Catching up with you

I imagine I am sitting with each of you over a cup of tea catching you up with everything that has been going on the last few weeks. It is going to be a short recap because I still have a lot to do in the next few hours before we head off for the junior high ski trip.

The Last few weeks have been such a humbling time for me...God has been taking me back to the basics of what it means to be a person who is kind and humble. Ordinarily simple enough concepts...sort of. But for me these last two weeks, I have been anything but kind and humble, especially to Matt. But in God's goodness he is teaching me these truths fresh and once again, as if I had never learned them before.

Last weekend Jocelyn and Matthew stopped by for a few days in their travels on the west coast. It was fantastic, and we had a great time together. In preparation for their arrival, I finished up a few tasks around the house, one in particular worth noting. I finally came up with an idea for above my bed. I had been wanting to do an art project, nothing too elaborate but just simple and original. I snapped a few shots of the results, and I am pretty happy with it for now.

I have been really indulging my creativity lately, I can't believe how natural and fulfilling it is for me to do things like take pictures and paint and create my new photography website. I am really feeling so content with these new pursuits. Here are a few shots I took this morning. The picture of the blossoms at the top are from a tree outside of my office. I passed by the window the other day and I noticed, to my great joy, spring peaking through the bare branches! Enjoy these shots, and pray for this weekend that we will be a blessing to the kids and that we leaders will be blessed by being with them.