A Little Taste Of My Summer

Not too many words today. Just pictures! :)
















More to come when I have some more time! :)

Beauty

The other day, I was hanging out with my little sister, when she piped up " I'm hot" To which I replied" You bet you are, you're smoking hot!" She gave me a serious look and countered with " I'm not smoking....I'm just good looking"

Yes you are babe...yes you are.

Her hand says " I am happy"

Then again....so are the rest of my sisters. Not that I'm bias or anything.

And their friends are sort of gorgeous as well :)

Some People's Kids

Today I met two highly interesting people. And by interesting, I mean, they were missing a few brain cells. But nonetheless, it made my day.



First off we have one of your typical overly cocky, teenage boy. These types of males have a tendency to yell obscene things at you out of their overly souped-up car, through overly tinted windows. They will, on occasion, if you are lucky, also begin trying to start a conversation. If you are very fortunate, they will see that you are with your father. This will cause the boy to test out how quickly their overly souped up engine can exit the scene of the crime. After this action, the father will make some comment of how nice that car was....totally oblivious to what just ensued.

Then you have your clerks at the local fast food place, the type who have just moved from some place where English is a foreign language. The people who mistake a 'single chicken snack wrap please' for 'two junior chicken burgers, and please put on extra mayo that soaks through the bun, and the wrapper, and the paper bag'. Don't ask me how that happens, but somehow they managed. And lots of mayo plus the sun...doesn't really mix. My poor vehicle will never smell the same again.

The Joys of Modern Technology

I was planning on starting a photo blog. Unfortunately my computer has decided to go on the fritz, and as of right now until September is out of commission. The part is on it's way, and hopefully it works!

But for now, I have no access to any of my old pictures, nor can I download any pictures onto my computer off of my camera.


Hopefully once September gets here I'll be able to start posting more blog posts, and start being more regular with blogging!


-Courtney.Mae

People Watching

Today I was at the bank. A normal sort of errand, but today I was people watching. There was a lady right behind me waiting for the machine, and a young woman at the counter desperately pleading with the man that there must be something wrong with her account. She had nothing left. The man assured her that there was nothing he could do, and that she should check back the next day to see if it was just some mistake. I have never in my life seen a person's face more devastated or afraid. It made me want to go up to her, and hug her and tell her it was ok, but she was already out the door. As she approached the vehicle, she wiped her tears and glued a smile on her face. The vehicle was a mini-van, with two car seats in the back seat filled with two blonde-haired, blue-eyed children.
So tonight, stranger, know that someone out there is praying for you. And that's a comforting thought. There's a quote that I've read that says " No matter where you are, what you're doing, what you're going through, there's always someone thinking of you".
Another lady, the one behind me in line was trying her best to ensure that her child didn't get any closer to me that he already was. The young boy must have been around seven or eight years old, with wide, curious eyes waiting to take the whole world in. And yet, the woman had her arms wrapped tightly around him, as if her arms were strong enough to protect her son from anything the world might throw at him, no matter how small.
A mother's protection can be such a beautiful thing, how much they care about their children, and how much they want to shelter them from the terrible things this world has come to accept as normality.
Then there was the cashier at the local Safeway. I've see her several times, and she always seems determined to put a smile on at least one person's face. Those kind of people hold so much of my respect. People in the world today are all too concerned in making sure that people are making them feel good, and give little thought into how they can show kindness to other people.
If you think about it, who do you remember the most at the end of a long day? The little petty comments from those determined to bring you down, or the people who took time out of their day to do something special for a stranger. It doesn't have to be a huge thing, in the end, it's the thought that counts, and the very smallest of things can make all the difference in the world.

Quick Post

For whatever reason, my first post about this happened to post under June....if you want to see it it is titiled ' From the Mouths of Babes'
Here are a few more things that my little sister has said over the past few days.

" When you're babysitting, you can do anything, like even...you could burn the house down or like...break something. If I did that....I would just get in trouble"

" Boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider
Girls go to school to get more smarter"

I dunno....they made me laugh :)

Hope you are enjoying your summers! Mine is pretty fantastic so far, spending lots of time on the boat, getting nice and brown...thankfully no major burning happening yet :)

Answers and Happiness

These past 2 weeks have been amazing. Time off....you have been missed

The weather hasn't been great, and I'm blogging from a kitchen table surrounded by kleenex as I seem to have caught yet another nasty cold. But I'm happy. The sky may be cloudy, and the wind might be churning up the lake, but I'm happy. My family needed to get away from life for a while, and it's been an amazing time.

Spending lots of time inside, meant not a lot to do, so I bought a cheap little notebook and I've been writing in there while waiting for the small moments I've been able to grab with internet connection. This I simply had to share. Couldn't wait.

A few days ago I got a text message from a friend asking me if I had ever considered going somewhere to help those less fortunate than me, and if I would consider going with her. I have honestly never felt so excited about my future in my entire life. Something I've been thinking about for the past 6 months is finally going to happen. Hopefully in the next year.

I've felt a little bit lost over the past few months, school wasn't going as well as I had planned, and all my carefully laid out plans were no longer realities. And yet, in the midst of all my doubting and worry, God still has a plan for me. He's in control, and I've got to be willing to let go, and trust.

Hoping all of your summers are going amazingly!!!