Forever Beloved

Faith, Love & Truth

SIX | STYLE

Today’s prompt: Share your style. What fashion trends do you love, frequent, or avoid?

While I wouldn’t say that I’m all that into fashion, I do enjoy clothes.  I guess my style could be explained as simple and country.  I’m just a jeans and t-shirt kinda girl.  And every single time I ask my husband which outfit of mine I look the best in {tell me I’m not the only girl that asks that question} I always get the same response from him…jeans and t-shirt.  
I’m not sure I’m much of a trend follower. And I’ve never really been a girlie girl that liked to dress up either. I’m a big fan of jeans. And t-shirts. And boots.  And flannels.  And scarves.   I think these are all pretty timeless.  So hopefully I never have to worry about being out of style. 
T-shirts.  I love finding shirts that I know are obscure and I know not many people around here, if any at all, will have the same shirt.  On day four, I mentioned one of my passions is being different.  Hence why I love buying my shirts from little shops online.  I love bold, graphic tees that make a statement.  Sassy since birth.  I love big beards and I cannot lie.  Jesus loves this hot mess.  
Jeans.  I could live in jeans, for real.  They are just me, and they’ve always been.  My current obsession is jeggings because they are so versatile.  In the winter they work perfectly to wear with boots, in the summer they look cute with Toms.  
Flannels.  This girl has been wearing flannels since college.  Even when they went out of style for a while, I still wore them.  And now they’re back in…hallelujah!  If you want to wear a t-shirt but it’s a little too cool, throw a flannel over top.  Too hot to wear a flannel in the summer?  Tie it around your waist.  Yep, love them.
Boots.  Oh, where do I even begin.  I’ve been wearing boots my entire life.  In fact, I have a scar on my leg from running to the playground in elementary school in my favorite cowboy boots.  Cowboy boots.  Work boots.  Rain boots.  Ankle boots.  Combat boots.  Knee high boots.  No matter, I love them all.  And I may own just a pair or two too many, but I’d never admit that to my husband.  
Scarves.  Two years ago, I found a new winter obsession to pass the time…knitting!  When the weather starts to get cooler, I start getting the urge to knit.  Thankfully, my daughter loves to knit too.  So our winter evenings are usually filled with Netflix, coffee and knitting.  
What trends are you loving? What is your signature style? What trends do you wish would come back or trends that should have never happened?

FIVE | MUSIC

Today’s prompt:  What are the first 10 songs on your iPod {while on shuffle}?

Boy oh boy, get ready for some crazy.

Chris Young – Aw Naw
Juke Box Blues – Reese Witherspoon {Walk the Line Soundtrack}
Wobble – V.I.C.
Cowboy Take Me Away – Dixie Chicks
My Favorite Things – Julie Andrews {The Sound of Music}
Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
Years From Here – Baker and Myers
Faithfully – Journey
Party in the USA – The Barden Bellas {Pitch Perfect}
Could’ve Been – Tiffany

It’s no secret, I’m obsessed with music. It’s such a HUGE part of our lives in this household. With one note it can take you soaring back to a moment in time. It can lift your soul. It can make you shed tears of grief or music can make laugh. Music is a universal language, you don’t even have to understand the words if the artist is pouring their soul into the song.

Music for me was always a way to let my emotions out. There are songs to this day that still invoke the memories of what it meant to me years ago. Hold on by Wilson Philips takes me back to my freshman trip. To be with you by Mr. Big takes me to a dance after a wrestling match one cold, winter Friday night. And we can’t forget Friends by Michael W. Smith. Oh, so so many tears were cried at church camp while singing that song around the campfire. Funny, years later (we won’t discuss just how many years it’s been, please.and.thank.you) I still get teary when I hear that song come on.

I am so super thankful for music and all the memories it has given me over the years and the way it has left mile markers along my journey.

FOUR | PASSION

Today’s prompt is: What are you passionate about?
Autumn and every single thing about it, from pumpkin spice to falling leaves.
Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and brings memories rushing forward.
My marriage, other marriages, helping marriages in trouble and helping save them.
Growing closer to Jesus each day and living my life solely for Him.
Creating, getting messy and hands covered in paint. It’s an outlet that soothes and calms me.
I adore being different and not like a single other person. It’s not only okay, it’s wonderful.
Reading…from the smell of a freshly cracked open book to getting lost in it.
Homesteading, living off the land, farming and raising sweet chickens.