{ONE}

SO MANY PLUMS!!! Those in the picture above were just from the ground. We made plum butter, have been snacking on them, and giving them away! What fruit trees do you have?

{TWO}

We went to an outdoor concert on Wednesday! It was the Fabulous Armadillos, who are a cover band! We got dinner and took it to the park and had a picnic which was a lot of fun! It was great family time!!

{THREE}

This was my YouVersion Bible verse of the day, yesterday! I am working on trusting and keeping my mind on Jesus. In a world with so many distractions, it is hard to keep your mind on God. But knowing God loves me and will pick me up when I fall is amazing!!

{FOUR}

(Sorry bad lighting). Colin gave me a play by play of how to make foam using the microwave. Actually impressive.

{FIVE}

We are going to drop off a meal for my uncle Joe and his family today! They just had a adorable baby girl!

What are your weekend plans?

Linking up with…

Christina, Natasha, April, and Darci for 5 on Friday!!

&

Erika, Andrea, and Narci for Friday Favorites!!

[ONE]

It has been really cold this week. It feels like fall! What has the weather been like for you?

[TWO]

Did you see my announcement on Tuesday? I am SO excited!!!!

[THREE]

We went to youth group on Wednesday and played capture the flag. Let’s just say I am not good at that game!

[FOUR]

A few years back I got really bad anxiety about something happening to my family, so I found this prayer (sorry don’t remember what book) and have been praying it every night since-

Hold them closely in thy keeping, all the dear ones that I love. Keep them safe awake or sleeping Lord of the earth and Heaven above. Guard them oh most tenderly, they are safe if kept by He.

-Amen

[FIVE]

Sorry my post is so picture lacking. I really need to work on taking more photos.

Have a great day!!!

Linking up with Christina, Natasha, April, and Darci for 5 on Friday!!

&

Erika, Andrea, and Narci for Friday Favorites!!

Captain-Hillsong United

Good to Me-Audrey Assad

Your Love Is Extravagant-The Almost

Haven’t Even Kissed-Moriah Peters

Cheerleader(Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit)-OMI

You Carry Me-Moriah Peters

Rocket-Tori Kelly

Dear No One-Tori Kelly

Divine Romance-Phil Wickham

Love You Like the Movies-Anthem Lights

What are your?

{ONE}

It’s this peaches birthday today!!! Happy 14th Birthday Belle!!!!! Hope you have an AWESOME day!!!

{TWO}

For Colin and Josh’s birthday we went out for dinner and then took some photos!! It was so fun! I laughed so hard my stomach hurt! We did the panorama mirror pictures and here is what we got!

Me with no leg! Haha!

The one good one!!

{THREE}

On Tuesday evening I helped with crafts for VBS! My fellow craft ladies! Mia was obviously excited.

{FOUR}

This song. On repeat.

{FIVE}

And I’ve got nothing.

How was your week?

Linking up with Christina, Natasha, April, and Darci for 5 on Friday!

&

Linking up with Erika, Andrea, and Narci for Friday Favorites!

Friday morning I blogged and then my mom and I went to the bank and then looked at this little antique shop in town! Belle spent the weekend with us so we went shopping that afternoon!

That night we watched mom’s night out and ate ice cream, it was a great day!

On Saturday we had our town’s heritage days and so we went to the parade. The parade was good and here is my older brother on one of the floats! (They played “Meant to Live” by Switchfoot)!

Then we ate lunch at the park and then did our shift at our church burger stand! It was fun but tiring. Then just chilled the rest of the night and went and saw fireworks! It was a great day as well!

Yesterday we went to Solid Rock Family Church at the Parkwood theatre in St. Cloud! It was different from what we are used to, but was a cool experience! After that we dropped Belle off and then went home and chilled the rest of the afternoon. My mom and brother went to VBS and then I did a test recipe and then relaxed the rest of the day! Such a great weekend! Bring on the week!!

{ONE}

I got Caribou with my dad and brother last Friday! It was so good!

{TWO}

Also I am obsessed with these. (You can find them at Walmart for a few bucks!)

{THREE}

On Monday I went biking with Colin and our friend Megan! It was a lot of fun and full of laughter, which is my favorite!

{FOUR}

My quiet time yesterday. It was even better than it looks! So comfortable and peaceful! It was the best part of my day!!!

