Friday Favorites

Happy Friday, friends! Today I'm linking up with Andrea and Erika for another Friday Favorites.

It has been a couple of extremely hot weeks here in southeast Arkansas. I've stayed inside unless we are swimming, in the boat at the river, or it's after 7 pm. And that leads me to my first favorite: POOL DAYS!

Taking a dip in the nice cool pool and reading a good book!

Makena is my little bookworm!

We've also spent quite a bit of time at the river. The evenings after Carl and Trey get off work are our favorites, but afternoons when Carlie and Caleb can come out are fun too!

Carl let Trey take the jet boat for a spin. I was nervous until he came back to the sandbar, but he handled it well. He has driven many times (with Carl in the boat), so he was pretty confident.

Fun river days will always be a summer favorite!

Mr. Cool

Carl and Caleb were just chilling.

I'm not sure if you can see all of the snacks, but those belong to the pregnant lady :)

River Selfie!

It's no big secret that I love a good energy drink. Don't waste your time telling me how bad they are for me! Monster Energy (the green cans) are usually my go-to, but I decided to try something different this week.

I just may have a new favorite energy drink!

I have tried several of the Alani flavors and have never been impressed with them. This is the Alani Rocket Pop flavor, and it was actually really good (and it is sugar free!).

This is my favorite *brand new* baby cousin!

Makena Faith holding baby Peyton.

I loved getting in on all of the sweetest baby snuggles.

I can't forget my favorite four-legged friend.

The heat has been pretty hard on him too!

Riding the Ranger with our best boy

He loves riding to the farm.

He would have been out in the rice field with Carl but he was (mostly) clean.

This is probably one of my favorite times of day lately

Hope you all have an awesome weekend!

Much Love,

Beth

Comments

What's Up Wednesday

Happy What's Up Wednesday! Today I am linking up with Shay and Sheaffer for another "What's Up Wednesday" Let's do this! What we're eating this week... So far this week we have made: Wings on the Pit Boss Slow Cooker Pineapple Pork Chops You can't get any easier than wings and chops! Especially when they are on the grill and slow cooker!! What I'm Reminiscing About... Septembers past: September is Trey's birth month. It is also the month that my grandpa died four years ago. This is the year that Papa gave Trey a gun for his birthday. He was so proud to give it to Trey and you can tell by the look on Trey's face how happy he was. Such a sweet moment to remember. Our county fair is also in September. My kids used to love it when they were younger. They still love rides, just not the traveling kind :) This was Wrenley's school picture last year. She has grown so much in one year :) What I'm Loving... Makena and my mom have started mak...

Monday Morning Chit-Chat

Happy Monday, friends! Well, here we are again. Another Monday morning, another fresh week, and another cup of coffee that I'm hoping will magically give me the energy to accomplish all the things on my to-do list. Spoiler alert: It probably won't. But I'm going to drink it anyway. I thought we would start this week with a little old-fashioned chit-chat. Nothing too serious, nothing life changing. Just a little catching up on life lately, a few random thoughts, and whatever else happens to pop into my head. you know, the kind of conversation we'd have if you stopped by my house, pulled up a chair, and stayed a while. So grab your coffee (or whatever gets you going in the morning), and let's visit. First things first...it's October! This year is absolutely flying by. I love this time of year. The cozy evenings, the fall decorations, the soups and comfort foods, and the excuse to stay home in my pajamas a little longer. Now if Arkansas could just get the memo t...

Be Her: When Our Ideal Self Becomes an Idol

Ella Langley's "Be Her" got me thinking about something I think a lot of women struggle with- the woman we think we should be. You know her. She's more disciplined. More confident. More put together. She exercises, keeps the house clean, reads her Bible every morning, never loses her patience, and somehow always has good hair. We tell ourselves, If I could just be her..... And there's nothing wrong with wanting to grow. But what happens when the woman we want to become turns into an idol? Sometimes we become so focused on our ideal self that we forget to ask God who He wants us to become. There's a subtle difference between praying, "Lord, make me more like Christ," and saying, "Lord, help me to become the woman I've decided I need to be." One is surrender. The other can easily become control. Philippians 1:6 reminds us that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. God isn't waiting fo...

The Bright Eyed Brunette

Search This Blog