Life stays exciting...

I have two basset hounds that I regularly pet-sit; they're a bunch of fun! However, this morning when I went over, there was evidence that the owners hadn't left yet. I kept hearing noises, but I wasn't sure. Then Mrs. K came down after I'd fed the dogs, medicated the dogs, and given them their rawhide chews. At least her job with them was mostly done for the morning. Oh well. Life would be so much more dull without happenings like this!

Pencils: proof of God's immense grace

Today I was cleaning one of our old pencil boxes, weeding out the stubby, unusable ones. And it struck me. We are so blessed to serve a Creator who isn't like I was with those pencils; He doesn't get rid of us when it seems that we are past our use, when we feel like we have no drive to accomplish anything. No, He takes us, and He sharpens and refreshes us again and again, as much as is necessary; He makes us new and whole. He'll never throw us out, He'll never leave us by the wayside. He'll never treat us like an old pencil...

"Because of the LORD's great love, we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness."

~Lamentations 3:22-23 (NIV)

"The Lord is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made."

~Psalm 145:13 (NIV)

Little laughs....

I just found this on a blog I follow. Try it and see!

• Go to google.com (the actual website, not a search bar)
• Type in "google Chuck Norris" (make sure to include the word google)
• Hit the "I'm feeling lucky" button (not the regular search button)

See??

Tooth update

Thank you so much for all your prayers! The procedure went really well, even though it took about two hours to get me properly sedated. I'm well on the way to a full recovery, and today I'm feeling ever so much better. I go back probably on Thursday to get the sutures out, and then I'm done with wisdom teeth forever! Thanks again!

~Livvy

Summer Stars

Summer Stars

Bend low again, night of summer stars.

So near you are, sky of summer stars,

So near, a long-arm man can pick off stars,

Pick off what he wants in the sky bowl,

So near you are, summer stars,

So near, strumming, strumming,

So lazy and hum-strumming.

~Carl Sandburg

Tooth take-out....

My dear blog readers, this is a request for prayer! Tomorrow I'm having all four wisdom teeth extracted. Needless to say, I'm not bouncing off the walls with joy. :) I start on medicine this evening, an anxiety reliever (how timely!), and then will be on antibiotics for a week. I am allowed to eat a diet of almost totally ice cream and milkshakes (!) for 48 hours, but I still have quite a bit of trepidation about the procedure and would appreciate your prayers and thoughts. Thanks!

~Livvy

True Faith

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."

~Martin Luther King

Indiana vacation

My mom and I spent three lovely days with my older sister, brother-in-law, and nephew. Jen recently got a compression fracture in her back from a whale-watch [look out for those zodiacs! :)], so we thought we'd go up and spend some time with her. We met at a beautiful lavender farm to pick lavender to make wands, an oh-so-fun and easy project. We also enjoyed watching the 4th of July fireworks in downtown Indianapolis and eating scrumptious barbecue wings. :) Yesterday we spent the morning shopping, visiting multiple yarn stores, Penzeys Spices, and the ever-popular Trader Joe's, which sadly we don't have here and are therefore required to stock up on their products whenever we frequent a TJ's store. They do have the most delicious chocolate mints. :) Mom and I also got to see Jen's Outdoor Learning Center, a cabin from the 1800's. So much fun!

Quotes

"Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way." ~American Proverb

An excellent reminder

This is a really great post!

Lies Young Women Believe HALT!