Oh, you know. Just living the adventurous life, one day at a time. The Lord is faithful and so very good to me. He has brought some of the coolest adventures and fun happenings over the past several weeks!

I finally, *finally* camped outside on our own property. Jacob and I put some sleeping bags on the lounge chairs on our back porch, and stayed out this past Saturday evening. I learned pretty quickly that the sleeping bag I was using wasn’t really rated for cooler temps, so I’ll have to work on that soon. I’m glad for thick sweatshirts and warm socks! I’m planning on camping out much more often, especially now that I’ve done it once, and am planning to try hammock camping as soon as mine gets here. =]

Friday evening, I was blessed to get to go and help out at the wedding of a friend of mine. After the ceremony and reception, there was a dance, so it was such fun to do that again! It’s been months and months. Here’s a photo of the dancing that I stole off of another friend’s instagram…can you spot me? =]

Oh…my parents, two of my brothers and I also snuck off to go and see the new “Jurassic World” movie, which we thoroughly enjoyed.

Of course, if you know me, you know that my favorite part of the theater experience is getting a Vanilla Sprite or Vanilla root beer out of the Coca-Cola freestyle machine. Just keeping it real, folks.

We had bacon!

I guess that wasn’t really interesting. Oops.

I’ve been continuing to squeeze in practice on some of my instruments around preparations being made for our open house. I love to catch little glimpses of the practice time through the lens of my camera. Here are a few from the past week or so:

And of course, I couldn’t close this post without saying just how excited I am that autumn is here. It’s really here, y’all.

It’s time for warm soups.

It’s time for leaves to cover the back porch, no matter how many times we sweep it.

It’s time to feel the leaves crunching under your shoes while walking around the yard.

It’s time for the most spectacular sunrises and sunsets of the whole year.

Iffen I were to guess, I’d guess you’re going to be hearing a lot more about autumn over the coming weeks from me, my dear friends. Until later then, ok? =]

And so, the season is changing once more here at the Lambert Estate.

The trees are shedding their old leaves in preparation for the new life that will come in the spring.

It’s beautiful, really, to see in the trees a reflection of our own lives. When we come to know Christ, we shed our old, dead bodies and become new in Him. It’s wonderful and awe-inspiring to see a picture of that in the wondrous world He created. And it’s simply lovely.

The leaves swirl and twirl and gently cascade to the ground, giving a subtle “whoosh” as they settle in place before turning all crunchy and crackly.

It’s my favorite time of the year, and becomes even moreso my *absolute* favorite with each year that passes.

It’s a gentle reminder that the Lord holds all in His hand, and there’s not even one thing that happens outside of His will. He set all events up before they were yet to be had, and planned every fiber of our beings before we even were. It’s truly awe-inspiring.

I’ve been blessed so much over this past week. The Lord has shown His hand at work in my own life in ways that I would have never dreamed. I’m so thankful for a little glance at a new thread in the greater tapestry He’s weaving in my life, and in the lives of those around me. He is faithful to keep His promises.

I’m excited about this new season. I was sharing some details about a few upcoming projects with a couple of friends of mine, and the sheer joy I felt when I was sharing about one particular endeavor surprised even myself. God is so good, all the time. <3

I’d like to welcome all of you to my new blog, “The Dixie Songbird”. =] At some point, I’ll import the posts from my old blog, but for now, I’m starting fresh.

Sometimes, it’s nice to have a shiny and new start. The Lord has taken me on quite the journey over the past couple of years, and just as I have grown and changed, I have decided that it is time for a change here on the ole’ blog as well. =]

Welcome to each one of you! I’m so glad you’re here. If you’re a new reader, feel free to drop by my “about” page to learn a little more about me. I’ll be blogging about things the Lord has been teaching me lately, little snippets of different adventures and projects I’m working on, and snapshots and tidbits of life from my family.

Until we next meet again,

~Courtney