Thursday Thoughts

Love.

I have two thoughts today, and both center around the word above this sentence. Both completely different types of love, but both perfect examples of true, unconditional love. My heart is overflowing this morning. Such simple thoughts, but such compelling ideals.

{1} I lost my first patient last night at work. She was one of my very first patients as a nurse, and she was also my very first death as a nurse. She's barely been hanging on for the past few weeks, so we knew the end was near. Luckily, she wasn't my assigned patient last night, but it still broke my heart. I knew it was going to happen. Every nurse has their first "death" at some point. Death is inevitable, especially on our floor, and I knew it would come sooner or later, but I still wasn't ready for it. What really got me emotional was her sweet husband. He never left her side.

One of the very first things he said to me over a month ago when I first met them touched my heart more than words can say. He was tucking her in bed one night as I was giving her her nightly medicine, and she kissed his hand. He looked up at me and said, "I've been tucking this lady in for almost 50 years now. Every night. She's my sweetheart."

I watched him hold his sweetheart's hand last night for the last time. Perfect, beautiful love. I had tears rolling down my face last night, and I do again as I type this because more than anything, I desire to have that kind of love...for someone to love me like that in return. Beautiful love. He thanked me for all I did for them over the past month, but I really should've thanked them for the joy and happiness they brought to my heart. Last night reminded me of why I love my job so much.

{2} My second thought was on my heart as I drove home this morning. "You Deserve" by Natalie Grant came up on my shuffle, and it was such a blessing. Here are the lyrics:

You deserve every mountain falling,

You deserve every ocean reaching,

You deserve all creation crying out Your word.

You deserve all of heaven singing,

You deserve every nation rising,

But I have heard that what You want most is my love

Seriously...beautiful, perfect love. He deserves for every knee to bow and every tongue to confess His Greatness, for every soul to bow down to Him in gratitude, but all He wants is for me to love and worship Him in return. What He wants most is my love. Little ole me.  I don't know about you, but that thought is so powerful to me. The King of all of Heaven and Earth loves and adores me that much. Amazing love. Like I told you earlier, my heart is overflowing. Love is so powerful, and I am blessed with both of these reminders.

It truly amazes me of the little things that God puts in my everyday that are clearly straight from Him. Yesterday was one of those days that I just needed some love, and He showed me more love than I could ever imagine. Real, true, earthly love and consuming, passionate Godly love. We all need those reminders every now and then. Especially on how much He really loves me...He loves me more than I could ever comprehend.

I hope and pray your Thursday goes wonderfully, friends! Show some love to someone today...you never know when someone needs it. 

Top 2 Tuesday!

Guess what?
It's Tuesday. 
And around here, that means Top 2 Tuesday.
The topic this week is songs.


What an impossible topic. There is absolutely no way I could ever just pick 2 of my favorite songs, so I'll just post my current favorites. Ah, sweet music....what would I do without you? Music is my escape. Music is what can turn any bad day around. Music is my favorite way of worshiping the Lord. Music defines who I am. Song lyrics usually say how I'm feeling much better than I ever could. There is rarely a moment in the day that I don't have Pandora pulled up with a favorite station. It seriously gets me through the day (well, the night, but same thing.)


So, for today, these are my top 3 favorites.
Yes, I said 3...I always have to break the Top 2 Tuesday rules :)


The first two actually classify in my "all-time favorite category" but I've recently rekindled my love with them and they're on repeat in my car, yet again.


1) "Edge of Desire" by John Mayer.
Beautiful, sexy, intimate. And I'm not just talking about John. Love this song.



2) "Hold Onto Hope Love" by Amy Stroup.
My theme song with love. Someday soon, I'll find him :)



3) And a selection of my favorite songs wouldn't be complete without a worship song.
"Came to My Rescue" by Hillsong United.
Powerful, powerful song. I can remember clinging so desperately to this song and these words during my job search. He is faithful. He will always come to my rescue. "My whole life I place in Your hands"--that's how I want to live daily. 





