Gnomely Weekend

Its been pretty chill this weekend in the life of Lovely Gnome.

Saturday, I took a real day off. I didn't do much at all except lounge about. Really productive, right? Although, I did work on my first Weekly Bible Post. It should be ready by tomorrow!! Woohoo!!

Today was a bit more exciting!

First off, went to church with Handsome Gnome and some of our friends. This is always fun! I enjoy getting to spend time with these people.

This morning, my pastor preached on Psalms 88-89. Have you ever read Psalms 88? Talk about depressing. It was really interesting though! My pastor mentioned how Psalms is written like a Christian's walk through life. We have the up times, and we have the down times. Psalms 88 is apparently a down time. But, there are also the good times, like Psalms 89.

After church and a bit of brunch from Bojangles, we headed back to college campus to watch Inception! I was the only one out of the four of us who hadn't watched it, so...it was for my benefit.

What did I think?

Well...it didn't confuse me, sorta, which kinda confuses me. It was a very interesting strange movie. I'd have to watch it again is what they all tell me. ;) Apparently it gets easier to understand as you go along. One of my friends saw something he hadn't seen before, and this was his 7th time watching it...so who knows.

This was another movie marked off Handsome Gnome's (and my) list of movies we need to watch. :) Here is the list so far and the ones marked off that I have now watched:

- Dark Knight
- All of the Harry Potter movies
- Inception
- Hitched
- Expendables 2
- Troll 2 (Best worst movie I've ever watched....)
- Letters to Juliet (This is my addition!)
And finally,
- The rest of Arrow (Superhero TV show)

So, we've watched most of the list. Only a couple more to go! And yes, we love action movies. That is my kind of movie. When people think we are nuts, I give proof to it by mentioning that Handsome Gnome took me to see Robocop for our first official Valentine's Day together. (And yes, I LOVED it. Romantic movies are nice, but nothing beats a good superhero/action movie. ;) ) But if you look at the list, two of them are chick flicks. His favorite and my favorite.

Now!! This afternoon and evening, I went to the lake with my family and grandparents. That was fun! We scooted around on the lake and grilled supper on the boat. (Portable grill, not a campfire. Silly people.) And I get to do it again tomorrow!! Yay for a day off to spend with my family!!

Anywho, this is Lovely Gnome, heading out. Time for much needed sleep.

Random Day in Lovely Gnome's Life

These posts are simply just 'Normal Posts'. :) They will contain thoughts and experiences for that day or several days (depending on how well I keep up with it).

So, today was pretty much an average day. I worked. I drank coffee. That's what my days almost always consist of. :)

However, there is something new I've started today! I began working on a 'Weekly Bible Post'. This will be another category here on my blog.

 

This is my work space. It has my crafting and teaching stuff all within reach of my chair.
I'm working on the 'Weekly Bible Post' in this picture. I have my caramel coffee, my notebook, and my extra large ESV study Bible. (And yes, that is an Avengers pen...)

I also had a huge blessing this afternoon. About mid-week, I realized that money was tight. I had signed up to go to a college conference, drove a lot, and had other random expenses this week. On my drive to work this morning, I talked to God about it. This afternoon I had a sweet note from my employer (I'm a nanny) with a gift card. A little extra gift this week. It meant so much to me.


I'm thinking about crafting a bit tonight. I mostly use these things called SMASH*books, though I do scrapbook a little. I'm just not the most organized person in the world. I know I'm definitely going to work on my schedule for this Nature Study class I'm helping teach, but more about that later! On a day I'm actually teaching it.

Tonight, I am hanging out with my family, watching a new tv show that we like called 'Person of Interest' and eating hot dogs. Yes...very healthy. Though they are organic, so not as bad as they could be. ;)

Today has been a very good day!

My verse today comes from my favorite Psalm, chapter 103.
"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!" Psalms 103:1

Hello Blogging World!

Hello Friends!

I am the Lovely Gnome. Yes, not my real name, but who puts their real name anyway? I am attempting to try my best at blogging. I've been a sporadic blogger in the past, but I hope to fix that now!

Some of you may be readers of my previous blog, Teen Jesus Follower. To you I say, welcome back!! My life has been pretty hectic as I transitioned from my teenage years to adulthood. But now here I am! I'm out to try again.

This blog is going to be my place to write about my experiences, my stories, and of course, about my walk with God. For those of you who read my previous blog, you know things have been rough and I have had my struggles throughout college. Now that it is in my past, however, I am striving to strengthen my relationship in Him and follow what He wants me to do in my life!

Why 'the Lovely Gnome'? I'm glad you asked. It was the idea of my wonderful boyfriend, the Handsome Gnome. I was having problems coming up with a name, and this is what he suggested!

A little more about myself before I end this post.
I am a writer, scrapbooker, and very much a nerd. You will soon find out that I am a die-hard Marvel fan and I love pretty much anything BBC.
God and my family are huge and crucial parts of my life. They have helped me through so much and I love them all immensely! This, you will also find out.

Anything else will probably be revealed in later posts. These are just the major things I can think of at the moment!

So...here we go! Are you ready? I think I am. Its time to start over. To start a new blog!! And to brave through adulthood with God, family, and friends by my side.