October 2010
1 post
Hip, hip, Hooray!! →
It’s official!
Today we met with Love Fox Vintage to sell to their store. It’s all happening and it’s wonderful!
September 2010
1 post
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Since I’m no longer in England I thought perhaps it might be wise to start a new blog. You are welcome to embark on this new journey as well by following me at helloandhooray.tumblr.com.
See you later alligators.
August 2010
21 posts
from scratch.
Beginnings are overwhelming. It’s a combination of excitement, thrill, adventure, wonder, as well as fear, worry, and unknown. I haven’t decided if I love or hate starting over.
It’s crazy to think that in a couple of days August will fade away and September will take center stage. This month has been a blur of goodbyes and hellos. It has been overwhelming. Yet, again God is...
rest
less.
craft hour.
It’s the best hour.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in...
-Philippians 4:6-7
word.
sad story.
growing up.
Applications and interviews, hooray.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Our God is good in every season.
I’ll be honest, I am scared of this season. Everything is new, everything is unfamiliar, everything is out of my control. However, I can see that God is knitting it all together perfectly.
Lord, please grant me strength and courage.
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"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty...
- 1 Peter 5:6-7
Reason #97 why I love my family.
Who wouldn’t want to spend the day baking and decorating 70 cupcakes just for fun?
I may wander but I am certainly not lost.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
As of 4:15 yesterday the apartment is ours!
tomorrow.
It all begins tomorrow.
Please continue to pray.
one day at a time.
One foot in front of the other.
Even in the times of waiting God’s faithfulness abounds.
Dear God,
Your will, not mine, be done. Really.
The beginning.
As you can gather from previous posts, I am no longer in England. When I left for Exmouth last August I had no idea how long I would be there. I was completely prepared to stay as long as I felt called there whether that was 2 or 20 years. To my surprise God’s plan for me in Exmouth was just for a year. A life changing year, a year of amazing growth, a year of unbelievable change. I...
new home...soon
July 2010
8 posts
I'm coming home!
Of course I’m going to Ireland, Chicago, and Nebraska first…
Goodbye England, you’ve been good to me.
Hello new chapter of my life, I’m sure we’ll become good friends in no time.
Here is a treat for you. Sarah and I decided to...
woah.
I have forced myself to take a break from the packing and panicing to say a bit about this past week. For those of you who haven’t heard summer camp went REALLY well. We had 42 young people, 12 adults, 4 different pro-school programs, 1 trip to the emergency room, as well as a stomach flu. In spite of all it all it was amazing. God was so evidently in it. In fact we were able to pray with...
Oh my.
Well, the end here is near. It doesn’t actually feel like it’s over yet. Possibly because it’s not. We’re running camp all next week, so I have been too distracted to realize anything else. Avoiding emotions at the moment has been a blessing. I don’t know if I have enough energy to balance preparation for camp, packing, finishing course work, and saying goodbye. So,...
Catch up.
Tom, Sarah, and I spent the weekend after conference in Dublin, Ireland. It was wonderful. Here are a couple photo highlights.
We rented bikes and cycled 12 miles to the beach. It was beautiful.
more.
This year God has taught me so much. My eyes have been opened. I desire more. More Christ, more love, more grace, more. I wish I could find the words to describe this feeling, the closest word I can think of is clarity in a complex way.
Recently at cluster we watched a documentary on Jackie Pullinger. Her story is incredibly inspirational and challenging. For those of you who, like myself,...
happy.
Happy 4th of July!
I am so blessed. A bunch of my friends threw me a surprise fourth of July bbq, complete with red, white, and blue bunting and an american flag. I am so thankful to be surrounded by such caring people. I am really going to miss it here.
“The best thing about the future is that it comes...
– Abraham Lincoln
June 2010
10 posts
indescribable.
Words can not even begin to descibe how wonderful the Lord is. God was so clearly present today. In the business, in the chatter, in the mess; God was there. Thank you Lord for the still quiet voice and small loving gestures.
Time flies...
As I was flying back from Ireland today I realized that in exactly a month from today I will be boarding a plane once again. This time I will be headed back to the US. My mind can not even begin to fathom that. This is the last month before my life changes completely(yet again). In a month this chapter will be finished. Woah.
outnumbered.
That man surrounded by all the crazy women is my dad. I have been so blessed to have such a wonderful father. He has shown me what a true man of God looks like. I hope that one day I might so lucky as to marry a man who loves God as well as his family as much as my dad does. I love you dad, happy father’s day!
Bits and pieces.
Lately my thoughts have been coherently confusing chaos. My mind has been a menagerie of musings (and alliterations).
Here is a list of random ramblings, and I mean random:
- The older I get and the more I learn the more I see that I have much to learn.
- I can’t believe that in a couple of months I will be 21. (side note: I really want to go to Disneyland for my birthday.)
- It is...
sisters.
I miss these girls. Aren’t they perdy?
(Joelle and Bethany I love and miss you too)
my prayer.
Heavenly Father, you always amaze me Let your kingdom come in my world and in my life Give me the food I need to live through today And forgive me as I forgive the people that wrong me Lead me far from temptation Deliver me from the evil one I look out the window the birds are composing Not a note is out of tune or out of place I walk to the meadow and stare at the flowers Better dressed...
wise words.
“Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us does not.”
&
“God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.”
-C.S. Lewis
honestly.
You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.
Lately my heart has been overwhelmed with how much I miss friends, family, and the familiar. One thing I have learned this year is that you truly don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. Whether that’s a loved one or a place when you realize what you have left your heart will hurt. This aching,...
mums the word.
I love music that is deeper than a catchy melody. That is why Mumford & Sons have been on repeat. The lyrics not only penitrate they resonate in my heart and in my head. I am really sad that their UK shows have been sold out. If you have the chance to see them play please go. Do it for me. Let me live vicariously through you.
It’s June already. When did that happen? Time is moving very quickly these days.
May 2010
11 posts
great rejoicing.
Obama Said Yes! from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.
Here comes the sun little darlin'
After months of waiting through the wind and rain summer is finally here. The sun is shining, the flowers are sprinkled about the town, the birds are singing. It’s beautiful. I have never been more thankful for good weather. Absence has definitely made this heart grow fonder of summer and sunshine.
Lately everything in my life has been a reminder of God’s faithfulness. The weather is...
How amazing is that?
freedom
“Love that will not betray you, dismay or enslave you. It will set you free. Be more like the man you were made to be. There is a design, An alignment to cry. At my heart you see, The beauty of love as it was made to be.”
-Mumford & Sons
I can’t hear this song and not think about our freedom in Christ.
“Its not hard to grow when you know that you just don’t know.”
word.
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark,...
rejoice.
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” -Philippians 4:4-7, Good old...
“Well I’m stepping out, I can’t see and there is no sound. Seeming void becomes the solid ground, the sight I lost becomes the faith I found.”
I’m letting go. God, I want to walk by faith not by sight.
More than a mother.
This woman is more than just my mother. She is my encourager, my comforter, my support, my example of a Godly woman, my wise counselor, and one of my best friends.
Happy Mother’s day Mom. Thank you for always pointing me back to truth. I love you.