"All that's in my head"

I feel old.

I'm looking for a house.

"is in Your hands".

"November is here to soon"

There is absolutely no rain in these parts. But I was blessed with rain-boots from target.

There is not always a mama here to let me cry to. But there are friends that are like mamas.

There is not always an appetite in my stomach. But there is still pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, apple coffee cake and garlic bread that will still be here after I get past the next few hours.

And There is not always rest... but faithfulness has just arrived.

"Awesome and Mighty, Tender and Holy"

"Your vision is 20/40.

When you came in here it was 20/200.

The blood spot is getting smaller

You're getting better Andrea."

-Dr. Grant

music/score

I should of taken philosophy years ago.

blind

I just posted something on hope...I should go back and read it again but for now I'm going to write about what's on my heart.

I hate that I cannot fix things for others.

I hate that I don't have the gift of healing. I want it really really bad. And not for selfish reasons but because I want to make people better and glorify God in it. Thats all I want.

I hate that Andrea had a stroke in her eye and nothing or no one can explain it. I hate that the doctors are at a loss and they cant really assure her of anything, well almost anything (no cancer, praise God).

I'm frustrated that I lack faith right now... that I quickly forget about my own story.

Four years ago yesterday doctors couldn't assure me of anything. And some how I found rest in not knowing what was to come. I found rest in His silence.

And four years later I can't seem to find rest in someone else's story. I'm trying to be content in His silence but I just get frustrated and bitter.

Why do I have a scar on my foot that people mistake as a birthmark?

To glorify Him.

But why does she have blood spots that are clouding her vision? When will she be allowed to heal? Will she be allowed to heal?

To glorify His name.

I have blood spots are clouding my vision as well.

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways my ways,"

declares the LORD.

"As the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways

and my thoughts than your thoughts.

You will go out in joy

and be led forth in peace;

the mountains and hills

will burst into song before you,

and all the trees of the field

will clap their hands".

A spoon full of sugar"

We’re all resting in the slow and steady doses of hope that He is feeding us.
They come every once in a while but when they do we find ourselves in tears, often on our knees and rejoicing in what is yet to come.

This weekend we experienced a few…
Long talks under falling leaves
Vacuuming in the patio room
Flannel jackets with fur.

"Sweet Escape"

Yay for amazing adventures with your best friend!

So today my dear friend Lindsey and I went on

a little adventure to Newport Beach.

We found out via Twitter that Sprinkles Cupcake

was having a grand opening in Chicago.

We also found out that the first 50 customers to walk

into any Sprinkles store and whisper "chicago"

would get a free red-velvet cupcake.

So with all this information we did just that.

We drove to Newport (a little too far)

&

Whispered "Chicago" (the windy city)

&

and we were given 2 delightful cupcakes

(3 inches of frosting)

And for us it was a great little

blessing in the middle of our week.

Such a "sweet" life

The sweet Lindsey Minerva

Red-Velvet!

C is for...

Cool friends

Crazy adventures

and

Chicago cupcakes!

The end