Hallbeck Happenings

Welcoming Hank into the Family

Hi nice to meet you!

Parkour

Play time

Home from work! belly rub

Playing in the yard

Sister in our NC Town

Picture Post

"Friendly City by the Sea"

Fun Pub <3 yummy food and icecream

Thank the Lord for some sunny beach days!

soaking in the sun!

love living by the beach!

21st birthday girl!

Out to dinner with the silly hallbecks

gift from the sis and bro inlaw

So fun having you visit sister! Come again any time!  :)  

Hello lovely blog readers,

I am happy to say sister Hannah has arrived in North Carolina.  Last night I got to go get her from the airport! We are going to enjoy her spring break and birthday, and I'm very excited.  Dan has been gone for a few weeks so it is even MORE fun to have someone visiting and in my house!  Dan will be home mid week and get to see Hannah too and celebrate her birthday so its going to work out great! 

Below I posted my 2 completed projects from my new embroidery adventure.  I am excited to start my next project.  It is fun to just to a doodle that seems simple but becomes transformed with colors, different stitched and technique.  I am on a spring vibe right now.

Springing Floral

Honey Bunny

This past Thursday was a wonderful video lesson from Beth Moore at bible study.  I would like to write out what I am learning but need to go back and soak up the info. I think between something my pastor said a few weeks ago and this study I am learning something new.  But I do want to post a quote from Beth Moore from one of the days devos.
The following quote is about James 1:27 to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
 
"James wrote for people serving activly, openly, and humbly right in its thick, pungent pollution. So, how on earth do we serve in it without smelling like it? With serious discipline and determination, that's how. With courage and deep conviction. With a large daily dose of the Holy Ghost, as my girlfriend says. You dont live this kind of life accidentally. You make up your mind who you want to be and daily die to the rest. You surrender yourself to living in the tension where you'll always be stretched and often be broken. Religion pure and undefild is grit without the grime. You accept that far easier ways exist, but you were born for nothing less."  From Beth Moore, James Mercy Triumphs Bible Study pg. 86

I challenge you to pick that powerful quote apart! I hope it encourages you in big ways like it has me.

from my livingroom to yours,
erika hallbeck

Hallbeck Happenings

Hello beautiful bloggy readers,

Welcome to Friday night! I'm at home relaxing, putting on Pandora oldies mix and working on my new crafty craze of embroidery :)  When I was little my grandma would teach my sister and I how to do different embroidery stitches and we would work on little projects at her house like dish towels.  It is a great memory and I have been looking for a mindless but fun activity I can do when Dans way.  I ran across a really fun blog via Pinterest last week, perfect timing! It is called  Wild Olive.  So I was inspired and have now started getting back to my childhood roots :)   I will show you my two projects I have done and my first attempt to remember stitches.  So look back for that next!

Ok so the Hallbeck Happenings up date:

I found the rug I have been looking for! it is as big as I wanted, it is the weight I wanted and had a great price tag at Marshals! I was too pumped when I found it, just ask the hubby.

perfect colors for our kitchen

keeps our feet warm as we wash all our dishes by hand and wait for coffee to be made :)

The NC Hallbecks own a dresser! What a big step. And many hours of putting it together, but thank you Target for having something a little less bulky so it would do the job and fit in our room :)

James 1: 16 &17 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. ¹⁷ Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

Don't be deceived tonight.  If there is a good gift, you know where it comes from!  Don't give that credit to chance or circumstance or any other thing. But give thanks to the Father of the heavenly lights! My favorite part of these verses, "Who does not change like shifting shadows"  THANK YOU JESUS.  He is going to be the same no mater what comes or what goes.  No matter what kind of day I have. He is not a shifting shadow by my ever present Father. 
Make a little list of good gifts.

