Nothing by accident.

Mmm so today, I had an interview. It went well :)

Tonight, when I came home, I read today's devotional from Streams in the Desert -- a book that my sweet Aunt sent me as a grad gift -- Are you ready for this??

Waiting! Yes, patiently waiting!
Till next steps made plain shall be;
To hear, with the inner hearing,
The Voice that will call for me.

Waiting! Yes, hopefully waiting!
With hope that need not grow dim;
The Master is pledged to guide me,
And my eyes are unto Him.

Waiting! Expectantly waiting!
Perhaps it may be today
The Master will quickly open
The gate to my future way.

Waiting! Yes, waiting! Still waiting!
I know, though I've been waited long,
That, while He withholds His purpose,
His waiting cannot be wrong.

Waiting! Yes, waiting! Still waiting...
The Master will not be late:
He knows that I am waiting
For Him to unlatch the gate.

J. Danson Smith

I love it when God seals and sends you a piece of goodness that just feeds your soul -- that meets you right where you're at.

Wedding week!

{heart}
Kel


I may or may not have called this one out of school on Monday and taken her to lunch ;)


Trinket {love}


After having 100 people over for pancaaaakes and BEFORE a ladies night!


Bridal Party... more like a Bachelorette Party!

Oh snaps...

I have *officially* graduated!!!!!!!

I don't really have much to say, like at all.

I have been quiet most all of today, just soaking things in; totally content in the present moment. Great is God's faithfulness in my life. I am excited for the weeks to come and am spending my days just living in the freedom of Jesus.

It is exhilarating. Really, seriously.

Maybe I will have something profound to share soon. Today, I just feel like my spirit is in a holding pattern, groaning for something that I have yet to identify. Maybe I will know it when I see it? Maybe I won't. Either way, I am a-o-kay with where I am at, with where He has me.

{heart}

Kel

Oh but I love him.

The lovely Lexy!

Two of my favs :)

Grad pancake brunch!

Oh em gee, I really did it!

My freaking heart.

Lovely padres, I wouldn't be where I am today if I weren't standing on their shoulders.

Walking into the ceremony.... only 3 hours nbd ;)

Beforehand... couldn't wait to get RID of le hat!

Ah! kjabetrjbxidf! That was how we were feeling right about then.

Bass Ackwards

Best way to spend a Friday night...


At Liberty, playing cards with a few of my favs (Aaron, Evan, Klint)!

I woke up from my nap today without the recollection of a dream, but with a phrase and a thought burned into my consciousness.

I am the vine. You (and you too!) are the branches.

Have you been seeking fulfillment? Have you been eating the fruit from your own tree or your neighbors, hoping to find the thing that satisfies? I'm afraid we've got it backwards, folks!

What you are looking for cannot be found in the fruit; that will only make your tummy sick and leave your soul still searching. What you are craving is found by taping into the vine, not the extension of the branch. Follow a source back to it's start and it is there, in the love of the Father, that you will find what you are looking for. The fulfillment you desire can be met in full by the Father and from that place of contentment, peace, your branches will bear more fruit than you can hardly stand. It will be ridiculous. :)

{heart}
Kel


Saturday morning brought with it a lovely Wedding Shower for Ellie :)


Hosted by the generous English ladies!


Ellie and her momma, Nancy.


Oh my goodness, Bride's chair!


I like her a lot.


And I ended with a night of celebration -- only this time, it was to the cessation of nursing school! These people are precious, each one is dear to me.