Forever Beloved

Faith, Love & Truth

oh hello truck pulls…

tonight we are going to have a big night out at the HARMONY TRUCK PULLS.  oh my stars yes, y’all know i wait for this night all year long!!! i have not missed the truck pulls (except when they were rained out) for about 15 years.  every year, faithfully, I am there at 6 when the gates open. i get my GOOD SEAT (which is completely necessary to view the truck pulls) and then we go grab something to eat.  and the food at the fair, goodness, it is amazingly good.

the air is crisp, the food is good, the trucks are loud

what could be better?!?! love me a full size dodge diesel with stacks ::sigh:: LOVE LOVE that truck!!! gotta have some redneck in ya to love these pulls.  my boots are ready, my bag is packed and my camera battery is charged. can. not. wait.

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10 things…

ten totally random things making me happy today…

1. i have the best husband in the world
2. coconut cream coffee + girl scout samoas creamer
3. God doing amazing things
4. how blessed my life totally is
5. yummy dinner
6. harmony fair
7. editing pics
8. comfy clothes
9. the most AMAZING family and friends ever
10. snuggles with my sweet pup

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it’s that day

the day you wake up and instantly want to crawl back in bed.
the day you walk down the stairs and the first thing you see is the dog had diarrhea all. night. long.
the day you get on pinterest, and every cute outfit is on a skinny girl.
the day your kitchen counter is covered with crumbs.
the day you make a cup of coffee and 5 minutes later a fly dives into it.
the day everywhere you look, failure is written in big, bold letters.
what do you do with days like this?
do you spend hours on end believing all the lies the world tells you?  do you allow satan to ruin your day by whispering untruths in your ear?  do you throw your hands in the air, give up and just walk away?
or do you fight.
do you allow God to replaces those lies with His truth?  do you tell satan “oh no, not today buddy” and tell him to kick rocks?  do you run to God when all you want to do is walk away?
i realized this morning…the choice is mine.

throughout our lives, we’ve all faced struggles.  we’ve all had seasons of storms when it seems you can’t even see the shore.  whether your season comes in the form of dog diarrhea or feeling like a failure, we all know what struggling feels like.  every single one of us.  and it’s not a good feeling.  and normally, it’s not pretty.  what makes the struggles a little easier to bear?  knowing we have someone to lean on. it’s so comforting to know that during those times, we are never ever truly alone.

we can take our problems, fears, failures, concerns and the worlds lies to Him through prayer and have Him grace us with strength, wisdom, patience and compassion. we need to allow our struggles to remind us to lean on Him when we are weak, tired, sad, broken and need to be nurtured.  He will meet you right where you are.  and He will gently lead you through it with His grace.

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
Psalm 46:10
  
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