On My Mind...
- We've taken a few vacations this summer (Palm Desert, McCall, Washington, McCall) but the picture taken above on Whidbey Island in Washington makes me want to go back to the beach again. And I don't care what beach. I just want to take a vacation!
- I'm fairly certain that training for the City of Trees Marathon in October is the
craziest best decision I've made in a long time.
- I don't think I'll ever go back to being a blonde.
- The book The Stranger Beside Me (the true story about Ted Bundy) is the craziest book I've ever read. It's fascinating.
- I would really love to sleep in. Just once. My running is ruining that!
- Daniel, a self-proclaimed "not a flower-giving kind of guy" brought me flowers at work this week. Some of the ladies in my office gave him a bit of a ribbing, thinking he'd "done something wrong." That's so funny to me... can't we just give flowers to say "I love you" anymore?
- Speaking of which, I've always been a "not a flower-receiving" kind of person... but I actually really appreciated the "just because" sentiment.
- My mom emailed me this video about the new look of social media, and it blew my mind. I'm a little overwhelmed with it lately, despite the fact that I have made it a personal side-business.
- Trust... once it's broken, how do you rebuild it?
- The mornings are getting darker here in Boise, and today I was a bit nervous during my early-morning pitch-black run. I jumped as I came around a corner and mistook a huge bush for a person. I'm totally afraid of the dark.
- I NEED to spend more time reading my Bible.
- Topping my wish lists at the moment are getting a facial and laser hair removal for my legs... oh what a treat those would be!
- Life is beautiful. It truly is. I'm very, very thankful for each moment these days.
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Um, take me to the beach with you! And I'm jealous that it's actually cool enough for you to wear a sweatshirt (it was 105 here yesterday!)! And those flowers Daniel sent you were so pretty! Super sweet that he sent them just because he can!
Happy Thursday!
That video scared me ... it is a shocking reminder of how crazy this world has become and how social media has taken over pretty much every aspect of our lives, or is close to doing so. Sad. Come to LA - we have a piece of beach for literally everyone ;-)
Wow that video. My head is still spinning. And #9. Trust. Broken trust. Whatever trust you had broken, my heart feels for you. It is such a damaging and heart-aching experience to think about rebuilding it, and if it can be done, and more importantly...if you want it to be rebuilt. This has probably been the theme of the last two years of my life. Part of exploring trust is so breathtakingly beautiful when you start digging into it. The other part of it is so heart-palpitation-inducingly stressful it is almost too much to bear. I think you have to look at trust in the context of faith. I have at least, and faith I think has helped lead me to where I need to be to rebuild that trust.
i feel ya with those early morning runs, girl. i can't breathe in this Southern humidity during the afternoons anymore! you need to invest in a stun gun though! mine is kind of like this one: http://www.amazon.com/14-000-Stun-Gun-Flashlight/dp/B007Z3MWH4
Any tips for those early morning runs? I'm still nervous to head out when it's dark.
Love love this list. Especially the last one. Life really is grand isn't it? :)
Lovely post pretty girl!! :)
So weird that you read that book! I JUST watched the movie about Ted Bundy that was made in like 2002. I do NOT recommend it, it's SUPER disturbing. I didn't know anything about him, really, until watching the movie. It is SO sad how mentally disturbed he was. They mentioned the book. Is it worth the read???
so that video blew my mind a bit too, thanks for sharing!
I'm one of the 1 in 5 that met their spouse online! :)
I like flowers only if they're "just because." And I LOVE your as a brunette, I gotta say. Makes you look very sassy!
Awh, I seen the flowers on Instagram and thought it was just the sweetest thing! I love just because thought - they're the ones you're most thankful for. Also, I just love you as a brunette - I think it suits you very well! I love your outlook on life and how beautiful each moment is.
I might try that book, I've been looking for a few good books to read. I like biographies too. I NEED to spend more time reading my Bible as well!! I've been feeling the same way! Accountability buddies?? :)
I.LOVE.YOU.
YOU ARE SO INSPIRING. Love this idea to download my week into a post. Watch this space.
