the summer

When this week is done, the hectic will begin to slow and we will settle in to the slower rhythm of summer. At least, that is what I tell myself. The busy season of youth ministry is really just beginning. But summer is a sweet time of it with the seniors still around...

lampapalooza

Lamps. Our warm-lighted, mood-setting, friends. Lamps are kind of like shoes: I have way too many and not nearly enough. I hesitate to participate in this lamp showing party because I feel like y’all have already seen every nook and cranny possible in this...

tuesday

In the midst of recitals, graduations and other end-of-the-year events, our little family took a short break to the mountains this weekend. I took lots of pictures, as you can imagine. But this one stood out the most. Because this is what moms do on family vacations....

i heart silhouettes

The photo contest this week at i heart faces is of silhouettes, a word I have to look up every single time I type it. Also? I would love to be able to have that little heart in my post. But it turns into a question mark when I publish. I do not question faces. I heart...

you exist. make it count.

Ever since I read Amber’s post on being a person @ The Run-A-Muck, I haven’t stopped thinking about it. She speaks of home and God’s art and eating a chicken nugget. And somehow it all fits together. Because that is her gift. That is part of her...