I could not hand pick a better family to be connected to. The men are wonderful men who follow and love the Lord, it's evident in their life and families. And words can not begin to express how much I love the Ward women. Stephen's sisters in law are amazing to say the least. Not only are they absolutely wonderful wives and mothers, but they LOVE the Lord. Like I said already, I just could not ask for better people in my life. I feel as though they love me for me, apart from being Stephen's girlfriend, and I truly appreciate that. From the time Stephen and I started dating (almost a year ago), he has bragged about his family... and it is a family to be proud of. His mother and father raised their boys right and I am forever grateful for that. I try and thank his mom often for the man I have in Stephen and I am looking forward to the day when I can do the same to his father.
Anyways, back to our weekend... we had a wonderful time. Friday night (after a ridiculous long drive- 6 hours) we arrived at Tim and Holly's house and the whole family was waiting. Mili was so excited to play with her cousins, and we sat around and caught up until late into the night. Saturday was a beautiful day and we had the best afternoon. Chick-fil-a brought in Home Depot for the kids and they made bird houses. Well, we made birds houses and the girls got to call them theirs... hehe. But this was a special time for Mili and her cousins, making some sweet memories. After long naps, we went to Cody's (Stephen's nephew) football game... all 18 of us. Needless to say the restaurant afterwards was happy to see us leave :) Mili was able to wear the overalls I made, I have been wanting to make her something for awhile and finally made my first project. She LOVES them and ask daily if she can wear them. She constantly tells me how proud she is for me, she has the most sweet spirit. Randomly she will say, "Chelsea, I am so proud you did these pockets all by yourself" or "I am so proud you did these ponytails, they are just beautiful". I need to write down all the things she says more often so we can tell her one day, God has given her a very sweet personality. I pray that His hand remains on her and she might be a woman after God's own heart. Here are some pics from our weekend...
Sunday morning was just what I needed. The Lord really spoke and presence of the Holy Spirit was so intense, it was as if God was speaking just to me during the worship service. Since Sunday a certain song as been on my heart- Hillsong sings "From the Inside Out". The lyrics are...
A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
And should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
In my heart, in my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out
Your will above all else, my purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
In my heart, in my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out
This song has been my prayer and encouragement in the past couple days. To be in the center of God's will is all I want, and when I allow Him to consume from the inside out, and allow Him to control every decision, thought, action and even my plans, that's when TRUE peace shall come and the only way I will be happy in Him. I am thankful that He is so faithful to keep such a promise.
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