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Life can change in a second.

Relationships can go down the toilet from one choice.

Jobs can be lost with with two words.

Loved ones can be in a car accident and be hurt for life.

Today, is one of those days.

Not for me, but people around me.

People that my heart breaks for, both in my professional and work life.

This week has been one of those weeks, where people snap and make choices that will affect the rest of their lives.

So much pain, the world is full of so much pain.

But yet,

in the midst of that pain

I can't help

but

feel

God is here.

He is and that is why I hold onto hope, in the midst of darkness.

If your heart is breaking today or someone had made a choice that'll affect your life, I pray for a nearness to hope, that you can hold onto it. If you can't hold onto it today, I pray that He'll hold onto you.

My heart breaks for you today. Whoever you are.....

Interesting

My brother, whom I look up to and respect. Whose thoughts, mind, and spirit are also incidentally very similar to mine in a lot of ways just had a excerpt from his blog that I wanted to share....

This is how I wish Christians acted in the world and towards people and social issues.

The world gets so caught up in this drawing lines, seperating things,
defining both sides so explictly. Let me just mention a few what if statements
that I try to live out. What if we were for adoption, instead of against
abortion, what if we were for healthy, undividing marriages instead of against
homosexuality, what if we are for seeing the best in people and their capability
to be Christ followers instead of being against the actions of so many(read
judgemental).

That's all, he is a wise man.

Adult??? or Carpenter

So this weekend I set out on another adult quest... staining furniture.

The particular piece of furniture was a book case that an old boyfriend made for me.

It was used in an old college house to put my clothes in, cause I admit this sista has way too many clothes to fit in one closet, let alone a small one.

The bookcase was quickly made and therefore did not get stained or polyurethaned.

So I bought both and decided with my recent move that now was the time to do it. I put grubby clothes on Saturday and set a tarp out and started staining away.

I even got down on my back to be able to stain the bottom shelf, and it really turned out great. So on Sunday I open my garage door to see my work and was almost shocked at what a difference just a coat of stain can do. It brought out these amazing colors of the wood.

So I started in on applying a coat of polyurethane. Once again I sat down on putting forth my best effort in applying my most talented work of painting or polyurethaning ( I don't think that's a word, but just go with it :o)

So I am sitting there intently starring at the book case and leaning over trying to get this one crevice and I don't know if it was because of me admiring my great handiwork or what but I drooled! I started laughing at myself and thought that'll humble ya:o)

So either I am a very talented carpenter to the point of causing myself to drool from incredible skills or I am just a drooler ;o)

pics to come of the book shelf.

T-REX restaurant

THis was the sweet restaurant we went to while in FL, watch the video. its sweet!

MIckey Land

Here are some pics from my trip to FL at the beginning of this month. I know a late, but better late then never huh? ?

Since no one that I went with really wanted to take pictures with me (jessie, gil and mom)

most of them are of me or scenery or my sweet niece, she's too young to object.

So this is front of an awesome restaurant, that was kinda like Rainforest Cafe, but not cause it had awesome dinosaurs that would more, i'll post a video later.

cutie aubrey, look at those cheeks
mom and me as mickey

Mom and I in front of epcot (side note, do you know what it stands for?? Everybody Comes Out Tired, and the reason the ball is wrinkled like a golf ball is because that way when it rain doesn't fall on top of people's heads when it rains....granted these tidbits are what the bus driver told me so could be could be totally made up :o)baby in her swaddle, she is just a little wiggle worm. When you hold her she does this dancing thing where she hops from one leg to the other and all over. She's sooo funny!

Jess, and aub watching the fireworks at Magic Kingdom

Mom and castle

pink castle

she loved that toy, she was obsessed with it. Her mom has already brain washed her to be obsessed with disney and she's only 6 months old :)

Jessie, Gil and Aubrey in front of Magic Kingdom

me as goofy the pirate

aubery passed out, on this day she looked she was a member of the KKK of a gnome

Minnie and me. I didn't acutally buy this don't worry :)

baby aubrey and minnie

jess and i in line for splash mtn, we were not going to get wet so that's why we had our fashionable ponchos;)

goodness

So I love my new house.

It is home and comfty, esp with my new furniture.

I came home for lunch the other day and was walking to the house and the birds were chirping and I thought see even the birds are happy here :o)
I can't wait to revamp my vintage beach cruiser Schwinn bike which is cherry red and ride that beauty around my cute neighborhood.

I'll post some cute pics soon, once I get all my boxes away.

I love feeling like I am at home.

This week in CO it has been no less then 60 degrees everyday, I also love living in CO!

I kinda feel like its springs.

Moving

I have moved at least one a year for the last almost ten years of my life. It all started when I moved out of my parents house after college and then I guess it became addicting.

When I moved out to CO, I literally filled up my car and headed west. It was the most frightening and best decision of my life. I never thought I would be that girl who moved after college and never came back. In fact at the time I thought it would only be for a year, because I loved my little home town life. I love Grand Rapids, and there are still many things that I miss about Michigan.

However Colorado has become my home and I like that. After that one year graduate training program, there was something that I couldn't leave. So I told God you provide a job and a place for me to stay and I will. He did both:)

So this Saturday I am moving once again. My roomie and I found this adorable house, that is a home. It will be a home. For the last year we have been living in an apartment that is tiny and has prevented either of us from having people over. The problem with that is we both have hospitable hearts. Rachel loves to cook and I just love to have people over and listen to them.

So today I become even more of an adult I bought real furniture. Not from craiglist, or the thrift store. Nope, from a real furniture store, and the furniture is great. It is sooo comfty. I love it!
I bought a couch, loveseat, chair and ottoman and an area rug and they will make my home a warm place to be. I can't wait to have people over and just love on them and create an inviting atmosphere for them just to be.

I feel responsible or more grown up today, cause I have real furniture that belongs to me. I almost want to write my name on the bottom of it like my mom used to do in my back pack when i was a little girl,
"if lost return to katie polavin"

I don't think I will lose this furniture. I guess I am just growing up, well kinda..... :)