The Riding Triumph Blog

Friday, November 16, 2012

Which means it's meal planning time for me and winter is upon us on the Palouse! I am cooking for the in-laws this year here in Moscow, which should be great. Even though I have seriously loved this past fall season and don't really want it to end, my holiday parties are looming. I love party planning and hosting, and I love Christmas, so I figured two parties shouldn't be too bad. I have been making so many lists and drawings of what everything is going to look like. I am very excited to share some of my favorite Christmas DIY's, treats, music, and decor! Christmas is my favorite holiday, so naturally I get pretty excited. However, this fall has been so fun and beautiful that I wasn't too happy to walk into Starbucks and see red cups the first of November. I love celebrating the seasons, not too early though! The day after thanksgiving is usually when my family has gotten all of our decor out and started celebrating, which (hopefully) will be a tradition that lives on! I am very excited to make a Thanksgiving meal. I think I might be more excited to try the maple ice cream than the turkey recipe I picked out! What are your favorite things to make for thanksgiving?

Hope you are enjoying the new winter season!

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Lately I have not been myself.

I have been working on a lot of things mentally and emotionally;

Like being a more positive person inwardly, using my time with purpose, and patience.

None of these things come easily to me, and it's been hard to find encouragement.

Of course encouragement has come through friends & family, the Bible, and my husband.

Tonight it came through a song, in a very odd way. Mumford & Sons recently came out with their new album, Babel.It has been on repeat most days, but today I was focusing on the lyrics.

I was listening to the song Hopeless Wanderer, thinking about how the words relate to my life.

I haven't really felt like I have had much purpose lately. Plans that I thought were set in stone

have been changing so suddenly that I don't feel like I can really plan for anything, or share

anything to anyone about my life. Basically, I have felt like a hopeless wanderer.

This feeling however, is not what is true about me.

I might not have an amazing opportunity right in front of me, a set in stone 5 year plan, or

even a daily schedule I can rely on to be consistent; but there are some things that are certain.

I have an amazing marriage that gives me so much faith in the grace of the Lord I can't

even explain how I feel about it. Even though I still feel like I am in the shallow end,I have been getting involved withmy super amazing new church, which has been a blessing.

My new job has given me more new friends and the best work environment I have had in

a very long time. The Lord is answering prayers for more friendships.
He also continues to provide for my husband and I, most of the time beyond what we even hope for.

I have been writing down 10 things I am thankful for every day since August,

and have had 10 or more each day, no matter what has been going on.

This is not the life of a hopeless wanderer.

Thanks for letting me share and for reading!

Enjoy the music of my favorites.