Some honorable mentions that you should go check out too:
4) In My Veins by Andrew Belle (found this one on Grey's, shocker)
5) Closer by Kings of Leon
6) Say (All I Need) by OneRepublic


What are your picks? Let me know if you link up with Taylor over at the Undomestic Momma so I can read your replies, too. Maybe I'll even find some new music :)


Happy, happy Tuesday to each of you wonderful readers!

Miscellany Monday

Monday. Dreaded 1st day of the week.

Yep, it's here already. 

I'm already praying for the weekend to get here, but in the meantime, I'll give you a little Miscellany. You know how I adore Mondays only for the Miscellany reason.

{shopping with the mother}
My Mama came & stayed with me Saturday night and we spend the afternoon shopping and breaking our diets (whoops) but it was oh-so-totally worth it. I've missed her like crazy and it was just what I needed...nothing like some good quality Mama time! Totally good for the soul.  Check out my favorite purchase from our shopping spree...I die over this jacket. IN love. And the color-- it's Rebel Red...yes, that's a color. It's part of the Hotty Toddy collection. (I hope you aren't believing me!)

{diet success}
If you follow me on Twitter, you already saw this...but deal with it and let me bask in my success for a second :) On said shopping spree with Madre, our mission was to find me some new jeans. Not only did I find some jeans that I love, I found some jeans that are 3, yes THREE, sizes smaller than what I was wearing before I started this whole diet extravaganza. Do you know what it's like to pull on a pair of jeans that fit without having to do pre-Olympic stretches to get into them?! Without having to lay down on the bed and pray they button?And the size I had? I don't think I've worn that size since I was 13. Literally. It's such a foreign number to me. I was so excited I almost cried in the middle of the dressing room. Yes, I am pathetic, but it's the little things, y'all! Totally makes me want to keep going. 


{i don't know how to flirt}
Remember cute neighbor that I posted about a few days ago? Well, a package of his got delivered to my house the other day, so he had to come over and get it.  Conveniently planned? I don't think it was planned, but my best friend does. I would love to think my life was that exciting, but it was just a UPS fluke. A girl can dream, right? I'll keep you posted. We chatted for a little while, and thankfully I hadn't just gotten done with a workout, had showered this time, and didn't look like a wet rat. Claire told me I need to bake something and go over and visit in a cute apron and casually ask for a cup of sugar...but I would be so awkward. I wish I could be fun and flirty, but I somehow just end up being totally clumsy and uncomfortable. I'd like to think it was just quirky charm, but I know better  :)


{adoration}
Love. That's all I have for my new followers. I love y'all already. Let me know who you are and give me a link to your blog...I would love to get to know you better. I seriously am so thankful for my blog "family." Y'all are the best. Thanks for the sweet comments and blog love, y'all make me a happy, happy girl. 


{words of wisdom from Meredith Grey}
Ah, the season premiere of Grey's. What can I say? Fabulous. I am too obsessed for my own good. I'm not even going to mention how angry I was at my TiVo when I found out it didn't record the last 15 minutes. Seriously--could've thrown it out the window. BUT thanks to abc.com, I watched the end and heard this uh-may-zing quote. LOVE Meredith's opening and closing monologues. She knows my life all too well.

When we say things like "People don't change", it drives scientists crazy, because change is literally the only constant in all of science. Energy, matter...it's always changing, morphing, merging, growing, dying. It's the way people try not to change that's unnatural; the way we cling to way things were instead of letting them be what they are; the way we cling to old memories instead of making new ones; the way we insist on believing, despite every scientific indication, that anything in this lifetime is permanent. Change is constant. How we experience change, that's up to us. It can feel like death, or it can feel like a second chance at life. If we open our fingers, loosen our grips, go with it, it can feel like pure adrenaline. Like, at any moment, we could have another chance at life. Like, at any moment, we can be born all over again. --Meredith Grey

{thought for the day}

He is for me. He is for you. Remember that when things get hard. Go listen to this song. Kari Jobe is hands down my favorite worship leader..this song is so close to my heart. I know that He is for me, & I know He will never forsake me in my weakness. So even when everything is turning against me, & nothing seems to go my way, He is for me. He is holding my future in His hands. He is holding me in His arms the whole time. What a beautiful thought!

