Saturday, December 31, 2011

New Year's Resolution.. {TheSarcasticEdition}

 I wonder how many people actually follow through with it? Probably an extremely mini, super tiny, small fraction. =)  (for those of you who actually do have a New Year's Resolution.... I'm sorry if I just hurt your feelings! Just hang on a second... it gets better ;)

"run 78 miles a day",
"eat salads for 45 days straight",
"travel around the world in 10 days... on my bike... blindfolded.",
 "climb Mt Everest in a half an hour",
"learn to play guitar, violin, cello, banjo, piano, harp, harmonica, jaw harp, mandolin and kazoo in a week.... tops!"
.............I mean, come on! Seriously? Yes, it is good to set goals for yourself... I'm all for it! But when I read an article about some of these outrageous and ridiculous resolutions, I was pretty surprised, to say the least!
Just be thankful for another year of life. Enjoy each minute as it comes and stop beating yourself up for not drinking 456,852 glasses of water a day and for not putting your full 8 hrs of exercise in! Oh yeah, and remember....... don't waste $4500 on a treadmill that you KNOW you're only going to use 3 times before you put it on craigslist and eBay!

So here's my resolution.. it's not a new year's resolution, but for lack of a better word, I'm going to use resolution.... ;)

                              I'm going to (or at least try to)....

... probably do a little more of this. Can you believe that I, Gianna, am saying this?!
Don't you just love my PINK John Deere cup?
                                                ...try super hard to shoot more often! And I'm really hoping (and praying!) to get my hunting license this year!
          
                                                                                        Well, ya know... one can only hope! =]

And so there you have it folks. My rendition of a New Year's Resolution. As you can see, I'm not very fond of them.  But it you are, don't let me stop you! Go right on ahead with your goals! I just hope you follow through with 'em..... ;)

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Christmas Time's aComin'! Chistmas Time's aComin'!

One of the best 'Christmas smells' of all times.....
                                                        Gingerbread Cookies. (And pine needles)

                                                                                  ....or at least that's how I see it. ;)

Today I made some of these delicious smelling cookies. We have about 1,587,326,821 (most of them aren't even Christmas!) cookie cutters.  There were men, women, Christmas trees, snowmen, bells, stars, angels, candles, and little gingerbread babies. =]  So, needles to say, I had plenty to choose from.







                                                              photo credit ~ Caitlin

                                                                       photo credit ~ Caitlin



I hope you all are having an amazing Christmas Season rejoicing in the TRUE meaning of CHRISTmas!


Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Lord, You satisfy!

Have you ever had such sweet time of fellowship with the Lord that you just did not want for it to end?! Have you ever felt like your entire being was overflowing with an overwhelming sense of His love for you?! Like your soul was dancing with pure JOY and humbled at the thought of being in God's Almighty presence?!


Well... tonight was one of those times. One of those times when I just wanted to bask in His beautiful presence forever more! One of those times when I wonder why on earth I could ever doubt His leading.....

"Because Thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise Thee!" -Ps. 63:4

God is so Sovereign. So Holy. SO worthy of ALL our praise! He can satisfy like no earthly possession or human being ever could! Nothing compares, absolutely nothing compares to the everlasting Love of our Heavenly Father!

"O taste and see that the Lord is good...." -Ps. 34:8

Monday, December 5, 2011

"...all creation sings Your Majesty and Praise...."


"The heart of God loves a perservering worshiper who, though overwhelmed by many troubles, is overwhelmed even more by the beauty of God." --Matt Redman

Thursday, December 1, 2011

'Tis the Season

...for Peppermint Mochas! C=

...and Salty Caramels.....