Discoveries [Colorado]

Staying awake while driving at night is much easier with this girl as your co-pilot.  and fun.

Even if it means dinner is going to be [way] late, always make time for quality picture taking.  

& that being single is awesome [but we already knew that]

Fancy nights lead nicely into all girl dance parties... & Erin will ALWAYS surprise you with her skills.  [bad girls in the kitchen]

Getting a little lost on the way home from the farmers market can totally be a good thing & dancing on a rock is not that weird...

Putting the tortilla directly on the flame is a MUCH yummier way to heat them & group cooking is worth it every time.  

Even though sand volleyball dulls my toenail polish... the cheering, laughter, and excitement totally make up for it!  

When their are lots of bugs, thin air, sweat, & really great people... the hike will be extremely well worth it.

This trip to Breckenridge, CO with college friends will not soon be forgotten.  Thank you guys for making the sacrifices to make this wonderful vacation [memory maker] happen.  I love you all more than early mornings with hot coffee, reading, mountains, and whispers :)

Gracias a Dios

             for bringing the Mocha Bianca back into my life and coffee dates with my letter friend.

        for bottles of root beer, pink nails polished by my mama, and a talented bro-tank-making friend.

                     for the bare brunch club, inviting lamps, and slow rainy mornings at home.

            for rummage sale helpers, freaky bear-toys, 30 lovely people's stuff, and funds coming in.

Brave

Before I gave Hanalei the book, I wanted to read it.  That is how I found myself reading the picture book So Many Days in my bed a month ago.  A children's book seems like a funny way for God to speak into my life, but hey, why not?  For the last several days before that cozy night in my bed, I had been wondering if I was brave enough to move to the Dominican Republic.  [Could I really make it?  I'm not a strong person, I will surely fail and crumble.]  I wanted to ask someone if they thought I was brave enough to go on this adventure.  Sure enough, as I began to page through the book, God started answering.

I might not be "brave" enough for this crazy move, but God is bigger than any of my fears.  Enjoy the book, Hanalei.