Sassy

We're all about fashion on this blog right?! I mean yes of course we are. And trends? Obviously. But you know what I love the most?
Sassy-ness. Not like attitude problems or anything. Duh. Like the little touch of fabulous you add to that oxblood or tartan trend! And maybe your touch of fabulous isn't necessarily even "in style" or "on trend," rock it anyways! It's what makes you the fabulous little lady you are!

I mean, living in New York hasn't stopped me from rocking my cowgirl hat and cowgirl boots! You can take the girl out of Texas but you can't take the Texas out of the girl!!!

What makes you sassy and sets you apart? I'd love to hear it!!

XO
Victoria

Covered

So I'm currently sitting in my living room, in a pair of sweats, looking outside at a blizzard that has been going on outside since last night. If you know me at all, you know it's pretty ironic that I am currently calling a cold climate place like Northern New York home because I'm seriously the type of person that kept a space heater on in my office during Texas summers! And the funny thing is, we got about 10-12 inches of snow here last weekend so it's not like we are just now getting some snow if ya know what I mean! 

Anyways, lately I have been reflecting back on the last year and at how dramatically my life has changed in that short time period. The Lord has done so much in my life y'all. It's crazy. I mean he brought me into this "land of snow" that spends a good 4-6 months covered in it, He stripped away so much of what I thought I needed, and then here lately, He's been in the middle of a big building project. And this building project is honestly so cool. It's painful at times, but more often then not, it's been moment after moment of sweet communion with my creator. 

As a Texas girl, I never really understood what it meant to have inches, and feet of snow on the ground. And I never understood how snow just kinda takes over. Seriously, when the snow falls, that's it! Say good bye to anything in it's path because you won't be able to see it. At least temporarily. This was my view earlier today before my hero husband shoveled my car out of this mess: 

So with all this snow, the Lord has been showing me something pretty awesome. In the picture above, you pretty much see only white. You can barely tell that my car is black, the driveway is black, and my balcony is wood so it's dark brown. Well, if you can believe it, that's how it is with the Father's love. It covers so much y'all. See for so long, I thought that every time I came to the Father, He looked at me and saw all that I am. All my broken parts, all my wounds, and all the black of my sin. I mean He's God so of course He would see that right? Not really. See when decide to ask the Lord into our lives, like ask for His forgiveness, admit we need Him, and ask him to take over; everything changes. 

We used to sing a song at School that said that the blood Jesus shed for us at the cross is all we need to wash us "white as snow." And I guess I always thought that was cool but until now, I was completely missing something. Yes, His love and forgiveness make it so that He doesn't see our ugly black sin anymore. Yes, it's sort of a "changing of the colors" if you will. The fabulous, most amazing, and life changing part though is that His love covers in such a way that when He looks at us, our broken parts, wounds, and sin are completely covered and He sees nothing else except His love, forgiveness, and promises to us, just like when you look outside during a blizzard, you see nothing but snow. And we no longer need to feel like indentured servants, we no longer have to feel indebted to our creator. Instead we can begin to embark upon a relationship a divine romance even, with the King of Kings. And it's so sweet y'all because as crazy as it sounds, that's the whole point of everything in the first place. Our creator wants so badly to know you and for you to know Him. Fabulous right?!

I guess you could say my view of snow has completely changed. I have learned to see it as a sweet reminder of the incredible covering of the Father's love. I hope you will too! 

xo

Victoria