I can hardly believe that summer is nearly over! This summer has just flown by. Three years ago when we got married, I remember feeling like the days just flew by for the next year and a half. Then, finally life began to slow down. I felt like I could enjoy my days and moments again and not fall into bed exhausted or overwhelmed every night. This summer the pace picked back up! Summer is my favorite season and I'm sad to see it go.
Recently I read a friend's blog as she reminisced about where she was 7 years ago. I thought about it and couldn't believe that 7 years ago I had just graduated high school, was working at Timberlake for the summer and was preparing to head out to WY for college. Seriously?! I could hardly believe that it had been that long.
That part of my life still feels like it was just yesterday. When people ask me how it feels to be married for 3 years, I say a day and a million years both in a good way. I can't imagine my life without J always there but yet I still feel like a newlywed. (Picture from our honeymoon when we really were newlyweds.)
I remember my parents and other adults telling me to enjoy junior high or high school or whatever other event I was complaining about. I never understood why I shouldn't want to skip a few moments of growing up misery. But THANKS! I get it now! Every time I hear a co-worker complain and wish for the weekend, I remind myself that THIS is the day the Lord has given me. I try to enjoy lazy evenings at home or crazy days of busyness. I've realized that is not easy. Our world doesn't encourage it at all. Just listen to the radio. Every day they countdown to 5 o'clock. And every week they countdown to Friday and the weekend. How do you remind yourself and encourage others to enjoy this moment? Isn't this the challenge every believer faces? Enjoy moments here on earth but still live with eternity in view. I recently heard a song that says "we all want to go to heaven but we don't want to go right now". How true is that! I still want to accomplish things on earth before Jesus comes or takes me home. At nearly 25, eternity seems a long way off most days.
Here I am in my comfys one afternoon with all of my card paraphernalia. I try to stay away from Hobby Lobby because I can't help but buy a few sheets of decorative paper every time I'm there. I have paper of every color and for every season! And here's just a sample...
And after an afternoon, here's what I ended up with. I am now prepared for some upcoming weddings and showers, as well as the random birthday.
I really enjoy making cards. It's a creative outlet for me. And unlike scraping booking, it doesn't require me to have pictures. I'm really bad at taking pictures and they usually turn out bad.
