November 6, 2011
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my unique friends catching sprees in the air.

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November 2, 2011

me & the roomie may or may not be singing this at the top of our lungs..

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September 23, 2011
this may or may not be on repeat..

I’m holding on to the hope that one day this could be made right
I’ve been shipwrecked, and left for dead, and I have seen the darkest sights
Everyone I’ve loved seems like a stranger in the night
But oh my heart still burns, tells me to return, and search the fading light

I’m sailing home to you I won’t be long
By the light of moon I will press on
Until, I find, my love

Trouble has beset my ways, and wicked winds have blown
Sirens call my name, they say they’ll ease my pain, then break me on the stones
But true love is the burden that will carry me back home
Carry me with the, memories of the, beauty I have known

I’m sailing home to you I won’t be long
By the light of moon I will press on

So tie me to the mast of this old ship and point me home
Before I lose the one I love, before my chance is gone
I want to hold, her in, my arms 

“ulysses” josh garrels

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September 4, 2011
friendship & value.

in my almost 24 years on this earth, i have come to realize that i take friendships for granted. i truly do. and vice versa.

i think people (including myself) rely on some friendships for their happiness or some sense of worth. i believe that God gives us friends to be accountable with, encourage us, and share in ministry with; yet, so often we give people a power that only God has.

it’s been made so clear lately that i need to find my worth & happiness in my true constant - my Savior. he never disappoints me. he never makes me question my value. and he constantly challenges me, in return making me a better person.

the end.

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August 30, 2011

i got chills.

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August 23, 2011
tired & blessed.

i am currently editing at 4:00 in the morning whilst listening to lucy schwartz and making a to-do list for the entire week.

i’ve realized SO much this past month how frustrating it is to run a business on my own. an incredibly blessed summer of weddings & portraits led to an incredibly busy august month of editing, and nothing has slowed down. i stare at an inbox of emails begging to be responded to. i absolutely love my job…i could never imagine doing anything else…but i am overwhelmed. as i say that, i think of all of the photographers that i love that seriously never stop, and realize how ridiculous i must sound. i just know there needs to be a balance.

i am hoping to have all editing work completed by september 1st. that’s the goal and i am fairly certain that i will complete it.

september brings 4 weddings and numerous photo shoots. i am excited for all of them, and look forward to a better editing schedule. the last couple months have taught me that i need a completely new schedule…one that does not involve me being awake at 4:00am :)

so for those that are anxious to see their photos, i am very sorry that it has taken a bit. thank you so much for bearing with me! for those that i will be photographing soon, i know that my camera will love you as much as i do. and for those that want to pray for my crazy self, your prayers are much appreciated :)

i am so thankful that God has allowed me to live out doing what i am most happy with. photography is never old to me and i truly do love it more every time i photograph.

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July 28, 2011
"If you watched a movie about a guy who wanted a Volvo and worked for years to get it, you wouldn’t cry at the end when he drove off the lot, testing the windshield wipers. You wouldn’t tell your friends you saw a beautiful movie or go home and put a record on to think about the story you’d seen. The truth is, you wouldn’t remember that movie a week later, except you’d feel robbed and want your money back. Nobody cries at the end of a movie about a guy who wants a Volvo.
But we spend years actually living those stories, and expect our lives to be meaningful. The truth is, if what we choose to do with our lives won’t make a story meaningful, it won’t make a life meaningful either."

— donald miller (via flck)

(via -igaveyouall)

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July 23, 2011
"God forgive us for all those we have lost because we make the gospel boring. I am convinced that if we lose kids to the culture of drugs and materialism, of violence and war, it’s because we don’t dare them, not because we don’t entertain them. It’s because we make the gospel too easy, not because we make it too difficult. Kids want to do something heroic with their lives, which is why they play video games and join the army. But what are they to do with a church that teaches them to tiptoe through life so they can arrive safely at death?"

— Shane Claiborne, The Irresistible Revolution

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June 13, 2011
why get married? by mike friesen

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May 20, 2011
africa: hoping for next year..

so this is a post to inform friends/family that i will not be going to africa this year.

while this is incredibly unfortunate, i also have peace about the fact that we are not going. there were so many things making the entire trip almost impossible. i also know that i, personally, would have been stressed out up until the moment that we left. it was noone’s fault, but things out of our control were just not getting completed.

am i bummed that i will not be able to see and love on the kids again and see the progress that has been made since last year? yes.

do i know there is a reason things did not work out for us this year? yes.

am i pumped for the opportunity of going next year? heck to the yes.

thank you all for your prayers, and Lord willing, i will get to see this little face next year! love me some Rico :)

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