Happy Monday, my dears! What are your Miscellany thoughts today?
How were your weekends? Fill me in!
I hope today is better than just any normal Monday :)

Show Us Your Life: Master Bedroom (& Living Room!)

Sweet Kelly at Kelly's Korner (the coolest blog on the block) has started the "Show Us Your Life" series up again, and this time around it's all about the houses! Ah, houses...one of my favorite topics at the moment, because I finally have one of my own! I've been meaning to put up a post to show all of my friends and family how it has turned out, so this works out perfectly...one room at a time!

I love my little house. It may be small, and not quite put together yet, but I am in love with its charm and coziness. And the fact that it's all mine and I'm actually a grown up now!

Lucky you--somehow I missed last week's topic, which was Living Room, so I'm gonna throw that in here for a bonus. Thank goodness it's Friday..can I get an amen?

So...here's the bedroom. Fortunately I took this picture before I covered my big windows with blackout shades...not too appealing to the eye anymore. It's still a work in progress, but I love my Anthro bedspread with all of my heart!

And onto the living room...

Entry way. Love how this table turned out!

 No coffee table yet, because I'm too picky to choose one. 

I'm telling you, this place makes me happy. It may not be much, but it's home :)
Thanks for stopping by! Let me know if you do a SUYL post, because I'd love to see yours, too! Happy Friday, my fabulous friends. Hope your weekends are filled with happiness!

What I'm Loving Wednesday

I've never participated in What I'm Loving Wednesday, but today I'm just loving so many things that it's too hard to resist. So here goes, friends!

{one} I'm seriously loving Nicholas Sparks' new book Safe Haven. I'm a huge Nick fan, so I eagerly awaited the arrival of this book. I just started it this morning and I'm already in love. Nothing is better than a book that captivates you and takes you to another place and time while you're reading it. And a whole lot little bit of cheesy love stories romance never hurts, too! Can't wait to keep reading--I have a feeling I won't be able to put it down! 
Plain and simple...I really just love love.

{two} I'm loving the fact that in three days, I will be wearing a beautiful dress, sporting some hot heels, hanging out with my best friends, cheering on my favorite team, & loving life here:

{three} I'm loving the fact that my best friend's birthday is next weekend, and I just found out I'm off work...which means I get to celebrate with them on Beale Street! 

If it's anything like the night we had on Beale for my 22nd, it's sure to be a great night!
 Happy 23rd birthday Tay :)

{four} I'm also loving the fact that I just found out I have a totally cute neighbor. He came over and introduced himself last night...but I'm not loving the fact that I had literally just gotten home from working out when my doorbell rang. That means I was looking a hot mess. Probably totally scared him off, but whatever.

{five} I am seriously loving my Fall TV schedule. Praise the Lord that all of my fall shows are finally back! Just a few of my must-sees: 

Desperate Housewives

Grey's Anatomy

One Tree Hill

Gossip Girl

Thank the Lord for my TiVo. I would be lost without it!

{six} I'm absolutely loving all of the sweet comments y'all left on my post from yesterday. I just cried reading every single one of them. Seriously, I am blessed with some of the most wonderful blog friends! And of course, real-life-friends, too! Blog friends--I totally think we all need to meet up at some point! Especially all of you that are close to Mississippi :)

{seven} I'm really loving Sara Bareilles' new CD. I know I've mentioned it before, and on Twitter, but really--y'all need to go buy it if you haven't yet. It's fabulous. Especially this song...my current favorite.

{eight} Last but not least, I am LOVING that it's the first day of fall! Finally! You know I couldn't let a post go by without mentioning my favorite season :) Although it's been 95 degrees here in Mississippi today, I'm definitely still beginning my fall celebration. Here are just a few of my fall decorations for my little house:

What are you loving on this beautiful day??

Complete.

[this is a long post...lots of words...and no pictures
but it's what's on my heart tonight...sure hope you'll read it :)]




Most days, the thought of me being alone never even crosses my mind.
Life has been so crazy lately that I don't get many opportunities to just be. 
I'm constantly doing something or checking something off a to-do list.
So, needless to say, I don't worry over it much.


