Favorites Friday: remixed

First up, please head over to the revel blog by the lovely and gorgeous nienke!!!She's featuring a fall revel series, where today I'm sharing all my favorite things about fall!! Check out her amazing blog full of amazing photography, diy's, and yummy food recipes!
This week really inspired this week by using what you got, so effectively displayed by those taking the 30 for 30 challenge. Where you use 30 fashion items and where em for 30 days strictly using what you own in your closet....no shopping! Im so guilty of claiming to have nothing instead of remixing, which can apply to your home too!!

Here's my fellow friendly bloggers so creatively remixing!

Kendi the girl who started it all from kendi everyday

Jill of jillgg's good life for less

Jackie of sweetie pie style

Sydney from the daybook

Linda from rose ala mode

More lovely inspiration from this week:

Seleta's photo gallery is so pretty

Who knew mustard and orange could look so good together!?

Ashley reflects on seeing the beauty in everyday

I will be up to eyeballs in photos this weekend with two photoshoots, very excited- can't wait to share.  Check back next week for my blog makeover!!! Happy weekend.

My fall uniform

This has been my fall uniform, cardigan, shirt, belt, and boots!!! Love fall weather and clothes, best season.

And here's gideon's! Yep he had two halloween costumes, he wore the bumblebee so much, I treated him to a second (the dragon)...who says only girls like to dress up?!

Reveling in fall

Guest posting today on all my fall favorites over at Nienke's revel blog, check out her amazing photography and blog!

2 years ago today

Can't believe its been two years since we said goodbye to Dad, the most invincible, smartest, and caring doctor you'll ever meet. I've learned and grieved so much since then and yes still the sadness remains, its become a part of me. I remain shocked at how a supposed veteran of faith (believer for 16 years!) like myself was so utterly rattled and yet my Dad a new believer through fire taught me so much. In fact, its safe to say in the midst of the valley while Dad uttered the 23rd Psalm with assurance I borrowed and clung to his faith. So once again Dad thank you for the ongoing lessons of life and faith; I love and miss you more than words. More about my Dad and his story here.

"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze." Isaiah 43:2

Exciting things

Missed you guys! Exciting things are brewing...getting a blog makeover, prepping for our cross country trip to texas for Christmas, and cutting back at the hospital (halllelujah!)  

I took an early exit from the week and headed to New Jersey, what a great getaway! Caught up with old friends, ate japanese, and captured this wonderful family, go here to see more of them! How was your weekend?!

Winter duds

So November 1st felt like fall left and winter arrived, yikes! I blame my thin skin on all that subtropical island living we did for 4 years because it barely hits 50 and I'm in hat, scarves, and gloves!

Here's some winter pieces and combinations catching my eye.

Carmels

Cardigans, warm skirts, and colored tights

 Gingham and pencil skirts

 Hoodies with blazers

all via the ridiculously stylish jcrew

The answer

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These lyrics couldn't ring more true to my heart today-

"I've tried more of me and I've come up dry, trading you for things that go away. My happiness is found in less of me and more of you....I have found the answer is to love you and be loved by you alone."

 Shane and Shane

He alone satisfies!

To listen to this powerful song, go here.

Weekend treats

This weekend was full of some fun times and firsts! My first newborn shoot, I forgot how floppy and delicate they are, what a gift. More of him over here.

Played with some colored leaves!

and was smitten with a certain dragon!

Happy November which commences three birthdays, lots of thankfulness and turkey-best month ever.

Favorites Friday: pick me up

Hoping this weekend picks me up, this cold/cough is starting to get the best of me!!

This picture made me smile! image here

Other linky pick me ups!

This baby bump just gets cuter and cuter

What a house tour!!

I couldn't resist the cuteness of this hat!

Looking forward to a returning husband this weekend, lots of treats, and a newborn photoshoot!!

Have a great one everyone!

I'm over here!

