Day #194

A nice evening of visiting with G&G and even got to see his Uncle Jeff for a moment.
A pause to the rush of doing; to be present with people we care about!

Day #193

It is a new week, new beginnings.
New things to Learn
New places to Go
New things to Experience
Opening my eyes to how God is using the Old to make things New!

Day #192

Thankful for our time with Uncle David and Aunt Jill.
We got some stuff done at the house...and got to go out for Ice Cream at Magic Freeze.

Day #191

I was super excited when my mom asked me to go to the blueberry festival with her and Brianna.  She doesn't often ask, so I jumped on it.  The three of us ladies, had a great morning, even if the blueberry festival at Dayton's was a bust!  We rocked it out!

Orchestra night with our favorite peeps!  Cherish our friendship with MOJO!  I thank God for them in our lives!

UFC fight night.  We hosted our first official UFC fight night at the house.  Oh I can see many more of these in our future.

The day was a tad packed...but it was full of relationship encounters!  Love it!

Day #190

EOW...END OF WEEK.
Oh how I am glad it is friday!  I am thankful that we have an end to the "work" week.

Day #189

Wedding Week.  We got to meet with our Wedding Coordinator for the Church.  She is super sweet, she is one of my friends sisters.  We walked through a lot of stuff and I am feeling much better about how the ceremony will flow.  I am super excited!
We want the ceremony to be a reflection our relationship with Christ and an overflow of our hearts.  We pray that through our marriage people will come to know Jesus...

Day #188

What an adventure we are on.  Today we got to meet with our Marriage Mentors.  Our church's pre-marital counseling.  We are excited it is a couple that neither of us know very well...but we found out we are closer than we think.  :-)  We will be spending time looking at how we are different and how to navigate tough conversations, and we will be looking at God's design for marriage.
Ready or Not...Here we Goooooooo

Day #185

Our friend, Ben, has been out on a work assignment in Michigan (BOO!) for the last 4 months and he has 4 more to go.  But he was in town for the weekend and we got to have lunch and play some Euchre with him!  Always fun to hang out and catch up.

Round 2 of the Jensen Reunion.  We made it for the talent show and the ancestry tree presentation.  It was again fun to hang out with family...Norabean is the cutest little spunk fire!

Here is just some of the amazing talent for the evening.

Luke, Lily, & Erik...Jesus Freaks

Day #186

Had breakfast at Hinkley park with Lily and Joel and the boys as well as my parents.  Then we hiked around the lake.  I wish I would have captured some of the moments...but I get caught up in them that I don't capture them.

Spent the day digging around the house.  My Daddy-O came over to help dig...although it doesn't look like we did much digging.  This is going to be a long process.  I am in it for the long haul!

Dinner...apparently I didn't dig enough and earn my share as Luke only made dinner for himself!

Day #187

"I choose to believe that God’s love is unfailing, that it has never wavered even a little toward me.

Seasons of longing and waiting can bruise the soul, crack it open, and leave it exposed. Applying bitterness to the wound only causes it to fester. But applying belief in the Lord’s steady, faithful love is the only remedy that medicates the wound. When your circumstances blur your vision, look up. Look to the Lord and let Him tell you what is true."  InCourage

Day #184

Got a lot done for the wedding in the morning!  Thankful for that alone time to power through a list!!!  The afternoon was spent playing volleyball at Luke's family reunion.  It was a great time to catch up with people, look through some old photo albums and enjoy Family!  I am grateful to have come out okay.  His uncle Steve has a black eye and possible broken nose.  His Aunt Donna has a raspberry the size of an orange on her arm.  Volleyball is rough with this clan!!!  :-)

Day #183

Thankful for an evening of getting things done...but then taking some time to relax and have some grilled cheese and tomato soup at a local restaurant that serves Gluten Free!!

Day #182

Nothing like planning a dinner party for 6pm and then getting the start time wrong.  Glad everyone else read the email I wrote...we arrived at 7pm :( 
Thankful for our gracious hosts and great conversation!