reaping what you sow

andys interest has grown in "going green" and now that it's summer he's been talking about how when he was a kid his family had a garden and they would pick and eat veggies right out of the ground-or off the plant it was growing on. needless to say we went to home depot and picked up some plants of our own. tomatoes and basil! unfortunately in florida the soil isn't has good as other places around the country-so with our plants we had to get pots and everything that goes along with gardening: now i'm not saying that we've perfected this gardening idea but man have our plants grown! the basil has nearly tripled in size, we've been able to eat it and freeze it! the tomatoes aren't ready-but you can still see the growth.

it's pretty neat to actually be a part of physical sowing however, the bible talks of the fields being ripe and that you will reap what you sow i continue to pray that we can see the effects of our spiritual "sowing" i'm so thankful for those who have invested their time and energy into my life and andy's: that they've passed the joy of "sowing" on. sometimes, especially lately it feels like we are hardly reaping but i know that God receives all of the glory for the seeds that we have planted in the lives of those around us. we may only see slight growth-as with the tomatoes-but with time comes the fruit(or the veggie)!

that's the day that i look forward to-the day that a child accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, or the day that teenager engages in service for a purpose (and not five or ten bucks) God has put us here to be a living branch-one that bares much fruit. the challenge now is to bare good fruit. 

andy and i will continue with our garden-both physically and spiritually. we pray that you can too!

  

p.s. if you have any tips or ideas on ways that we can "go green" feel free to let us know! thanks!

f.y.i.

just wanted to let any and everyone know that Jesus loves you with an unconditional, never ending, love that nobody else can love you with. it doesn't matter who you are, where you've been, or what you've done-accept his love and let it transform your heart!

xoxox
lindsey

change

well here we are-the middle of the year already! i feel like my posts have gotten a bit boring and if you don't know what's happening in the pictures then what's the point-however i still love pictures and will probably continue to post them. some things never change; but others don't exist without it. some things that have not changed around here: the weather, our wedding date, sundays, and so much more!

the one change in my life recently-that is extremely noticeable-is result of the "state system". as many of you know i work at a foster home and one of the kids there held and will continue to hold a special place in my heart-you've seen alisa in previous posts and now she's in new jersey we had a great time getting to know one another and growing in our relationships with Jesus: God is so amazing and i can't believe how far alisa came-from saying that God is mean and that she struggled with "creation" to writing out her prayer requests and wanting to volunteer everywhere at church. alisa truly cares about people and i'm going to miss her oh so much. please keep her in your prayers. she's still growing and i pray that she continues to seek God's will for her life and regardless of what happens i hope she can see Him working.

i'm sure that there are millions of other changes but this is the one that stands out tonight. thanks for reading my ramblings.

xoxox

lindsey

the month of may-in pictures!! (part 2)

alisa and i participated in a 5k walk for peace

our shirts said: "peace a good idea in every language"

lincoln brewster put on an amazing worship concert

a great memorial day service!

and a fun night of fondu and friends!

we ended the month of may with a trip to the mountains in north carolina. mom, andy, ryan, riley, and i had a wonderful time. all of the sights and sounds were incredible. i'll post pictures in a new post. we hope that you and your family had a great month of may and that the summer is a time of growth and reflection. i will continue to plan my wedding for the next four months. thanks for checking in!!

xoxoxo

lindsey

the month of may-in pictures! (part 1)

lynn, robin, and me: PACC's mother's day banquet

an afternoon with a group of great kids!
ryan and riley, jake, luke, and karly
(not in order of the pics-sorry)

we bought a steamer-because you can't rent one anywhere around here

and finally started the process of taking the wall paper off!

kitchen-done

two more rooms to go

we love baseball: even if it's not the majors!

florida state league-daytona cubs

ryan and riley celebrated their 11th birthday!!