally feel free of stupid negativity and questions about what I'm doing with my life. THANK JESUS :)

I don't have pictures, but here's what I've been thankful for this week:

An awesome birthday

Legs to run

Sunshine

Homemade gummy bears

Family 

Since I didn't have pictures, I'll leave you with this. Judah & the Lion will make your ears so happy!

Happy Friday, friends!

Whitney

healing.

I am in what I call an "odd" season of life. It feels as if direction is non-existant and like I am stuck in a perma-rut, BUT God is slowly revealing that this "stuck-in-a-rut, odd" season is actually a season of healing. I have so many wounds left opened and unattended that I, honestly, just assumed would fade away. Well, friends, He is showing me to cope with those aches and pains of life; more importantly, He is showing me that I am not meant to cope with them on my own. He is my strength and my song. He is my reason to rejoice. Without Him, I would not have the ability to communicate or recognize my struggles.

In saying all of this, changes are coming in by the dozen in our lives this week. Ordinarily, I would crack under all of the pressure, but my God has provided me with a peace. Changing my major as a Junior? He's got it. B trying to snag a job? God's in control. Old friends leaving and new friendships blooming? He knows exactly what He is doing.

Sorry for the choppiness of this post! I may or may not have saved this and come back to it about a million times :)

Until next time dear ones,
Whitney

thankful.

This week I have been thankful for...

Birthday Week surprises!

A happy pup.

Sweet table purchases.

Hands to craft.

And Christ-like ladies who bless me with friendship sure to last a lifetime.

This week has been the best in a long while. God has given me eyes to see past trivial, worldly things and ears to hear the littlest things.

Happy Thursday, friends!

not alone.

Lately, I have been realizing that nothing I do has ever been on my own. Jesus is always there, and he provides wonderful friends who are going through similar situations. We really are never alone. He has been teaching me so much about what that means, as well.

Any other day, I would be down on myself for not really knowing if I want to continue my major or even continue studying at Tech, but today is different--today I put aside all of my wants for myself and left everything up to God. Do I have an answer yet? No, but I put all of my faith in Him. I wasn't afraid to ask Him a question that doesn't have a definite yes or no answer. My head is literally in a million different places with what I could do; it goes something like this: Housing and Design... Eh... Stop going to Tech... No... Interdisciplinary Studies?? Maybe... Go back to Elementary Ed?? So much longer in school! By the end of all of that, I get so overwhelmed. Just typing it made me nervous, so I'm not dealing with it anymore... at least not until Jesus says it is time to make a decision.

Also, I have been challenged to not go into a "hole of isolation", which I do so easily. I withdraw myself from life more than I would like to admit. So after a conversation Saturday, I have been making it a point to put myself out there, and you know what?? I have discovered that I have multiple friends who are just like me--they just need someone to encourage them, I have a wonderful community of believers surrounding me, school isn't the most important thing in life, and friendships can begin at any time, anywhere.

God is working in me. I can feel it. I feel something huge happening soon. I just can't put my finger on it just yet.

Happy (rainy) Tuesday, friends!

I hope you feel God working in your lives.

Weekend Fun!

This weekend has been crazy, but I am back with lots of fun things to tell! 

First and most important: THIS GIRL GOT ENGAGED! And I could not be more excited for their future.

This is Liz, and she is a God-sent in my life. She is truly a woman after my own heart.

Aside from that, Brandon has gotten word about job openings and potential job openings in Cookeville and Nashville!! My heart is so happy with that news! Our friends do so much for us already, let alone putting the word out about him needing a job in PR/Marketing. God has truly blessed us with some awesome friends.

Things just feel like they're coming together for us. At church this morning, Steve said, "God would never put a storm in your life if it wasn't going to help you later." Once those words were spoken, I knew he meant them for Brandon and I. We went through a storm, we may even still be going through one, but I can see the light--I can see how beneficial it is to our relationship.

All of these things make for a wonderful weekend!

Happy Sunday, friends!