Hope, Prayer and Surrendering

HOPE  by definition means, a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.

 

HOPE lives in our mind and in our heart simultaneously. It sits there patiently being stirred up and kicked around occasionally or fervently depending on our wants and needs. It initiates PRAYER.

PRAYER by definition means, a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God.  

PRAYER is essential in developing and maintaining a deep and intimate relationship with God. It is not solely to be used as a pathway to request actions or give gratitude but also to communicate and be present with our Father who longs for us to spend time with Him. 
Spending time with God, really being present and allowing the Holy Spirit to draw us in and fill us up is where we will learn to SURRENDER.

SURRENDER by definition means, to abandon oneself entirely to a powerful emotion or influence. 

SURRENDER is how we honor God. We give it all to Him. No questions, no conditions just release and submission to Him for His will and His good. This is hard, really hard and requires one to abandon all control and give everything to God. He will take all that you give to Him and use it for only goodness. His holy goodness.  

As I sit on the shore and watch the ocean wash into the sand over and over and over never ceasing, it reminds me that God washes us and submerges us in His love over and over and over again. With each breath we take He pulls us into Him over and over and over never ceasing. How blessed are we to know He is waiting for us to surrender. We are His beloved, we belong to Him and nothing we can do will ever change that. 

May you never forget you are His.

Holli "Dodo"

Memories of Italy and a Surprise Proposal

This little baby girl pictured above is now a married baby girl!

Hunter is her sweet husband and together they are building the most lovely little life by the water in San Diego. They are so very blessed and enjoying each and every single sunrise and sunset in pure love and gratitude. It is love and just so wonderful to witness. 

It all started with a surprise proposal in Florence.

It was magical.

It was magical.

Did I say it was magical?

Well, it was that and a whole lot more. 

Just sayin.

Enjoy the memory book.

 

Liv and Lou - Curated for a cause.

 We have been a little busy as of late!

All GOOD, just busy.

Here is a little life update.

We have created an online store to support the many causes and foundations

that are near and dear to our hearts.

Introducing.......   LIV AND LOU

Curated for a cause. 

Intentional collections to reflect 

a season, a feeling, a moment. 

Sourced with purpose-designed to give back.

 Your purchase is helping amazing nonprofit, charitable foundations that LIV & LOU team members are directly involved with. These foundations are doing the hard work globally to help those most vulnerable. 

Our pricing is below most retail 

AND

WE GIVE BACK to the charity of the month!

So it is a win win my friends!

Please stop by and check us out!

New collections arrive weekly!

Liv and Lou

Rocky Mountain High - Aspen In The Summer

When we arrive at the tunnel we know we are about 1.5 hours away

from our destination. One of our favorite places on earth is Aspen in the summer.

As a family we gather and hike, bike and enjoy the beautiful flowers and the scenery.

Life is pretty simple in Aspen. There is plenty of time to just be present in nature and

take in all of God's handiwork. The lupine's pepper the John Denver Sanctuary Park

while the poppy's appear throughout the town in bold orange and red colors.

The streams and creeks are full from the snow melt and the bears

stroll the downtown aside brave locals.  It is a magical place

where we find solace and celebration. How blessed we are.