guesssss what?!

I've been working on a scrapbook layout inspired by this ~


I'm hoping to put the finishing touches on the layout soon & post it this weekend! In the meantime ... any guesses what my layout is about?!

wishing you all a very happy week! xox

faithful in small things ♥

Today, after weeks of running around like maniac, I finally had a full day off. No school. No work. No papers to finish or assignments to complete or chapters to read. Just me and a beautiful spring day. 24 hours of absolute freedom. I slept in 'till 10am ... had a fresh butter croissant for breakfast ... did my daily devotional and meditation in my own kitchen rather than a busy cafe ... did some spring cleaning ... listened to jazz music ... wrote in my journal. *sigh* It was such a rewarding day. Now I'm off to watch the final episode ever of ER. I didn't follow the show fanatically like my sister did, but I did watch it often and I'm looking forward to seeing how things end tonight. Should be good.

I thought I'd leave you with this ... some song lyrics by the amazingly talented singer-songwriter, Lisa Gungor. If you are a fan of Christian/inspirational music you should absolutely check out her stuff. She has a way of really getting to the heart of the matter.

The Big and The Small

lyrics by Lisa Gungor

I'm destined for something, I feel it inside ...

A prophet or poet would be just fine.

An inspiring writer, an eloquent preacher

what do You have for me?

But I will be faithful in small things

not neglecting what's right in my hands

and whatever I do ... may it always bring glory to You

Oh make me a servant or make me stand tall,

If I have great talent or nothing at all

well it doesn't matter, for Your plan is greater

I want Your plan for me

And whatever will come, let my prayer be this one:

that I'll follow You all of my days.

In the big and the small,

let them all bring glory to You.

oh Lord I want to do great things for You

but all great things are not so big, they're sometimes small

And whatever will come, let my prayer this one:

that I'll follow You all of my days.

And when my life is through, I pray it brought glory to You.

Lord when my life is through, I pray it brought glory to You.

xox

oh September, how I love thee ...

What's on my iPod these days ....

Priscilla Ahn. Ingrid Michaelson. Amy Winehouse. Third Day. Landon Pigg. Oh, and of course Neil Diamond. Who doesn't love to sing along to Sweet Caroline?! "Sweeeeet Carooooline ... lalala ... good times never felt so good ..."

Anyway, the challenge over at Category Stories was to make a layout about your playlist. My playlist contains all of the artists listed above (and many others too, of course) for one simple reason: I love their lyrics. OK, so maybe Amy Winehouse's songs aren't the most inspiring, but all the other artists on my playlist are incredibly poetic and their songs really make me stop and think. Here's the page I came up with to pay tribute to my favorite singer-songwriters:

I think I'll go listen to some music right now. :o]

XoXo Stephanie