Feel {Great} Friday!

Here are my favorite things about this Friday - which, let's be honest - really revolve around this cold weather that seems to be taking over!

My 5 Feel {Great} Friday favorites about the bone-chilling cold we are experiencing:

1. These two acting like they love each other this much 100% of the time.  Really, they love snuggling on the couch with their heated blanket.  I affectionately call it "Doggy Crack".

 2. Snuggling with my husband on the couch {sorry to disappoint, pictures don't exist} even though we know we have wayyyyy too much to do.  The cold sucks the motivation out of us but actually does us good by making sure we are getting our priorities straight and listening to one another.  Marking off the to-do list isn't always the most important!

3.  Seeing only this much of Goose the majority of the time for the last week {minimum}.  When he isn't on his Doggy Crack, he is under the covers.  Period.  It is one of the reasons I love him as much as I do.  Really.  I think it is adorable! 

Goose blanket burrito

4. On the first sunny and somewhat, relatively, warm day we have - I have talked Andrew into taking a road trip! More details to come.  Can't wait to share!

5. Having lots of time to spend with Jesus - at Church and at home.  Because it isn't like I want to go out and do a lot {see number 2}, so it gives me some time to drink coffee and read.  It is nice and something fun to get reoriented with in 2015.  

Here's to you on your Feel {Great} Friday! 

Weekend Review - and Feel {Great} Monday

WOW! Last week flew by - so quickly I didn't even realize it was time to feel great.  I was technically feeling great, I just didn't write about it.  So here are some updates!

Feel {Great} Anyday - including Friday

This Last week, I felt really great about the to-do list.  We got a lot done.  Which was perfect timing.  In my mind, it was time to start fresh and turn a new leaf.  I sat down an caught up on my "In Everything Give Thanks" plan with She Reads Truth and the subject was giving thanks in stress.

Feel {Great} Friday!

There are a lot of things I am feeling great about on this Friday {one of which is NOT the weather}.  But here is what I am feeling particularly GRATEFUL about this Friday - which is, technically, the same thing because it translates into feeling great!

Bucket List {almost} Accomplished!
I have two concerts left of my concert bucket list, and I bought tickets for one of them today! YAY!
However, I did get this halfway through my purchasing experience - it started at 1 minute, went to 6, and then took this screenshot almost there - and it made me extremely nervous.

Feel {Great} Friday!

This Friday I am appreciative of the chance to soak up this view for as long as I wish: 

For this growing girl being the sweetest 110 lb fur-baby possible: 

And for this one being a cuddle buddy convincing me that the things on my to do list aren't as important as growing relationships with humans and canines alike: 

This Friday is a great and grounding one. So here are my reasons to Feel {Great} this Friday. Hopefully yours are just as wonderful! 

Feel {Great} Friday!

Today is a Friday that is definitely worth having (what Friday isn't?).

Go Pokes! 

This weekend is Homecoming in Stillwater - the greatest Homecoming celebration in America {no, but really}. Keelie has been working long and hard on a "house dec" all semester and today is judgement day - and the sign that pomping is over! I will try to grab some pictures of all of the great decs, maybe some examples of pomping if I can dig some up, and all of that goodness for the weekend review on Monday. 

This Friday is great because it is another day to be thankful for: for the lessons learned, the prayers answered, and comfort sought and received. 

And because I can't resist the nephew already sporting his orange:

I hope you see reasons to Feel {Great} on this Friday too! 

Feel {Great} Friday!

So I want to start out with what I wanted Feel {Great} Fridays to be about on the first one last week:

I have this belief that Fridays should be focused on the positive, no matter what the situation you are in or the prayers on your mind at the moment.  Especially if you are naturally pessimistic the rest of the week or have had a few really bad days or days filled with not so great news.  God gave us a chance to have hope in our lives, and Friday is just as good as any to express it!

Here is the thing: I didn't expect God to test my faith in that very stated belief so quickly.  So even though I am struggling with a heavy heart today and this week (which I may or may not feel comfortable sharing more about later), here is Feel {Great} Friday in a slightly different form than last week.

My #1 reason to Feel {Great} on this Friday:

Feel {Great} Friday!

It has been an absolutely crazy week.  And while I still have intentions of getting recipes for the freezer cooking we did over the weekend, and have actually already almost finished but haven't added pictures, I still wanted to get in on Feel {Great} Friday.

I have this belief that Fridays should be focused on the positive, no matter what the situation you are in or the prayers on your mind at the moment.  Especially if you are naturally pessimistic the rest of the week or have had a few really bad days or days filled with not so great news.  God gave us a chance to have hope in our lives, and Friday is just as good as any to express it!