My Nerdy Husband ;)

These pictures crack me up! I couldn't help but snap them. :)

So a book came out recently that Jason has been waiting on for 3 years to come out, and he was cramming to read the pre-quel before and fell asleep only a few minutes into it...

Here's him holding my adorable little niece:

This is while Jason was going outside to grill for the first time... yes that is a mining flashlight on his head...

And I saved the best for last, Jason came home from work and I asked him to help with something, and he said something along the lines of "This is a job for dinosaur and cupcake man!" lol :)

Birds!

Birds are so quirky! I bought a bird feeder last week because I am having pet withdrawals... and oh my goodness! There are so many! They are all over the feeder, sometimes five at a time, and as I am typing, about 10 in the bush right in front of my porch with two eating on the ground. There was even a cardinal earlier! Mostly there are little finch looking brown birds that are cute and go peep peep! I love them. Jason is teasing me for it, because I am spending his "hard earned money" on birds that would have been perfectly fine if I had not fed them. I tell him that's what he gets for not letting me keep my fish tank or get a cat or dog yet. HEHEHEE! But really, these guys are great "pets", all i have to do is refill the feeder and sweep their mess off my porch. Easy! And another thing, I have never watched birds this much, and they are teaching me something cool. I really am getting a sense of what Jesus was talking about in Matthew 6:

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? ²⁷ Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?"

Birds don't worry. Crazy concept for a human who has a problem not worrying. They just wake up, say good morning to their mate, sing with their friends, and start looking around for food that God provides while being cautious to not get pounced on and eaten. They are careful of how they approach their surroundings, but they don't worry. They trust God and their eyes are open to look out for God's provisions and blessings. Then they go back to their tree in the nest that they built and sleep, wake up, and do it all over again. Always celebrating each morning with song and talking to the birds they love. Fascinating. :)

How He Loves Us

I love this video, this song, its been in my head all day. :) God loves us so much. He is so powerful. I love listening to this girl sing it because of the genuine faith in her voice, the peace on her face. :)

Moving In!

Moving in is hard work! I am proud to present what our apartment looks like now, four days after moving in our stuff:

:)

Living room before Saturday:

Living room now: (Tada!!)

Dining room:

(with the awesome table and chairs Miriah and Jeff gave us, which I repainted this week)

(thanks again Browns!)

and the cute W platter thingy Matt and Helena gave us: (thanks too!)

Kitchen:

(Valentine's decorations make me happy!)

Master Bedroom: (new comforter)

Bathroom:

Laundry/Pantry:

yaaaaaaaay food! I love storing up for the winter like a squirrel ;)

(Thanks Mom and Dad so much for the washer and dryer!!!!!! they are awesome!)

And of course the scariest room of them all:

The study... dundundummmm...

which Jason does not seem to mind the clutter, he's in there playing games just as much I think as he would be if it was clean. Men are wierd. :)

Oh and I almost forgot, our backyard/porch:

And that is the end of the tour ladies and gentlemen. :)

Change!

I am sooooo excited to announce that Jason landed a job in Pcola and we are moving!!!! So much stress has been relieved its amazing. Thank you Jesus!!! Praises to you God!!!

AND we have found an apartment for a great deal and are moving in on Tuesday!! Blessing after blessing... once again I am sooooo excited! Here are some pictures of what is soon to be our first home all our own. :) ( I took them from a website so I don't have any inside shots)

The entrance:

What the outside looks like:The floorplan of our first apartment:The pool directly in our backyard:

More to come when we move in! Yay!!!!

In Christ Alone, My Hope is Found

I was listening to this cover by Owl City of In Christ Alone just a moment ago, and I've actually listened to it 3 times in a row. Go, listen:

http://owlcityblog.com/2010/10/25/my-hope-is-found/#more-1942

I've heard the song before, but somehow when I listened to it today, the words, the meaning, the incredible truth of it all hit me. These lyrics are amazing. They are God sent biblical truth. And we should be standing on it everyday, not cowering to satan's lies. I've been reading a lot lately about spiritual battles in the mind and how to come out of them closer to Christ than before, instead of worrying and giving in to despair, not trusting God. You know its so simple, stand in His truth, but why does it seem so hard? Because its a battle! We have to use His Word and cling to His truth to fight the enemy off. I especially like the verse "when fears are stilled, when strivings cease" because I think that is exactly what I need, the Lord saying "Be still and know that I am God." Anywho, the song is extremely encouraging to me, and I hope it is for you too. :)

In Christ alone, my hope is found


He is my light, my strength, my song


This cornerstone, this solid ground


Firm through the fiercest drought and storm


What heights of love, what depths of peace


When fears are stilled, when strivings cease


My comforter, my all-in-all


Here in the love of Christ I stand

There in the ground His body lay


Light of the world by darkness slain


Then bursting forth in glorious day


Up from the grave He rose again!

And as He stands in victory


Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me


For I am His and He is mine


Bought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt in life, no fear in death


This is the power of Christ in me


From life’s first cry to final breath


Jesus commands my destiny


No power of hell, no scheme of man




Can ever pluck me from His hand


Till He returns or calls me home


Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand

Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving we are house/animal sitting for 3 families. One family is letting us stay at their house, and it totally feels like a vacation. :) They have a hot tub, a trampoline, lots of food, 2 sheepdogs, 2 cats, and a ferret. It is so nice to leisurely wake up (because I'm off hurray!) and take the doggies for a long walk, and just have fun. Brian and Stephanie visited us this past weekend and were able to enjoy it too for an evening. Tomorrow we are going over to my parents' to eat Thanksgiving lunch and later hopefully hang out and play games with Shanna and Tim. :) But now back to the house sitting...

These animals are such a hoot! Andy here loves to jump on the trampoline:

And Gypsy does a little dance if you scratch the right spot:

They have so many random decorations at this house! There are pictures and statues of pirates and mermaids all over the place. :) The toilet seat has seashells and seahorses in it. There are two old timey clocks that chime on the hour in the living room. Even just now as I sit on the couch I see a large stuffed giraffe, Indian medicine men statues, a boomerang with cool carvings, an arrow, a gargoyle, a pirate dog statue, a large amethyst rock, stained glass ship in the window... see what I mean? Its fun. Oh and there's a ceiling fan shaped like a plane in the office, it kinda looks like a plane crash landed in the house. I would share more but just uploading those two pictures made the internet crash 3 times. So there's my story! Til next time!