Summer Plans

Seeing how it is almost July! YIKES! 

It's already Summer and I still can't wrap my head around it!

Blooms from Mom's Garden :)

I thought I would write down some Summer plans:

• BERRY PICKING with my Dad. 
• Camping  at least twice in August :)  
• Visiting our friends in Seattle in July
• Learning to take a Sabbath (more on that on a future post...)
• Taking Piper to the beach for the first time!  I can't wait!
• Tim changing jobs (we are asking for God to step in as we take a leap of faith)
• I get to see my college friends Natalie & Katie
• Probably go on a hike or two.
• Buy a hammock... and snuggle around.
• Read some good books
• Find a new TV series on Netflix to watch all the way through in a weekend (Do you do that too?)
• and full time work... boo!  But, it pays the bills :)

Driving past Multnomah Falls last week :)

My friend from college, Krysta, said in her blog she is going to try to do something fun and something productive each day.  I'm hoping to, as well! What a good idea... less expectations mean more spontaneous excitement :) 

I hope we can just enjoy ourselves during the coming season... we've had a LOT of changes this year!

What are your summer-y ideas?

Cheers!

Things I DO!

Right now I'm up.  I slept all day after a hideous stretch at work.  Then Tim and I went back to bed about 7 hours later and here I am.  Awake at 3 am!  I'm okay with that.

I've been reading through an amazing book called BITTERSWEET by Shauna Niequist.  It's amazing.  It's some of my inspiration for this blog :)

In one chapter she describes "Things I Do."  These are things that she allows herself to do.  Like wear yoga pants 90% of the time, and she does everything she can to make her marriage a connected partnership, spending time with God.

So Here's my list of

Things I DO:

• talk to Jesus in freedom.  Read books and listen to music to remind me of God's steady love for me.  Hold Him close in those wee hours in the morning like this.  When all the word is asleep is a great time to talk with God in my own heart.
• Sleep in...
• Give Tim a hug everyday... and remember that our love is one which should be a refuge, a place where we go to when it's stormy.  To hold him up just like he's always done for me.  
• Go to Starbucks with Tim- guilt free :)
• Watch the Duggars shamelessly.  I love good wholesome midwest families.  
• Buy laundry detergent/ chai mix/spaghetti sauce and taco seasoning and not make it.  Some things in my life are simpler just being bought.
• Go to my parents house just to put my feet up for a while, spend time chit chatting and play with the dog.  
• Just going through the motions.  Not worry so much about working Nightshift.  I'm okay with that.
• Netflix and Amazon Instant Video.  yes.
• Books on "Simple Living"
• Pinterest for an hour or so :)

Stay tuned... "Things I Don't Do" is next.  And it might be a longer list!

What do you allow room in your life for?  What are the "Things You Do?"