Tea Parties

From a very early age I always loved throwing tea parties. I would gather up all my dolls and stuffed animals around my little table and serve them crumpets and tea as if we were royalty. Once I past the stage of make believe. I started collecting tea sets. An I had a beautiful collection of mini sets. Some had flowers or designs, some had animals, and some even had cartoons. But none compared to my grandmas antique tea pot. I loved that tea pot. I was so fascinated by the beauty, detail, and the pristine care it was in after so many years. This is the reason I wasn't allowed to touch it. So instead, I would just admire it from afar on the shelf it sat on.
Fast forward to today when I received a package in the mail from my mom. I was so excited. I love getting care packages from her. Normally there filled with some of my favorite things you can only get in Michigan. Like Bob Evans famous BBQ sauce, giant white tootsie rolls, some of my favorite tea or things that I can't afford like hair product and gadgets from hair shows that she goes to. But this package was extra special. I proceeded to open up this giant box filled with little white packing peanuts when to my surprise I found a second box. I tore through this one that was filled with even more little white packing peanuts. When I dug deeper I found a bamboo box. An inside was a glass flowering tea set. This was enough to excite me. I couldn't wait to open it and watch the tea diffuse from the the flower.

 When I looked back in the box I saw a big ball of bubble wrap. An hidden inside was my grandmas antique tea pot!! I couldn't hold in my excitement! Tears ran down my face. Through the years my tea sets have shattered, been sold or disappeared but let me just say this one will be cherished. Just like it has for many many years. I am so excited to display this tea pot for everyone to see. An I look forward to one day being able to pass it down to my future daughter.

Superwomen

This morning I woke up with this amazing energy. A feeling like I could concur the world or maybe just my 2200sq foot home. Either way I felt like super women. These moments don't come as often I'd like. Most days I struggle with my day to day Routine. An end up fighting myself through it. Not this morning. There was a little extra pep in my step. This could have been contributed to a full pot of coffee I drank before 8 am. Just a thought. None the less life just felt exciting an for the first time in a while I didn't feel like anonymity was running my life.

So I started my morning off with what I would like to admit is my daily routine of a morning working out. Sadly this has became more of a passing thought than anything else. Let me just say after 30 minutes of cardio I wish the thought would have passed before I started. But sticking to my superwoman mentality I didn't stop there. I decided today was going to be a day of change. An with that meant it was time for me to rearrange the furniture again! So I started in my office which was in dire need of some serious TLC. An by tender loving care I mean from top to bottom. I cleaned out the closet that held useless junk mail, old cords that I'm not sure even have a use anymore, several old cell phones, and piles of junk. After completing that superwoman size task I decided that it was time to bake a cake. One hour later and the timer went off and I pulled out a homemade funfetti cake. An started dinner in the crock pot. While waiting for the 4 hours it would take my honey BBQ pork to cook I went to the basement and went through all the leftover tubs of books and miscellaneous. An started another quite large project of tearing the basement apart. Unfortunately I didn't quite get to the putting it back together part before Tanner came home. That will be an adventure for another day when superwoman comes back to visit. Hopefully sooner then later.

Next Chapter

After stepping down from my job at the end of January. I've had a lot of time to reflect and grow. Don't get me wrong I really miss the day to day life of being a working women. But I can't even begin to tell you the transformation I feel God doing in me! Being obedient and stepping down from my job of 2 years was hard but I never knew the reward that would come from such a simple(and by simple i mean scary and nerve racking) act of obedience. It's given me a greater understanding of what it means to rely on God as my provider. An has given me a deeper desire and longing for him. 

 As of right now Iv'e decided to spend a season relaxing. Those of you who know me know that I don't relax we'll. Even with nothing to do I still feel like I have to do everything. It's been good though to "try" to slow myself down. Its given me a chance to unpack the boxes in the basement from our move 9 months ago into our beautiful new home. It's given me the opportunity to organize the whole house from top to bottom more then once and spring clean on a weekly bases. I don't think I have OCD I just have a lot of time on my hands. But in all reality Its given me plenty of time to spend in my quite time and catching up on reading, trying new recipes, baking, and creating new things that I find on Pinterest. focusing on my physical healing, and Preparing for my college courses. I love that this is a season of rest that God has given me before I jump in to the crazy hectic life of going back to college full time as a nursing student. 

Proverbs 3:5-6 
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.