Fill in The Blank Friday

1. You should always take time to smile, especially when you're in public. People now just pretend like the person walking towards them in the aisle at the grocery store doesn't exist by not making eye contact. Keep your head up, look people in the eye and smile at them! You never know how you might bless someone with a smile.


2. The joy that comes through, from and because of Jesus Christ makes the world a happier place to be.


3. I can hardly wait for tonight when my Grandma and Aunt Jean arrive to spend the weekend with Aaron and I!


4. Sunday is my favourite day of the week.


5. Something totally dumb and ridiculous that I love is sparkles!! Sparkly nail polish, sparkly eye makeup, sparkly shoes, sparkly shirts, sparkly jeans, sparkly dresses, sparkly jewelry, sparkly hair things and sparkly eyes.


6. If I could, I would visit my family every weekend! I miss them a lot.


7. I rather like the peanut butter fudge that Megan sent me in the mail. Yum yum!


Love,
Anna

For My Sister Jaynie

I laughed when I saw this video. I hope you enjoy it Jaynie!

Love,
Anna

Link Love

Source: weheartit.com via Anna on Pinterest

• This Momentary Marriage - This post is soooooo good!! And in case you're curious, this is exactly the kind of marriage Aaron and I have as well. 
• This wedding was so sweet to read about! How often do you hear of twins marrying twins? And wow are they going to have beautiful kids, too! I thought the story about the girls' family was very inspiring as well.
• This was an encouragement for me to be a Radical Blessing to my dear husband. I want someone to be able to call me a "radical blessing" to Aaron.
• Two babies born this week! What a huge blessing. You can find William Paton here and Rebekah Rosalie here. Praise God, the Creator of life!
• I just love this adorable picture of my little sister, Oksana.I miss her!
• Check out this blog: all the leaves are rustling. 
• Really love this quote about love. It made me think.
• My sister Lissie posted this video. A good reminder of just how big our God is!
• Fall! I'm so excited for autumn and can't wait for it's official arrival. I've seen it peeking around the corner, but I can't wait for it to be here completely.

Love,

Anna

Listening to Adele - Rolling in The Deep played by Steven Sharp Nelson and Jon Schmidt

One Thousand Gifts

61 cozy jackets
62 a Salted Caramel Mocha
63 cold rain + the Vitamin String Quartet
64 the smell of new perfume
65 cuddling on the couch
66 MUSIC
67 playing my violin with passion
68 staring at rain out a window
69 Snow (Hey Oh) by the Vitamin String Quartet
70 seeing my husband after a long day without him

Love,
Anna

Listening to The Vitamin String Quartet's version of Hey There Delilah by The Plain White T's

Fragments: Brighten My Life

Waiting in the rain
Dull and dreary.
All alone
You're not here.
Wet on my toes,
In my hair.
But when you come
It's sunshine all over again
You brighten up my life
The sky seems brighter,
Music seems happier
My step more buoyant.
The world is wonderful.
When you're here.
You give my stomach butterflies
All the time.
You put the spice in my life
The spring in my step
The smile on my face
The cream in my coffee
The sparkle in my eyes
I love you.

Love,
Anna
~ Listening to Haven't Met You Yet ~ Michael Buble

Who Am I?

I AM... an extrovert, a lover of music, and a poet.
I WANT... to share my love of music with as many people as possible.
I HAVE... many adventures I want to embark on.
I KEEP.... every note and card anyone sends me. I enjoy re-reading them at a later date.
I WISH I COULD.... have more time in a day to spend with my husband.
I HATE.... feeling unmotivated and procrastinating.
I FEAR... spiders. It's dumb, but I do.
I HEAR.... the roar on the other side of the silence.
I DON'T THINK... winter is a bad thing. Fall and winter are wonderful!
I REGRET..... placing value on things that have no infinite value at all. Like clothes.
I LOVE... God, my husband, my family, and my friends.
I AM NOT....quiet. Beware.
I DANCE.... when I'm with people I know really well, like my husband or siblings.
I SING.... with every song I hear, even with ones without the words, in my heart.
I NEVER.... am alone.
I RARELY.... slow down.
I CRY WHEN I WATCH.... gotcha day videos like this one. Lucy Lane's Gotcha Day.
I AM NOT ALWAYS... smiley. I know that comes as a surprise to some. I wish I was though.
I HATE THAT... it's easier to gain weight than lose it.
I'M CONFUSED ABOUT... the choices some people make.
I NEED.... God. Every. single. day.
I SHOULD.... be studying right now. But I'm catching up on blogging instead. Oh well.

Thanks to Sarah from Ampersand Photography for this list!

Love,
Anna

Listening to Vitamin String Quartet's version of Fireflies by Owl City

For Jaynie

This is a quartet piece, so it does include a cello and because it's a quartet, it reminds of all the fun times I've had with my siblings jamming away with Mozart and Beethoven and look forward to when we can do it again. I miss you Jaynie!

Love,
Anna