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| my perfect pancake- slightly burnt. |
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| half-face portraits |
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| chinese pizza |
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| valentine doodles |
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| adventures |
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| perfect breakfasts What's been lovely in your life lately? Love and a hug, Lindsey Lou |
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
{Lately Lovely}
Sunday, January 22, 2012
adventures at golden hour.
{forget the capital letters.}
once upon a time there were four friends who decided to go on an adventure at golden hour and blow glitter in the air. so they packed their knapsack with cookies of many kinds and a canteen of water and hit the trails... well, the sidewalks. they walked and walked, passing a castle and a construction site, then entered a wood. shortly they encountered yeller and yankee, dogs of the forest... or rather dogs passing through the forest with their owners.
shortly they encountered yeller and yankee, dogs of the forest... or rather dogs passing through the forest with their owners. finally they reached their destination: a lake, a hill, and some prairie. (aka ground of inspiration.)
they found a perfect picnicking place and ate all sixteen of their cookies, while freezing in the wind. therefore, the picnic blanket, which was actually a beach towel, doubled as a cloak.
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after eating, it was time to galavant across the fields and skip to the top of the hill. |
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finally, when golden hour came, they felt they should add to the magic of their happy place by blowing glitter in the smiling sunshine. and they had one of the most magical times of their lives. |
and when the day was over and done, the photographer, who was in two of 118 of the photos, had produced two of her favorite photos yet. (the last two :)) and she didn't mind at all because the joy of the day and of her work was so bountiful.
the simple joys of life are manifesting themselves to me daily. getting to spend time with friends, nice weather, growing new friendships, finding marvelous music, the beauty of everything at golden hour, laughter of children, a paintbrush in my hand, dreams. every little thing adds up to make me more thankful of how blessed i am when i reflect on the day.
of course, life is busy (especially with seussical, dance, babysitting, and now dinner theatre), but i think it makes me more grateful for the times when life is simply peaceful. life is good. God is great.
love and hugs,
lindsey lou
Saturday, January 14, 2012
In which I share my Pinterest finds...
Being a Saturday and all, I had to waste some time on Pinterest...
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| Italy. Love. I was actually discussing this with one of my besties today. |
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| macaroons. Need I say more? |
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| charming. |
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| yes. |
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| haha! She's so cute! |
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| I kinda want this for my sketchbook. anyone with me? Happy Saturday!! Much Love and a hug, Lindsey Lou |
Friday, January 13, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
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
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Lately {Lovely}
Oh, hello there!
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| blurry. interesting. me. |
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| we are terrible dog trainers. |
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| this is my sketch for a watercolor... |
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| it came from this picture. |
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| And... today I had my first latte. Ever. And it was so good. |
My daddy preached today, and we saw some friends at lunch who were passing through on their way to a wedding. Lib and I made a rope ladder, and mom and I sketched. Cam made dinner, and now we're gathered in the family room to play our new favorite game: dutch blitz. It has been a good day indeed. Someday I'll write more than this.
Love and hugs,
Lou
Saturday, January 7, 2012
I can feel myself coming down with something, I don't have many words in me, and I have random pictures, which you wouldn't see unless I made this into an almost-wordless photo post. So that's what I'm doing, y'all.
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| my "fancy" Christmas morning drink (aka my favorite stuff ever!) |
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| little blogger |
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| candlelight art |
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| breakfast out: chocolate cranberry scones and... soy milk. Libby loves it. |
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| o r e o s and m i l k . |
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| dragon cupcakes. Why dragon? I don't know. |
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| fairytales and a sketchbook. Much Love and many hugs, Lindsey Lou |
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