a blogging break | update

well, if you haven't noticed I haven't been on here very much. life has been so busy and I am lacking inspiration. so, i've decided I'm going to take a blogging break. I am going to be leaving for a couple of weeks. I will probably pop in here and there, and give you a couple update posts.
Also my first blog-anniversary is on August 1!

and I've been planning a relaunch...

after I get back from my break, there will be a new design, a new name, and a fresh beginning. 

so, with that said.... I need about 7 guest posters.. 

so if anyone would like to guest post shoot me an email and also tell me what day you would prefer to guest post on!

those afternoon naps...

the sun filtered through the slits from the window shade and landed on his pillow. 

the only sound is his rhythmic breathing. 

his eyelashes flutter as he stirs slightly. 

watching kids nap is the best. 

p.s. I guest posted over at Ryan's lovely blog today ::here:: 

Jesus, I come..

"Out of my bondage, sorrow, and night,

Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;

Into Thy freedom, gladness, and light,

Jesus, I come to Thee;

Out of my sickness, into Thy health,

Out of my want and into Thy wealth,

Out of my sin and into Thyself,

Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of my shameful failure and loss,

Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;

Into the glorious gain of Thy cross,

Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of earth’s sorrows into Thy balm,

Out of life’s storms and into Thy calm,

Out of distress to jubilant psalm,

Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of unrest and arrogant pride,

Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;

Into Thy blessèd will to abide,

Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of myself to dwell in Thy love,

Out of despair into raptures above,

Upward for aye on wings like a dove,

Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of the fear and dread of the tomb,

Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;

Into the joy and light of Thy throne,

Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of the depths of ruin untold,

Into the peace of Thy sheltering fold,

Ever Thy glorious face to behold,

Jesus, I come to Thee."

this is my favorite hymn. I have been listening to it over and over. 

there is something about being able to come freely to the Throne of Grace, out of anything we were in. 

and the pictures are just a collection of the last couple of weeks. I keep trying freelensing, one of these days I'll get the hang of it. :P 

do you have a favorite hymn or song?

p.s. an amazing giveaway is going over on Abigail's blog for a Kinfolk. gah and an equally amazing giveaway on Grace's blog for $50 shabby apple gift card!

a night fishing [wordless post]

book-page pinwheels :: diy

Needed: 

about 5 book pages [sheets of music are also a good idea]

a small piece of cardboard

a hot glue gun

1. Begin folding the pages fan style

2. Punch a small hole in the top of the piece of cardboard, that way you will be able to hook your pinwheel on a nail or tack to hang it up.

3. Take one of the folded pages and place it in the middle of the piece of cardboard. Glue it there. 

Continue gluing the the folded page ends in a circle. *disclaimer: watch your fingers okay.*

4. Once you have the entire circle glued on the cardboard, cut out a circle from an extra page and glue it on the center to cover up the gap. add any little decorations.

[i.e. little gems, glitter, faux fur, a photo, or even a short quote.]

[I took my scraps and bunched them together to make a rosette style center]

Have Fun!

p.s. I guest posted over ::HERE:: on the 5th

thrifting finds | favorites

thrift stores are some of my favorite things in the entire world. 

gahh I love them, because you never know what you will find.

these are just some of my favorite thrift store findings::

a vintage camera // honestly, I would read on other blogs how they found these cameras at thrift stores and I thought I would never find one. Well, I was shopping with my best friend and right there it was for $1 //

The Wind in the Willows // a vintage hardcover with full page color pictures, the end //

The Complete Book of Etiquette //  2 in. thick (I just measured) etiquette book. honestly it has everything down to what to say at a funeral // 

 Sense and Sensibility // the screen play

My Fair Lady // the play

Anne of Green Gables series // all of my except the last one

well, those are my favorite thrifting finds, what are yours?

awkward and awesome // no. 4 //

[[a collaboration]]

awkward:

- missing a step when you are running down the stairs. crash boom.

- being stared by a person. and every time you look over you make that awkward eye contact

- walking and texting at the same time and literally walk smack-dab into a tree branch

-having a little packet sample of what I thought was lotion.. so I proceed to lather it on my face and happen to read "Controls up to 100% frizz for 24hr shine". Let's just say it wasn't made for my face. fail

- coming home to a letter that says you are missing 27 hr and 45 mins of PE. all because of a mistake you made on a form. honestly.
-when people pronounce Colorado wrong and say Colorada. honestly peoples.. its 'O'
- that moment when someone uses the incorrect grammar of me and I and you have to urge yourself not to correct them.
- trying to sneeze quietly. fail. the end
- the fact that I just discovered I named my last awkward/awesome post no. 2 it is no. 3
- writing awkard/awesome posts in my head, but forgetting everything once I get to the computer
- walking right smack-dab in the middle of a huge spider web.. yuck.
- acting silly- frantically shaking hands in the air and shrieking "omg omg"
- finals. I was doing my final in Bible and the question was "Who was Ester's husband" and I was like "What husband? She had a husband!?!" and then I realized..... err yes, she was married.
- the fact that I edited this just to put a picture in... honestly,

awesome

- home sweet home! :)

- organizing my pictures, they were such a mess

- Antonio, Hector, and Estebon : honestly, they are little sunshine pockets

- the last His Little Feet concert for this batch of choir kids was last week. It was beautiful and in a way bittersweet.... I'm going to miss those kiddos
- and the fact that all 14 of the His Little Feet kids got baptized the day of the last concert!

- just the fact of how different the East is from the West.. honestly,  it's like night and day.

- the girl party I had with my cousin and her best friend... we watched movies till past midnight, drank root beer, slept out on the trampoline... it was a party!
- finding some amazing hairstyles on youtube!
- wearing head scarves.. oh yes, yes, yes.
- the 4th of July picnic... volleyball, friends, waterfights, dr.pepper, yeah.. that kind of stuff
- talking about awkward moments with besties!

amish country

on our trip we visited friends in Amish Country. and I got to pretend to be a tourist take pictures. :) 

most of them were taken through windows or as we were driving, and these were some of the best. 

and just sayin' they [the amish] make the best strawberry pie and homemade ice cream I've ever tasted. 

the end. 

p.s. giveaway here!