11.24.2018

300th post + introducing my photography blog!!!

woooooooowwwww

how is this my 300th post...? that be crazy 0.0


introducing....



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my photography blog!! brand spanking new. 
i want to work on my photography more, so jump over there and give it a follow, and give me any tips/advice!! sometime in the future i want to buy a better camera..so you can help me decide which one i should go for too. who knows..maybe in the future i'll start a small local business like my Mom did! 

Wanna join me on this adventure?? xx

11.20.2018

11.19.2018

LIFE 04 | when you're drowning


hello all.
i started this off with some pictures of a baby, and the title was 
"GIVE 04 | we are God's people"
it was in my drafts for awhile, and i decided to start on it.
but once i got started it went in a whole different direction and i decided GIVE wasn't really suiting what i was writing. therefore i guess this is becoming more of a LIFE series...that okay? i hope to change it up with give series some, but this is what's happening today. 


^from last spring^
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the world is so corrupt. have you ever just got so discouraged with how people are today?? you know, instantly offended by nothing except the fact that you're a Christian. and the other sad thing is how any people call themselves Christians, but it's obvious by how they live that they aren't. 
i used to think that the word 'fanatical' was a good word. a word to explain how bold Christians were. but when it's said in hatred, it quickly became something that didn't sound so great.
we've been going through some really hard things. things that make us question if it's worth it. sometimes i feel like i'm drowning, in tears, confusion and sorrow. i pray for strength and understanding, and that satan would be bound and blindness would be lifted.  in these last few weeks, satan has become more real to us then ever before. 
the good side is that we haven't quite lost hope. we don't know what will happen and so many people are praying that i couldn't count. i know this sounds like a mess to yall, but tbh that's just what it is. i don't want to explain everything on here right now, but maybe one day i will. please pray that God's perfect will would be done in our family. <3
one thing that is really neat to me, is how un-relying we are on God, therefore, it takes a catastrophe, hard times, etc for Him to truly show Himself to us. this is when we must rely on Him and learn to always rely on Jesus. 
okay..now that that's laid out, i though i'd share some things that have been helping us through this. 


  • Remembering who God is. yeah yeah we all know that God is...God. right? but we tend to make up a god in our minds, to fit what we're going through, etc. if you look in the bible (esp psalms!) you'll find that God is also.."immutable, merciful, refuge, ruler, infinite, loving, wrathful.." and dozens more!! we must know who God is to survive in this world.
  • Reading + praying daily. surround yourself with accountable people. people with the same goals and hopes as you..to draw closer to God. 
  • Cry. don't hold your emotions in. don't go straight to anger when life falls apart. just let yourself be held. 
  • Take care of yourself. it's so easy to just be consumed with your grief/worry. drink healing tea and take a bath. it'll help you feel refreshed.
  • Don't hold your peace. this one is really hard for me. i tend to just not talk bc i'm afraid of what the response will be. but the night that i first sobbed about this mess, was the night i opened my bible and the Lord directed my eyes to a verse that said, "Be not afraid, and hold not thy peace." tbh i can't even remember where it was, but i knew that i need to say what i'm feeling. 
  • when you feel like what you're going through is worse then the apocalypse, aliens taking over the world, war, and everything else...you are not alone. God knew this would happened and has prepared divine encounters, divine friends that will help you through. 


Please don't be afraid to ask for prayer, friends. It is the most important thing in the midst of dark days.

11.12.2018

Winter Inspiration}}

















not sure if it'll snow much more, but here's some winter feels for ya. xx

hope












But those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and now grow weary,
they will walk and now grow faint.
| isaiah 40:31 |

11.09.2018

recipes i'm loving, birthdays, goals, being random

MICAH IS 2!!! WOAHH!!! he's the cutest bean ever and is talking constantly. he often comes up, wraps his arms around me, and goes 'i wuv youu daisy!!!' (paigey) AND IT MAKES ME SO HAPPYY. <333
Mom also had a birthday! i made her healthy chocolate cake, and the rest of them got bunches of cupcakes.
-i started a new journal thing
-crocheted a few little fruits, finished cacti, started a blanket
-taking more pics
-2-3 wks guyyysssss. cannot. wait. to meet ma little bro. xD <33 
-went to a ranch rodeo with some friendzz
-josh got a sweet little parakeet <3
-made pb fudge a few hrs ago..loves....

peanut butter-1 c. flour or thm blend-1/4 c. coconut oil- 2 T sweetner-3/4 t xantham gum-dash vanilla-
-soften pb and oil, mix together, flatten out in parchment lined pan, freeze, cut, enjoy :)







steel cut oats, instant potted- strawberries-sweetner-gluccomanan-heavy cream
make oats-heat up strawberries and other ingredients in a saucepan, add a little water to get syrupy stuff. -it goes, oats-heavy cream-strawberries- and wa-la! strawberries n cream oatmeal. the first steel cut oats i've ever liked.






eggnog!! 1 c. milk-1/2 c. cottage cheese-1/2 t. nutmeg-dash vanilla-dash gluccie- 1 1/2 T sweetner-1  c. ice-one raw egg- blend and enjoy <33






GOALS:
-read ezekiel
-crochet a blanket
-finish guitar
-finish cacti
-make eggnog
-do nails
-learn more







ahh my heart <333










Unhealthy

healthy :)





that is NOT the sun. don't be fooled. it was freezing.




wassup peeps? :D
btw, what do yall think of my blog changes?? it's not dramatically changed yet, i'm kinda slowly working on it. thoughts?! xx