This is Where I Grew Up

1001 Moore Road. Lots of memories in that house. I was a lucky one to get to grow up in the same house my whole childhood.

Growing up, we typically had a backhoe, or one of dads plumbing trucks in the driveway. This is a picture of one of our favorite things to play on. Of course Bekah was the driver. She was always in charge. (Notice the matching swimsuits).

We loved having people over. I was blessed to grow up with parents that liked to show love to people by inviting them to our house. You could count on having a concert in the piano room while mom and dad were finishing up the dishes. Cyndee on the piano, Bekah on the drums... and Troy and I singing our loudest to our favorite Chicago or Celine Dion song .

4 years ago, my dad remarried. He and his wife Donna has been living in this same house we grew up in. This year, they decided to do some renovations/add ons to our ole house. At first, we kids felt a little sad about it. Things being different and all. But we know that we will always have the memories we made in that house, and dad is just making it a nicer place for them to live.

So today, I was over helping them clean to get ready to move back into the house. I laughed when my job was to take the glow in the dark stars off of Bekah's ceiling. I remember thinking she was so cool for writing out the word "HI" with these stars. So when you turned out the lights you would just see a big galaxy of stars saying "HI" as you sleep.

Thats my story for the day. Can you tell I am sentimental?

Tennessee Lost

So March Madness. Its all Ive been hearing about with the boys I work with. Don't get me wrong, I am glad they are into sports. It is fun to hear them all comparing the teams they like. But I have no clue who is good and who isnt.

Hence, my bracket. My friend Nate (the intern at Vapor) went through all the teams with me to help me fill out my bracket. In the end, I had Tennessee going all the way. He laughed at me pretty hard, and I didnt really understand why. Here is my way of thinking : My best friend Kate is from Tennessee, I love the smoky mountains, and I like country music. So why not root for Tennessee?

Well... Today at 2:30, my hopes of Tennessee taking it home were crushed. They lost.

I guess I will stick to talking about girly things. Shoes, Nails, and Celebrities :)

in a funk...

So for the past couple weeks I have sorta been in a funk. I haven't really figured it out yet. I just don't have as much to say as I usually do. I have been hanging out with friends that keep saying "Ruthie, you aren't acting like yourself".
Ive been learning alot lately. About myself, and also about my relationship with Jesus. Life is hard. It has its ups and downs. But there is one thing that is steady...(that's the Lord!). I know that even if my family, my home, my friends, my job... if all of that was taken away, I would still be so blessed- Because I am a CHILD OF GOD! But sometimes I focus too much on my circumstances. I have been reminded these past couple weeks that God is the only thing in my life that is constant and dependable. He ADORES me. He knows how many freckles I am gonna get this summer... he knows how many times a day I am gonna sneeze (and lately it has been alot). Maybe I am in a funk right now because He wants me to be still and listen. My personality is usually pretty bubbly,talkative, and free spirited. Maybe He is wanting me to sink back a little and watch and pray. What do ya think? I just came up with that one.

Ps. 30:5- "Weeping may go on all night... But JOY comes in the morning!


Also, I was thinking about this... Remember when I said the thing I loved most about my mom was that she LOVED people so well? She poured into people, that didnt pour back into her. She gave and gave and gave, and didnt care if they gave back in return? Well lately I have had some people in my life that I feel the Lord has placed infront of me to love. Love without getting anything back. At first i fought it.It would be easy for me to just reject them, look over them, be too busy for them. But then I remembered my mom. Sweet little mom. Just loving people. I can't do it with my own human love. No sirree. Too hard. But with the Love Jesus shows me each day, I should OVERFLOW His love to these people that I normally wouldnt.

Jeez. Pretty deep stuff here. Heavier than Totally Tubular :)
Little sneak into my "Funk".