Cold Tangerines

I recently purchased Shauna Niequist's book Cold Tangerines and love every page of it.  The very first chapter titled Waiting, grabbed my attention so quickly.  I was so convicted after reading that first paragraph, because I realized that I am a person that is always looking to the next big thing in life to define me.  I liked Shauna's approach because it showed me that while I'm waiting for the next "thing" in my life to happen (for me its a baby), I am missing out on all the wonderful things in my life that make it my life and special.

Painting a Welcome Home sign on the driveway for my husbands return.  

Going to watch my little brother-in-law's baseball game. 

And laughing at my goofy dog watching The Following. 

All of those moments were so enjoyable and did not deserve to be taken for granted! 

Cold Tangerines: Celebrating the Extraordinary Nature of Everyday Life [COLD TANGERINES]

Thank you Shauna Niequist! You can click on the link above to purchase :) 

Oh, and the paint recipe I used for the driveway was super easy and cheap, and a blast! 

Here's what all of our colors looked like before we started: 

I worked on this with my sister-in-law. I am the one on the right, and I promise I'm not saluting, just taking the picture! Have fun!