New Cars & Picnics

Jonny got in a car accident last week, and we won't go into the fact that his phone played the lead role in the accident. He totaled beloved Casper, and after prayers and some family wisdom, we purchased a Kia optima.
Casper the friendly Corolla

Jonny is pretty excited about his new purchase {truth be told, so am I, because when Jonny crashed his car, that meant he took mine... for a whole week- insert Kelly learning how to give GRACE}  Last night we went and bought an air freshener, small side mirrors, and aux cable and other fun things to make it ours! So we warmly welcome our newest addition, and we are still pondering over names. 

This week at work was RD appreciation week. So my 8 RA's did a bunch of really sweet things to make me feel loved!



They set up this lovely picnic for us on the front lawn. We ate delicious mexican food that they made, and enjoyed just being together. It was fabulous and I loved it. This girl is 100% quality time and words of affirmation, so I felt deeply loved. Shout out out to all the RA's who made this week possible & wonderful.

Tomorrow is Good Friday, the day the world recognizes at the day Jesus hung on a cross so the world could know His Father. I've been wrestling with Jesus over the gravity of the cross, and what it means for this restless heart. I grew up doing & saying the right things, and never really getting in a bunch of trouble. Even when I did something wrong, when I compared it to everyone else, I was still okay.

I asked the Lord to reveal to me my sin {dangerous, I know} I asked Him to help me understand my need for the cross, and for grace. For the past 2 months daily I have prayed "Lord, more of you & less of me {John 3:30} I want to see Jesus with fresh eyes, in the light of my sin, and my desperation for Him. I wanted Easter to finally mean something to me, instead of going through the motions. I wanted to truly know Him, and live in light of that. Loving and Knowing Jesus has radically changed my life. He has been my rock and my salvation, but I don't want those to be just words on a page. I want them to have rich meaning in my heart.

I have struggled with the reality of the cross, the grave & the resurrection and how without those things, or knowledge of them I am utterly lost and ruined. I hope that this Easter, you encounter Him, You know Him, and get a glimpse at how amazing the gift of the cross truly is. Happy Easter friends.

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