just pics

 Very special friends all year...about to move away :(

 Allie's CC class giving their final presentation:

 Fun with neighbors at a kite festival:

 Lydia's first successful kite flying:

 Exciting recital coming up...and some possible bloopers along with it. :) She doesn't like the itchy tops of her costumes, tight up-dos in her hair, and I really don't know how the stage and audience will go over. Suggestions (Allison and Court)?

bold love

Do I treasure Jesus so much that I am filled to overflowing and can give my life away for others?
Read this post on desiring god's website!
"When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay."

Praise you, Father, for your radical care for us when we can offer you nothing, and for your rejoicing when we believe. Read Katie Davis' post about our God, the Healer. (And then read some other posts too...and be encouraged!)

"Love is a tree, each person a branch. And a pile of cut off branches doesn’t make a tree. Love can only be comprehended in community. You need imperfect people in your life to perfect your practice of love." - from Ann Voskamp's post