{FIVE}

Yes this is a favorite! I LOVE thunderstorms!!!! So when we had them yesterday they were awesome!!!!

That’s all. My friend Belle is coming over today and we are going shopping!! Then tomorrow we have our town’s heritage days, and I am helping with the church burger stand! Have a great day!!!!

I am linking up with Christina, April, Natasha, and Darci for 5 on Friday!!

&

I am linking up with Erika, Andrea, and Narci for Friday Favorites!

{ONE}

First and foremost, addicted to this song! I have played it so much my older sister is sick of it!

{TWO}

As I said above, my mom and brother get back today and I am so glad they are home!! I missed them!

{THREE}

Had my friend Belle over on Wednesday, and we went youth group, and that is where we got this photo…

One of our youth leaders brought his daughter and we watched her and then decided to take photos! It was fun!!

{FOUR}

I love the photos I got of the lake and sunset at youth group this week!

{FIVE}

I love this wallpaper I saw on Instagram!

What have you been up to?

Linking up with Christina, Natasha, April, and Darci for Five on Friday!

And also linking up with Erika, Andrea, and Narci for Friday Favorites!

Have a great weekend!!

Holy Bible

I love the You Version app! I love it when I want to look up a bible verse but prefer the real physical copy when studying. What I love about the app is the daily verse it sends me! It is so cool because some days the verse is exactly what I need to read and it is just proof that the Holy Spirit is working through me! I love it!!

Pic.Tap.Go!

This is my favorite photo editing app! I heard about it through Kristy from Seven Graces, and love how easy it is to use!

Gmail

I hate using the built in mail app from IOS, so I use Gmail and it is a lot better.

Instagram

I love having this for easy access to photos.

Pinterest 

Love looking at Pinterest.

So there are my favorite apps and just for fun here is a screenshot of my iPod home screen.

Thanks for reading my favorite series! It was fun to do! Have a great day!

{ONE}

Have you guys tried Mio? I love it in regular water or in seltzer water! This is my favorite, Mango Peach. I have been on a peach kick lately, and hopefully it never stops because PEACHES!

{TWO}

Did you catch my posts from this week? If not and you want to check them out here they are!

{THREE}

Do you struggle with letting go? I will be honest, I really struggle. When I am worked up about something or really struggling with something I know God is saying,”Elise, don’t do this to yourself. I will take care of you, you just need to let it go, and let me take care of it.” Giving God control isn’t always easy for me, but I know He working in me to change that. And the peace and relief you feel after letting go is AMAZING! So today I am letting go. Letting go to the things that wear me down. Letting go of the things that confuse and worry me. Letting go of the past. Letting go of fear and doubt. I surrender. I trust that He will take care of me, because I know He loves me more than I will ever know.

{FOUR}

I wanted to let you know that I have decided to end my favorite series. So this month is the end. I want to have a little more freedom on posting that day, instead of sticking to a schedule. I still have one more week and it will be about apps so excited to share that!

{FIVE}

I love this! I know for me I get caught up in life that I forget to celebrate and appreciate the little things. For me those are:

Outdoor Activities (frisbee, rolling down our hill, etc.)

A yummy drink in the middle of the afternoon

A new follower on Instagram

A text/email from a friend

Funny stories and conversations with my family. Let’s just say our conversations can get really wacky sometimes!

A new book or movie

What are some little things that make you happy?

{SIX}

I want all these earrings! Enough said.

I hope you have a beautiful day and weekend!! God bless!

Happy Thursday!! Today I am talking books, so here are my favorites…

The Hunger Games

I love the books but also love the movies! Tell me what popular franchise do you love?

My Chocolate Year

I love this book, and have probably read it 5 times! It is a really easy read and funny! It also is a little sad, just to let you know.

Holy Bible

Being a follower of Christ, the Bible is one of God’s gifts to us. I went to CHIC 2015 and Louie Giglio spoke and talked about how the bible (Holy Scriptures) is the breath of God and is our oxygen. So I have been trying to be in the word more lately. I love that the bible can be our answer book and give us great comfort as well!

Red River of the North (and all the sequel series that follow this one)

I love the setting of this series! It is a fictional story of a small town called Blessing in North Dakota! The books are pretty easy to read and really fun! I love them and the next book is coming out this fall and I am super excited!

What do you like to read?