new time, new season...

¹ There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:

² a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,

³ a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,

⁴ a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,

⁵ a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

⁶ a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,

⁷ a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,

⁸ a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

⁹ What does the worker gain from his toil?

¹⁰ I have seen the burden God has laid on men.

¹¹ He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

¹² I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live.

¹³ That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil—this is the gift of God.

¹⁴ I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him.

{patience is a virtue . . . here's to a new season }

the near perfect afternoon...

its raining.
its thundering.
its lightning.
its windy outside.
its dark outside.
a mix of brooke waggoner, band of horses, fleet foxes, & noah and the whale is playing.
the little ladies are playing dress up together nicely.
the lazy dog is laying by the front door.
and a few lamps are on to light the rooms.
this is my ideal afternoon in a nutshell...
some hot coffee, a book or a movie, & cozy clothes might make it a tad better, but this will do.

I'm a fan.

rejoice & be glad..

THIS IS THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE.
I WILL REJOICE & BE GLAD IN IT.

THIS IS THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE.
I WILL REJOICE & BE GLAD IN IT.

THIS IS THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE.
I WILL REJOICE & BE GLAD IN IT.

THIS IS THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE.
I WILL REJOICE & BE GLAD IN IT.

THIS IS THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE.
I WILL REJOICE & BE GLAD IN IT.

{psalm oneeighteen : twentyfour}

{i've had to remind myself of this a lot this week.}

sowing the seeds of life...

{This is my prayer in the harvest, when favor and providence flow, I know I'm filled to be emptied again, the seed I've received I will sow.}

*God, no matter how long a seed in my life takes to harvest, help to know YOU are right there with me in the season of waiting, growing, & watching. Help me to weed out the bad, ugly, & negative that isn't of You. God give me more than enough patience & perseverance when I feel like I can't wait any longer or go on & help reap only things that will glorify YOU so that when the harvest is done the end result will be a beautiful flower (whatever it is)...

...It's just another way that God amazes me with His timing & how He knows what my heart needs when it needs it. My heart needed to hear this tonight. To know that He is with me in these different seasons of life & that all these things in my life (seeds) that I've been given to sow I learned tonight I need to let go of & with faith believe that God will fertilize, water, & help grow that little seed no matter how big or how small, or how little or long it takes, that in His *perfect timing* it will become a beautiful flower in a future season of life.

"...But the one who plants in response to God, letting God's Spirit do the growth work in him, harvests a crop of real life, eternal life."
-- galatians six:eight (the message)

random rambles...

mid july. staying up late. frustrating. love. weddings. heat. sprinklers. panted nails. dancing. bare feet. rain. closer. joy. bath. dreams. sisters. tan skin. detroit. driving. no AC. tears. the moon. thunder. imagination. friends. guitar. dresses. popsicle. stressful. laughing. worship. sleepy. journal. humidity. annoyed. little ladies. flowers. brothers. unexpected. movies. the beach. flooded living room. broken phone. talk to God. dairy queen. late night chats. 6am. strange neighbors. creativity. excitement.