spiral.

Oh, slinky's. You can't go wrong. I'm sure I'm not the only one who had hours of fun rolling these things down the stairs! OK, maybe just minutes of fun. But still.

Anyways, I am SO EXCITED to have some time off of work. And to go to a wedding. And do fun things, like laundry. (kidding, that probably won't get done). Right now, life is good. Always, God is good. Hope you all are well! :)

food fun.

This is a mom-daughter collaboration. Haha. Hope it brings a smile to your day :)

and it was all yellow.

"I drew a line,
I drew a line for you,
Oh what a thing to do,
And it was all yellow.

Your skin,
Oh yeah your skin and bones,
Turn into something beautiful,
And you know,
For you I'd bleed myself dry,
For you I'd bleed myself dry."

-Coldplay; "Yellow"

Park today with Audrey :) After I found my yellow shots, we got to take a few shots of our own by a blossoming tree...

mustache?

haha...love this :)

And that, my friends, is that. Have an excellent day :)

New Challenge

Alright. I found a new photo challenge. Each week, for a month, I will choose a color. For that week I will take as many pictures as I can with that color as the main focus. I got the idea from this website:

http://photochallenge2.wordpress.com/

and the writer was inspired by the video on this website: http://www.snapseed.com/

which, after I watched it, inspired me as well!

Now, the specific challenge on that blog is to choose one color per month and do it for a year, but I'm doing a modification to see how it works out :)

My color this week: yellow. I will post pictures as I take them, and some weeks may have more pictures than others. At the end of each week, I'll compile the pictures together into a collage.

I promise I'll stick with this challenge. Let the games begin!

the right foot.

This is an amazing song. And it is a part of our intro video at church that someone really talented made. I thought it might brighten your day as it brightened mine :)

nameless.

Fear blankets desire
mutes and suffocates,
twists and dissipates.
A longing long forgotten,
perhaps never known.





Frostbitten darkness
Breath escapes in gasps, for heat, for life;
Cling tightly to yourself.
Sky turns from black to gray,
whispers of brilliance emerge
As the sun brings forth
eternal morning.

Redemption.

I woke up this morning unsettled and discouraged. I had a good quiet time, and just prayed that God would somehow just give me joy for the work day ahead. I came across a quote in the book "Practicing the Presence of People" by Mike Mason, and it sparked an idea. I will write something encouraging on a note. So I did...I wrote a couple bible verses. But then I wanted to write it where I could constantly see it...so I wrote something on my wrist. "Overwhelming flood of love and grace ALWAYS." I chose this because I LOVE the image of being flooded with love and grace. Not just spritzed, not just drizzled, but flooded. I always receive this from God, so why shouldn't I let that overflow to others? In a retail setting, I need this reminder ALL the time. And I think I'm going to write notes on my wrist more often! With the combination of a double-shot iced coffee, the surprise of Audrey working, and nice customers, my day was redeemed a thousand times over. God took my expectations of a crappy day and obliterated them...and I am so thankful. :)