What's in store...

I've been thinking a lot lately. Thinking and trying to be very perceptive of what God is saying to me.



I'm catching most of it as long as I take time to actually listen and stop being busy.



But I still have unanswered prayers that are on my heart that I think God is patiently waiting to answer.


He's waiting for me to put my full trust in Him.
He's waiting for me to set aside my selfish pride and put others first.
He's waiting for me to stop.



I have no cllue what my future looks like in terms of a career. It's kind of scary. I love that God knows how everything is going to unravel. I find comfort in that. I find comfort in knowing that even though I may not be happy with my job now, He will always provide.


I hear Him telling me to devote atleast one full year to stopping and listening to his call once I graduate.


I like His plan more than my own.

It seems that mine feels exhausting, prideful, and meaningless.

Anniversary Trip

Want to see the cutest, most surprised guy ever???

Here he is:

That is my husband, Max, after I surprised him with Steelers tickets for our upcoming anniversary!

He was so cute!

I had the tickets set on the bed with the door closed and I told him when I was ready for him to come in to see his "surprise" I would yell for him. So I ever so gently laid the tickets on the bed and sat next to them wearing his oversized Steelers jersey before yelling for him.

Be came in the room and said, "Are you my surprise?" Apparently he hadn't noticed the tickets yet.

So I pointed to them and said "Yes, but those are too!"

He was so happy!!

I successfully surprised him.

I just love giving people gifts!

Recipe: Roasted Lemon Chicken

I made my first roasted chicken a few weeks ago! It was suprisingly good. I say that because most of the time I am handling raw meat in preparation for a meal, I sort of get grossed out and can't even enjoy the meal as much as I know I would if I hadn't seen the meat in its raw form (strange, I know.)

Here's what went down:

I started out with a whole, uncooked chicken. I smeared two tablespoons of unsalted butter on it, along with salt, pepper, rosemary, and sage.  It cooked in the oven for a total of about 1 hr and 20 min.

Before sticking the bird in the oven I added sliced lemon wedges inside of the chicken and sliced lemon to the outside of it for more delicious, fat and calorie-free flavor!

In order for your bird to maintain its moistness and not burn, you should baste it. Every 20 min. I pulled it out of the oven and basted the chicken with the juices that have drained from it.

Here's what the end product looked like after I removed the lemon!

This meal was so easy and delish!