What I'm Loving Wednesday #3

"So take too many pictures, laugh too much, forgive freely, and love like you've never been hurt. Life comes with no guarantees, no time outs, no second chances."

Hello hello! It's Wednesday, and I'm loving lots of things! To check out what other people are loving, click here!

1. I'm loving the amazing pictures I took while I was at the ranch this weekend. You saw a couple in my photo challenge blog from Sunday and you'll see a bunch more this week for Family Farm Friday (and in subsequent weeks' photo challenges). For now, here is a little sneak peak....


I am entering the photo above in the Live Every Moment challenge! Be sure to go over and check out the other amazing entries!

2. I'm loving that March Madness starts today. I realize I have not talked much about college basketball on my blog this year....it's not that I'm not a fan.....but more of a direct correlation to the way OSU played. Yea....don't get me started. Anyway, I love college hoops and especially love March Madness! When I was at OSU we went to the Final Four and the Sweet 16 the next year. Talk about exciting! If you want to re-live the glory days, click here.
Anyway, I plan to be watching as many games as I can on CBS online in my office. I did this last year and was really worried that I might get caught and get fired. That was until I heard the partner whose office is next to mine screaming at the end of a game. Phew! I screamed right along with him. Yet another reason my job is awesome!

3. I'm loving a couple of blogs that I read about Lent. You got some very general info on my blog about Lent, but if you're interested in others, I found a couple of great ones. First, the Word on Fire blog had two really great posts. First, Father Steve wrote a great blog about Lent and what the ashes symbolize. Second, Father Barron posted a video about Lent. (The Word on Fire blog is great by the way....and sometimes you can catch ND Friend as the writer! Trust me, she's amazing!) And then this blog discusses the meaning behind the phrase that often hear on Ash Wednesday.

4. I'm loving Kristin Armstrong. I just think she's awesome. I read her first book Work in Progress and recently ordered her brand new book Mile Markers. I read her blog each week and I absolutely loved this blog called Double Windsor. The idea is that we all have a windsor knot inside of us--meaning that we can do things that we had no idea we could do. To check out the other books I've been reading lately, click here! (And if you're on Good Reads, add me as a friend because I'd love to see what you've been reading!)

5. I'm loving This song by Laura Story called Blessings. I've had this baby on repeat since I heard it on the radio! Favorite verse: "And what if trials of this life, the rain, the storms, the hardest nights, are your mercies in disguise."

6. I'm loving Cherry Almond Granola from Whole Foods. Oh.My.Gosh. This stuff is SO good! If I wasn't making myself watch my calorie intake, I would have eaten the whole container in about 5 minutes. Seriously amazing.

7. I'm loving the little Bachelor Finale dinner party I had over at one of Brett-Brett and his girlfriend, Miss Texas', house. She made amazing Texas Chili and guacamole....SO good! Then we proceeded to watch the show, during which Miss Texas and I would talk and Brett-Brett would constantly shush us. That's right...the boy was shushing the girls during the Bachelor. However, it was fine for him to repeatedly say that in a surprise twist a midget was coming in on a helicopter and Brad would marry her instead and that Brad's mom would be the newest Bachlorette. And when I say repeatedly, I mean OVER AND OVER AND OVER! I do love that crazy guy!