Married life and wedding photos!

My mom told me that married life definitely agrees with me. I love the married life, but it also has produced more challenges in the last month than I ever thought possible. Just this weekend our air condition has went out, our upstairs toilet has started to spit water out of the tank when we flush it, and the downstairs bathroom is beginning to clog up. The heat is getting to us, but we are trying to make the best of it. It's a good excuse to just walk around naked, right? This past week I got my wedding photos! They are absolutely beautiful! Our photographer did a fantastic job. Check out his website at http://adriandavidpayne.com/.

The groom's cake

My sister and I

This picture is super special to me. My mom has leiomyosarcoma, a rare cancer that affects one in six million women. The day of my wedding she became super sick and had to go to the ER, and no one thought she would be able to come to the wedding. I had an overwhelming peace about the situation that only could come from God. She showed up a few minutes right before the wedding started. God is good.

The entire wedding party! (Minus a tiny flower girl)

Little man decided to do crazy eyes in one of our photos together

Exchanging our rings

Josh seeing me for the first time in my wedding dress

Women who married into the Driver family praying over me

Dad fixing me dress right before we were about to walk down the aisle

I have a TON more wedding photos that I haven't posted here. If you're interested in seeing them let me know and I'll give you the link to my Facebook page!

Fighting for Finley

Finley needs a miracle.

Finley is just a little over a week old, and she was born with little to no heartbeat, and very few signs of brain activity. But I believe in miracles. I believe that God can fully heal Finley and use her to glorify His kingdom in amazing ways. 

Please join me in lifting up Finley in prayer, as well as lifting up her family, doctors, and nurses.
God still does miracles. He raised people from the dead, let the blind see, the deaf hear, and the lame walk. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. 

*For updates on this sweet miracle, please visit https://www.facebook.com/FightingForFinley

Oh, How Pinteresting!

I am definitely going to do this when we move to an actual home towards the end of this year. Spray paint door knobs and handles with Rustoleum Oil Rubbed Bronze Spray to give the home a little update!

I really need to try to start using this cleaning schedule for the apartment so when it comes time to move I won't be so overwhelmed with how much we need to clean before we move out.

I am so obsessed with this DIY coffee table! You buy four crates from Michaels, stain them, and nail them together! I am going to get Josh to make us one soon hopefully!

I am definitely going to hook future baby Driver up with this. An inflatable kids pool with lots and lots of balls!

Going to try out some homemade fabric softener this week! Here is the link to the recipe in case you want to try it out also -  http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2013/07/homemade-fabric-softener-finally.html

I'm loving this dog house! Maybe Ryland can get one for Christmas? :)

Marry me, today and everyday

It’s been 30 days since I married my best friend. The past 30 days have consisted of so much more than I could have ever imagined. It’s been filled with fancy hotels, cabins in the mountains, rescuing a dog from an animal shelter, fleas invading our home, tears, laughter, late nights, and many car rides. There have been times when we have wanted to scream just because we don’t know how to do this whole marriage and growing up thing. We continually have to look towards Christ in order to make it through a day. Without Him, nothing is possible. We will have to learn how to nurture our marriage while learning how to not struggle at school. We will have to make it our goal to make friendships that inspire and encourage us and to help us always keep our focus on our Savior. We married young, and we may not know what we’re doing, but who really even knows what they’re doing when they get married? The Lord will lead us with strong hands through this adventure together.

Fabulous {Saturday}: Finding Joy In The Little Things

{This post was originally intended for Fridays, but I just now found the link-up so I figured I would do it anyway!}

I want to make sure I find joy in every single little thing. God intended for me to live my life joyful. The joy of the LORD is MY strength! {Nehemiah 8:10}

Here are a few things that have brought me joy this week:

*Finally purchasing Josh's wedding outfit! It's made of linen and he looks so handsome in it.

*My chihuahua smiling at me and my sister. I promise she did.

*Starting the http://shereadstruth.com Hosea reading plan.

*Addressing envelopes and cutting out invitations for my wedding!

I hope you find joy this weekend in everything you do, even in the hard moments.

{A Loan From God}

I read something a while ago that got me thinking, and it's been on my mind ever since then. God places certain people in our lives to care for them - our spouse and kids. They're a loan from God to us. When someone loans us something we make sure we take the very best care of it and treat it with the upmost respect, right? We make sure we don't break it, abuse it, toss it around.

If God has loaned us something, how much more should we take care of it?

God has placed Josh in my life. He is a loan from God. I must make sure that I treat Josh with respect and take care of him greatly. I want to return Josh to God with minimum damage from me.

I hope everyone continues to have a great weekend!

{Nowhere But Up}

A few weeks ago I ordered a book that was written by Justin Bieber's mom, Pattie Mallette. Let me just say that this woman and her story is absolutely amazing! It's a story of heartbreak, hurt, despair, love, redemption, and joy. It's a God story. I read the entire story in one day. I could not put the book down. It's a book of healing. I encourage everyone to go buy it right now. It's absolutely incredible.

Click here to go order this incredible story!