a captivating friday

so another week has passed by! it's crazy to me to think that it has all ready been a whole WEEK since retreat finished up.  it's been weird trying to adjust to normal life again, and trying to figure out where to focus all of my energy now that i am not preparing to teach 12 little girls 24/7. i felt a little bit like Rapunzel in tangled wondering when would my life begin.  which is pretty contradictory from everything that i taught my girls at retreat, i've had to remind myself that i have the choice to make my life whatever i want it to be soooo this is what i have done.

worked on a package for michael

made a mess in my room trying to get unpacked from retreat

put off mowing the lawn

worked at the mtc

got my first mosquito bite of the summer... darn it.

watched the sword and the stone AND brother bear (throwback much?)

caught up with my bff's that i haven't seen for a while whit and syd

talked to gigi about all her wedding stuff-- SO EXCITED!!!!!

eaten and eaten and EATEN... so much food.

but i've also done a lot of thinking.  thinking about my future, my plans, and what i need to do to get there.  i've come to the conclusion that more important than WHAT i do in my future is WHO i'm going to become, and WHO i am NOW.  (side note i am over using the caps in this post sorry.) i've been thinking alot about a line in one of mercy river's songs "i want to have a heart that is captivating"  and i tried to find a YouTube clip of the song but i can't find it... sad day.  but it's their song Beautiful for Me. it is so powerful. and i think it is a song that really spoke to my girls at retreat, but it also really has impacted me and what i think about when i'm not thinking about anything. 

so i was looking for a new background for my lock screen on my phone (sorry jolie) and i found this on pintrest and i thought it was perfect for what i'm striving for right now in my life!

this is what my new goal is... this is what my energy is going to go into now.

i hope you have a wonderful weekend! keep being joyful!

xoxo Kalli