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.