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.♥.

REALLY...REALLY...EXCITING...NEWS...

yep…that’s right! When I originally bought my dress, they said it wouldn’t arrive until mid-July but the lady called yesterday and said five magical words…”Your wedding dress is in.” eeeeeeeeee!

I’m having my hair trial on Friday so I’m going to go later that day for MY FIRST FITTING! 

exciting time!

xo,

s.s.♥.

ps. sorry for the plain-ness of the blog, i’m updating it when i have a spare minute (which is never)

pps. sorry for the lack of posts. this week is insane! work is getting busy, i’m packing up my house & starting to move at the end of this week…aahhhh, but i love you and will be back very soon :)