Tuesday, May 21, 2013

3 Tuesday 'Tubes-day: The Story of Ian and Larissa

"Marriage is not mainly about prospering economically. It is mainly about displaying the covenant-keeping love between Christ and His Church... Knowing Christ is more important than making a living. treasuring Christ is more importing than bearing children. Either way, it is short. It may have many bright days, or it may be covered with clouds. But if we set our face to make of marriage mainly what God designed it to be, no sorrows and no calamities can stand in our way. Every one of them will be not an obstacle to success, but a way to succeed. The beauty of the covenant-keeping love between Christ and His Church shines brightest when nothing but Christ can sustain it." -John Piper 
The Story of Ian and Larissa by desiringGod on YouTube

This video is a beautiful and convicting look at The Kingdom of Heaven. I don't know what else to say about it.. I just keep thinking about it. I want to know and treasure Christ in our marriage, to learn what that covenant-keeping love between Christ and His Church looks like.

Larissa keeps a blog called Pray for Ian, and desiringGod.org recently followed up with Ian and Larissa in this article: One Year Later

Friday, May 17, 2013

10 Currently Digging

Having My Parents Back in Town!
My Dad's new job involves a bi-annual 6-10 week banquet tour. My mom gets to go with him, which is great! But that means my brothers and I don't get to see them for weeks at a time (when we usually see them at least once every week). I missed them a lot on their first tour, so I'm super excited to have them back!

The Library
I'm still reading like crazy and I've been getting more and more books every time I visit the library. Right now I have every John Green book on hold because I'm really enjoying The Fault in Our Stars so far, and since I've heard good things about the rest of them, I figured I'd try them all. 

Pumpkin Hazelnut Bread
It took me a couple batches to get the mix for Monday's recipe post right, so we've sort of been swimming in pumpkin bread over here. I'm not complaining (and neither is Josh)! It's been quite the indulgence, and we'll probably be better off without eating so much of it, but it was certainly fun while it lasted.

@fatmumslim's Photo-a-Day Challenges
Chantelle over at Fat Mum Slim hosts monthly photo-a-day challenges under the tag #fmsphotoaday. I decided to jump back in for May. I've enjoyed playing along this month! If you're interested, I'm sharing my pics on instagram @krftaylor and twitter @keenertaylor!

Ryan Gosling Won't Eat His Cereal
So apparently this guy Ryan McHenry was watching a Ryan Gosling movie while eating cereal one day, when he was struck with this hilarious idea. More clips here. I don't know why this cracks me up so much but it does. Oh, it does. *note: if you turn on the sound, one of the clips curses. However, you don't need to hear the sound to appreciate the humor of the clips. 

What are you currently digging?

10 My favorite tweets from the last week. (5/10-5/16)

The first tweet from M K Wiles about reading comments is totally me (when it comes to YouTube videos - our own and others'). I wonder why I even bother reading because they just get me frustrated. So the response by Mr. Enlow is a good thing for me to keep in mind, I think. I also love the Calvin and Hobbes quote! My creative spurts are definitely like that.

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Which tweet is YOUR favorite?

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

5 Mid-May Progress Report


Continue preparing for BCAN (Blimey Cow Audio Network)
This is going quite well!
Including, but not limited to:
*figure out the physical studio situation
*buy/learn to use audio equipment
*record Thank-Yous
*send off the rest of the kickstarter rewards
*schedule/keep skype dates

Make a Summer Bucket List
I've got a rough draft written out - just need to trim it up and create a fun graphic to share!

Juice Cleanse
We've been way too busy to do this. I'll need to be able to stay home and rest.. I know from experience that I won't have the energy to be out and about the first and second days of a juice cleanse.

3 Blog Posts/Week (at least)
Chugging right along. Having a couple weekly recurring features helps a lot.

Read 2 Books
I've actually read 4 already, and I'm halfway through my fifth! Definitely bumping that goal of 25 books this year up to 40!

Daily Journaling
Again, I'm not doing great at this.. I only think about it every few days. I guess that's still more consistent than I was before. However, I'd like to get back in the habit of taking a few minutes every day.

How are your goals coming along this month?

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

11 Tuesday 'Tubes-day: Sad Cat Diary

Okay, this is hilarious. My family has had cats since I can remember, and this is so accurate. Whoever narrated this was perfect!

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