this girl is coming to town...

The weekend couldn't get here fast enough! I am longing....... for this girl. I can't remember the last time the 2 of us got to spend more than 24 hours together, just the two of us! Its going to be glorious. Can't. even. wait.

leah.

The Weather: Perfection

I mean... I know everyone is talking about it. But honestly. Its perfect. Time for These:

i like this...

Fall Colors

Fall Colors by handlea on Polyvore.com

Thanks Caroline!

Currently wearing...

This. in orange. with a blue highwaisted skirt. (War eagle) and boots. (My heart lies in Auburn)
And I must say... I am alllllll about the stripes!
Happy Friday!

leah.

Brain Dump

"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14

1. Humble Yourself.

⁶But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:
"God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble."^a]">[a]

⁷Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. ⁸Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. ⁹Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. ¹⁰Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

James 4:6-10

2. Pray

⁴¹"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."
Matthew 26:41

3. Seek His face

¹³ You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13
¹² Sow for yourselves righteousness,
reap the fruit of unfailing love,
and break up your unplowed ground;
for it is time to seek the LORD,
until he comes
and showers righteousness on you.
Hosea 10:12

4. Turn from sin.

¹² "Even now," declares the LORD,
"return to me with all your heart,
with fasting and weeping and mourning."

¹³ Rend your heart
and not your garments.
Return to the LORD your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and abounding in love,
and he relents from sending calamity.

Joel 2:12-13

I went to Fellowship young adult gathering last night. Above is the summary of the message. After we went through all of this... my humble little self (uh hem) was like "Oh I got this... I've done this before, humility, prayer, seeking him, turning from sin. Been there, done that. I can do it again."

THEN....

²I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. ³You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. ⁴Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. ⁵Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

Not so fast...little Leah. I have humbled myself before, I have prayed, I have sought, and I have turned away from sin. But honestly, what is humility when I say, "been there, done that." That is the ABSENCE of humility. And where is my love? in the words of Black Eyed Peas... "Where is THE love?" my passion that once burned so strongly... my constant dependence on him to get me through each and every day. I "have forsaken my first love" The English Standard Version says "you have abandoned the love you had at first." No matter my goodness and kindness, without love, I am nothing. I've got to get back to my first love, without him, I am nothing.

"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. " 1 Corinthians 13:1

leah.

treasure huntin'

Lacey and I ventured over to the Nashville Flea Market a couple of weeks ago but honestly had no idea what we were looking for. We bought a couple of neat things including a drawer, much like this one... lace hung it on her wall, much like this one! Well, I found this picture of a drawer after the fact and decided I should get inspire BEFORE going this time... so today, I found this....

How cute?? Maybe we will find more treasure this weekend!

You can count on me being the girl with the camera... AGAIN.

leah.

check out these before and after pics at Design Sponge.

War Eagle.

I am not nurturing well...

I have read before that blogs need to be nurtured- fed, watered, loved on, taken care of. well, I am not doing a good job. My apologies... work has picked up, I'm working on a side project and i just get tired of the computer. SO...promises to do better...

ba-de-ya

i'll be dancin in the street tonight!

I hate that I love it so much.

I'm obsessed with Katy's Perry's Teenage Dream. I can't get enough of it. I belt it at all times. I found this while perusing my morning blogs.... I'd like to think it found me.


ahhhhhhh I am obsessed. It will be the song on repeat today.

Thanks Miss Magnolia

an overdue recap of the weekend.

The weekend in Memphis watching soccer was awesome! I felt like I was in highschool again, trailing along with my family to city after city watching sam play either baseball or soccer or... whatever contains a ball pretty much. But seeing Gracie play was quite a delight! Decked out in shin guards, knees socks, headbands, and froggy togs (a new cloth that stays cold after getting wet-- definitely not something we had when we were growing up). She was adorable.

Anna Merritt, who graduated with me, is one of Gracie's coaches. She is the red shirt. Gracie, number 21, I honestly don't know the story behind this. And Phil, Gracie's British coach. He calls them all "his beauts."

This is Gracie and Anna Goggins. They are friends from church and play almost every sport together.

These 3 would be the 3 musketeers. All friends since birth and inseparable. Gracie, Mary and Gracie.

The team, getting instructions from Phil and AM. Notice Gracie is now wearing 13. She lost her blue jersey and had to wear someone elses... Typical of a Hand child.

Also got to spend sometime with this chick...
She is getting ready for Homecoming (it's in like a month, but in middle school, prepare early! you remember planning your outfits weeks in advance, don't deny it.) So... our goal of the weekend for her was to find BOOTS. New boots to go with her cute little cordorouy mini skirt. It proved successful... We picked out these "beauts" at Target (which is also a treat when you are from mississippi, where there are no targets!)
She's a cutie.

Fun weekend with the fam, no doubt. Sorry mom and dad. No pics that you would actually want on the blog were taken this weekend. We'll do better next time. and Sam, we missed your soccer-playin self too.

leah.

this love is a reflection.

I see your smile 

And it’s so much sweeter  

After all that I’ve been through 

And when we laugh 

I get a glimpse of forever 

And I praise God that I found you 

And anytime someone asks me 

How it all unfolded I’ll tell them 

Such incredible chances 

Make for marvelous love.  

Just like the sun lights up the moon 

This love is a reflection 

Of more than just me and you 

Our lives were less than ordinary 

And while I couldn’t see past tomorrow 

God was making history  

Oh my, what a beautiful story of love. 

Unexpected mercy 

Is the greatest thing to find 

When you’ve been broken many times 

My soul found joy 

And for the first time in a while 

I felt singing

Story of Love by Mandi Mapes

little gracie...

Gracie was six when I left for college. Since then, she has grown up alot. That being said, I have missed a lot of her precious elementary years. Including this little tom-boy's soccer career (she wants to be just like her big brother SAM, clearly seen by the pic above). She started playing in 1st grade and now she is in 5th grade and a member of the select team. This means she has tournaments every weekend which means, I get to see her play!!!! I am heading to memphis after work to watch gracie kick around that black and white ball all weekend. couldn't be more excited!

leah.

Y'all its GAMEDAY!

I am currently listening to JOX sports radio while at work. Getting ready for the game tonight against Mississippi State! I am wanting to be there so badly! But I guess I will just reminisce on State/auburn games past...

Freshman Year...

Sophomore year....

Junior Year...I have a feeling my family won't have on orange this year...

Sam is now an official Bulldawg!

Senior Year...

This game brings soooo much fun every year! its very funny to see how much we have all changed in just 4 years. pretty hilarious. This year will be a little different, probably watching the game with Rob somewhere! I am sure it will be just as great as previous years!

War EAGLE!

leah.