But other days, I come home to an empty house. And I get lonely. 
After long nights at the hospital,
I want nothing more than to come home to someone.
Preferably a someone called my husband.


Me being single usually doesn't affect me.
I'm really independent and honestly don't have a
 lot of time to devote to a significant other...
...but then I realize that I'm just making excuses.
We all want to be loved. We all need to be loved.


I have really been desiring that a lot lately...
It's on my mind every time I pull up and see an empty driveway.
So, I've turned those thoughts over to God & I pray hard that He'll send me that man soon.

It's sad that I feel incomplete without a significant other,
and I've really been wrestling with those thoughts lately...
...like I'm just waiting to become whole.
Like I have to have the love of a man to be complete...


And God hit me hard last night.


I'm reading "Sex and the City: Uncovered" by Marion Jordan.


Here's the excerpt out of the chapter I just happened to read last night.


"Here is the true story of a girl who drank before her wedding. She drank to calm her nerves. She drank to have giddy joy. She drank to find courage. She drank to have confidence in her decision. And she drank to quench her thirst before she walked down the aisle. Her drink of choice? Living Water. A true, two-hundred proof dose of Jesus Christ, the lover of her soul. . .


. . .As the music played and the sanctuary doors opened for the wedding processional, I walked down the aisle as a bridesmaid rejoicing over the fact that my dear friend was marrying an incredible man who loves her dearly. As I stood by her side as a witness to their marriage vows, I was reminded of this chapter, and I realized I was an eyewitness to God's design. You see, before me stood two people very much in love. But more than just romantic love, these two know real love. Sacrificial, self-giving, lay-your-life-down kind of love. These are two individuals who made a decision to walk through life together, through sickness and health, poverty and wealth, good times and bad--until death do them part. And they meant every word of it.


It is an amazing commitment if you stop to think about it. But the thing I loved about this wedding is that I know both of them as individuals found the ultimate love their hearts hungered for in Jesus Christ long before they met each other. They didn't come together as incomplete halves hoping the other would somehow make them feel whole. They aren't looking for the other to make them complete. Their hearts were secure before they ever met the other. It was a beautiful moment. It is a picture of what God intends.


. . .What I see as the common thread in these unions is individuals who first allow God to fill their hearts with His love and who as individuals find their security in a relationship with Him. While their partners bring richness and joy, they are not the source of ultimate satisfaction. That job belongs to God alone; therefore they don't live in disappointment or disillusionment because of an expectation that their mates will meet their every need and desire--they are free to love the other because their hearts have first been filled by God's love. Take my advice: do something for yourself today. Have that drink your heart is craving."


Um, hello? Were you talking directly to me?
Sure feels like it.
We serve a powerful, mighty, incredible God...
Tears just rolled down my face as I read this.


He is who makes me complete.
He is the only one who can fill that void in my heart.
I hunger to worship Him with my whole heart every day.
I'm so thankful for this reminder.


Happy Tuesday, sweet friends!
God is so good!

Miscellany Monday

Favorite day of the week.
Just because of Miscellany Monday, duh.
Let's get to business.


{goin' to the chapel}
One of my very best friends in the entire world got married this past weekend. It was such a beautiful day. I just love weddings. What girl doesn't? And you can say you don't all you want, but you know deep down, you really do. There's just something about a wedding that makes me giddy. The anticipation during the hours before is so romantic and exciting; the fact that it's the beginning of the rest of their lives makes my heart smile. Seeing the joy on their faces as they exchanged vows brought tears to my eyes. And there is nothing better than getting all dressed up and spending the day with your very best friends. Congrats to Reid and Lindsey...love you Loofa!

{drumroll, please}
I took long enough to announce the winner from my giveaway, didn't I? Well, the moment you've all been waiting for is finally here... The big winner is Mary Gwen! One of my fab friends that recently moved to NYC to pursue a career in culinary arts...she is amaaazing, y'all. She'll have be famous one day. So excited for her! MG, text/email me and let me know which sign you decided on so I can let sweet Jenn know! Oh, and here's a terrible
 iPhone pic of the Random.org generator since
 I'm technically challenged and didn't know how to link it to here :)
Keep checking back because I'm having another one soooooon! Thanks so much for participating!

