Day 12: Fiancée

 Do you see his smile? She does that to him and I adore her for it. Daniella has a way of bringing out the best in Zack.
They have a wedding date picked out but they aren't sharing it until they secure the date at the venue they want to hold it at.

They met through their love of throwing. Zack for MSU and Dani for Purdue. They are both All-American throwers multiple times and have quite a huge collection of trophies, metals, and awards between the two of them but you wouldn't know it by the way the conduct themselves. They are both very humble, generous, and caring.

The hard part right now is he lives here in West Michigan and she lives down by Purdue. They are putting a lot of miles on their vehicles these days but I think they'd both agree it's a price they are willing to pay.
~ Happy Monday

Day 11: God's Word

Happy Sunday

Day 10 - Fall

I think Fall is probably my favorite season and Michigan Falls never disappoint. I love living in an area that experiences all four seasons also. Next week Sunday after church my husband and I will head north for a mini vacation and I am looking forward to see the beautiful Fall colors on the drive north. ~Happy Saturday

Day 9: Fine Arts

 The choir program at our high school is top notch. They continue to earn awards. Libby has always loved to sing and it is great that she has a school that embraces that love. They got to sing the National Anthem at the homecoming game this weekend.

Libby is in Chamber Choir which is like an honors choir class. Last year they got to perform at multiple venues. It is great to see how close they have all become because of their shared love of music.

The choir teacher goes above and beyond to encourage and promote her students. I have been able to chaperon two choir retreats and was so impressed with how much she respects her students and in turn receives the students respect. I'm very thankful that Libby has had this opportunity. ~Happy Friday!

Day 8: Yoga Challenges

I enjoy participating in yoga challenges on Instagram. It's a great way to learn new poses and stay flexible. I have a separate Instagram account just for yoga. My favorite is when Holy Yoga hosts them. They always incorporate scripture with their yoga practice.

 I also enjoy Erin Motz's "Bad Yogi" challenges because she typically lets you pick your pose but adds a challenge as to where or how to "strike a pose". It makes it interesting for my not so creative mind. It can also push me out of my comfort zone when she picks something out in public.

When given a the option of "your favorite pose" I almost always will pick some kind of handstand. I just love handstands. My poor family has gotten used to hearing me say "hang on I need to do a handstand". There is just something about them. Maybe it's just the health benefits of having all the blood run to my head. LOL. ~Happy Thursday!

Day 7: Sunsets

Day 6: Furry Friends

How could I not be thankful for that face?

~Happy Tuesday!

Day 5: Vacation Days

Mark took a vacation day today and we took Libby out of school so we could check out ArtPrize7. We learned after the first year of ArtPrize that it is much more laid back on weekdays versus the weekend with all of the out of town visitors. 

She put her hand print on this piece of art.

Libby got this picture of Mark. He is always so willing to lend a helping hand.

Libby and I called this Grand Rapid's take on Chicago's "Bean".

Our only "usie" of the day.

 

My angel. 

I'm so thankful that Mark enjoys using one of his vacation days to see ArtPrize every year. ~ Happy Monday!

Day 2: God Given Abilities

A couple of weeks ago our dryer decided to stop heating up. It continued to tumble it just refused to give us any heat. 

Being the engineer I am I seen it as a challenge to be conquered.

God has not given me the ability of dissecting a sentence and knowing when and where to place a comma but he has given me the ability to figure out how things work.

I did a little research online. It is amazing what you can teach yourself from YouTube. After watching 3 or 4 videos I determined it was either the thermal fuse or the high-limit thermostat. However I had read that a couple people ordered the part just to find out that wasn't it and wished they had checked their parts before ordering replacement parts. So I called my dad and asked to borrow his multimeter. (If you don't know what that is don't worry neither did my husband. HA!) 

Turns out it was a good thing I took the time to check our parts because they were both working fine. The next thing to check was the heating element. Bingo. Ours was broken. I ordered the part on Friday at 3pm and it was sitting on our doorstep on Saturday by the time I got home at 6pm. THAT IS CRAZY FAST! I was planning on installing it Monday but couldn't wait. Yes, it is something that I was excited to tackle. By Sunday night my dryer was back together and drying clothes like a champ. 

After completing the laundry today I am reminded again that I am thankful for the abilities God has given me. ~Happy Friday

 For you formed my inward parts;
    you knitted me together in my mother's womb.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
    my soul knows it very well.

Psalm 139:14 ESV 

Day 1: Revelation

Today I am thankful for everything God is showing me through the study of Revelation. If you are looking for a good in depth bible study that really focuses on God's word I highly encourage you to look into BSF International. There are classes held all over the world and everyone studies the same thing. This year is a brand new study on the book of Revelation. I am thankful that I have never had a fear of studying Revelation but I actually really enjoy it. I liked what was mentioned in our lecture time today "Revelation was written to comfort and assure." I hope that this is also true for you. ~Happy Thursday