Origami Obsession

So i've always had a nerdy obsession with origami. weeeeell, i can now scratch "Learn how to make origami" off my list of life goals. (NERD) Let's just say I folded magazine papers until there was pain radiating in my knuckles. Today after church i sat in a vacant living room while my roommates took naps. Unfortunately i've been blessed with a disease where i can't sleep during the day. I think it's God's gift of time to myself. I decided the BEST possible way i could spend my time was by making little origami butterflies. yes, i know, genius idea. i sat at the table listening to a rather GREAT playlist folding IKEA magazine pages.
Not only was i making origami, a long-term nerdy goal that i've now achieved, but i also got to look at IKEA's 2009 catalog, all the things i could've purchased in the year 2009. "livin' in the past" jc would say...

I made about 55 origami butterflies...wow i sound like such a looser...what in the WORLD am i going to do with FIFTY-FIVE little paper butterflies?! yeah, i'm brilliant. Then i remembered how much i LOVE things that hang from the ceiling. SOOO i decided to make AMAZING & CUTE origami butterfly hangy thingys..i don't know the right word for it, but you'll get the picture when you see the hangy-things.


Hope you like, & if you ever get bored, just youtube "origami butterflies". the tutorial is great, obviously, i'm a master at them now..55 butterflies later.


delaine.

oh, the love in these walls.

no joke, dorothy from wizard of Oz knew what she was talking about when she said "there's no place like home."
It's been a looong week & an even longer night. pageant practice went late & i knew what i was looking forward to. the drive back to dallas, home. From the crappy cruise control to 100's of 18-wheelers on the highway, the feeling you get when you FINALLY pull into your driveway is worth it all. Thankfully i had some friends who called me to keep me awake..i started drifting asleep in WACO. NOT GOOD. but praise tha lord, i made it home.
here are a few things that i've completely taken for granted & makes part of me wish i could come back & stay forever:

Pulling into the driveway & putting my car in park, i wondered why it was so bright outside at 1AM. well that's because, "the stars at night are big & bright (clap, clap, clap. clap) deep in the HEART of texas." so true, sooo true. dallas stars, you can't compare them to anything else. i've missed star gazing, something so relaxing & peaceful-i don't think i've used those two words all semester. it's great to be home.

With my arms full & hardly any strength to grab my keys out of my pocket, i could hear my little abby dog barking. :) ahh how i've missed that little old dachshund chihuahua. her high pitched squeal & bark: something that used to drive me CRAZY, but now when i hear it, i know i'm home & i've missed it.

My sweet, loving, caring momma waiting on the couch for me to get home. i don't know about you, but that makes me wanna cry! (haha i think i've been around the pageant girls too long. oops) she's amazing. so excited to see me, she slept on the uncomfortable leather couch in the living room. i love & miss her so much.

my dad, who cherishes his sleep, woke up just to welcome me home & kiss me goodnight. :) there's something so calming & secure about that statement. i miss my daddy.

it sounds crazy, but life without a ceiling fan has been miserable. the ceiling fan in my bedroom at home (when i'm living there) NEVER turns off. even during the coldest months of the year, the fan stays ON. i'm 1) hot natured & 2) i LOVE being cold & cuddled up in warm, oversized sweats & blankets. it's muh favorite. at school, i live with the coldest natured person in the world. it's like a war between the two of us. :)

just being home. it's great. i haven't been home since my little, precious nephew, mason, was born. that was october 30th. too long. & the next time i could've come home was thanksgiving break--too long from now. ahem. so i had to go home. i'm so glad i did. it's been great so far & i just got here.

i love going home to a wonderful family & great friends. i'm so blessed (which is an understatement) to have such a great life. seriously.[God, you are so good. thank you for richly blessing me with a wonderful, loving family & friends.] being home is a stress reliever. walking into the doors of my house was like taking off a 300 pound backpack. i'm so thankful to be back.
oh, the love in these walls.

advise for the early morning: go home.
delaine.

arts metals

so I'm in arts metals II this semester & i LOVE it. :)
here's a little taste of what i've been up to!!


teacup ring


mustache ring; gotta love the stache.

I'm a nursing major but i LOVE my art class. it helps me use the creative/fun side of my brain. it's definitely a stress reliever & my art prof is awesome.

delaine.

long time no post

i'm pretty sure i'm not a natural blogger. i haven't blogged since the day i started my account. what a failure. burn to myself.
i recently stumbled upon a new friends blog & she inspired me to start blogging! so here goes (don't persecute me if i fail miserably lol)
life has been a whirl wind the past...2 months. so much has changed, not so much a good thing, but i'm definitely being stretched.
something i learned today in chapel. very unexpected, and VERY humbling:
We tend to delight in God's sovereignty until His sovereignty conflicts with our desires. He's always leading us to deeper trust.

that basically explains my last 2 months. when everything seems to be going great we tend to put God in a box, in my case, in the crate under my bed. so not ok. so not the reason we were even created. we were made to glorify Him in the good & bad times, the stressless & stressful times, the confused & understood times. why is it that only in the "bad times" (when in reality, there's nothing bad about them at all, i'm just a baby) do i actually HUNGER for His word? Joy comes only from the Lord. So why not desire His joy in every situation?
every year. every month. every week. every day. every hour. every minute. every second. so why's it so hard?

i'm not giving my all to Him. He wants it. i'm not giving over my life completely. i must trust Him. God is good.

This song has been an encouragement to me a lot lately & i want to be able to honestly sing this to my Lord.

Beholding Your beauty is all that I long for, to worship You Jesus is my sole desire.
For this very heart you have shaped for be your pleasure, purposed to lift Your Name high.

Here in surrender in pure adoration, I enter Your courts with an offering of praise.
I am Your servant come to bring You glory, as is fit for the work of Your hands.

Now unto the Lamb who sits on the throne, be glory and honor and praise.
All of creation resounds with the song, worship and praise Him, the Lord of lords.

Spirit now living & dwelling within me, keep my eyes fixed ever on Jesus' face.
Let not the things of this world ever sway me, I'll run 'til I finish the race.
-Lord of Lords by Brooke Fraser-

encouragement for well, the next blog:
psalms 34. read it. pray. meditate on His word. He is good.
delaine.

testing the waters: day 1

wednesday may 5th 2010 1:57 AM.

well, here it is. the very first post. EVER. i feel like a total goober. i don't know how to do ANY of this haha i guess i will just figure it out as i go :) i am, however, excited about the reason i've started a blog!

THE SISTERHOOD OF THE NON-TRAVELING BLOG!! nice one jace. now i can tell the whole world how lame my life really is...haha just kidding, im SO excited about this idea!! i will be able to keep in touch with yall this summer AND share how God is working in my life. like seriously yall, im SO excited about camp! the ONLY thing im NOT excited about is having to wear kaki shorts with a tucked in shirt twice a week. you wanna know the last time this sexy bod tucked in a shirt....BAHAHA exactly. :D

anyways, summer has started off pretty good besides the fact that im having separation anxieties with aubrey. i didnt realize how living with someone would really affect me...like, ive had my own room my WHOLE life, and just a few months living with bird has changed my life forever. (both good and bad haha) it's only day 1 of summer and we were basically with each other from the moment we woke to the moment we fell asleep. what's my favorite is as i was about to leave her house i was thinking, "humm, i wonder what bird is doing tomorrow..." and as that thought went through my head she asked, "soo, what are you doing tomorrow?" BAHAHA ohhh funny. so we decided we'll probably spend the day together tomorrow too... :) lame-o's.

well, happy summer everyone. we made it. perhaps not how we had planned, but God is still on His thrown. :)

delaine.