My Music Monday

Love this.
I Heard the Bells by Mercy Me

You HAVE to listen to the words... Such a great song. :)

Welcome, Baby Adler.

My best friend, Lauren had her baby boy the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Isn't he handsome? Thankfully, I was off for Thanksgiving break and was able to head to Little Rock as soon as I heard she was in labor. Unfortunately, the little guy was born THIRTY minutes before I got there! The good news is-- No one was allowed back until a while after I arrived, so I guess I didn't miss too much. I can't wait to head back up there to see him again. :)

Baby Fever... NAH!

I guess it's just because I'm at that age, but I feel like all of my friends are having or have babies. I am in my late 20's (not too far from 30-- EEK!), and babies are everywhere!

In just one week's time, I got to see some of my favorites!

1. My PRECIOUS PRECIOUS niece Luxiee: (I'm a baby bit partial!)

2. Madden, my college roommate Katie's little girl. She is SO cute!!!

3. Stella Jo-- My friend Faith's little girl. Just look at those eyes!!

4. MR. Tate Armstrong- My other college roommate's baby boy. We just met, but I am already crazy about the little fella!

AND, My BFF Lauren is due in only 5 days!!! I am so excited to take myself to Little Rock to meet the little guy. He is going to be SO handsome!

Yeah... And, I'm still not ready to start having kids. Thanks for asking, though. :)

Wordless Wednesday

Soul Satisfied

It has been a minute since I have blogged, and lots of things have been going on in the Houchin Household! Let me just catch you up!

1. Our sweet friends Jake and Chelsi got married. Aren't they CUTE?!

2. My best friend Lauren is only ONE month away from being a mommy. We threw a shower for her baby boy Adler. She really cleaned up, but still need so many things. It's crazy that babies can be SO small, but require SO much. :) I can't wait to meet the little guy and shower him with kisses. He's already spoiled rotten.

3. I have rekindled an old friendship. It's going to take a while to make up for lost time, but we have so much fun together, and I'm glad that we're friends again. :)

4. My dad just turned 52. Shh... Don't tell him I told you. Happy Birthday Dad!

5. My rockstar brother got a promotion... He's the youngest district manager in the history of his company!! WOO HOO BRUDDA! Not only is he bossing around his elders, he also got a B.A. Acura TL for a company car. Um, what happened to Chevy Malibus? So jealous, I mean PROUD of him. :)

6. My husband is awesome. Even though he works ALL the time.

7. We are buying a really old, bulky desk for his office-- Because Pinterest has inspired me to make it into something beautiful. I have been on this blog ALL day. I mean, when I wasn't teaching the youth of America, of course.

8. Don't tell Matt-- But I'm a little afraid that I will quit before my project (named above) is finished. It happened with the dining room table, and I think he's still not happy with me that he had to finish all 6 chairs. Oops. I can't help it-- Sometimes my imagination is more than my work ethic can handle.

9. I AM SUPER EXCITED because my friend, David Ramirez is playing in DALLAS next week!!! I don't care how tired I am, my bootay will be there. As I type this, I am listening to his new songs, drinking wine, and I might have cried a little a few minutes. This is something else I can't help... Music makes me sappy... Or is it the wine? In all honesty though, his music is BEAUTIFUL. You can listen to him here. I'm loving on his new stuff. L-O-V-I-N-G.

10. I'm going to pour another glass of wine. Goodnight all!

My Music Monday- A Day Late

I am DYING to share a new song! The youth music leader at our church sang this a few weeks ago. I set out on a mission to find out the name of the song because I just HAD to download it. Thanks to a wonderful student that goes to my church, I found it! Check it out!!

"Manifesto" by The City Harmonic

And, all of the people of God sing along, AMEN!!

Be Still

After a terrible week, I got some much-needed inspiration from a coworker... She said she found a verse that made her think of me.

"Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still."
--Exodus 14:13-14

I have been struggling. I have been trying to change things that I have no control over. I have stressed, cried, and yelled. None of this has helped, so it is time to change my tactics.

I will BE STILL.