My little list today:
my grandma and her teaching me little things that i still remember
my fun childhood memories
new crafts embroidery
text messages from Dan <3 

From my living room to yours,
Erika Hallbeck

When You Least Expect it

Hello lovely blog readers,

I am typing with one hand while I prop a hot wash cloth to my cheek with the other!  My wise teeth were removed on Monday.  While I still have some annoying discomfort I'm much better now than the past few days.  Now I have taken a picture of my current state for you all!

Yep here I am, typing away to you all! Hot cloth in a plastic bag, helping this swelling go down :)

So I have a few things I want to blog about, but today came something that wasn't on my list.  A while back Dan and I were at a store on base, it is kinda like a mini department store.  I saw these really cute bags.  Out of our budget and not something I needed, but boy did I think they were great!  I went home and looked them up online,  and do what most do when they find something they need to save for, put it on Pinterest ! So I pinned a few of my favs and let the bag go.  Little did I know there was a surprise in store! 

So today, weeks later one of my old neighbors from MN sent me a package in the mail.  I have not spoken or seen her for many years.  But God used pinterest and her sweet kind thoughtful heart to really bring a smile to my face. She saw my pin and Hadaki is a brand she represents so she sent me a bag! I least expected it today. But God knew it was coming.  Some may see this story as small and not a big deal but it hit my heart today.  It reminded me that God notices the little, he loves to give good gifts, in this case even handbags.  

 This good gift would have never made it if it were not for a heart that said yes to him! Kim, if you read this: THANK YOU again and again! What an unexpected nock at my door and bag in the box :) And what a fun idea to send someone something they have pinned on pinterest out of the blue!

This is one of the color combos that I had pinned!

Cant wait to fill it up!

Thank you Jesus, and thank you Kim.

Hope you all have some fun planned up for this weekend.  Dan leaves for a few weeks of training this coming Monday so I know we are going to be soaking up good time with eachother this weekend! Blessings.

From my livingroom to yours,
Erika Hallbeck

Dream a Little Dream with Jesus

Hello to you lovely blog readers. I hope this post finds you all well on your way to the weekend!

Whats been going on this week:

random pic of the hub bub, :) he got to be home every night this week!

Cutie birds for Vday from the mumzy

love love and hearts and pink and red combos and the fun that is v day!

made some strawbaby cupcakes

yum! and pink

and on to season II (thanks mom for sending it to us!)

We have made it to Friday! Today I have found myself doing a little day dreaming. Do you ever dream a little dream with Jesus?  A plan for the future, what you will do when you get older, what it will be like being a parent a grandparent, to visit a new country, to work in a specific job. Let Jesus in on your dreaming today, he has big plans and when we follow the King, when we surrender and trust in him with our lives and dreams, we are in the family, we are children of the King, no telling what dreams are coming true, what surprises are in store for you, what blessing is coming next.  Today lets dream a little dream with Jesus.

much love,

-erika hallbeck

Hallbeck Happenings

Hello blog readers, Happy Monday to you all.  Quick updates for you! This week I start working for PPM again. This time part time, short term job from my home in North Carolina showed up last week. This was a great blessing, a fast answer to prayer, that Dan and I didn't see coming.  So thank you Jesus, for hearing and answering quickly.

Next on the Hallbeck news, we are LOVING our church FBC Jacksonville! They just started a women's Bible study that I am going to.  Last week I got to meet some women! It is weird living some where for weeks and only knowing one person, Dan.  Now we are meeting people.  It is nice to walk into a room and be able to say hi to some one you "know."  I am excited for this study of James.  And for Dan and I to continue to grown at our church and our small group. 

 Dan and I have very much enjoyed season one of Modern Family as well.  It has been our little date night flick.  Very funny. Many a laugh from our house!

After Dan being gone 3 days last week, our dinner plan, Pizza.  nice to know that we can get delivery to our house, even in a small town.

Hope you all have a wonderful Monday, here is too another week.

Take a listen, its my song on repeat this morning! My prayer this morning:

"My cup it overflows, your goodness chases after me. Your mercy and your grace will be my dwelling place"