She's Sun and Rain

This past weekend I was in Hilton Head, SC for my good friend Teran's bachelorette weekend. It was an adventurous, fun filled weekend with lots of sun, sand, laughs and nature. I was amazed by God's beauty all around me. We went for runs, walked on the beach looking for sand dollars and other creatures, and went on bike rides. We also went out to dinner, listened to live music and sang some ridiculous karaoke. All in all, a marvelous time! This picture is from Harbour Town in Sea Pines Resort where Ashley works. We went there the last night for dinner. This sailboat was making its way into the marina. We found two starfish on day 1, then on day 2 we went on a starfish hunt and found this one, we were so excited! This is the first whole, not living sand dollar I've ever found. I'd feel guilty taking a live one :) This was also at Harbour Town. This pelican was sitting on the dock. The sky was so beautiful. I could watch sunsets at the beach every day and still be in awe...

Heard this song on 106.9 The Light today, it's such a great radio station. Got a lot going on in life, rough days or slow days, trials or questions... no matter our circumstances we can Hope Now in Christ. He's carried me all my life...and everything rides on hope now. When the world has broken me down, your love sets me free.

I am so incredibly thankful that I am exactly where God has me right now in my life. Unemployed, (hopefully not for long, but for now...until he provides...this is where I am), with the most incredible people surrounding me. No negative people, no condescending people, no people who make me think that what I do isn't good enough. I have a wonderful group of family and friends who are in my life. What a huge blessing! No matter what trials I am going through, not only is God always a constant in my life, but he is providing such great support for me. I am so excited about what's happening now and what's next. It is uncharted territory...a mystery to me if you will. But it's going to be great taking it one day at a time and learning new things about him and what he has for me.

There are times when my heart feels and I can't quite put into words what the emotions are. It's this passionate feeling...like I want to go run until I feel the seaweed under my feet and the waves crashing around my legs. I'm not great at expressing myself with words, or verbally anyway. And I wish that I could articulate beautifully my thoughts. Instead they come out like jumble...like a mess of tongue tied rambling about nothing...or everything. Why I like writing. I probably have like 5 readers, on a good day. And they probably all know how silly and ridiculous I am already. Am I the only one who sits around on a Saturday afternoon wishing she could be on top of a mountain somewhere or walking with my feet in the sand, or feeling the wind on my face riding on a boat on water...somewhere, anywhere. I don't know if it's because when I'm in these places I can feel God...or maybe it's because I just had nothing to do today. What could I have done today, that...

I went to the park today. It was a beautiful spring day. The Carolina blue skies were bluer than ever and the grass smelled like springtime. As I was walking up to the track and turned on my Ipod, there was a mom and daughter at a picnic table with a cute little basket and a checkered tablecloth. It was like a scene out of a movie. There were a few kids playing soccer on the field and you could hear some down on the playground. I started walking. As I was walking, I noticed that I always walk on the outside of the track. When I run, sometimes, I'm tempted to run on the inside...it's just a tad bit shorter. I would end up not going the full distance if I were to run on the inside of the track. Today, I decided I wasn't going to run on the inside...if I ever had before, and made a commitment to never run on the inside again. Why? Because I didn't think I'd be pushing myself enough. I wouldn't be giving 110 percent. If I'm going to run this race of life, and ru...