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Finally...it's warm and sunny!

YAHOO!!!

The tulips and cherry trees are blooming
My garden is starting to grow
It's light till 8:30pm
Backyard BBQing is just around the corner
and
The sun is out and is warm against my skin.

I love Spring!

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Easter is coming, the most important day of the year, yet why does it receive only minimum attention? Seems like bunnies get more attention this weekend then Jesus. Funny, yet sad and interesting.

This week's {thankful thursday} is a simple one that is filled with power and strength....

"But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us." - Romans 5:8

Thank you Jesus for dying on the cross for my sins.
Thank you for being my Savior.
Thank you for your love!

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{print from Parsy}

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Score!

I went to my mother-in-law's church's garage sale a few weekends ago and totally scored some goodies! Ribbons, lace, belts, yahoo! So excited to start making some bags this weekend!

I'm so grateful that one person's junk can be another person's treasure!

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I've been thinking a lot lately about why do I post {thankful thursdays}? I want these posts to be received as genuine (because they are) and as an encouragement to you. God has blessed me with a joy that is deeply rooted in Him, which I hope it is contagious and inspiring. It can be difficult sometimes to think of things I'm grateful for (at least in the 5 minutes I give myself sometimes to write these posts). But not only do I want these posts to be encouraging to you but also a reminder to myself that I have been blessed with so much!

So this week, I am so ever grateful for living in Oregon!! Above is a picture I took a few Saturdays ago, filling up at our local gas station with beautiful Mt. Hood in the background. No - this picture is not photoshoped. Yes - Mt. Hood is right there in all of its awesomeness!

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I like to bike! It was sunny (and almost warm) on Tuesday and I got out on the trails with a friend. It was great!

Almond butter and strawberry jam sandwiches.

Cute hats that hide bad hair days.

Pinterest....my newest addiction that I discovered this week. I love how all the fun inspiring things that I find on the internet, I can keep in one place.

So thankful it's Thursday because tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!! Yahoo!

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My bestfriend, Emily, since 7th grade came to visit last weekend. We hadn't seen each other in a year and haven't hung out just us (without the husbands) since 2006....let's just say we had a ton to catch up on! Here are pictures from our hike in the rain, it was fun!

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I found this print from Jessica at Vol. 25 etsy shop. Her prints feel like daydreams with whimsical imagery and soft lovely colors.

This week I've been thankful for....

- Having the whole bed to myself (sort of). My husband is on a dude's snowboard trip this week. It's been 5 days now and the first 3 days I was greatful for the whole bed to myself, but now I'm missing his snuggles.

- My familie's love, support and encouragment to pursue my dreams.

- Slow cookers, I made Chicken Apple curry and it was delicious!

- Rain in town because that means snow in the mountians!!

- Daydreaming and listening to the rain fall on our tin roof

- This season of Lent

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I'm so thankful for my best friend and husband, Ben! We loving doing pretty much everything together, whether it's making pancakes for breakfast, snowboarding in the backcountry together or just relaxing. We love spending time together!

So thankful for my brother Mike, actually brother-in-law but that is a mouthful to say. Mike is just rad! Great story teller, fun to go on adventures with and is super encouraging!

So thankful for the chapter of life I'm in right now. We are flexible to play whenever (well almost whenever) we want. Above are pictures from our Saturday Mt Adam's adventures. We ride our snowmobiles out the 12 mile logging road, park them, and then tour up to epic pow lines! So much fun!

(Mike is in the black jacket, Ben is in the blue jacket. All pictures taken by me and I played with photoshop to try to make them look cooler.)

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I love horses and snow! Thanks Steve!

Round 2 of  {thankful thursdays}

I'm thankful for...

...fresh dusting of snow on the ground this morning!
...puffy jackets, snow boots and beanies
...husbands excitement when it snows
...delicious apple pie oatmeal made by Jessa
...elk stew for lunch
...sharing meals with friends
(i must be really hungry right now mentioning food so much)
...almost all unpacked from our move
...tomorrow is friday!

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 I've decided that every Thursday, I'm going to make a list of things I'm thankful for because life is too short and precious to be focused on the negative, and God is too good!

"Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!" - Psalm 106:1

So today, for my first { thankful thursday } I am thankful for...

1.) God's peace that has the power to calm anxious hearts
2.) My husband's enthusiastic joy in the morning - I'm not a morning person
3.) Mint green tea - a refreshing morning wake up beverage
4.) 10 minute, no traffic commute to work
5.) Blueberry, almond, flax seed oatmeal my friend Jessa made me - yummy!