It's Summer Time!

Our small group came over for a summer pool party this week, and it was a blast! We hung out by the pool, played racket-ball, and then stayed up late watching the game. It is so fun to entertain and spend time with fun friends like these. :D

My reading list

I have to preface this post by stating that I can not remember the last book I completed or even attempted to complete before moving to Texas. But it would appear that I have almost [but not quite] become and avid reader!

Here is my reading list:

• "For Women Only" and "For Men Only" by Jeff & Shaunti Feldhahn
• "The Shack" by William Young
• "Better Because of You" by Ginny Hutchinson & Cathy Haffner
• "From Pride to Humility"
• "Searching for God Knows What" by Donald Miller
• "The Hunger Games" Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
• "What did you expect? Redeeming the realities of marriage" by Paul David Tripp
• "He Loves Me!" by Wayne Jacobsen
• "The Excellent Wife" by Martha Peace
• "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo
• "Peacemaking for Families" by Ken Sande
• And I've reread most of the New Testament using my new HCSB Study Bible

This season of my life

The past year and a half has been quite unusual for me. I went from having a job and a full schedule of classes to having neither. And I got married! I'm not going to lie. It was all a shock to my system and I found the need to seemingly redefine who I am. Everything I knew about me was different. Don't get me wrong; it isn't a bad different, just a wild-and-crazy-adventure different.

And so that has been my year. An organized, fast paced, schedule oriented, and independent individual has been granted ungodly amounts of free time to get creative, read (did I mention I'm not creative and hate to read?-- true story.), and just enjoy God's presence in the everyday. I have caught up on some old hobbies and dabbled in some new ones. I have spent lazy days teaching our dog dumb tricks and baking goodies from my stash of Pinterest pins. I've learned to braid my own hair and coupon and don't even get me started on the Farmer's Market!

I have also had a lot of time to pursue friendships and ministry opportunities here in San Antonio. I'm not nearly as outgoing as some think I am, so it has been both a challenge and a blessing. We have gotten involved in an amazing large church in downtown that provides us many outlets to socialize and grow friendships as well as grow spiritually. We have also had the pleasure of being involved in a smaller church on the north side of San Antonio that allows us to serve the community and church members in a variety of ways. Both churches show God's love and the family of Christ in different ways and have taught us so much.

In this season of life, Ronnie and I get to spend the better part of each day together. Yes, it has its sour and strenuous moments, but it has been a huge blessing, especially in our first year of marriage. We know that "normal" or "real" life wont afford us this privilege so we cherish it and try to make the most of every second. We have grown to be close friends. We have time to talk and dream together as well as embark on fun little adventures in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

And it has been SO great.

I have grown so much in the past year and have found so much more of God. Though this was not the direction I foresaw or planned for, it has been the experience of a lifetime for which I will ever be grateful.

(My frustration) ÷ (my procrastination) = Yuck!

As many of you know, my life has been consumed with Trigonometry the last week or so. I have a big test coming up that a lot is riding on and that I should have taken... um, well... let's be honest... about a year ago. It's not that the material is overly complicated or that I cant master it, but that it is so abstract and uninteresting to me. That and I have procrastinated on it for so long that I am now starting from scratch. *sigh* I guess that is what I get. But this drawing basically sums up the way I feel about it.

Our November Wedding Book

I can finally share the book that I made with our wedding photos as a keepsake for our families! I was waiting for extended family to see it first before showing it to the rest of the world. Follow the link below to see it on shutterfly and feel free to leave me some comments here too! Enjoy!

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