me elsewhere

Today I'm happy to be guest posting over

at Miss Abby's blog - so I hope you'll 

come read the little wedding story 

I am sharing & say hi! 

Also, I would be remiss if I didn't

wish the most handsome husband in

the world a very happy birthday!

Love you, sweetie!

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simple joy

One of my favorite things to do these days is laundry.  

 

Our dryer is on the fritz, so several mornings a week

I wash a load of dirty clothes then hang the clean, 

damp things out on a line to dry.  I find great joy in 

carefully hanging them one by one, then clipping 

securely with the smooth wooden clothespins. 

There's something wonderful about starting off

the day with such a routine, quiet task.  It's nice to

be outside in the sunshine, and I love knowing that

doing something so simple is a practical way to

daily love on my handsome husband. 

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encouragement

Isn't it comforting that when we need

them most, mercy & grace are readily available?

And how incredible that as children of God

we don't have to grovel.  We ought to go

running boldly to our heavenly Father, 

asking plainly for help when we need it.  

On days when I feel tired 

and overwhelmed, this helps.

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current fave

 We got our wedding pictures back a couple

of weeks ago, and while I haven't had time to

properly pay attention to them (make fancy 

albums or any of that fun stuff), I do periodically 

just scroll through them so I can ooh and aah 

over how fabulous our photographer made us look.

 (That's not too vain, right?)

I keep coming back to this image, and just can't seem

to get enough of it.  Maybe it's because I adored my 

shoes so much (which would be legit since they

were so stinkin' fabulous), but I think it probably has

more to do with how much I loved grasping 

my handsome man's hand during our ceremony.  

Being physically connected was probably the 

thing that kept me the most calm during those 

moments when what we were doing felt most solemn 

& serious. And I imagine it will be one of the the 

things that keeps me calm for years to come.

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Harbors

 If you've been reading my blog for any length of time, 

you might remember me talking about Joel & Janna - 

the lovely brother-sister duo from Maine.   

I'm very excited to tell you about their new EP, 

Harbors, which they released this week!  

If you have a few minutes, go check out their website, 

and listen to the product of their hard work.

It's as wonderful as ever!

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thank goodness.

If I could, I would sit on our back

porch all day long...  

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a reminder.

“Come to me, all you who are weary 

and burdened, and I will give you rest.  

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, 
for I am gentle and humble in heart, 

and you will find rest for your souls.  

 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

(Matthew 11:28-30)

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welcome, summer.

This is exactly how I feel on these
gorgeous summer days.  I want to dash
home, pack up the car & escape with
the handsome man off to the lake
with our canoe.  Bliss!

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oh hello.

 Just seeing what you're up to,

because I'm so nosey.

I'm sorry, I just had to...

Happy weekend, friends!

*more cuteness here

thank you, julia.

Just another reason to love Julia Child...

as if the food inspiration wasn't enough!

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bliss

 Honeymoon = happiness.

Every time I feel like I need a smile, 

I go flip through all of our honeymoon 

photos.  Looking at the ocean views 

and all of our smiley poses makes me

feel instantly relaxed and happy. 

And then I start mentally planning

our next romantic get-away. 

one ring-y ding-y...

 You know things are getting busy at work 

when you call yourself and leave informative 

voice mails for the next day...yikes.

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love that baby

 We've been getting lots of snuggly time with

our little niece lately...and it's wonderful!  

It's been years since I've babysat or 

been close with a young family, and it's 

nice to love on a little one.  There's just 

nothing like that baby smell or soft skin...

...although I do love the ability to snuggle and 

then give her back at the end of the visit!

incredible.

 This sweet man woke me up this morning

by reading me his wedding vows.

What a way to wake up :)

double win

 Awesomeness #1 - Today kicks off my cousin's 

wedding weekend, so we're off to celebrate

with them!  Congratulations, guys!

Awesomeness #2 - New Coldplay single!


Happy weekend, friends!

summertime

 We spent a perfectly lazy afternoon

at the coast this past weekend, and spent 

the better part of an hour sitting in front of the

most gorgeous sailboat, just chatting.  (We're talking 

the stuff that dreams are made of, kiddies.)  

 

Maybe it's because there's a mysterious 

romance to the idea of life on a boat - 

or perhaps it's my undying love of the ocean - 

but either way, there's nothing that says

summer quite like the idea of quiet,

sunny days out on a boat... 

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