PROJECT 365 LIFE: week 19

--- WEEK NINETEEN ---

140. i'm sure my neighbor's think i'm insane... there's nothing like leaning over the fence to take pictures of their shrubbery. #ohlawd

141. summer slaw

143. seeing these precious kiddos was only one of the good things that happened today.

144. another bokeh photo. whoops. #sorrynotsorry

145. my herbs are finally popping out of the ground. it makes me happy to watch growth happen.

i'm weekssss behind in posting these... but i have been doing a pretty steady job of taking a photo every day, so that's what counts right?!

(i can also mention that i finished finals up last week and now i'm officially a senior. #whattheheck) 

xx. -marcia

PROJECT 365 LIFE: week 18

--- WEEK EIGHTEEN ---

131. he found a salamander in the window well. i'm positive the salamander is smiling for the picture as well.

134. there are days when your handwriting literally looks like a three year old's and it's 10pm and you realized you didn't take a picture for the day and this joke was running around in my head (basically, i laughed at it all day long) and i didn't even write it correctly.

135. i'm pretty sure if i could actually smell through my nose, my room would smell like some all natural hippy's habitat.

136. have i ever mentioned how much i love bokeh and light flares? oh yeah maybe once or twice.

137. rainy days + chai tea in my favorite mug, yes please.

138. i like big picture books. a lot.

139. i'm kinda ashamed because of the quality of this picture. #youknowthosedays

xx. -marcia

roasted asparagus (with bacon) | a recipe

i just felt like i needed to include that (with bacon) up there, because duh. it's bacon.

asparagus has never really been my favorite food. i can tolerate it, but only to an extent. this recipe changed that up a bit, i mean who can resist cheese + bacon on anything??

and the best part, it literally takes minutes to prepare. 

ROASTED ASPARAGUS
1 bunch asparagus
2 garlic cloves, sliced thinly
a few slices of bacon, cut into smaller strips (you can also use turkey bacon, like i did)
a drizzle of olive oil
shredded mozzarella or parmesan cheese (i used a bit of each)
salt + pepper

directions:
spread your asparagus stalks out on a baking tray. grab a few stalks and wrap that bacon around 'em. (i didn't nearly wrap everyone because that was way to much effort, but i tried to make sure i had some bacon somewhere in there every few stalks, just to make sure the flavor spread.)
throw on your garlic and drizzle a little olive oil over it.
shake on some parmesan and pop it in the oven at *475 for 8-10 minutes.

(i added a little more mozzarella and then popped it back in the oven until it melted.)

eat. (yes, that's a command.)

xx. marcia.

a video for your monday.

"and those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you." 

- psalm 9:10 -

i've been (almost impatiently) waiting ever since early spring for this to come out so i could share it with you guys. it was such a blessing to be able to be a small part of this project and have the voices of the body and people i dearly love echoing the names of Jesus. 

if you take the time to just stop and watch this, i promise you, it's worth every second.

these are the names of God, from Genesis to Revelation. this is the God same God who created my heartbeat and breathed out the stars with the same breath. He is majesty! 

xx. marcia

PROJECT 365 LIFE: week 17

 WEEK FOURTEEN  

127. happy monday!

128. still my all time favorite meal. 

 128. happy things include: feathers, old photographs, paint chips, and a letter from my dearest friend. 

129. never deny chocolate cupcakes. 

130. sunshine after rain >>

 131. we won't even talk about the goof that happened on this night.

 132. or this one. #wemayormaynotberelated