DIARY // BUTTERFLIES

I’m currently writing this post while staring at MY WEDDING DRESS hanging over the board room door. ha. I’m going to my tailor directly after work. To save time, I picked up my dress from the store and obviously did not want to let her sit and melt in my car.

So there she is.

Just staring at me. (She’s a beauty by the way.)

It’s pretty surreal…what also is surreal is..it’s my WEDDING SHOWER TONIGHT!!!

yippeeeee! I’ve had the honour to see lots of gals from my church get married. The wedding shower is always fun…lovely friends, games, food & presents! And tonight..the day has come..it’s actually my wedding shower…crazy! Honestly, it’s going to feel a bit weird being at the centre of attention…as much as I am outgoing..I can be a very introverted person..eeep…but nevertheless I am beyond excited to be surrounded by loved ones!

We’re sitting at 52 days now.

Fifty-two days until I marry James. We’re going to start writing out vows soon and I have no idea where to start. Butterflies overload my heart when I begin to even think about what to write…eeeep! But I know the words will come, the Creator of everything will give me the creativity to express what’s in this heart of mine. I am completely, head over heels, in absolute love with this man..and it’s like God keeps opening up little doors of my heart, that are releasing more and more love everyday. Things aren’t always perfect. We’re works in progress and we know that they will never be perfect but we love God & we love each other. God is our anchor.

I thought I’d be posting a lot more DIY & stuff but July is insanity for me…

As you know, I just moved back into my dad’s house for a month! In less than two weeks I head up to Nanoose Bay Teen Camp & directly after head to preach at Imadene for a week! I get back on James’ birthday & then I move into our place August 1st…woooweeee!

So the DIY’s will come in August & regular updating…thanks for sitting tight!

stay gold,

s.s.♥.

SELAH

3 images above via my pinterest

Sometimes you just got to pause and reflect.

SELAH.

Praise the Lord that there is more on pinterest than time consuming DIYS that you may never get around to. For the record, I have total faith that you’ll get around to all of those DIYS you post :) 

But, I am so thankful to see these beautiful truths being repined.

It’s a blessing and a half to be perusing pinterest in the middle of a crazy day and then all of a sudden, see God’s word beautifully presented.

God’s word is alive and active. It’s filled with hope, filled with truth to cling to, to hold on to. My hero, Beth Moore (the best Bible teacher EVER!) once shared that she has a set of scripture cards that she carries around in her purse. Whatever season she’s currently going through, whether it’s a season of blessing, joy, waiting, trial, anguish, etc, she prays and searches God’s word for verses that encourage her. After the season is done, she puts that set of verses away and stores them for down the road when she needs encouragement in that season again! Brilliant.

One day I’ll make a set of verses on cue cards but until then I’ll repin them to my SELAH board.

Here are some verses that God’s been speaking to me lately..

images & graphics by me!

xoxo,

s.s.♥.

DIARY // GOODBYE

Well, the time has come friends.

This is the final night I’ll be sleeping in the house my sister & I have lived in for the past (almost) two years.

It’s been a heck of a beauty not living at home. I’ve been paying rent like a big girl. Moving out of pop’s place helped me mature and get a more realistic point of view on life.

I loved heaps & heaps of things about this house, but here are a couple…

1. Location. Vic West (the non-sketchy part) is actually a pretty decent neighbourhood. I loved going for runs along the Gorge, and there is a gorgeous park just minutes from here!

2. The kitchen. My sister & I truly found our love for baking in this place. Oh, the counter tops! Oh, the cupboard space! We spent many a times baking away. Chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter inside with peanut butter cream cheese icing. Pumpkin Cream Cheese muffins. Candy Cane Biscotti. Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes. Cookies & Cream cupcakes (my personal favourite). Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars. Homemade hot cocoa mix. Oreo Cheesecake Bars. Black Forest Cupcakes. (All these recipes are from my fave, Annies Eats) mmmmmmmmmmmmm…..

But, it’s time to move on….as you know, I’m getting married to the most incredible man in the world in 56 days…and in VERY EXCITING NEWS…we found our first place!!

It’s stunning. The top floor of an old character house. It’s huge with original hard wood and my favourite part, a private deck off the bedroom!! I’m beyond excited that we found it and it’s good to go..now it’s just waiting until August 1st, when I’ll move in! So excited to have sleepovers with all my girlfriends and turn the place into a wedding craft workshop..ha. I can’t wait to give y’all a home tour!!!!

Until then I’m going back to pops house..which is totes fine because a.it gives me a more delayed move in to the new house and b. i’m away for half of July at camps!

well, back to cleaning..

xo,

s.s.♥.

I DO // BAND LOVE

Soooo lo & behold…IT ARRIVED!!!

Honestly, I wasn’t expecting my wedding band any time soon. We ordered it from some little shop in Brooklyn. They seemed pretty chill. After we purchased it I received an email saying they’ll get in touch…they never got in touch. I was a bit worried so I emailed them. They emailed back and assured me they’d email me the tracking info when it was ready to ship.

Yep, no email..but SURPRISE parcel came in the mail!

I wanted something different. (About a month ago I showed you my search) 

Well, the little guy came yesterday and I am beyond happy with it.

I was pretty worried that it was going to be way thicker than my engagement ring, but nope! it looks gem. You can’t really see it with the iPhone cam, but it’s a tiny twig with seven little diamonds. I LOVE IT!

Oh, and nobody told me it was bad luck to try it on before the wedding day, soooo I did what every smart internet shopper does when a parcel arrives..open immediately and try on to see if it fits…IT FITS LIKE A DREAM! (yay!)

happy thursday!

xoxo,

s.s.♥.

ps. I did not get an iPhone..i instagrammed that on my account on James’ phone lols

pps. ITALIA BEAT GERMANY!! ONTO THE FINALS!!! YIPEEEEEE!!!!!

DIARY // WEDDING NIGHTMARE

So I had a wedding nightmare last night. It was my second wedding nightmare to date.

Somehow it was the day of my wedding and the ceremony was just starting. As the first song was being sung, I snuck a peek in the mirror and realized I hadn’t started my make-up yet…thankfully I was in my dress but my makeup wasn’t done and my hair do was already falling out and I couldn’t find my shoes….HORROR….and then I started to worry about the dessert bar at the ceremony…apparently that was a big deal because I called Shawna frantically to pick up some 5cent candy…and then I realized that I hadn’t even started writing my vows yet…and then I realized that the photographer hadn’t showed up….and then, praise the Lord, I woke up. 

I’m not worried because all of those things will get done…and I won’t forget what’s actually important…that I’m marrying my incredible moG…that my friends & family get to celebrate and that God is going to be lifted up in our love. Buuuutttt…..i’d really, rather not stress, especially in my sleep…

Married & engaged peeps, help me out! Did you have wedding nightmares too?

Life’s getting a bit cray cray round here. Moving to Pop’s for a month, finding a home for August 1st, preparing to preach at Imadene, serving at Nanoose, and not to mention planning a wedding, oh and all the other work too….

But God is good. He is constant. He is faithful! That is my current mantra..I’m finding myself repeating those truths over and over and over.

God is good. God is constant. God is faithful.

xoxo,

s.s.♥.