Song In My Head: Be Still by Kari Jobe

I woke up with the song Be Still by Kari Jobe playing in my head. It's such a great song that I just had to post on the blog.

And in other news, my Uncle Stan is being released from the hospital tomorrow. I pray that tomorrow be the start of a new beginning for Uncle Stan, his daughters and our whole family. One thing I know for sure is that if we seek Him, we will find Him, when we seek Him with all of our heart. (Jeremiah 29:13) To God be the glory great things He hath done.


Here is the video, enjoy!

Detour Ahead

Would it come as any surprise to you that Jeff and I have changed our traveling plans in a big way over the past 48 hours?

If there is one lesson I have learned from being married to Jeff is to be flexible, no plan is ever set in stone and usually the new plan is way, way better.

Instead of a heading west to Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon we are heading east to the beach. Instead of driving many days to reach our destination, we are driving one. Instead of hopping from place to place we are staying put for eight fabulous, fun filled days. During these eight days we are going to sleep in, read books, eat at odd hours of the day and veg on the beach as long as our little hearts desire.

It's going to be FABULOUS!

I have four days to get this place back in order after the new carpet was installed. I can't believe we didn't raise you know what earlier on, this place looks 100% better. Even though it's been nuts in my neck of the woods the past three weeks, there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel. Praise the Lord this crazy season is winding down a bit.

Celebrating Fall

How do you like my pumpkins? I try to add one thing to my fall decor each year and these are the newest arrivals. I love fall, it really is my favorite time of year.

I love pumpkin patches, fall leaves, Halloween candy, cooler temperatures and Thanksgiving.

There is just something special this season, don't you think?

Things I Am Looking Forward To During Fall 2009:

1) Young Family Road trip 2009 with Jeff (Balloon Fiesta, Las Vegas & Grand Canyon)
2) New Carpet (coming on Monday--excited doesn't even describe it)
3) Football, Football and more Football
4) Visiting friends
5) catching up on my reading
6) knitting my first scarf
7) Cagle Cousin Thanksgiving (it's going to be a packed house in P,TX)
8) Fame & New Moon out in theatres, both of which cause Jeff to tease me endlessly
9) pulling out my comfy socks and pants
10) Turkey Trot 2009 with great friends


And here are some of my favorite pictures from Fall's past

Cheering on my Alma Mater at last year's homecoming game

3 of my favorite little friends at the pumpkin patch two years ago. Aren't they adorable?

Faith's first time jumping into the leaf pile. A Cagle Cousin tradition

Jeff and I @ the Turkey Trot 2008, we were super sweaty when this picture was taken

Goofing off with my BF Susan during the race


The other Susan

Here's too another great Fall season! Let's make it a good one :)

When It Rains, It Pours

Does it come as a surprise to you that I don't like things being out of whack?



This my friends is the epitome of out-of-whack! Why yes, that is our entertainment center in the middle of the living room. Our roof sprung a leak but yet we live on the ground floor. The upstairs neighbors get water in the fireplace, nicely contained. We get water dripping down the wall, not so nicely contained.


Unfortunately nothing can be truly done until the rain stops. Fortunately we are getting new carpet and a paint job, throughout the whole apartment. I calmly went down to the office yesterday and suggested that since I have been a loyal tenant for the past EIGHT YEARS, they could reward us with a little special treatment. Especially after leak number two started yesterday, in our kitchen, no fault of our own.



(ignore the random placed candlesticks, that side of the kitchen is a work in progress)

Nice.

I am hoping we can get this resolved by next week since we are living for vacation soon. Let's just say I am so ready to walk out that door for a little
R & R with hubs, alone, with no cell phone, no computer and no leaky roof.

It's going to be nice.

very, very nice.

A Must Have!

I added this album to my library yesterday and L-O-V-E...LOVE IT!

It is wonderful especially if you are a fan of old hymns like me. Let's just say I have listened to this album 3 times in the last 6 hours. It is that good.

The last song though, I will Carry You, is a tear jerker. If you have lost a newborn or know someone who has, you will not be able to make it through this song. And since I am not one who likes to be the only one crying, I am posting the video for all to see.



Angie, Audrey's mom has a blog titled "Bring the Rain." I started reading her blog many posts in and recently started reading from the very beginning. Their story is an amazing lesson of faith and trusting God in dark days. Click here to read the story from the beginning. And once you know the journey they went through with Audrey, the song is even more powerful.

Trust me when I say this CD is a must to have in your music library, it truly is a good thing.

LIfe is One Big Adventure

It's true what they say, you're either coming out of a trial, in the middle of one or needing to fasten your seat belts for the bumps that are just around the corner.

I wonder if I will ever learn to soak up the moments where all is right in my world instead of trying to rush to the next thing. Truth is, I want to be someone that can soak up the trials as well. Trials can be grand adventures, where in the end I will uncover a magnificent treasure and come out with a deeper relationship with God.

It's during the trials that I must remain focused on the truths of God, otherwise it would be easy to let Satan get a foothold.

I must remember that...

God is Sovereign in all things and everything works together for good (Romans 8:28)
God is a refuge in times of trouble (Deut 33:27, Psalms 46:1, 7, Proverbs 18:10)
God will strengthen and encourage us (Isaiah 41:10, Psalms 27:14, Isaiah 46:4)
God hears and answers our humble cries to Him (Psalms 145:18-19, Psalms 34:15, 17-19)
God grants us mercy and forgiveness. (Psalms 103:8, 10-12)
God gives us peace for every circumstance (Phil 4:6-7, Isaiah 32:17)
God will bless us (Psalms 37:5-6)
God give us wisdom (James 1:5, Proverbs 2:6)
God will reward and lift us up (Psalms 37:34, 1 Cor 15:58, Gal 6:9)

(from Revive Our Hearts, Promises to Live By pamphlet)

During this season of trial, I pray that God be glorified in all things.

I pray one day that I am able to articulate in coherent sentences all that is going on right now in my little corner of the world. But for now I hope it is enough for you to know that God is working a mighty work in me, through me and around me. To Him be the glory, GREAT things He hath done.

3 More Days Until...

my team leaves on a jet plane to the biggest furniture show of the year.

This is the number one reason why the blog world has seen less of me these days. Last week alone, I logged in close to 48 hours of work with a meeting thrown in the mix. Stressed?! You betcha!

On top of the work load, my sweet Granny went into the hospital for poor breathing. She has COPD and this is just the way it is going to be as time progresses. I try to brace myself for phone calls like I received on Tuesday but it is never easy to watch someone you love suffer. She is stabilized now and will be returning home tomorrow morning. I pray that the hospital gets-a-moving and she is checked out by 11 am, like the sign my grandfather saw this morning says. Otherwise, my grandparents may be the lead story on Monday's ten o'clock news due to the revolt that will occur. Patience is not the virtue in the Bonner house especially since Bonner had already packed up Granny's things by the time Jeff and I visited after church. Jeff tried to encourage them not to get their hopes up for an 11 o'clock sharp dismissal, since it is a hospital and it's Labor day. I don't blame them for wanting to get Granny home-hospital stays are never fun.

That's all I got for now, I promise to post more once things slow down in the world of furniture.