I'll forgive you and take all the blame...

It's been raining all day today. I don't mind it because I'm off and its been the perfect day to relax and take care of the house. However, maybe the sun would come back out if we sang.

Saturday morning

So yesterday I decided that I wanted to paint. It's a three day weekend for me, so that idea came at the perfect time. The picture is a little dark, but those are my first abstract pieces ever. I felt like I was in 4th grade last night, but it was so fun, and so therapeutic. I'm pretty sure I'll be going back to Michaels for more canvases, and possibly looking into painting classes? 

                          I hope you find things that inspire you today.

Thoughts, inspirations, tea.

My mind feels like it's going a million miles an hour. I have many questions swirling around, I have thoughts of what the future holds, and I'm wondering where my real life is in all of it. I've been having conversations of longing...longing for inspiration, and longing for things we just simply can't have because we either messed them up, or we just aren't in a place of life to have whatever it is we are longing for. It's interesting to me that in the midst of my complaining about the lack of inspiration, it's than the spark comes. I find myself pacing back and forth in the kitchen and in the bathroom with a tooth brush in my mouth, humming tunes while scrambling to find a pen to write down words and thoughts that are stuck in my mind. Lacking inspiration sparks a challenge, and creativity flows. Than comes the late nights of sitting outside with the crickets and evening dew, left over cups of tea in the early morning, and open notebooks filled with random words and paragraphs that sometimes make sense...and others that don't. Do you see the imagery I'm trying to paint here? It's insanity. But it's peace to me, it is my favorite time in life. So here I go again...

June.

How can it be June 2nd already? The blossoms are out on my small orchard, the fields and trees are fashioning different shades of green, and the air is getting warmer and sweeter with each sun-shining day. The U.P. gets spring later than everyone else, so to some it's old news, but that's alright with me. I'm just glad it's here, and summer is well on its way. Its been two months since my last post, and those two months have been filled with a missions trip to Missouri, short road trips visiting friends in Indiana, and other places along the way. I've missed blogging, I'm always getting ideas for a fun post while I go hunting for old dressers and mirrors to paint, or about my ideas for wanting to plant a flower garden in the front yard. I'll probably post before and after pictures of the furniture, and the flower garden may or may not actually happen, but it sure is fun to think about. 

Health and well being have been a reoccurring topic in my life lately...physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health. So, with that being said, I've started running. I jog about two miles every day, to every other day a week, and it feels so good! There's a 5k this weekend I signed up for with friends, and honestly I'm dreading it, but I'm sure it will be okay...it will be a fun time, and it's a good way to support the community by raising money for a local school. Let's jump over to spiritual health. 

The Lord has been teaching me so much about prayer, worship and living in constant communion with Him. I recently did a month music fast where I cut off my favorite top 20 hits, and devoted my music listening times to only that which glorified the Creator. What a difference it made. God used that time to really speak through my times of worship, and silence. I became more sensitive to His voice and to the world around me. I've been reading a book recommended by many for a while now, and it's called "Enter the Worship Circle" by Ben Pasley. Look it up on Amazon and buy it, you won't be disappointed. Ben talks about the powerful art of worship, and challenges the spiritually hungry to seek the Lord in creative and simple ways. How we live our daily lives reflects what we have decided to worship, because we all worship something...I pray that my life will always reflect true worship of the One of saved my soul, and I pray that for anyone who is a follower of the Good News. 

Prayer Request:


The Lord has always had Ireland on my heart ever since I was a little girl, and I've always wanted to visit the country, live with the locals; learn the culture, and experience a more simple lifestyle. Back in February or March, the weight and urge to live out this dream made itself more apparent through dreams and conversations with people, and I decided to do some research into missions for Ireland. I didn't think I would find anything quite honestly, but I found a lot. I didn't know YWAM (Youth With A Mission) had multiple bases out there, but now I do, and I feel like that could be my next possible adventure.
http://www.ywamireland.org  Feel free to check it out, they have a great ministry for the people of Ireland to bring back peace and reconciliation, and a vision of living a kingdom lifestyle through community and diversity. Please pray for these people, and for me as I take steps to embark on this new journey.

Time for a warm up of Indonesian Java...more updates soon.