Sunshiney Stuff | Regurgitated Vocab | 52 Challenge & Other Stuff

Sunshiney Stuff |
I spent the morning downloading and arranging a selection of  happy songs to my play list. Not just "happy" but SUNSHINE songs. ;) My sunshiney playlist consists of songs that have a sunshiney tempo, light (as in sun), light (as in mood) and happy feeling to them. My list includes some of the following:

Here Comes The Sun
This Little Light of Mine
Big Rock Candy Mountain
Keep On The Sunny Side
Sweet By & By
Soak Up The Sun
Lover's Lane
Shine, Jesus, Shine
You Are My Sunshine
In My Own Backyard
Let's Go Fly A Kite
and many, many more. :)

Speaking of sunshine: The temps this weekend will be spiking to the high 70's!!!! Wowzers! :) I plan on spending a lot of time in the sun this weekend on a photo escapade.

Regurgitation |
So, I realize "regurgitation" isn't the nicest lead-in....but I'm sticking with it. :) We had a special minister from Emmaus Bible College  on Sunday morning. He spoke about the tempering of the Holy Ghost. He spoke about stress and burdens.Then, he did one of my favorite things- he broke down the etymology of a word. He told the backstory of in the days of the roman empire how the farmers would take the wheels off of carts and put sharp stones, glass and rocks on the bottom of a cart and drag it over a wheat field. The process of doing this was called tribulare.  The act of dragging this cart was like a threshing sledge to the wheat -exposing the seed and allowing the wind to blow the chaff away. Tribulare means "to press". We get the word tribulation from the roman word tribulare.  Are you "pressing" yourself into the Kingdom of God?
Let this really sink in: The wheat wasn't being "punished". The process of  using the tribulare wasn't to work AGAINST the wheat- it was to cultivate and harvest the potential of the wheat. Like I said, let it really sink in. The minister then used the examples of tempering steel and refining gold. I don't know if I ever really walk away with the concept that the ministers intend to stick with the congregation- but these little nuggets came somersaulting into my heart like and I feel compelled to share ( or regurgitate?)  them. :)

52 Challenge | After church on Sunday I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting a horse farm. The lighting was phenomenal. The horses were beautiful. The girls that lived on the farm were great little assistants and models...the bummer is that only HALF of my pictures will transfer from my camera. :( I don't know what to do! I can see the pictures on there but when I go to transfer them it says the file is corrupted. (all join me for a moment of silence, please.)
I love doing silohuettes.

Other Stuff |

• My son is going to a Christian homeschooler's summer camp this May. He's over the top excited.
• I have signed 2 separate freelance SEO contracts. SEO work has proven a great way to make extra money and I'm slowly growing my business by references and word of mouth
• Zumba is my new love <3
• I know I say this EVERY year but the time change just REALLY goofs me up.
• If you're into photography and love to learn new stuff you REALLY need to check out Photovision
• Anybody want to buy some Abeka homeschool books?? Please let me know! :) I ship!

Shine All Your Light,
Cass