Today I'm guest blogging at Good tots, sharing Gideon's room tour!! Good tots is a fresh blog for moms by the lovely Jill teeming with wisdom, stylish clothes, and kid room tours! Be sure to head over there and check it out. Also don't miss out on Jill's gg's good life for less, its a must read for me, she's the sweetest ansd super stylish!

Our kitchen

Here's the room we spend the most time in and not just eating, but hanging out too!

The chairs are target online, horse-zgallerie, and light fixtures ny lighting.

 We made the pelmet out of wood with a nailgun then covered with batting and fabric.

Rug runner is ikea.

A touch of fall.

Walmart plastic cannisters holding our raw sugar, lentils, rice, and beans.

I finally got it

That head cold that my husband, sister, and kiddo all battled with has finally made it to me! I'll be holed up with a warm drink at home today. Kitchen pictures tomorrow, promise!

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Weekend review

This weekend was full of fall fun..... we found an amazing park, threw rocks in the water, rode bikes, picked pumpkins, and finished the kitchen! Details on that tomorrow!

Favorites Friday: thankful

One of the sole reasons I work at the hospitals is to keep perspective. There's no way I can for one second think about myself as I tend people who shouldn't have cancer, disease, and heartache. This week I remain so thankful for all of the riches and I mean riches esepecially compared to the world (If you can read this, you are rich). My week started off at church featuring World help an organization that brings clean water to the nations. 6,000 children die everyday because of dirty water....astounding and unacceptable.  

These images just celebrate treasured moments in lives by the incredbily talented wildflowers photography.

Also of note:

Don't waste your cancer is one powerful blog.

Modern day Noah

The belted cardigan is my new go-to fall outfit!

This is one dreamy portrait studio

Renting this lens for a month, wahoo!

Plan to hit up the pumpkin patch this weekend, hope you guys have a delightful one!

Secrets

I love secrets. Not about people but to people. Ya know their idiosyncracies, oddities, quirks, and delights. It takes time and patience to unlock those hidden truths. The "getting to know each other thing" which my husband and I still work on daily believe it or not! This concept blew me away while watching, "How to train your dragon" spending time with his dragon revealed the innerworkings! So applicable to our relationship with God, we only know him by spending time with him. Such a rich lesson for me and all from a kids movie!

"The Lord confides in those who fear him, he makes His covenants known." Ps 24:15

Now if I could just figure out how to train my dragon?!

Best engagement ever

Just had to share this amazing engagement story, mainly because it involves two people who are dear to us; Joe and Jill. Joe is a marine and Jill is a physical therapist! He organized this most elaborate treasure hunt for Jill sending her to different locations throughout the D.C area each with a Marine in dress blues with a single rose and a question she had to answer! The last rose led her to Joe at the Lincoln memorial accompanied by all the handsome marines in their dress blues which of course drew a crowd. That's where the question was finally asked, "Will you marry me?" Oh and he hired a photographer (Michelle Cross) to capture it all, what a guy.

SO GOOD (girly squeal!)

Here they are waiting for her arrival.

surprise Jill!

Glorious.

Our family photoshoot

 Sweet kiki took some family photos of us for me!! Found out hubs will be unavailable for the ball, major bummer. But made the most of some ball gowns and used em for our pictures!! Smiles all around, that is except for Gideon who choose our picture day to uncooperate (putting it nicely!)

Favorites friday: inspiration

So thrilled to greet friday! This week was full and its certainly time to unwind. Plan on editing photos, capturing a home photoshoot, spending time with hubs, and trying to unsolve the great mystery of photoshop! Here's some inspiration from this week!

This lovely bride via leslieandbphotography

Sydney's blog and photography are beaming with inspiration!

What a great playroom via  madebygirl

also posted some more sneak peeks over on our photog blog, check it out!

This verse caught me by surprise, "Let your gentleness be evident to all...." Phil 4:5

Have a lovely relaxing weekend!