Life has been crazy as of late. I had the absolute best weekend with friends hanging out till midnight and reading a good book and the best lunch for a long time.
friends are such an encouragement.

mary has been in and out of the hospital this week. she got sick and with her immune system down she has to go inot the hospital. they finally got all her blood cells - white and red - up to normal again. i hate seeing her like this its a true roller coaster but as harold said on the phone last night - God is still faithful.

i'm so thankful for the friends that have cared enough to pray for our family and for mary and have cared enough to make a simple phone call to say hello and let us know they love us. - that encouragement and friendships that much more of a blessing and makes me so greatful.

riley watched high school musical today and loved it. it was too cute. she's such a blessing and just darling. i enjoy her every minute of every day.

this past weekend we spent at my parents and we got back home today. and there is such a wonderful comfort that i never realized about this place how much of a relief it is to be here. some of the people in the town maybe a little weird but hey that keeps it interesting. this place is such a blessing and gift and i'm so thankful for it.

i'm trying to learn how to not stretch myself out- i tend to committ to things 100 % so other things suffer. i need to learn boundries and happy mediums i suppose.

i love how beatiful christ is and what he did . how we are to be slaves to him and not to sin anymore. i like that . i like that i can put on a new self. take off the old put on the new. i hate my fleshy self , my sinful self. i really love the - christ not i- .

So "my brother" got married and it was wonderful - it was the most beautiful wedding and the most fun. Now that i'm back i now have to undertake the task of going thru my 800 plus pictures and getting them ready for him. And i'm really looking forward to it. It's such an honor and blessing to be doing this for him. It's something that is going to last the two of them the rest of their lives and something they will always enjoy. I can't wait for them to see them.

So much is going on in our lives right now and we could really use your prayers.


Dave and i have been together for 4 years now and it's so weird to think that 4 years ago this time we were going to new orleans and hanging out , becoming bf/gf. He's such a blessing in my life and always a support. This weekend dave and i are going to take riley to her first movie in a movie theater. i'm pretty excitted.


Everyday i'm realizing how important friendship and fellowship are. And how my soul craves that and needs it.

I'm really loving all this summer rain.