wonderfully present

I'm loving this sweet, cheerful print.

The colors and design are perfectly springy,

but it's the text that just makes me feel

smiley.  (And not just because of Louis!)

Last night we went to a prayer & worship

night, and I was challenged to practice living 

more fully in the present - not to get so stuck

 on things past / fixated on future things.  

Sometimes it's tough to be challenged, but 

last night I felt really reminded about the joy 

God has for us here in the present. When we're 

able to live fully engaged lives, it's amazing how 

many wonderful things we start seeing around us.  

So today, I hope you can be fully present and 

see just what a wonderful world it is!

*etsy, of course

lame humor

Why does Snoop Dog carry 

an umbrella?

Heh. Heh. Heh.

Clearly I have been married to the 

king of corny jokes for too long. 

(just teasing...love you, babe!)

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ah, the good life

The first port on our cruise was Grand Turk,

and it was an amazing introduction to the

picture perfect Caribbean beaches & waters.

Although there are no photos to prove it, we 

went power snorkeling - which was a really cool 

way to explore the beauty that's hidden underwater.

As with most ports, there were a lot of little 

shops right off the pier...so instead of shopping

like normal tourists, we took silly pictures. 

(That shop is called the Dizzy Donkey because

there are wild donkeys that roam the island.)

There was a tiki bar right on the edge of the beach,

so we tried their local beer and sat in the shade 

soaking up all the incredible beauty around us.

See what I mean about beauty?  That impossibly 

turquoise water completely blew me away!

   The hubs had fun wading in the clear water,

and said he could see tiny fish all around his feet!

(Isn't it crazy that such a huge ship is 

docked so close to the shore??)

And finally, a picture on the pier before getting back on

the ship.  As you can see, we were loving all the sunshine 

and had perma-grins the entire day!  What a cool 

blessing to get to see this part of the world!

let's eat cake

My little blog turns 3 today, so I think we
should all find some cake & ice cream to make
the day happy with a little celebration!

Thank you to my sweet family & friends
who read my ramblings and interact in this
format - I love being able to share life
with you this way! 


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feelin' hot hot hot

 Yesterday was gloriously warm and perfectly

spring-like...not at all like a usual March day in NH.

Everyone was driving with windows down and

going for slow walks around the neighborhood.

It was so warm that we actually opened all 

of the windows in the house because it was 

warmer outside than in.  (Craziness.)  We also

grilled and ate dinner outside.  (Amazing!)

And just because it's been in my head lately,

(and in the title of this post now), here's some

Michael Scott for your Tuesday:

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