{take me out to the ballgame}
My favorite little brother is playing on a new travel team this fall. Dulin's Dodgers out of Memphis, TN! I got to watch them play alllll afternoon yesterday, and although it was H-O-T, these boys are talented with a capital T. Seriously, it amazes me that they're only 13 years old. They won their tournament, and looked cute while doing it. Love my brother even though he's officially WAY taller than I am. 

{you win some, you lose some}
Or in the case of my Ole Miss Rebels, we lose most of them. Sigh. It hurts my heart to admit this, but I have a bad feeling that we're just not going to be any good this year. Sometimes I just chalk it up to us getting into our "groove", but I've come to the conclusion that this just isn't our year. And I'm okay with that. Kinda. I'm forcing myself to be okay with it, really. Guess we can't be bowl champions every year, but it still hurts my soul a little bit. Rebel football is what I live for in the fall, so needless to say, it's been a huge letdown so far. Nevertheless, Hotty Toddy. Win or lose, I'll still be in Oxford this weekend cheering my team on. Can't wait to see what shenanigans we'll get into this weekend...my friends always soften the blow of a terrible football team!

Fail.

{best blog post ever}
I need every single one of you to click right here and go read this blogpost. I was just sitting at the ballfields this afternoon, getting a bit bored while waiting on the next game, so I decided to browse my Google Reader...and came across these beautiful, powerful words from this wonderful girl. Seriously, it hit my heart hard. I had tears streaming down my face before I even realized it. Go read it, I beg of you. And grab some Kleenex beforehand. 


{fall fever}
I have it. And I have it bad. Real bad. I've already been through 2 Pumpkin Spice candles. My scarves are hanging on my doorknob, taunting me that I can't wear them yet. I am itching to go to a pumpkin patch and to carve pumpkins (while my 3rd pumpkin spice candle burns.) I want to make pumpkin cookies with little ghost and fall leaf sprinkles and light my fireplace for the very first time! It's time for the cooler weather to head our way. 
Seriously, God...are you listening? 

{epitome of TV}
And last but certainly not least, my absolute favorite show starts back on Thursday. You may have heard about it...it's this little known show called Grey's Anatomy. Jokes! I've seriously been counting down since the intense premiere in May. And I may or may not have watched the finale 4 times since then. SO ready for it to return. My Thursday nights just aren't the same without Grey's and Private Practice. And you must admit, there is nothing better than watching Patrick Dempsey and Eric Dane for an hour. Mmm, good looking. 

Readers, I love y'all. And I love your comments. Y'all are the sweetest!

Happy Monday, friends.

Go link up with all of your Miscellany over at Carissa's blog!

Hey, it's OK...

It's time for another installment of the Hey, it's Ok...series! 

If you're a new reader, check out this post for my past selections :)

Hey, it's OK...

...if you do intense cardio for an hour just so you can fully enjoy the pretzel M&Ms
 you plan on eating later today

...to spend one of your few nights off on a date with your main men, Ben and Jerry, 
instead of out on the town

...to take naps at every.possible.opportunity, like you're back in kindergarten

...to pretend to enjoy Lady Gaga when she really just freaks you out (blasphemy, I know)

...to count a shopping afternoon as your workout for the day...those bags get heavy, y'all.

...to secretly wish your ex still has a thing for you

...to call your mother 3...4...or 8 times in one day just to chat
...to get all giddy when your favorite blogger follows you back and comments on your posts
...to already be counting down to Christmas as if Santa was actually real--
(hope I didn't just ruin anyone's day/Christmas spirit)
...if you've never watched a second of Jersey Shore because guidos terrify you (as do Oompa Loompas...coincidence that they're both orange?)
...if you turn 8 shades of red when a cutie-patootie doctor asks what your name is
...to wish you had champagne while you're drinking your OJ with breakfast
...to not let anyone over in traffic but then just expect everyone else to let you in front of them
...to plan your whole fall season around your favorite team's football schedule...instead of work
...to already have all 4, yes I said 4, of your future children's names picked out...but no husband, and even worse, no prospects
...to leave the new Sara Bareilles CD on repeat constantly because she is just that fabulous
...to want a cupcake for breakfast. Like right this second.


