A Week.

So, every time I think I should sit down and blog (because I know you're all wondering "Why don't she write?" - a reference to the movie Dances with Wolves) I am just a little stuck. I've actually been really blessed with photography and design work, so that's a plus, but that isn't really the reason I've not had anything to say.... I think I've just got a lot going on in my head. We'll start here:

Last weekend was the ladies retreat that my church puts on each year. What a refreshing time. It was just overnight, but it was exactly the right amount for me. I don't really do well with girly things and feel out-of-place, but somehow I did just fine. I didn't feel obligated to participate in the games after a while and just enjoyed visiting with people I don't often get the opportunity to sit and chat with.

Ok... then there has been the photography appointments. This is still so fun for me. I've had families, seniors, sports teams, and it does my body good to get out and meet people and frankly just enjoy being outside.

Then, there is the neighborhood-wide garage sale this weekend. Garage sales aren't my thing. I've never had one at my home, so it is a little overwhelming to me. Mr. Favorite said he's still feeling pain from the last time I put stuff in a garage sale our friends were having... He says he is still sick about all that perfectly good stuff that I sold. When I asked him what was particularly painful, he could remember only the Pampered Chef pizza baking stone (that was used at the most twice since we'd been married). Funny - I had no idea.... So, today is the day that I've got to get my rear in gear and get that stuff together.

On the graphic design stuff... I've got 4 or 5 projects for my church going (my favorite client) and another one that has been shoved behind the stove (no where near the back burner, if I'm honest) and I'm not sure how much longer her patience will hold. She said there was no rush, but I know her better than that.

Oh! And in Little One news, he's walking... Yes, that's right... The boy is all of 9 months and 2 weeks when he decides to take his first steps to get something his daddy has. It is so stinkin' cute, but I'm feeling so round and slow in my almost 4th month of pregnancy, that I'm wondering if it is a good idea to encourage this behavior. I can almost keep up with him when he's crawling (he's SUPER fast!).

And, lastly... I have come to love this scripture. My friend, K, has it on her wall in her oh-so-fabulous crafting room:
Starting from scratch, he made the entire human race and made the earth hospitable, with plenty of time and space for living so we could seek after God, and not just grope around in the dark but actually find him. Acts 17:24

I love that in his design, he created this place so that we've got all the time and space we need for living... and not just painfully groping around to find our way, but the true life that is found in being a friend of God. He was purposeful in his creating... He had you in mind when he did it... before the foundations of the world were set, you were in his heart. He had settled on you as the object of his affection. In whatever you're experiencing today, his heart breaks with yours, he rejoices with you and he desires to be your calming peace. He is right there. Right there with you.