hope (Sept 21st)

"The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune's spite; revive from ashes and rise." -Miguel de Cervantes

tent portrait (Sept 20th)

laugh lines (Sept 19th)

beauty (Sept 18th)

little photographers (Sept 17th)

Andres (Sept 16th)

This boy lights up my life.

So amazing to see him again.

Andres in April...

Andres in September...

Cuties (Sept 15th)

in-tents (Sept 14th)

Tent camp on the way to Camp Hope.

En Route (Sept 13th)

En route to Fond Parisien, Haiti with my best friend of all time.

Steph and I met in day care, on the monkey bars to be specific.

So grateful to have her with me on the trip!

sunset (Sept 12th)

Last island sunset before heading off to Port Au Prince.

So beautiful.

I so love my ferry boat rides.

groomsmen (Sept 11th)

Unleashed (Sept 10th)

Joy (Sept 9th)

"Do not look for rest in any pleasure, because you were not created for pleasure, you were created for joy. And if you don't know the difference between pleasure and joy you have not yet begun to live."
-Thomas Merton

Table settings (Sept 8th)

Doesn't this just make you want to eat, drink, and be merry or watch your friend marry or get married?

Pinwheels and Paper Cranes (Sept 7th)

green (Sept 6th)

Aspens (Sept 5th)

These could be my favorite trees.

Miss Houy becomes Mrs. Wright (Sept 4th)

Sara looked absolutely stunning on her wedding day.

I'm so glad I could make it to Colorado for her wedding.

How He Loves

My friend, Stephanie played this song for me last week while we were talking over coffee and breakfast. I thought the song was so beautiful and moving. I had forgotten about the song until it was sang at my friend Sara's wedding during communion. I can't get over how beautiful this song is and how it describes how powerfully, deeply and unconditionally God loves us.

"If grace is an ocean, we're all sinking."

flowers(Sept 3rd)

I'm a sucker for pretty flowers.

hi pig (Sept 2nd)

dinner party (Sept 1st)

This makes me want to have a dinner party with good friends and good wine, yes? yes.

Rainy Day Reading (Aug 31st)

I picked up this treasure of a book last night at Palace of Industry, the fantastic new cafe/vintage shop that just opened up down the street. My roommate, Karyn texted me yesterday telling me how awesome this place was and that I had to go and so I did and I absolutely loved it. I'll let Karyn tell you about it though, she wrote all about it and her writing is just lovely.

Ice Cream Happiness (Aug 30th)

I was at the grocery store last night, craving some ice cream. I was looking at the fancy pints of ice-cream when out of the corner of my eye I spotted the Tillamook ice-cream, on sale, for $2.99, that's cheaper than a fancy pint and like four times the amount. Score.

I took it home and opened it to find those two oval sunglasses imprinted on the ice-cream, and so with the swift swoop of my spoon, created a smiley face.

Happy Ice-Cream.