Delirious? Yes, I am. That's what 12-hour nightshifts will do to you.
Happy Friday, friends.
I am ecstatic to be off until Monday. If I could do a backflip, I'd do one right now.
And even better, I get to see my family and my 3 best friends from high school
 tomorrow for one of their weddings :)
God is so good. It's a new day and my joy is renewed. 


I suggest you go visit Faye's, because not only is she one of my best, best friends, she's having an amazing, out-of-this-world, incredibly cool giveaway. Now click here, and go see what it is. 

Now, all of you fabulous readers, tell me your "Hey, it's OK..." ideas! I need a good laugh :)

{wee bit wednesday}

{one} have you ever won a trophy? if yes, for what?Too many to count. Our high school gave out trophies like they were candy. For any and EVERY activity. But my favorite one is probably for Who's Who Friendliest my Senior year. Yes, I know I'm pretty cool.


{two} what was your favorite subject in school?AP biology. or AP english. But I really just loved classmates/teachers.


{three} what time do you get up in the morning?well, I work nights, so I get up at 4:30 pm. Yes, I know, my schedule is totally screwed up.


{four} if you could open your own business, what would it be?hands down, a bakery/cake shop...something precious like Gigi's cupcakes or Charm City Cakes. And I also would weigh 300 lbs. But it would be totally worth it.


{five} if you could spend the evening with one rock star/band, who would it be?I don't know if Hanson classifies as a rock band, but that's my answer anyway.


{six} what sitcom character reminds you of you?let's see, no one? In a dream world, I would say Lorelai Gilmore from Gilmore Girls for her personality, Serena from Gossip Girl for her body, Brooke Davis from One Tree Hill for her perfectness and job, and Meredith Grey from Grey's Anatomy for her husband. Perfect world, huh? I don't think I really answered the question. But it's my blog and I'll ramble if I want to. 


{seven} what are the 3 most important things to you?Of course, my general, honest answer is my faith, my fab family, and my amazing friends...but that's so cliche, so today, I'm gonna switch it up, and the answer for only today...fall-colored M&Ms, my TiVo, and the beautiful, gorgeous new dress I bought from Ann Taylor Loft last night. Oh, and in T-W-O sizes smaller, by the way :)


{eight} chips or popcorn?oh, definitely popcorn. I go to movies just for the popcorn.


{nine} have you ever ordered anything from an infomercial?don't judge me...but I bought a Shake Weight. And it totally works. 


{ten} what is one thing that you are grateful for today?His mercy. 
Happy Wednesday, lovelies! 

Miscellany Monday

I couldn't have said it better myself.


{jet setter}
I had the strongest urge yesterday to just book a flight somewhere and just go. Not plan anything at all, just pack a bag and board a plane. And I was so serious about doing it. Even told my Mama. I looked up flights to Paris. $2,000. Maybe next time I decide to be spontaneous, I'll have already won the lottery. One day. I'm so going to do it!


{it's the simple things}
My TiVo is finally hooked up. I can't even begin to tell you the joy that is in my heart right now for this little, stupid piece of technology. We have had such a love/hate relationship over the past month, but now it's love. And only love. So friends, that means you need to start telling me what TV shows I must watch this fall season! 


{true life}
Nurses don't get paid enough for the amount of heart, soul, effort, energy, time, passion, etc that they put into their job. Maybe if we did, I could be writing this from a cafe in Paris right now. But instead I'm in Pearl, MS. On my couch. In my pajamas. I saw more blood last night than I ever cared to see. Ever. 


{single and ready to mingle}
After spending the last 3 nights at the hospital working, I've decided that the single doctors need to wear some special badge or something that differentiates them from the taken ones.  Therefore I know which ones to bat my eyelashes at. It's getting a little too difficult/obvious to check out their left hand. I am totally joking. Kind of. Oh, p.s. there is totally a hot doctor named Dr. Shepard. Not even kidding...I wonder if his first name is Derek? Because if so, I will now start calling him McDreamy. Actually, I'll probably call him that anyway.


