I am Thankful

I'm going to end my week of thankfulness with words from my favorite hymn.

I think it's a perfect end to an amazing week full of answered prayers:

Great is thy faithfulness

Oh God my father

There is no shadow of turning with thee

Thou changest not

Thy compassions they fail not

As thou hast been

Thou forever will be

Summer and Winter

Springtime and harvest

Sun, moon and stars in their courses above

Join in all nature in manifold witness

To thy great faithfulness

Mercy and love

Great is Thy faithfulness

Great is Thy faithfulness

Morning by morning new mercies I see

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided

Great is Thy faithfulness

Lord unto me

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth

Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide

Your strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow

Blessings all mine with ten thousand aside

Great is Thy faithfulness

Great is Thy faithfulness

Morning by morning

New mercies I see

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided

Great is Thy faithfulness

Lord unto me

Great is thy Faithfulness

Great is Thy faithfulness

Morning my morning new mercies I see

New mercies I see

All I have needed thy hand hath provided

Great is Thy faithfulness

Lord unto me

I AM THANKFUL!!!

grace and peace,

Mair

I am Thankful

For hankies...if you know me well, you know that my eyes water ALL. THE. TIME. I have to carry a kleenex with me where ever I go or use my sleeve to wipe away the tears running down my face every time I go outside. After a day in my pocket, the kleenex starts to disintegrate and leave traces of white fuzzies in my eyelashes.

SO. My wonderful cousin Missy started using hankies when her allergies got bad because:

• They are adorable
• They are soft and don't hurt your nose
• They are GREEN!

Today we went shopping for hankies and this is what I got:

I can't wait to use them!

I AM THANKFUL: for hankies! Instead of being annoyed by my watery eyes, I will be excited to use my old-fashioned, vintage hankie.

Thanks, Missy!

grace and peace,

Mair

I am Thankful

After yesterday, I am SO thankful for food. What would I do without it!?

This week, God reminded me of the importance of family... immediate and extended. I am so blessed with a group of people, down here in Kansas, who are both my brothers and sisters in Christ as well as my relatives.

Here are some pictures of yesterday's festivities:

The spread

The snacks

My aunt Jackie made a list of what we needed to make and when for Thanksgiving day. We got every thing done...a little behind schedule

THE rolls!

My cousin Marrissa and me

Why wouldn't you?!

I AM THANKFUL: for my extended family. They are all a godly influence in my life and have taught me so much about how to be a godly woman. I am so blessed to have a childhood full of hilarious memories of them and now, God has used them to teach me about Him.

grace and peace,

Mair

I am Thankful

We have so much to be thankful for. SO MUCH! Blogging only seven times about what I'm thankful for would never cover all the blessing I have been given throughout my life.

We serve an amazing God who gives us so much more than we deserve. He provides for our needs, gives us His strength when we need it most, gives us grace, peace, and wisdom. Most importantly, He gave us the ability to spend eternity with Him in heaven by sending His son, Jesus, to pay the penalty for OUR sins. We only have to believe in Him and trust Him fully with our lives. There's no greater gift than that, my friends.

I AM THANKFUL: for my salvation. For knowing that I have the Creator of the universe living inside of me. He wants to use ME to further His Kingdom and to do His work.

Remember to give thanks for God's gifts to us.

grace and peace,

Mair

I am Thankful

Here is my family's Christmas card picture from last year:

But wait! This is just too stuffy...and very unWolfe like.

That's more like it!

I AM THANKFUL: for my family. My mom, dad, brother Brian, and my sister Caitie. Each one of them has helped me grow closer to my Savior and each has provided me with more wonderful memories than I can count. I love them all!

grace and peace,

Mair

I am Thankful

Here's a picture of my beautiful friend Sam, my beautiful sister Caitie, and me at our friend Kristina's wedding. It was so great to be together:

For the rest of the week (hopefully everyday...we'll see) I'm going to be posting things that I am thankful for. Here's the first one.

I AM THANKFUL: for these two girls. They've been in my life for...my entire life and God has blessed me with their friendship. I love them both!

grace and peace,

Mair

Doodle of the Week

These three doodles are from a few months ago.

