a very eventful, unforgettable weekend!

so this weekend was the wedding of brad & amanda, some great friends from back in high school. it was SUCH a fun celebration and great weekend of spending time with them and our friend group. although it was busy, it was soooo worth every busy second. i drove to memphis thursday after work, and friday went to the bridesmaid's luncheon at owen-brennan's. it was a sweet time with the mob and mother-in-law and bridesmaids! we also received the BEST bridesmaid's gifts ever----1) anthropologie mugs. 2)....TAYLOR SWIFT TIX!!!! awesome!!! so of course, we were all very excited.



then friday night was the rehearsal & dinner @ the butcher shop. Yummy!
and saturday...WEDDING DAY!!!! the weather was absolutely perfect. the church was beautiful, it was a worshipful ceremony and service, and short and sweet. the reception was amazing---and beautifully decorated...and of course, there had to be
DANCING!



oh...the weekend continued with more fun...the TSWIFT concert!!!!



and can i say that i was just as excited that needtobreathe was opening for her? what!!!!
and this morning, i had to come back to nashville...and work :( but made it to monday night madness, which is always a blast. on our menu tonight- taco soup & halloween treats.
ready to relax...and rest this week...and catch up on school stuff.
happy halloween!!!

i loveeeee this & love this song and the lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvIEJ_PmqJ8&feature=player_detailpage
this song makes us focus on Christ...and it makes the Gospel come to life. it also reminds me of the power of prayer which i take for so granted so often...that God hears and answers my prayers.

looking ahead

so i feel that lately i have been so stressed, and i think it is the busyness of work these days (kids being on fall break)--a constant busy schedule @ work where some days i barely have a chance to take a deep breath and relax---school and midterms coming up with lots of reading and keeping track of the 2 online classes i'm currently taking---and weekends of traveling back and forth to memphis, a fun-filled friends' wedding weekend fast approaching, and all of the other crazy parts of life. stress is really not a positive way of putting it. i enjoy what i do and the millions of kids i feel like i see every day! and i enjoy school. i enjoy going to memphis & i definitely enjoy the happyness of weddings! stress comes when i think about it too much and it fills my brain. and when i'm constantly writing things in my planner- almost OCD-like- and when i don't take the time to rest. so right now @ 3:43 in the afternoon i am at panera, i just finished studying and reading from a public health book, & i am chilling. i was supposed to go to auburn this past weekend (very bummed i didn't go) but this weekend was a good weekend to try and relax...although i did take some study breaks along the way. the past few months i have been back and forth to memphis and my poor car has racked up some mileage. so i decided (sadly) i would try to be productive and relax in nashvegas. good decision. but sad tomorrow is already monday! this week is a little crazy. williamson county fall break is happening...dad's birthday is thursday...michael w's birthday is friday...amanda's lingerie shower is saturday...and midterms!!! i'm excited & a tad overwhelmed! i love birthdays...i feel like every birthday should have a week long celebration. actually i firmly believe that.
so here is to birthday week (s) for 2 of my favorites:


i can't wait to be in memphis this weekend. & tonight is a cookout for the sunday school at brentwood baptist i've been too a few times called going deeper. i'm excited about it & excited about a conference that is coming to brentwood baptist about studying the Bible and going deeper. i'm also excited about taylor swift the end of this month in memphis!!!! and excited auburn beat florida gators!!! and i am loving fall!

what does your Bible look like?

so lately i have been thinking a lot lately about the "worn-ness" of my Bible. i recently bought a new one at lifeway because i wanted the esv version...so it has not looked that "worn", but i think about my life and is it a reflection of how i KNOW the Lord through His Word? how will i testify to the eternal life He has given me and the promises i know unless i spend time with Him in prayer and in reading His Word. so this week i've been thinking more about being in tune with Him through reading. i tend to pray a lot during the day @ work, just that the Lord would give me strength. or the Lord would help me love this person. or the Lord would just get me through that next patient who may be really difficult. but when it comes to studying and meditating on His Words that are in the Bible by my bedside table, do i really know Him through this? am i really seeking Him first? so what does your Bible look like, and how does your life reflect it? i feel like i am stretching this a little legalistically, but what got me thinking about it was the older people i know who are strong Christians, especially the older women that i know. and honestly, when I've talked with them or been at their homes, i notice how worn their Bible is. corners and pages are simply worn down. they look weathered. and i've thought this week about how that is a great reflection of their faith...and that they love the Bible! how much do we really spend in studying the Bible and His truth and words to us?

3 weeks...and counting

this past weekend was amanda and brad's stock the bar shower @ amanda's uncle's house. can i just tell you the house was amazingggggg the food was amazing the whole party was such a great time. weekends go by so fast. michael and i are always running around like crazy when i'm in town. friday night we went to styx w/rachel and paul. saturday we rode bikes and ran errands. saturday night was the shower- which amanda and brad stocked up on some great wine & liquor. the next 2 weeks are going to be crazy w/school and midterms coming up...a lingerie shower for amanda in 2 weeks, dad's birthday, michael w's birthday, and then....the big day for amanda- it is getting so close!
here's to a busy work week & school week...

BUSY BEEEEE

well last weekend i made the 3 hour car ride to memphis for a short visit. saturday my friend and i were planning on surprising my "sister" aka katie with a birthday event, but instead our shindig got somewhat changed and we ended up on a hunt to find her after celebrating another friend's birthday before. all in all, we were successful!

here are some other pics to summarize the weekend.




this coming weekend= a shower for amanda followed by the next weekend's trip to auburn, then another shower the next weekend, and finally the WEDDING!! this week i have been busy trying to work ahead with school & READ a ton. i have 7 articles pulled up in my tabs to erad tonight :(
also, my Bible study on monday nights just started studying ephesians. if you haven't done this yet, you should read some of john piper's resources and study through them. he has sermons and downloads for every book of the Bible. his stuff is deep, but it is not too deep and over your heads. he also makes it so it is applicable in your life. at auburn, my friends and i studied through ruth, and i feel like that study came at such the perfect time in my life and was such a blessing! go check his website out www.desiringgod.org
happy tuesday!!
PS---i am seeing drew holcomb and the neighbors thursday night at live on the green!!!! SO PUMPED!!!!