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.

rain at night & God's goodness...

rain at n i g h t...
I do love the sound of rain hitting the window at night, but in December!? I know I'll regret this once the snow is still on the ground come April, but I am actually anticipating the snow right now, I can't really get into the Christmas mood without it I guess...

Gods g o o d n e s s...
I don't understand & can't comprehend why He wants the best for me & delights in me, when I put Him on the back burner so often & don't fully rely on Him!? Everything this week that I thought was horrible and made me stressed out and made me want to drop out of school all came together and worked out and got all complete. And I was totally encouraged by a random girl in one of my classes today! Thanks for being so good to me even when I REALLY don't deserve it God..

{Praise the LORD,
for the LORD is good;
sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant}
psalm 135:3

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*PS I was in Nashville last week... it made me want to move there even more than I wanted to before!

*good music does make me s m i l e.

...there really is no reason for me to be awake right now... but i cannot fall asleep tonight. i can hear rain & heard thunder earlier outside my window, which is one of my top favorite things. r a i n.

so when i can't sleep i talk to Jesus or listen to music. randomly i was listening to erin mcCarley the other day & made an iTunes genus bar playlist for one of her songs & now i am listening to it & it is a rather relaxing selection of music i love & haven't listened to in a while...

*Erin McCarley, Brooke Fraser, Eisley, Jon Foreman, Death Cab For Cutie, Imogen Heap, Ryan Adams, Sara Bareilles, Jimmy Eat World, The Afters, Mat Kearney, Damien Rice, Anberlin, The Fray, Jon McLaughlin, Matt Wertz, Until June, Dave Barnes, Augustana, John Mayer, Band of Horses, Rogue Wave, Stars, Tegan and Sara, Keane, Vega 4, Mute Math, Five for Fighting, Feist, John Mayer, Sigur Ros, Sufjan Stevens, Athlete, Lifehouse, Coldplay, Filter, Jason Mraz, David Gray, Michael Bublé, Colbie Caillat, Augustana, Josh Kelley....

*p r o v e r b s 31:30...

*i want to be this woman.

"CHARM IS DECEPTIVE & BEAUTY IS FLEETING, BUT A WOMAN WHO FEARS THE LORD IS TO BE PRAISED."
[proverbs 31:30]

*its raining, thundering, & lightning outside....my favorite.
check this blog out from the team that went to camp barnabas in missouri
[God is so good.]