i blame the baby. i’ve wanted lemon everything since conception. lemonade. lemon yogurt. lemon gelato. lemon starburst. frozen lemonade. lemonade cheesecake??? or maybe it was my yet unrequited desire to run the best lemonade stand in town from when i was a kid. i charged twenty-five cents per glass, but on our lazy one-lane country…
Read Morei could tell you i could tell you that we had around 40 kids in our backyard each night for vacation bible school at the beginning of july. i could tell you that there were over 60 different kids that made up those 40 each night. i could tell you we had the best volunteer…
Read Morenegative self talk kills me. “I’m ugly” “I’m worthless” “I’m so stupid, I can’t believe I messed that up again!?” not just me though, according to a recent study a whopping 97% of women have at least one negative thought about themselves per day – and that’s just about their appearance. i know i have far more. …
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Meet Amos Gruber. Puppy of my friend Katie. He’s living with us this week, and it’s kind of fantastic. (for those of you not facebook friends with me, I’ve had absolute puppy-fever for about a month now…completely fruitlessly mind you) The kids on the block are loving having Amos around. I think this is…
Read MorePicture this: it’s been a crazy busy week filled with clients at the gym, ministry on the block, more than a few bouts with self-doubt and no doubt several sweet hours of deep fellowship with close friends. And no time alone with Ben. Somewhere in the middle of all this, we’ve failed to spend anytime…
Read Moreit’s been warm enough to leave the house sans coat for two days in a row now, i’m so excited! march maddness is in full swing around the westra household (it’s a basketball kind of deal for those of you who don’t follow). i filled out a bracket predicting who will win the tournament for…
Read More(parenthetical beginning note: i was already having a fantastic day, and then i received a text from my sweet friend courtney telling me she is bringing me back the most incredible coffee beans in the world from atlanta, thus tripling the goodness of today – thanks court! you can get your own best coffee ever…
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primary: my dear friend doreen took some lovely and fun shots of me for promo stuff at work. i was supposed to look all sporty and active. she’s kind of awesome. you should check her out. next: continuing to whittle down my list of recipes to blog St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake! this one also comes from…
Read Morethere’s a stirring in my soul today. i can feel it. monday i was so tired. i had been working for what seemed like days on end; so i prayed for sabbath. God answered, and i got sick. rest, of course, ensued. (mind you, not entirely of my own will. rest came about more because our lead pastor banned…
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