- Who are you trusting?
- Where are you going?
- What are you thinking?
Answer these against Proverbs 3:5-6* and you will see phenomenal change in your life that only God can bring.
* Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths.
Today = Relaxing = :o) Matt and I spent the day reading and sunning by the pool, leisurely biking White Rock Lake, and cooking salmon and veggies in the courtyard. Felt like we enjoyed more hours than the day afforded.
After our brand presentations, Delana and strolled around the Cascades wing of the Gaylord Opryland this afternoon. It is by far a botanical heaven. I could have easily camped out under this canopy.
I woke up this a.m. with quite an unusual view out of my french-doored patio. On of my brands, Sylvan Learning Centers, is hosting their annual conference this year at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Resort in Nashville ... my room overlooks this atrium Cascades wing. Whew, hearing this all night made for some interesting dreams ;o)
Am in Nashville, TN for the rest of the week to attend one of my brand's annual conference. Here's a couple shots from the flight before touching down in Tennessee.
What more can I say? I love these people! Each one of them ... Alejandro, Ansuya, Jenny, Lucy, Chris, Luis, Mandy and Eric ... are some of the most inspiring, brilliant, caring, ambitious, thoughtful, fun and lovely friends anyone would be lucky to have. I am grateful to have them in my life. :o)
... and yet again, Sweden > Chicago <> reroute through D.C. > Dallas = lost luggage. So, we're now BFFs with the luggage claim lady at DFW as Jenny's bags are staying the night in a different city than us. Fingers crossed, they will arrive tomorrow morning because she is looking super fine in Christie attire ;o)
Long day of travel as I spent it in Denver at Nestle meetings, returning at the exact same time of Jenny's arrival at DFW. Cell phone calls connected as we taxied to our different gates. Her travels were ~23 hours so we're ready to catch some zzz's. I'm so excited for her visit this week!
Here's a shot from the Concourse train at the Denver airport. Reminds me of the day.
Who doesn't love one of those days where the weather is perfect, a best friend's in town, discovering a great new favorite patio (where their signature white sangria was invented with you in mind ;o) and the hours seem to leisurely melt by? This Funday Sunday was simply delightful.
I love girlie weekends! Soums and I have spent this weekend playing and giggling as if we didn't have a care in the world. We stayed up past our bedtimes last night telling stories and giggling over a great bottle of red (well, half a bottle since we're pretty much light weights ;o).
Today we started off by being entertained by the kiddos drawing on the chalk board over brunch at Dream Cafe (above). We spent time at the spa getting pedis, had bubble tea from Tempest, made quite the adventure out of NorthPark, and managed to squeeze in a relaxing dinner at Trece and a night cap at Fuse. It was an incredible day spent with a dear friend. Thanks again, Soums!
A chillaxing visit with friends and family, reflection time with a good book or blog, always fun with Matt's straw launching of bubble tea tapioca pearls.
And thank you, Matty, for brightening my week.
Day 2 of the official photo journaling experience and I'm already struggling to find an "ideal" inspiring image. It was quite the monsoon weather day in Dallas today so I was less than motivated for a scenic shot, a busy day in the agency so the camera was forgotten about until about 20 minutes ago. As I started looking around for the daily pic, two lessons came flooding in ...
1) As with everything in life, this project isn't going to be perfect. Ahhh, such a struggle for the perfectly unperfect. Thanks for the gentle reminder.
2) Finding the ordinary to be extraordinary is something I'm absolutely looking forward to and just another motivation to continue this adventure with new lenses.
So, thanks for dropping in. Welcome to whatever's to come :o)