{foreshadowing?}
I've been having the weirdest dreams lately. Weirdest one? I was married. And pregnant. And was on a trip with my husband, and he was Mr. Perfect, but I couldn't see his face. So frustrating. Oh, and I had one today that my doorbell rang and I walked into my living room at it was covered in yellow daisies like on Gilmore Girls :) (any GG fans out there??) Fingers crossed that these dreams are just me being psychic.


{sweet tooth}
I may or may not have spent 30 minutes walking up and down the Halloween candy aisle at Kroger yesterday...but didn't buy anything. There's just something about fall colored candies that get me all giddy about autumn! And of course, fall colors are my favorite colors. Btw, my pumpkin spice candle is currently burning...don't you wish you could smell?? Life is good. 


{getting ahead of myself}
There are 103 days until Christmas. Words can't even begin to describe how ready I am for the holidays. I'm even considering making one of those paper chains we used to make in elementary school to countdown. Anyone remember those?? It's beginning to look alot like Christmas! Not really, but a girl can dream, right?


{cravings}
At this moment in time, I have a strong hankering for a funnel cake, a mimosa, and some buffalo wings. I clearly haven't eaten in over 24 hours. Time to raid the kitchen. And no, I am NOT pregnant...


{confession}
I am 22 years old, have a full-time job, support myself, but I still miss my Mama every.single.day. I really hope at some point in the future we live in the same town, because I don't know how much longer I can go without seeing her every day. She's fabulous. 






I am so sleep-deprived, and it is so obvious in this post. Good thing the theme is Miscellany Monday, because otherwise I'd just sound like a crazy person :)


Readers, have I told y'all lately how much I love y'all? Every single one of you is amazing and wonderful. I can't tell you the joy your comments bring me. I'm sorry if I don't reply to everyone's sweet words, I'm really bad at this blogging thing. But I'm trying. Thank you for reading. We would so be friends in real life!


Happy Monday, lovelies!

What a Weekend.

And by "what a weekend," I mean what a boring 3 days I've had.

Y'all, let me tell you...the night shift sucks. But you know what sucks even worse than just working the night shift? Working the night shift on the weekend. 

Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday night.

Goodbye social life. Goodbye friends. Goodbye normal sleeping hours.

But you know what? I am so lucky. I am so blessed to have a job. A good job. 

Doing what I love. And although it may suck at times, life is good. 

Oh, so good. I am so blessed. And I was reminded of that this morning.

Thankfully, my new, wonderful church has an 8 o'clock service every Sunday morning, so as soon as I leave the hospital (around 7:40 or so), I head straight to Pinelake.

And the whole way there, I'm speeding and praying God doesn't let me get a ticket on the way to worship! But I made it this morning, hallelujah! 

Friends, it was just what the doctor ordered! 

In the midst of a crazy, hectic life, the kind of life that we all lead, it's so nice for Him to pull me back to His arms. I've had a rough few nights at work, and all I wanted to do was go straight home and get in bed, but my heart kept pulling me the opposite way.

I posted something to this affect on Twitter earlier, but it's what God put on my mind and in my heart on this gorgeous Sunday.

Some days I feel so hopeless. So helpless. Like I'm just going through the motions, day in and day out. But you know what? Those moments that I feel so hopeless, that is when He is the strongest. That is what I am fully dependent on Him, just as it should be. He is so good, and He is so faithful. He always pulls me back to Him and reminds me of how loved I really am. He is my strength and my hope...what more could I ask for?

I really hope you all have had a fab weekend. Fill me in on what y'all did! I need to live vicariously through someone if I'm stuck at the hospital for 3290 hours straight!

Don't forget about my giveaway! I'm gonna close it tonight at midnight. It's for such a great cause, and I know Jenn would just love to see the blog love for her over here! So tell your friends about it, and take a few minutes just to sign up! Everyone needs a little love every now and then :)


Happy, happy Sunday! Thank the Lord for your blessings today!