First, I call this one "Cup o' Joe:"

This one is called "Davey Jones' Locker:"

And this little gem is titled "What You Should be on Black Friday:"

Thanksgiving is getting closer and closer!

grace and peace,

Mair

Christmas List

My mom usually asks for our Christmas lists around this time of the year. This gets me excited because it means Christmas is quickly approaching! It also means that I have to remember all of the things I've wanted all year.

Throughout the year, while shopping, I will think to myself, "Self, this would be a wonderful thing to put on your Christmas list. Don't forget!" When the time comes to actually make the list, I've usually forgotten everything I was supposed to remember!

I think I've done a pretty good job of remembering things for this year's list:

I've even included some visual aids...so we don't have a repeat of last year's "miscommunication." I put a super cute rainbow cardigan from Forever 21 on my list last year and on Christmas morning I opened up this little beauty:

Yes, visual aids are good things.

Don't forget to think about all the blessings you've been given and be THANKFUL!

grace and peace,

Mair

Minty Green

I hope you enjoy the following pictures of a very lovely color:

This is the day that the Lord has made...rejoice and be glad in it!

grace and peace,

Mair

Doodle of the Week

Christmas is right around the corner...and so is the Wolfe family annual ski trip! Here's my rendition of my expert skiing abilities (ha!) :

With Christmas comes finals...and A LOT of work. Sorry if the posts are few and far between for the next few weeks. I've started making my "To Do" list today and I've been reminded of all the projects, papers, research, and presentations I have yet to finish (or even start.)

Remember that the Lord keeps His promises; every single one of them! We can put our hope in Him.

grace and peace,

Mair

Good bye, old friend

I have been using the same blue, Jansport back pack for 8 years now. It has carried my books from junior high all the way to my third year of college. It has endured just about everything a back pack should...even getting an entire can of sardine juice poured on top of it (thanks, grandpa)

On Friday, the zipper finally broke on my trusty haversack. I figured it was time to give in and move on to bigger and better things.

So good bye, my faithful companion. You have held my books through thick and thin...even though I've moved on, you will always hold my heart.

Here are me and the new North Face replacement on our first day of school together:

Have a good week everyone!

grace and peace,

Mair

Oh, Molly

One of my beautiful room mates, Molly, was working on a lesson for her little students. Molly is one of the best lesson planners I know. She is so good at creating lessons in which her students will be actively engaged. She had to teach a lesson on how to eat correctly and politely at the dinner table so she created little place mats for each of her students to use to help them see where everything goes on the table.

As I was admiring her work...I saw an issue with her forks:

Did you see it? Here, look at this one:

Ok...one more:

Molly is a wonderful girl and I love her...even if she doesn't know what a fork is ;)

Tomorrow's Friday!

grace and peace,

Mair

Doodle of the Week

I found some good ones for this week. The first is during the reading of "The Taming of the Shrew." The second and third don't really have a point!

Not much else to report here at good, old Doane College. The campus is looking beautiful and colorful. Here's the view I have from my window:

I'm pretty sure I picked the right college!

grace and peace,

Mair

Rabbit Rabbit

It is a tradition in my family to say "Rabbit Rabbit" on the first day of the month as soon as you wake up in the morning...and before you say anything else. I'm not sure why the first day of the month is always "Rabbit Rabbit Day" or how it started (you will have to ask my mom) but it's just one of those things that we've always done.

I love family traditions, especially those that come during the holidays. This is usually the time of year that I start to get super excited about the holidays! My ears itch for Christmas music, I get out all of my wintery clothes, start wearing my Canadian slippers, and stop wearing my regular foot attire: Old Navy flip flops. I start getting excited for Thanksgiving dinner in Kansas and Christmas dinner in Iowa.

Just like all other things on this earth, you can't count on traditions. They change. But God doesn't. He's the one thing that never changes in my life and the one thing I will always be able to count on remaining the same. I'm so relieved that my hope is not built on anything of this world. My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus's blood and righteousness.

Hebrews 13:8 says that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. I'm so thankful for a God who is constant.

Also, I hope you enjoy these beautiful crocheted pictures!

Happy Rabbit Rabbit Day, everyone!

grace and peace,

Mair