Wayward Washing Machine

So it has been a month and a half of marvelous marriage; however, we have had our first fiasco! And in this little ordeal God worked to re- reaveal something to me that I have known all along but was just as sweet to be brought to the surface again. Our washing machine was acting up and wouldnt start unles you reached in and started the spinning with your hands and then it would kick on and start on its own! Well the other day it wouldnt start we tried and tried to get it started and it just wouldnt so I looked at Rick and I said I know this sounds silly but we need to pray for this washer to start! So we did. I said Lord I know that this washing machine is not essential and if you are using this to teach me something then I will depend on you for provision." Well after I prayed we tried to start the washer again and lo and behold it started right up! I know this is something so small and not disease or anything of that nature, but it just proved that God still cares about the small stuff and he cares about what is going on in each and everyone of our lives. Sunday at Grace life Church of the Shoals (where Rick and I are attending) the sermon was on the magesty of God and how He should never ceace to amaze you! Just these little things that God does for us when we depend on him never cease to amaze me. We serve a HUGE God who provides for his people in big and small ways. When we realize that we don't need to put God in a little box and reduce him down to a small insignificant God that we only go to when things are not going just the way we want them, God will AMAZE you!! Even something as small as the washing machine just reminded me of that truth. We dont serve a cracker jack Jesus. We serve the creator of the universe who nothing is new to. He is never worried, stressed, or out of control. He holds every situation in his hands big or small and works for our good in every single one of them. How great it is to serve this God!!!!!!

I am trying to be a more crafty person. This was inspired by my new love for photography. I recently got a new camera (wedding present from Rick), and I didnt know that it would oh so quickly become an addiction! I love to take pictures of anything! I very rarely go anywhere without my camera!! But for some reason a strange new side effect of this addiction has emerged...my need to feel crafty. I really have never felt like a crafty person and I still would not consider myself crafty, but hey I am trying. Here is my latest creation

I was really excited about it! Everyone had something cute hanging on there door so I thought why not make something and it actually turned out better than I thought!



Rick and I went to a park this past Saturday so that he could do some rock climbing. There is really nothing appealing to me about hanging backwards off of a cliff backward by a rope so therefore usually I just watch, but this time I had my trusty camera with me and I found myself completely distracted by how beautiful outside it was and also how many things I usually miss when I am outside! I found myself worshiping such an amazing creator as I was walking around taking pictures of things that are so simple yet scream the name of Jesus! 

When I saw this I prayed for our country and its leaders.We are so blessed to live in a country where we can worship freely; however, we are a nation consumed with sin! The best gift that we can give to the leaders of this nation is to pray for them! God has so richly blessed us!!

My buddy climbing! He is such a big kid. I love that about him! God has blessed me so much with such a Godly man to lead me! I am so thankful for Rick!