“You are the peace in my troubled sea…”
I need to stop and reflect more on that reality…because it’s far too easy to take the safety and comfort and peace that Jesus gives me for granted. I fail to fully realize it’s benefits. It’s just like any other relationship we experience: it’s far too easy to fall into a state of complacency and expectancy and fail to fully appreciate, realize, and value the good thing we have.
We are blessed. So incredibly blessed.
And sometimes it’s so easy to say that…but not really know it. Sometimes the trials and troubles and battles feel bigger than the blessings, and they hide the goodness of life. So we have to choose: to remember, to reflect, to believe in the goodness of the Lord even when we don’t feel or know it.
Some shots:
One. I was feeling the winter-blues this past week, because it is insanely cold and as much as I have actually had fun with the northern winter thus far, I feel myself just about ready to be done with it. So we splurged on some buy-one-get-one-free strawberries at the store, and it’s a small, indulgent taste of summertime.
Two. And speaking of winter, can you see the snow moving across the lake? Our house sits a little rise so we can see pretty far down the lake, and it’s always neat to watch the storms (both snow and rain) move across the lake.
Three. We broke out the grill in the fourteen degree weather this weekend to cook up some salmon. My master-chef-husband whipped up some amazing stuff! And it just made us even more ready for warm weather because we miss our grill. One of my favorite things about summertime is the grill and supper on the deck. Oh, and flip flops…and fresh garden vegetables…and so many other things.
Some links:
– This IG makes me want twins so bad.
– I request that one of the twins be a girl so I can dress her in this.
–Â Perspective.
– Um, yum.
– Gorgeous photos of some of my pretty friends.
What about you: are you feeling ready for some spring weather? What are your tips for making it through the long winter?
I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Love that you used your own pictures! Now I'm hungry for grilling & strawberries!!
i am ready for sun. pale skin is not my thing. wearing bright colors with scarves, or accessories help cheer me up. love ya!
Whoops. Joe would not be impressed. 🙂 LOL. that was Veronica Y.
I love when you list your favorites & link to them 😉 So glad you get to go to Thailand! Have a wonderful time & take lots of pictures so I can see them on here 🙂 And I will definitely have to try the chocolate espresso oatmeal! -Sherri Yoder (Ben's cousin) 🙂
Ha! I opened all your links and was clicking through, I could see the first one was a Rend Collective song, and it had already started playing so I was just listening while I read other things…and I was like “hmm, I didn't know they just did instrumentals”…I went to the link, and I had been listening to a wordless add the whole time. :] Hey, it was a good jam! ;]
We should grill strawberries…
Ha! Thank you, Joe-Veronica. You guys are just too “one” these days. 😉
Hi Sherri! We're pretty excited about getting to visit Barb in Thailand…and pretty excited about some warm weather too. 🙂 Let me know how you like the oatmeal!
Ha, those ads will get you every time.
Thailand. Lady you are going to love that place. Eat Mango and sticky rice for me. And I really like your photos.