I Saw God Today

Last night I was listening to the radio and heard a song that kind of hit me. It's by George Strait and it's called, "I Saw God Today".

I Saw God Today
Just walked down the street to the coffee shop
Had to take a break
I’ve been by her side for 18 hours straight
Saw a flower growing in the middle of a sidewalk
Pushing up through the concrete
Like it was planted right there for me to see
The flashing lights, the honking horns
All seemed to fade away
In the shadow of that hospital at 508
I saw God today

Chorus
I’ve been to church, I’ve read the book
I know he’s here but I don’t look
Near as often as I should .. yeah I know I should
His fingerprints are everywhere
I just slowed down to stop and stare
Opened my eyes and man I swear
I saw God today.

Saw a couple walking by
They were holding hands
Man she had that glow
Yeah I couldn’t help but notice
she was starting to show
Stood there for a minute taking in the sky
Lost in that sunset
A splash of amber melted into shades of red.

Chorus
I’ve been to church, I’ve read the book
I know he’s here but I don’t look
Near as often as I should .. yeah I know I should
His fingerprints are everywhere
I just slowed down to stop and stare
Opened my eyes and man I swear
I saw God today

Got my face pressed up against the nursery glass
She’s sleeping like a rock
My name on her wrist wearing tiny pink socks
She’s got my nose, she’s got her mamas eyes
My brand new baby girl
She’s a miracle
I saw God today

Now, I'm not a huge George Strait fan, but I was immediately drawn to this song. How often are we "seeing God" in our daily lives? I often see beautiful trees or mountains or a rain storm and give my thanks for the beauty of this earth. But really, how often do we see God in all the little details? This song has challenged me to be more grateful for everything in my life that Heavenly Father has blessed me with...to start noticing Him everywhere I go and in everything I see and do.

Turning 30

This last weekend Rhett and I decided to invite all of our friends and family out for a BBQ to help celebrate me turning 30 on Sunday. It turned out to be a huge party with lots of food and people and fun. I wanted it to be a family friendly party, so I bought a pinata for the kids to enjoy and also had a chocolate fountain and a cupcake decorating station. The kids were entertained, and therefore the parents were happy. I wish I had more pictures, but I was running around like crazy just trying to say hi to people. So here are a few of what I did take:


This is actually the day after the party before my cousins made their way back to Utah. The party wouldn't have been as nearly successful if Becca, Laura, and Rachel weren't there to keep it running so smoothly. Thanks guys!

Karlee made it out to my house a couple of hours before the party and stayed the night. It was fun to have her out and have that extra time with her to catch up.

If you stuff it...they will come. This is only about half of the kids that were there that night. Many of them were too shy to take a swing. But they were waiting on the sidelines...ready to sprint when the candy went flying.

It was so much fun stuffing the pinata. We had a wide variety of candy to choose from and I'm sure nobody went home empty handed...including the adults. You can see from the other picture how massive this pinata is. It took a lot of candy to fill 'er up.