Path to Renewal

Tonight Matt, Keller, and I took a long walk around a beautiful path near our home. I love our nightly walks together. They have been one of the new steps we have taken towards living more healthy lives. I see much renewal going on in our hearts right now. In our sonship meeting last week with our pastor and his wife, Matt was struck by how much life is an adventure and we are beckoned to trust God and enjoy where he leads us. It is so wonderful to see Matt encouraged by these words, and we are spurring each other on to trust God and enjoy the journey together here in Paso Robles. These pictures are from our walk this evening.

Congratulations, Nurse Hansinger!

Jenny, my sister, graduated on Saturday from Florida Gulf Coast University with her B.S. in Nursing. She has worked very hard to achieve this, and I am so incredibly proud of her accomplishments. I love you, Jenny, for who you are...the nursing part is bonus! Here are a few pictures from the celebration (which I could not attend being all the way over on the other side of the world). My abuelita, aunt Alina, brother, and parents were there to ring in the new degree!

On birthdays and good friends

Saturday night went great. There were eight of us total sitting around my living room drinking moderately good green apple martinis (pictured to right) and chowing down on Thai coconut curry chicken while discussing life and getting to know one another. There were friends here who I have known anywhere from long time to some only a couple of months. It was so wonderful to sit there, talk, and laugh and enjoy the evening. One of my favorite things is watching my friends interact with each other. It was so enjoyable sit back, enjoy their company, and realize the blessing of friendship. Whether friendship be with a friend from childhood, high school, college, beyond college, mother, sister, or in-laws-- here is a toast (blog) to friendships.