I lift my life up

This song has been weighing on my heart for quite some time now.

The first time I heard it, it was almost like I had been slapped in my face. Steamy tears were streaking down my cheeks and I just knew that it was something I really needed at that very moment. Almost like He was speaking right through me.

I've done a lot of "trying to control" different situations in my day. Still do. Thinking my way, is the best way. Or worrying constantly about where the future will take us and the "what ifs" that may occur.

And then I wonder why I can't carry that type of weight on my own. It's because I'm not supposed to. So I'm learning to give away my control of thinking I know what's best. Trying, being the key word.  Truth is, it's one of the hardest things I have ever tried to do. But I'm learning….and that's all I can ask for.

Here are a little bit of the lyrics that hit me right in the soul….

You brought me this far, so why should I question you now?
You have provided, so why would I start to doubt?
I've never been stranded, abandoned, or left here to fight alone.
Hope your leaving me home, so I'm giving you control.

I lift, my life, lift my life up.
I give it all in surrender.
I lift my heart, lift my heart up.
You can have it forever.

All my dreams, all my plans
Lord I leave it in your hands.

I lift, my life, lift my life up
Have your way in me.
Have your way in me.

Happy Sunday everybody!

One year anniversary pictures

Back (waaaaay back) in August Jeff and I took some one-year anniversary pictures.

It wasn't supposed to turn out that way, but I'm glad it did. I guess procrastination does have some perks?

Pictures are a funny thing. You see those last four pictures? Well I have no idea how they turned out so incredibly awesome. There were SWARMS. And I mean…a freaking attack going on, of mosquitoes. I had welts all over my body. It seriously looked like I had the chicken pox on crack or something.

And then I see those pictures. They turned out pretty amazing and it's just funny to think I was getting eaten alive during them. We were cracking up the whole time because we were whacking the bugs off of each other.

Sometimes the story behind the pictures is just as great as the picture itself.

And note to self, don't go into a field/forrest after it rained. You may or may not get out alive.

It's here

Okay so yesterday I hyped myself up for 2014.

And here we are, now 2014.

Sadly Jeff and I started drinking a tad too early at our at home party for two, but I woke up JUST in time to get a New Years kiss from Jeff.

Now I'm trying to think of what I should do first…

Should I go work out? 

Should I sit here and think positive thoughts?

Or should I go all out and organize our house and do the laundry?

Oh the possibilities with new years resolutions!

But I think I'll just stay right here, in my cheetah blanket, and sip some coffee and start 2014 relaxed. Add in a little Rose Bowl parade and you have yourself a pretty bad ass start to the new year.

I hope everyone had a safe and bottle poppin' New Year!!