My life lately

{clause: I wrote this yesterday, Wednesday, but just got around to posting today :)}

Happy Wednesday! So far my day has consisted of doing floors (woohoo) and breaking a mop in the process O_O some cleaning, devotions, and crocheting. Blogging seemed to be a good next step ;)

It's been a while since I've shared with you about what's going on in my everyday life (other than the birthday post) so I'd like to share with you some things that I've shared on IG :)

{All pictures number from top left around clockwise}

1. A delicious fruit smoothie that I made for a snack on Monday - frozen blueberries and strawberries, raspberry yogurt, and cranberry/raspberry juice mixed into yumminess!

2. This past Sunday, Hayden & Jaquelyn, Sarah & Shiloh (my younger sister and Hayden's younger brother just started courting officially!), and Nathan & I went on a fun triple date!

3. The date included going to see the new Spider-Man. I have very mixed emotions about it :) Not sure if I love it =) afterward we went to Applebee's, yum!

4. After church and before our date, we had crocheting at church - read about that here.

1. This past week out AC broke =\ not fun in FL 80+ degree weather. So dad sent Katheryn and I to chick-fil-a for a "cool" dinner.

2. Also because of our broken AC mom had me get Popsicles, of course I had to get the marvel ones ;) (thankfully our air has been fixed since!)

3. Thanks to my fiancé and sister, I'm going to Hope Spoken next year! I am super excited and cannot wait!

4. Baked up some chocolate chip muffins for breakfast last week.

1. Finally got around to transplanting out sunflowers. Sadly, they didn't survive the move... :(

2. Nathan and I attended a friends wedding with Jaquelyn and Graham on April 26th. It was fun! And my guy looked extremely handsome!

3. Still working my way through the Valley of Vision, so good!

4. And finally, I'm continuing to work on some more posts in my "preparing to say 'I Do' " mini-series. I excited about the upcoming one!

My life has been pretty good lately as you can see :) definitely not perfect! (Mostly because I'm not perfect by any means...) but I'm thankful for what each of these pictures represent :)

Until next time...

The Precious Blood - The Valley of Vision

As Easter is tomorrow, I've spent today remembering what Christ went through for my salvation and how much hope I have in Him. One note, I ask you to remember, this man-made holiday is not, cannot be, the only time we must remember Jesus' sacrifice and His resurrection which brought us life (Something I am often guilty of) - Sunday is always here because of Jesus. 

The Precious Blood - The Valley of Vision: Puritan Prayers and Devotions

Blessed Lord Jesus,

Before Thy cross I kneel and see the heinousness of my sin,

my iniquity that caused Thee to be 'made a cure',

the evil that excites the severity of divine wrath.

Show me the enormity of my guilt by 

the crown of thorns,

the pierced hands of feet,

the bruised body,

the dying cries.

Thy blood is the blood of incarnate God,

its worth infinite, its value beyond all thought.

Infinite must be the evil and guilt that demands such a price.

Sin is my malady, my monster, my foe, my viper,

born in my birth, alive in my life, strong in my character, dominating my faculties, 

following me as a shadow, intermingling with my every thought,

my chain that holds me captive in the empire of my soul.

Sinner that I am, why should the sun give me light,

the air supply breath,

the earth bear my tread, 

its fruits nourish me,

its creatures subserve my ends?

Yet Thy compassion yearn over me, Thy heart hastens to my rescue,

Thy love endured my curse, Thy mercy bore my deserved stripes.

Let me walk humbly in the lowest depths of humiliation,

bathed in Thy blood, tender of conscience,

triumphing gloriously as an heir of salvation. 

Until next time...