Pop's Place

Pop's Place is Luke's family farm located Beauregard, Alabama and probably one of my favorite past times with Luke. Luke and I have such sweet memories there. The first time Luke brought me out was for a family gathering Easter weekend in 2009. All of his little second cousins scurried around while his aunts + uncles would drink tea by the cabin. His Uncle Richard held dove hunt's usually about once a year and I always got to enjoy the show. (I was never able to shoot one of those birdies but Luke always did a great job at it!) I did have the chance to shoot skeet every now + then...also very humorous as I never aimed in the right direction.

My favorite memory at Pop's Place was fishing with Luke and his dad, Mr. John...and oh does Mr. John LOVE to fish! We would stay out until sunset; just about the same time the tops of my shoulders + legs were totally sunburned. Man, I loved it. Each fish that Luke caught, he would throw on it me just so he could see me scream and shake. Typical girl. Yes. I know! Luke loves the outdoors and love watching him shine. He and his dad were always wrapped up in deep conversation about God and His goodness. I would usually just listen in to this sweet moment shared between a father + a son. I always knew that if Luke and I got engaged I wanted to have our engagement photos taken at Pop's Place and sure enough. We did!

Oh, did I mention how much Ellie LOVES Pop's place?

 

 Luke - like a pro. Ellie is so little here.

  Trying to shoot a 12 gauge. It really hurts.

Really looking forward to going back for a visit sometime soon!

 

Before one of the dove shoots.

 I know...this looks extremely dangerous right?!

 The after effect!

 Going back for more.

 This is  not our engagement photo. I'll show a few of those later.

So, it really looks like all we do at Pop's Place is shoot guns. Hmm...I'll have look again for our fishing photos. I guess the guns were just too exciting! 

Blessings, 

Alison

A long overdue update.

It has been 7 months since my last post! This seems to be a trend with my blog updates. I have good intention, I promise. Time is such a mysterious thing. Days seem to creep by while weeks seem to absolutely fly.

Next month, on September 24th, Mr. Fargason and I will celebrate our 1 year anniversary. Our plan is to venture to the hill country of Austin, Texas and retreat at a B&B. Sounds incredibly refreshing, right?! We think so. If you have any suggestions of fun things to see or do in the Texas hill country please send them our way. I really love doing life with him; he is such a joy to my heart.


I will leave you with these verses that remain so close to my heart in this season of life. They are currently hanging on the walls of my home. Jessica, my incredibly wise & older sister told me when in times where you need to remember God's promises for you. Go to Hobby Lobby, buy craft paper, take markers and right down God's word, tape the Bible verse to your walls as banners of love & hope in your home. 

So this is what I did!

Psalm 36:5-8
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! 
Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. 
They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house,
And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures. 
 For with You is the fountain of life;
In Your light we see light.

Psalm 18:1-3
I will love You, O Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer
My God, my strength, in whom I will trust
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised


Proverbs 3: 4-6
Let not mercy and truth forsake you
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart, 
 And so find favor and high esteem
In the sight of God and man.

 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding  

In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.

yes and amen!



alison

TEXAS

So in case you didn't know already Luke landed a great job in Houston, TX working for Unilever. Yes!...we moved to Texas. my mom was right...everything is big in Texas!

and we have had a lot of big BIG life changes as we both graduated from college, got married, moved away from home, and started working.  Man- has it been great and Jesus has been so gracious to us!

Here are some of our favorite things about Houston so far:
1. The Woodlands
2. Pappasito's Cantina (best Mexican food ever)
3. Our neighbors Chris and Danielle
4. H.E.B. Grocery Store (it stands for "Here Everything's Better") No lie, it's amazing & cheap :)
5. our sweet home :)
6. Market Street
7. WoodsEdge Community Church
8. the friendly dog park's
9. and our newly forming small group at WE!

I thought I would leave y'all with one of my favorite portions of scripture. This is a Psalm of David.

PSALM 21


The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord;
And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! 

 You have given him his heart’s desire,
And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

For You meet him with the blessings of goodness;
You set a crown of pure gold upon his head. 

He asked life from You, and You gave it to him—
Length of days forever and ever. 

His glory is great in Your salvation;
Honor and majesty You have placed upon him. 

For You have made him most blessed forever;
You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence. 

For the king trusts in the Lord,
And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.

love.

HELLO MARRIAGE.

Today marks 4 months of marriage for Luke and I. Can you believe it?  Just in case you missed pictures from our wedding...here are a few. The day was perfect. I want to relive it over and over. Thank you to all of our friends and family for all of your love, support, encouragement, and hard work! Luke and I have SO much to be thankful for.

precious flower girls

wedding favors. yes, they are succulents. great idea, huh?

Mi padre. He spoke life and love to me the whole way down aisle. It's what he does best :]

our huge wedding party. so blessed.

leaving! next destination. MEXICO

AND here we are loving married life in mexico!

well that's all for now folks. love

Goodness

Here she is!!! My sweet first niece. I can hardly believe it has been a month and 5 days since she was born. My sister is an incredible mom and  I am so proud of her determination and love she gives as a mom and a sister. Look at her Ministry Mommy blog.

                                      My Mom, Liberty, and my sister Jessica. Too cute, huh?

recently, I have been:
-freelancing
-honeymoon searching
-craving Pioneer Woman's Pico de Gallo and Guacamole Dip
-sheddin' for the weddin'
-listening to David Pawson sermons...my favorite
-reading the Mystery of Marriage by Mike Mason
-tornado chasing... or dodging
-Luke and I had our engagement pictures taken...(coming soon :)
-a canceled trip to IHOP-KC...bummer
-fishing for some bass
and catching up with some dear college friends...time is a tickin' we have 3 months and 25 days to go :)
WOOHOO

Liberty Esther

Yes, this is the name of my sweet new baby niece. She was born today, on Resurrection Sunday at 3:31 AM. My whole family was so blessed by her arrival and God could have not picked a better day for our sweet Liberty to be born. My sister Jessica was so overjoyed! Here is what she said,
" My daughter, Liberty, was born this morning. Her name means freedom. And the Lord saw it fit that she be born on Reserrection day. Truly the day of our greatest freedom through Christ. What a precious gift and reminder. To Him be all the Glory!" 

Amen Sis!

Photos coming soon! Love.

8MM

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