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The last hour of work is so hard. Like, mind boggling hard. I thought I was grown up now...you know, responsible and hard working and stuff? Eh, not so much.

Yesterday I took the scenic route back to Atlanta. All I could think about was how creepy all of the small little towns were that I drove through....including Fort Payne which yes, is the city with the Alabama grp museum. The drive was a good change up though. Back roads, windows down, blaring Dixie Chicks song, "Cowboy Take Me Away". It all makes me think about my childhood.

A few things I loved about my weekend at home.....visiting with Ms. Mary Cox. Meeting sweet little Lenox. & spending Easter with my family and cute Kayla.

Looks like this Monday is o-ver. Thank you Thank you Thank you.

Death in His grave...

I think it is pretty amazing how something that happened centuries ago can still be felt in the hearts of people today. Good Friday always makes me feel, think, and most of all acknowledge and appreciate what God did for us- what saved us.

Though the Earth cried out for blood

Satisfied her hunger was

Her billows calmed on raging seas

for the souls of men she craved

Sun and moon from balcony

Turned their head in disbelief

Their precious Love would taste the sting

disfigured and disdained

On Friday a thief

On Sunday a King

Laid down in grief

But awoke with keys

Of hell on that day

The first born of the slain

The man Jesus Christ

Laid death in his grave

So three days in darkness slept

The morning sun of righteousness

But rose to shame the throne of death

And over turn his rule

Now daughters and the sons of men

Would pay not their dues again

The debt of blood they owed as rent

When the day rolled a new

He was cheated

Hell and seated

Us above the fall

In desperate places

He paid our wages

One time once and for all

-John Mark McMillan

(th)e Bear

Today is going to be a good day :) That is if my bestie will ever wake up. This weekend we are pretending to be roomies. My real roomie (who I love dearly) is out of town, so Erica decided to come up and keep me company! She even drove through the storm...what a sweet little friendy! Things I like about right now.....listening to Coachella's live stream + drinking coffee, the sunshine peaking through the blinds, and time with my bestie! Weekends for just us are rare...and therefore, needed. Wake up E!

:)

This&That

I've been wondering what my next blog post would be about, waiting for that moment of inspiration & motivation combined but have began to think that it may not ever come, at the right time at least. Usually I have all these ideas & motivation to write while at work....typical, huh? So, this is going to be a post full of random thoughts.

I am really enjoying Spring, my wallet......not so much. Sporadic buys are way too common these days. With the change of seasons, I am all about the phrase...."out with the old, in with the new". Sounds like a good thought for this time of year...but then, there's the whole in with the new part that I tend to focus more on.

This past Saturday, I decided was going to be a good day. My plan was to wake up early (ew) and make my way down to a local farmers market I've been meaning to go to for a while. Despite the fact that I made it there with 15 minutes until it was over & the ATM was conveniently out of service, I enjoyed the small time I had. There is something so purifying about a sweet little local market. It reminded me of the Cotton District Arts Festival that Starkville has every spring. Of course it was smaller, but just as inspiring and cute. I can't wait to go back this weekend, and buy some locally made granola bars for breakfast next week! :)

{These are just pictures I got from google image, but how adorable is the marketing for this market?}

Next I made my way to an outdoors store down the road, just to browse. I swear, every guy in there was a hottie which means I need an excuse to go back, hehe.....any suggestions? For real though, the best part was that I scored some sweet deals which included some new Toms (on sale & wearable for work) AND a cute little back pack that will be great for the Hangout Festie.....which, btw, I CANNOT WAIT TO BE HERE....anywayzzzz, good good Saturday. I loved every minute of it.

Other things worth mentioning...

-I saw Amos Lee this weekend at Variety. It goes without being said but he was absolutely amazing. I felt the meaning behind each song he sang.

-I went on a date this weekend (hehe....leaving it at that)

Be still.

Sometimes I think I was born with a restless soul. I casually throw that line around, laugh, without thinking about what it actually means. Restless. Soul. It's not a positive thing. It actually is quite frightening to think a soul could never be at rest.

I admit. I am occasionally guilty of this. Never letting my soul relax, rest, and embrace what is.

This past Friday was no different then the previous four days of the week. I woke up, rushed to get to work, and was slowly but surely watching the day pass before me. I met a new friend for lunch, where she mentioned she had a friend who was doing this cool project, etc. where she was starting a non profit. When I got back to my cube, naturally I googled her blog. Her story was refreshing and so inspiring. Before I realized it, I had read her whole blog from front to back.

This young girl, who I've never met, has a story that somehow sparked something inside of me. For the first time the whole week, I felt like someone had turned on the switch of my soul. For the first time in months, it was like a cup of contentment was poured over me and I realized this....

God. did. not. create. his. children. to. be. R E S T L E S S.

There is no way he did. Although, nothing was different about Friday, I seriously felt a peace about where I am in life in that moment. I have no understanding of why- but I felt like God was telling me to just be still. In Amy's blog, she talks about this verse.... "Let us hold unswervingly to the HOPE we profess, for HE who PROMISED is FAITHFUL."{Hebrews 10:23} How awesome is it that God promises us he will be faithful? What a hopeful promise from our Creator.

Check it ---->

Clothed in Hope

Whirlwind

Today I realized that for the past few weeks that I have been spinning out of control within a whirlwind- aka my life. Does that ever happen to you? You never know you are in a whirlwind until you are out of it. That's kind of the cool part. My heart has become really heavy as I've slowly spun out of it this week, mainly because I was forced to.

I've been living in Atlanta for about six months now. Time has flown in general, but this past month has been the fastest. I see now how all of the sudden you wake up and realize that you've been working the same job for 5 or 10 years-whatever your case may be. Anyway, I've met a lot of different people since I've moved here. This has been one of my favorite parts about living in the big city. I treasure relationships with people I connect with. As much as an outgoing person I am sometimes, a lot of times I am totally the opposite. I refer to myself as a one on one person rather than a big group person. This is something I need to work on, but it's just so much easier and enjoyable connecting with another soul on a personal level.

I feel as if I have a totally different outlook on meeting people these days. First of all- the type of people I am around has changed drastically since college. As you can imagine, the small town college scene is not very similar to the big city working life scene. I love both of them- but meeting people now seems totally different. Maybe because we are all in this stage of figuring out life, I'm not sure. Regardless, people seem to be more deep, transparent, and knowledgeable. Funny how much you can learn about yourself from just one person? I've had a few relationships recently where I have felt like the person knows me better than I know myself. Talking about an eye opening moment..

Webster tells me that a whirlwind is this:

1

: a small rotating windstorm of limited extent

2

a : a confused rush : whirl whirlwind of meetings> b : a violent or destructive force or agency

Key words that stand out to me here are limited extent, confused rush, and then inevitably.....destructive force. I really would have been fine if Webster could have stopped after confused rush.

Funny how something like a storm, can be so easily related to something so abstract as life. Funny how just one person, from an opposite world could cause this? & funny how as confusing and dangerous a whirlwind could be, all I want to do is continue spinning...

{Looove}

Owlie

Woah. Okay- I just realized it's been almost a month since I've blogged. Not cool--and even less cool that I didn't even realize it. I'm going to do better...mark my words.

Today I am inspired by one of the first crafty blogs I ever stumbled upon. I love this blog because all of the projects are easy and do-able. Look at this paper owlie! I think I need him to come live in

my cube.

Check out more of her crafts at her blog ----> http://www.howaboutorange.blogspot.com/
(sorry for the link. I'm lazzzzy)