I love these vacation shots!
xx
Kelly
Sparkles and Shoes
I just left you a long comment responding to a bunch of these, and then it deleted the whole thing. Grr. Consider this post "liked."
P.S. I send out a Bible reading reminder to 30 girls every day with a 365 reading plan. Want me to add you?
Well it was cool enough in Washington when that photo was taken... it was in the 70s!
Oh... I LOVE the beaches in LA. They're wonderful. And I agree... social media has TAKEN OVER. Everything!
Thank you, Andrea. I am feeling you on the broken trust. I haven't ever been so hurt by anything, and moving past it and accepting it has been very hard. The hardest part also has been trying to rebuild it. I'm literally struggling. But realizing it's all part of the plan is the best part. God will only give me what I'm strong enough to handle, right?
Whoa! Do you carry that with you when you run? It is a GREAT idea!
Hey! So... what I was is one of those neon reflective vests! Not a big one, but one of the ones that basically just has reflective strips. I think that would help a lot! And headlamps... they may seem nerdy, but they work!
Yes yes yes. I do recommend it, simply because I'm kind of into that kind of stuff. It's fascinating and truly terrifying. Despite the fact that you don't recommend it, can you tell me the name of the movie?
You're so welcome! It's crazy how when they put it into visual perspective like that how it all comes into focus!
Really?! That is so cool, Shannon! I want to hear your story!
OOH SASSY. There is NOTHING wrong with being Sassy :) PS> your AVATAR is Sassy!! :)
Thanks Becca. I love all the support you've given me recently. Our emails have been really nice :)
Yes! Let's do it! I'm currently going through Psalms. I believe I'm on Psalms 7 or 8 :) And yes, that book is very good, but very very scary and the furthest thing from the Bible we could read. But it IS intriguing.
Also, have you read Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand? Now THAT is a good book!
You're the best, Colleen. Love you like the sister you are!
:) Thanks Brooke! It really helped me just jot things down. It was one of those "I'm not sure what to write" but then it all just came out and I let out a huge "aahhhh" afterward :)
Thanks Kelly! I had found this one when I went back over my photos and couldn't NOT use it. The beach is just so great there!
~ Oh no! I hate when that happens! You can totally add me to your list! I am reading Psalms at the moment, and also get a daily email of "Encouraging Bible verses." So one more sure wouldn't hurt!
It's just called "Ted Bundy"!
Hey Aunie! So good to war just a heartfelt post from you! Come to South Florida and visit me and my husband! We have an awesome beach. ;-) I know how it feels to struggle with reading your bible more. Some of the most helpful things for me in that has been to just do it when I think about it, even if only for 5 minutes. And to not beat myself up for missing a day or a week or a month. Just start now. God wants relationship, not perfection. And the more you grow to love Him the easier it will become to do things like read your bible. I'm still learning all this btw. 😉😘
Alesha <3
I would not be wearing a sweatshirt if it was 70!
yes, ma'am! my brother bought it for me at a gun show a few years ago. it's not quite light out when i start my morning runs, so i feel safer with it. you should look into something like it or at least mace spray! i also wear a Road I.D. band with my name, address, emergency contact #, & my blood type listed in case anything happens, also :)
Hey girl! Oh man, I would LOVE to come to Florida. I haven't been to FL since I was a little kid, and I'm dying to return!! And you're right, He wants a RELATIONSHIP, nothing more! So good!
LOL High of 70 that day. It was prob in the mid 60's and so windy at that point.
Wow, you have it all figured out! I have pepper spray, I should bring that... at least to start!
Flowers for no reason? How cute! Unexpected gestures for no reason at all are my favourite.
I think it's just so fun because of how very unexpected it is! And for no reason... just to say you're loved or something. Puts a giant smile on my face :) Maybe we should pay it forward?
I think that's a lovely idea! I need to add more RAOK into my life, even simple things like post just to say hi. Unexpected kindness is so heartwarming.
Who gave you a hard time?! I think it's so sweet, especially if it's a rare occurrence. I am also very impressed by your marathoning - you go girl!
Thanks Zoe!! Ha... not you. I guess it was some of the other ladies who were a little jealous that their husbands didn't do "just because" flowers :)
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