grace{cody}

my beautiful friend grace got married this past saturday. now she has "two first names".
it was perfect. she was stunning. and i got to take pictures!

priceless.

you've been framed.

i love pictures. and frames. but i prefer to make my own frames as opposed to buying someone else’s.

this one is going on my desk at school && then on my desk someday when i have a job!

before::

mod podge = amaZING::

TA DA:

if you read the post previous to this... you may be thinking, "that doesn't look like a homemade dress". i'm holding off on the dress until i can find cheap fabric that i like!

greetings.

i've been feeling extra crafty lately. 

just itching for something to do [with my hands]. to create something [that has an ending].

project 1::

tomorrow [or as soon as possible] i'm going to start project 2:: sewing myself a new dress

can't wait.

you know you live in kansas when...

there’s a small tornado outside of your hometown & people are outside taking pictures of it.

and you are in another town 30 miles away when it happened and you didn’t even know it happened until the next day. 

new readings.

crazy love - by francis chan

God is love. Crazy, relentless, all-powerful love. Have you ever wondered if we’re missing it? It’s crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe—the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor—loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss. Whether you’ve verbalized it yet or not…we all know somethings wrong. Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from the status quo? Are you hungry for an authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions? God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn’t working harder at a list of do’s and don’ts—it’s falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same. Because when you’re wildly in love with someone, it changes everything.

things i wish i’d known before we got married - by gary chapman

“Most people spend far more time in preparation for their vocation than they do in preparation for marriage,” Dr. Gary Chapman

No wonder the divorce rate hovers around fifty percent.

Bestselling author and marriage counselor, Gary Chapman, hopes to change that with his newest book. Gary, with more than 35 years of counseling couples, believes that divorce is the lack of preparation for marriage and the failure to learn the skills of working together as intimate teammates.

So he put together this practical little book, packed with wisdom and tips that will help many develop the loving, supportive and mutually beneficial marriage men and women long for. It’s the type of information Gary himself wished he had before he got married.

This is not a book simply to be read. It is a book to be experienced. The material lends itself to heart-felt discussions by dating or engaged couples. To jump-start the exchanges, each short chapter includes insightful “Talking it Over” questions and suggestions. And, the book includes information on interactive websites as well as books that will enhance the couples experience.

Dr. Chapman even includes a thought-provoking appendix. By understanding and balancing the five key aspects of life, dating couples can experience a healthy dating relationship. A revealing learning exercise for dating couples is included at the end.

the many faces of us.

don't worry leigh... there weren't any customers in the store while we were doing this :)

Interview tomorrow at noon in Washington D.C. at KidsPeace for my Social Work practicum internship next fall. 

Praying for peace, knowledge, and confidence.