story of my life.

so yeah, it's been busy. i keep saying that. here are my reasons:

the first half of fourth of july weekend was spent up north with relatives; the rest was spent cleaning up trees from a huge storm that swept through our area. we have one big tree down and it's still kind of on our deck, sort of like an arbor, you know?

i've been working.

my nephews had a sleepover at our house. f-u-n for 3 days straight!

making jam.

riding bikes.

thinking about music.

reading about amy carmichael.

enjoying the new bon iver.

talking to friends in finland. germany. ireland. you know. good places like that. nbd. 

there must have been other things..?

i've also been getting ready for a busy couple of weeks:

living education retreat, speaking and leading worship

teen camp, being a cabin leader and worship leader

and one of my friends passed away this week. she was 27 and her name was jessica. she was one of the most fun people i ever knew. i'm gonna miss her. i'll be doing some music at her memorial service. please pray for her family.

and i've been applying for my visa. you can pray for that too! everything but a few papers are ready. we'll see what the Lord has in store..

ps i really went on a weekend trip with that little blue suitcase as my luggage! ha! it's time to try defying gravity..