Happy Friday!! This time of year I can't decide is the weekend means a time to relax and unwind, or if it means we're just getting started. We have a weekend full of family, football, a band competition, church, and probably a little bit of shopping, too.
As always, here are five of my favorite things from the past week:
Last weekend my mom and I went to Canton, a HUGE Trade's Day in East Texas.
Well, we were halfway through Dallas when my four year old needed to potty. You know, when a four year old needs to potty you have to stop...NOW. My knowledge on central Dallas is very little, besides North Park Mall. I use to work there (way back in the day), and it is the best mall in all of Texas in my humble opinion. I exited, parked right in front of Neiman's, took Jess into potty, and we were back in the car in five minutes
Most people would have probably made a pit stop at a gas station or McDonald's, not Neiman Marcus, but you know...when in Dallas, do as the Dallas-ites.
Oh, and remember my
To Pin or Not To Pin post? I found a booth that sells that Texas string art, so I definitely won't be following through with that pin!
The blog world has been buzzing about This Is Us the last few weeks, and I agree, it is one of my new
favorites, but I also thoroughly enjoyed Pitch. First off, you may remember
my love of baseball. This show originally appealed to me because when I was nine years old I REALLY wanted to be the first female Major League Baseball player. By twelve years old, I decided I wanted to be a sports psychologist for Major League Baseball players and help then work though all of their personal problems. By fourteen years old, I decided it was easier just to marry a Major League Baseball player. Would now be a good time to mention that none of those goals worked out? Here I am a thirty something year old...just a fan of Major League Baseball... Sometimes. Sometimes I'm just disgusted with them. #beingarangerfanishard
Besides baseball, I am also a HUGE fan of old school TV. The first twenty minutes into the pilot episode of Pitch, I kept looking at the team captain/catcher wondering where I knew him from. Low and behold, it was Zach Morris from Saved By The Bell! At that moment I knew this show would be a favorite!
I didn't even know he played baseball at Bayside High! ;)
And, who didn't love the Wonder Years? Look who it is...Jack Arnold as the Padres manager...
And, last but not least, one of my favorite shows from the past that still airs 24-7 on reruns is Reba. Cheyenne from Reba also makes an appearance in Pitch as Zach Morris' (because I can't remember his current character's name) ex-wife, a news reporter.
In real life the actress, Joanna Garcia, is married to former New York Yankee, Nick Swisher...so I guess she knows a little bit about baseball.
These are a few reasons why I'll be buying season tickets to Pitch!
So here's the deep part...you knew it was coming. I posted this picture last week for National Coffee Day with the bible verse, "A friend loves at all times," Proverbs 17:17. When Kendall got home from school I was still sipping coffee out of that same mug and we started talking about friendship. The word "friends" has been soooo over used in the last few years, thanks to our Mark Zuckerberg, we're Facebook friends with people we don't even know. We're friends with people are parents know, or relatives we see once every few years, but the word friendship should be used in a more delicate manner.
One of my favorite...and most unexpected parts of blogging has been the friendships that I have developed. Yesterday when I was watching the weather, I began to worry about my friends along the coast preparing for Hurricane Matthew. I truly care about this blogging community. I've prayed for blog friends who are making decisions on their children's health, and some that are just starting their journey in parenthood. I've cheered for certain football teams (yes, you read that right, I watched football) because I know my blog pal roots for that team. I've been sad for some blogger mama's that sent their babies off to college this fall, and anticipated the post of a few teacher (& librarian) friends to see how their first days went. I have real friendships in the blogger world because I communicate with them daily. They post, I read. I post, they comment. There's a daily communication that makes our relationship (even though we've never met in person) SO real.
You see where I'm going, right? Our Heavenly Father wants a relationship with us, too. We can't just go through the motions and expect our relationship to flourish or grow, if we're not in daily communication with him. He wants to know the desires of our heart. SPOILER ALERT: He already knows the desires of our heart...He just wants us to talk to Him. I've really been trying to slow down and pray; not just a generic prayer, but with details lately. I'm not perfect, I still have days of "vague praying" but it's something that I am working on. I would be no where without the open line of communication I have with my Savior. It's definitely one of my favorites!
And last, but not least...here's what we've been chatting about this week on the blog:
On Tuesday it was another day worth celebrating...
National Taco Day! I shared three of my favorite ways to make tacos; slow cooker chicken, fish tacos with pineapple salsa and this twist on classic tacos,
Korean Beef Tacos.
That's all I have for you today, friends! I hope you all have fantastic weekends!
Emily
I'm linking up with all my Friday regulars today:
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