Advent season..

We bought an advent calender.. it was a snoopy one
but it's not quite what we were expecting..
we were hoping for more of a christian version
turns out it's more a kids one.. still be fun
but i want to do some research about celebrating advent
in another way -- in a Christ focused way
Any suggestions?



in the mean time
Happy very late thanksgiving.. :)

pumpkins !! pumpkins !!

Trevor and I need some help from our friends and family..
we are having a friendly competition..
We carved pumpkins the other night
and now we need every ones help deciding whose is the best

We had so much fun carving these together

We don't want to reveal which is which..
just want you to vote and let us know which one is your favorite..




Thanks in advance for your help!
we decided whoever wins we get to plan a day
and the other must oblige.. :)
either way it's win - win

as of lately..

Sorry about the pictures not being up before, hopefully it works now
i'm still getting the hang of this blogging thing :)

Trevor and I are full fledged into fall..
all things pumpkin and football
& maybe some leaves too :)


so football - i married a steelers fan.. and i do mean FAN



We also got to go to a penn state game last weekend
it was a perfect weekend..
football game, friends, state college -- my love.
i was so thankful for the time and the tickets.


Pumpkins!!
Trevor and I are having a pumpkin carving contest
we haven't carved our pumpkins yet
but we are having facebook, family and friends judge whose is best
(without knowing whos who)
so help us -- we haven't had time to carve yet
but we are going to this week..



So fall has been good to us
we are so thankful and blessed

take, take it all ..

Here's me trying to write more often.. :)
hey, i'm trying !

I love the song that talks about God giving and taking
it always hits home in my heart no matter what season I (we) are in
our life here on earth isn't perfect - there will always be trouble
but there is always blessings - around every corner
(think - make lemonade out of those lemons..)
you never know what God has up his sleeve...
I love that.. I look forward to each day..
amidst pain and trouble there is always a little lesson
to learn from - something that will just make you smile
or bless your heart.. in the midst of trouble and hurting
it's that you have to look for..
we have a God who loves us - beyond all things
and life is never going to be perfect
but there will always be His love.
which sustains so many of us...

"Our God is healer awsome in power - our God, our God
our God is great and higher than other -
if our God is for us what can stand against, what would ever stop us?"

it's been too long..

I've been meaning to write a new post for quite sometime
however things have been quite busy...
so busy in fact that I don't even know where to start

summer has come and gone..
it was such a good summer --
Trevor and I were able to see so many friends
and visited family, it was so much fun!

Towards the middle of the summer something unexpected happened
Trevor was laid off from his job
left us wondering what God had planned for us
it was only about a month before God provided a new job for Trevor
but in that month, we were so richly blessed
we were able to dig deeper and find new understanding of God
and people were so kind to us - we are so thankful for the love & support
Trevor and I started reading together
Waiting on God by Andrew Murray was such a good read for us

So after one short month (althought i felt quite long at the time in retrospect - quite short)
Trevor is now employed and working harder than ever
He is traveling quite a bit with his new job and working 55 - 60 hours a week
but we are so thankful for this job and God's provision
it's hard but we are remaining thankful knowing God has a plan.

New things are happening and changing in our lives
it has been such a new and interesting season for our lives
we are soaking up every moment of it and having fun too
i can't believe we have been married for a year and four months

There is way too much to catch up on but those are a few of the highlights
ups & downs --
my parents came to visit this past weekend - it was so wonderful to see them
the weather was really cruddy but hey it was still lots of fun!

I am going to try to make more posts.. honest!

I can't wait until we are able to get a dog.

a calm, playful puppy that will become part of our family

who will undoubtedly be loved and cherish..

someday... hopefully soon!

ohhh the tedious task of doing taxes..

i know doing them will be of great reward

it's just a matter of doing them..

I've been on a search for a few years now looking for the perfect pair of shoes

not just any shoes..

but moccasin type shoes.. slip ons.. well fitting and supportive shoes

I have been mulling over the same pair of shoes for a year now

they have fur in them.. in theory i like them

however everytime i try them on i don't.

i get mad at myself.. (i'm so sillly!)

however i found the 'perfect' pair of shoes at ross

they are simple shoes (that's the brand) i had a pair in 8th grade and LOVED them

however i thought the company had died

alas they have not! they are made of recycled materials and they are very, very comfortable

trevor didn't like them at first but after he saw the glimmer in my eye

he couldn't say no.. perhaps the glimmer made them look better. ha ha

needless to say i really like them.. and they were only 17 bucks!

steelers are goin to the superbowl.. here we go, here we go!

superbowl party tonight at a friends house -- pretty pumped!

trevor has to work at 11, so i hope he gets to see all of it

since he has been born and bread pittsburgh fan since childhood

I on the other have never been a 'specific' fan

but i am now been turned into a steelers fan by default of marriage.

anywho.. really this post is just this and that murmuring

some things on my heart as of recent

For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.

James 1:3

The will of God is never exactly what you expect it to be. It may seem to be much worse, but in the end it's going to be a lot better and a lot bigger. - Elisabeth Elliot

Happy New Year..
a new year indeed
I felt a new season coming as the new year came
i feel it in my bones and in my heart
things are new, different
but nothing really is..
just inside of me (us)
the Lord has taken us into a new place
a different place - a place of joy and love

we were hanging onto to God's love and strength
his Hope got us through the last few months
nothing "major" happened
it was just trial after trial
thing after thing - nothing seemed to be going right
yet we were both committed in trusting God's way
we wanted His way and nothing else
.. we wanted to remain faithful and trust in His way
& our hope is that although we our meltdowns
and fights and issues.. in the end we surrendered..

so all that to say, its a new time
I have sundays off now from work
so we have been able to start searching for a church
and know that we can go regularly and try to get involved
we have made friends here.. and started building deep relationships with them
our marriage has been so fun
Trevor and I were just talking to tonight and he said the past 8 months have been a blast
it's true.. with our ups and downs -- trials and tribulations
we still remain upbeat and light hearted (goofy!)
and we fight.. but everyone fights right?
margaret call us the "beavers" (remember narnia?)
she even drew us a fantastic picture :)

life is good... it is full and rich
I am so thankful for my life
for trevor, my family, friends and most of all the Love God has given us