what's been happening.

after graduation we all ran in the fields.

family.

graduation. 

skipping through [poky] fields [in bare feet]. 

letters.

fantasizing my future.

babysitting the fantastic five. 

picking, or just maybe stealing [a few] cherries.

studying for my permit test.

shopping for Florida clothes.

that's what has been happening. what's happening in your life?

xxx.

lindsey nicole

p.s. liking the no-caps trend?

I'd take more days like this one

If there's such thing as a 'perfect typical day' I'm sure that today would have to be it...

Getting back to school after spring break // waking up early to read my Bible with the chirping birds and 

golden sun // scrawling out a letter to my lovely friend, Carolyn // sipping a delicious smoothie for 

breakfast... that contained well-hidden spinach. Yay for veggies in my breakfast! // very productive school time // taking a break during math to read a fairytale // wasting less than 10 minutes on the internet-- the whole day! // using my time in stead to read (Audrey Hepburn biography) // planting chamomile // getting nearly sunburned in March // doing history with my mamma and sister in the back yard, wearing our swimsuit tops and getting tan :) // eating salad and a bajillion carrots with lunch // running three miles, nearly stopping to walk because the heat was killing me, but finishing and feeling victorious // stir fry for dinner // a crescent moon. 

Simply too perfect. Thank you, Lord!

If you had a perfect day, what would it look like? What time of year would it be, would it matter what you wore or when you woke up? Tell me about it!

Oh, and as for the Hunger Games premier, it was an exciting and eventful night. I have a few little adjustments I would've made with the movie, but for the most part I thought they did a really good job on it, especially for what a detailed book it is. 

Sophi, Em, Adelle [Nina], and me

Now I have to tell you, at the premier I was dressed up as Katniss and there was a boy I spotted dressed as Peeta... and after talking to my friend Sophi who was dressed as the same, we decided to ask for a picture with him. Well, it was more like me running and yelling, 

 "Peeeeeettttaaaaaaa! Can we get a picture with you? See? Look! I'm Katniss, she's Katniss, we're both Katniss!! Can we have a picture together?? Please?" 

Umm, yeah, so I kind of overdid it. He just looked at me like oh my gosh, you are so crazy. I think I might have scared him. A lot. And I'm not some boy-crazy gal who begs for pictures with random costumed people... actually I'd never done something like this in my life. I was nervous and my words came out garbled, making me look like a fool. But I'll probably never see him again, and it was memorable, so what did I lose? Exactly. Nothing.

Peeeeettttaaaa! ;)

What did you think of the movie?

Love, a hug, and fresh chamomile,

Lindsey Lou

I have my plans... but I wonder if God has others...

We all love to dream. I know I do. 

I dream and plan for my future. I lie awake in bed, staring out the window, under the full moon, thinking. just thinking. And dreaming about my future.

Then I make a little plan.

  Let's see... Well, first I'll go to college and study art, I think. And a little bit later, I'll meet some amazing man. Then I think about that man, who he may be, what he may be like. I want to marry someone like this...I think to myself, as my mind begins to wander. After I meet him, we'll date each other, grow in love, and someday get married. It seems simple enough. And then I will travel the world with Celia and Adelle, and of course they'll get married too, so the six of us can take off for the world together. 

As I get carried away, I think of the cute little house we'll live in, being poor, newlyweds, but having just enough to keep us afloat. And loving each other so much that we won't even notice. I think of having a family-- a big one, and a house full of lively children, who I'll teach at home. I ponder the memories we'll make, the laughter that will fill our home, and everything in between.

I fall asleep, and tuck away my plan for a little while.

But today I was thinking. Maybe God has different plans.

What if, before I even went to college, He called me to missions?

 What if He called me to singleness, to serve His kingdom somewhere, and I never married? 

And what if I never had my own family?

What if I didn't get to go to London, Paris, and Venice, but in stead was called to serve in Africa?

What if I wasn't given the cute little house I want, but rather a missionary's home or a simple home in a third world country?

What if I didn't have the memories and laughter of a family, but in stead had the memories and laughter of the children of His kingdom?

I don't know what the Lord has for me. I don't know if any of these things are in store for my life-- in either list. And I began to wonder, would I follow the Lord, and do what He called me to, even if it meant that I didn't get to live the life I've dreamed of? All I know is that God has an amazing plan, and that however it may work out, I need to follow Him in it. Because I don't write my story; He does.

In other news, I have two finds for the day:

A question-a-day 5-year journal-- I'm in love! 

And a yellow and cream striped sweater... you know me and my sweater faddish. ;)

(sorry, all these pictures are blurry and bad... they looked better on the review screen than on the computer.)

Love, hugs, & macaroons to ya,

Lindsey Lou