Rosemary

Rosemary, originally uploaded by parker_6_pack.

Favorite things...

This summer I thought I would blog about some of my favorite things.

This is a photo of my kitchen window. I potted a rosemary plant (one of my favorite things) in an unusually tall terra-cotta pot. The adorable mini terra-cotta pots are from momsie's tea room. (She would fill these little babies with some type of terrific dessert and serve them individually. In a word...brilliant!)

This summer...lets take a journey.

A journey in search of the simple things in life. Things that fill your heart with joy. Lets do it together... and maybe... we will be surprised by what we find along the way.

Encourage one another,
Jodi

Reflection

Candle in my hand, originally uploaded by yellowrubberduck.

"There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
Edith Wharton~


I also love how this symbolizes being held in God's hand.

Remember who you are...
Made in His image... a reflection of His Son.

Encourage one another,
Jodi

The new chair

Apparently, I am still not savvy enough to have all the pictures on one post (but the summer is coming) and maybe...just maybe... I will figure it out then?!?

In the meantime, these are some pictures of a fun chair that my "hunk o' burning love" let me buy this weekend. (darlingest...you are wonderful to me!)

Some ladies were looking at this little gem (while I was awaiting anxiously behind them) complaining about the fabric. They said it was outdated and boring and they had plans to recover it (oh the horror!).

To my delight, they changed their minds and I was able to snag this little treasure. I was relatively lady like in my grabbing as well (honest...for real and for true).

P.S. I think the fabric is fabulous!

Encourage one another,
Jodi

Fabric of chair, originally uploaded by parker_6_pack.

Graceful and the chair

Graceful and the chair, originally uploaded by parker_6_pack.

Awesome chair

Awesome chair, originally uploaded by parker_6_pack.

Gives me goosebumps

Do you ever have a song that just gives you goosebumps Internet? You know the kind. Where your hairs stand on end and something inside you moves.

If you have some time..listen to this one.

God Of This City
Chris Tomlin

You're the God of this City
You're the King of these people
You're the Lord of this nation
You are

You're the Light in this darkness
You're the Hope to the hopeless
You're the Peace to the restless
You are

There is no one like our God
There is no one like our God

For greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City
Greater thing have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City

There is no one like our God
There is no one like our God

For greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City
Greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done here

There is no one like our god
There is no one like our God

Greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City
Greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done here

Encourage one another,
Jodi

Bed bugs bite...

In school we have been learning about the integument system. I like to say this word...."in-teg-u-ment"... as it makes me appear educated (but basically, it is just a “fancy shmancy” word for our skin, hair, and nails).

I’ve learned so much over the last few weeks. Our body hair, for example, is not meant to keep us warm but is used for protection(think eyelashes and dust) and as a sensory tool(so we know when something creepy... is crawling on us). Keeping this in mind...

Last night, I had been up late studying for an exam on the brain. (You could say that I went to bed with "brain"...on the brain.) Being the polite, fair maiden that I am, I didn’t want to wake my “hunk o’ burning love” when I finally went to bed. So I crept into our bedroom, shut the door and quietly slipped into bed.

The “hunk o’ burning love” rolled over and was breathing (snoring) on me. (It was at this point that I figured it probably was not a good idea to slam back a white chocolate vanilla latte at 5:00 p.m...but the damage was done so I just laid in bed... tired...and awake.)

I was feeling the “hunk o’ burning love’s” breath on my neck...it tickled. I was thinking about the integument system...and body hair...and how wonderful it is.

Then I noticed that the “hunk“ wasn’t breathing as hard anymore...in fact, he had moved and wasn‘t breathing on me at all...yet I felt something...something crawling... on my neck.

ME: Acck!! A spider, a spider! (At this point I am on my feet.)

HUNK: Huh??

ME: Turn on the light...Turn on the light!!

HUNK: What??

ME: ACCK!!

HUNK: Found light switch, flipped said light switch on.

Right there...right where my pretty little head was laying...was THIS.

Silverfish, originally uploaded by LVshooter.

(I began jumping up and down screeching...)

ME: Squish it!!! Squash it!! Ewwwwww...

HUNK: With what??

ME: I don‘t care!! Hurry you big hunk.

HUNK: With bare hands....“SQUISH” (he is so brave)

ME: Running around the room...hyperventilating.. with the "ebbie geebie's"....ugh

After all the excitement...my “brave hero” and I went (tried)to fall back to sleep.

All this to say...God bless your integument system...and Tylenol PM.

Encourage one another,
Jodi

halleluah

halleluah, originally uploaded by shakakahnevan.

This is what I'll sing for You....

Encourage one another,
Jodi

Mi Familia

Mothers Day, originally uploaded by parker_6_pack.

What a good lookin' bunch!

Encourage one another,
Jodi

Mother's Lilacs

Finally Lilacs, originally uploaded by parkerPhoto.

Yesterday was Mother's Day.

I heart Mother's Day. I love all the sweet and wonderful things that our children do for us on this day. The homemade cards, the paintings, the gifts of sweet little treasures (like special beads and little sparkles they have found).

How can it be...to be so blessed by love?

To my dearest Momsie, I rise up and call you blessed!!

Encourage one another,
Jodi

Livin'

How's your livin' Internet?
How is your climb?

I pray that it is full of joys & heartaches.
Each of them allow us to grow deeper and to make the climb
even more beautiful.

Encourage one another,
Jodi