Day 176 and Yard Work

One day I looked at our yard and noticed 5ft tall weeds growing in our flower bed. Let me just tell you, the were scary.

When we all went to get the supplies at Ace Hardware, the salespeople kept telling us "You have to get it by the root, or it will keep coming back."

I thought, what a great analogy to sin. Without realizing it, we can look over one day and realize that sin has taken over and become deeply rooted. We can fix the symptoms of the sin, make ourselves look good to our neighbors, but without letting the Lord clean us from the inside out, the sin will keep coming back.

"And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh."

-Ezekiel 36:36

P.S. (Don't worry, we got all of our weeds by the root!).

Day 175 and Morgan's Wedding Shower

Friday, April 9, 2010Morgan was in our Aggie Sister's for Christ WIL Group during the fall of 2008. She was wonderful; so very funny and full of wisdom and wit. We also really loved her extensive vocabulary and use of diction. Her love for the Lord is apparent, and it was so cool to see her trust in Him as as she began her relationship with Reagan. Though it's crazy to think that they're getting married in May, we're so excited for the two of them and felt honored to be invited to her shower. We ate a yummy potluck dinner, played a couple of games (my favorite was making the toilet paper wedding dress,) and opened presents.

We love you Morgan, and we wish you and Reagan nothing but the best as you start this new stage of life together!

Day 174 and Pink Wildflowers

These pink wildflowers were just too pretty to pass up.
I picked them and put them in a mason jar to grace our kitchen window and greet us as we wash dishes, cook dinner, or make our lunch.

Day 173 and the Little White Flowers

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately,

to front only the essential facts of life,

and see if I could not learn what it had to teach,

and not, when I came to die,

discover that I have not lived.”

-Henry David Thoreau

Day 172 and A Week of Flowers: Yellow

This week has a theme to it.
Wildflowers.
Today was yellow. I wonder what tomorrow will bring!

Day 171 and The April Fools Fruit Stand

We were pretty excited about the fresh fruit and veggie stand on campus today. The colors were fun, the produce fresh, and I was quietly excited to buy some locally grown food. We took this fun picture, and Bailey left for work. So when I mosied on over to the cashier to asked if the produce was grown locally, he rather unenthusiastically replied with a "No, some of it's prolly from California... maybe Mexico... i dunno."
Haha what a let down. Guess the joke is really on me and my idealist excitement. Oh well, Bailey's idea to take the picture at the fruit stand was definitely worth it, the colors really popped and for a college student living on campus, this fruit and veggie stand is way better than some of the stuff they have to choose from at the Sbisa Cafeteria.

Day 170 and the Garden

Mary Mary quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells
And pretty maids all in a row.

At life group last night, we enjoyed the beautiful weather and spent some time in the Askew's backyard admiring their garden.