Oh The Possibilities...

Have you ever felt like you were going to "explode" or "combust" if you don't do anything creative/craft related for a while? Yep, that would be me! Sometimes, I go into creative overdrive and have to release it somehow whether that means drawing out my ideas in my Possibilities notebook, browsing through etsy, writing on this blog, or thinking of different ways I can decorate/design my [hopefully] soon home.

If you mix this feeling with just the sheer unknowing anticipation of what this year brings can be a little overwhelming and in a way frustrating. I say this because I really feel this is going to a BIG year not only in my life, but the people around me. We are going places professionally, financially, physically, personally, and most definitely spiritually. This is the year where I feel a lot of what the Lord has put into my heart will start taking fruition. Action. Movement. But the somewhat frustrating aspect of it is, I am not totally sure of what all this I am feeling will entail or what exactly the Lord wants me to do this year. All I know it's going to be radical, different, out of my comfort zone, and completely awesome!

Who knows what the Lord is going to be doing! My cousin and I have been very recently discussing starting a business here in Knoxville. I have felt in my heart and spirit for the past year or so that I should possibly start my own business/ministry. My main purpose and mission in starting a business is to be able to encourage people when they need it. Whether that means making a personalized handmade card for someone who needs a "pick-me-up" or someone who has been diagnosed with cancer and then being able to make them a gift basket that will encourage them and also minister to them during this time.

So, I guess it's going to be a "To be Continued.." type of thing. :)

Blessings
Abby

In Every Season

In my last post, I said: "There is nothing more delightful than to revel and be in awe of His creation - in every season." When I reread my post, the phrase in every season resonated deeply within me. It then made me think of a verse in Desert Song by Hillsong. It goes like this:

All of my life
In every season
You are still God
I have a reason to sing
I have a reason to worship

God is unchanging. God is unchanging. God is still God. GOD IS STILL GOD. In every season, He is still God. The Desert Song was birthed or came at a time when there was great loss. I have attached the video with the story behind the song. I am sorry that the words are a little off. This was the better of the two that I found quality wise.

"But blessed is the man who trusts me, God, the woman who sticks with God. They're like trees replanted in Eden, putting down roots near the rivers - Never a worry through the hottest of summers, never dropping a leaf, Serene and calm through droughts, bearing fresh fruit every season. The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful, a puzzle that no one can figure out. But I, God, search the heart and examine the mind. I get to the heart of the human. I get to the root of things. I treat them as they really are, not as they pretend to be." ~Jeremiah 17:7-10 (MSG)

Blacbird Therapy

As I am sitting at the pub-style table looking out the window into the beautiful street view, birds are fluttering and playing outside. It's a wonderful scene. Not to mention the SUN has finally decided to come out and reveal it's brightness! This makes it even better. Even with there being snow on the ground (which most of the time is pleasant) and the plants and shrubbery in a seemingly un-awakeable (yep, I just made up a word!) slumber, it all seems beautiful in its own way when the sun comes out. Life is good.

There is nothing more delightful than to revel and be in awe of His creation - in every season. As I am writing this, there is a young family outside the window looking at their almost flat tire in the parking lot. Hopefully it will work out for them! I can completely understand. Sometimes it's hard to comprehend or even think that we can't control everything. I especially have a hard time with this. A perfect example is when Stephen and I were getting ready for our vacation last September. I had dropped him off at work and decided to go to Blackbird Coffeehouse as a little treat for myself while I ran errands until I picked him up to head to the cabin. Well, in the midst of everything, I finally realized that I had locked the keys in his car. Great. That was the last thing I needed! That means that I would have to have someone pick me up, drive me to Stephen's work, and then go back to where the car is to unlock it. That would have taken a VERY long time. At the time, I had to decide to just sit down and be calm. It's like that saying you see all the time now, "Be Calm and Carry On." I felt like the Lord was teaching me out of this to be patient and SLOW DOWN. I can't control everything (unfortunately sometimes it seems). In the end, I could have unlocked the car much earlier if I rolled down the broken window and opened the car that way.

The Lord is awesome like that.

"Your God is present among you, a strong Warrior there to save you. Happy to have you back, he'll calm you with his love and delight you with his songs." ~Zephaniah 3:17 (MSG)

State of Emergency

The state of Tennessee yesterday declared a "State of Emergency" due to snowy weather conditions for today and tomorrow. For Tennessee in January, this is HIGHLY unusual! This never happens! I stayed home today and will most likely be home tomorrow. Here are a couple of photos from our surrounding areas! Both of these are in Maryville, TN:

Snowing in TN

As beautiful and romantic as the snow is, I am ready for some Spring action!

I want that.....


Not this!!!