C.S. Lewis Song

I love this song by Brooke Fraser. The first verse is a paraphrase of a C.S. Lewis quote from Mere Christianity: 

"If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." 

This is the whole premise of the song, that we are not made for this world. So we will hope and wait for the day of the Lord. In the meantime, I'm clinging to his promise that

"Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."  
Isaiah 40:31 

(Andrew took these pretty pictures on the video in California)

"C.S. Lewis Song"

If I find in myself desires nothing in this world can satisfy,

I can only conclude that I was not made for here.

If the flesh that I fight is at best only light and momentary,

then of course I'll feel nude when to where I'm destined I'm compared.

Speak to me in the light of the dawn,

Mercy comes with the morning.

I will sigh and with all creation groan as I wait for hope to come for me.

Am I lost or just less found? On the straight or on the roundabout of the wrong way?

Is this a soul that stirs in me, is it breaking free, wanting to come alive?

Cause my comfort would prefer for me to be numb,

And avoid the impending birth of who I was born to become.

For we, we are not long here,

Our time is but a breath, so we better breathe it.

And I, I was made to live, I was made to love, I was made to know you.

Hope is coming for me,

Hope, He's coming. 

Nefarious Documentary

This weekend Andrew and I went to see the film Nefarious: Merchant of Souls produced by Exodus Cry to raise awareness of the severity and reality of sex trafficking around the world. Exodus Cry is an organization a part of IHOP that works for the ending of human trafficking and the restoration of those caught in the web of the sex industry. It seeks to bring widespread awareness on the issues of modern slavery while reaching out to those caught in the sex industry. 
Here is the trailer:

Nefarious Documentary

It's so easy to get comfortable in my own world and not take the time to think about, and more importantly, pray about global issues like these. I'm so thankful to be a part of a church who prioritizes justice and approaches it in a way that scripture teaches us: The combination of 24/7 prayers for justice and 24/7 works for justice. 

Lord, give me a heart for the broken and the helpless. Put in me a sense of urgency to pray day and night for revival and justice around the world. 

Luke 18:7-8 "And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly."

Sweet Love

My sweet, beautiful sister-in-law, Meredith, is getting married to the man of her dreams. It was so fun to give her a shower in Dallas last weekend. Here are some of the highlights:

Chocolate Angel Tea Room

Personalized A & M Menus by my wonderful and artistic friend, Julie Severns. She has a website: www.sweetriverstudio.com
Personalized Cookies by Lisa Coufal.

Cloth banner by Jenny B :) 

Sweet Girls

And now these three remain: Faith, Hope and Love. But the greatest of these is Love. 

1 Corinthians 13:13

Baby Love

Aunt Mikki and I gave a baby shower for Julie this weekend! Andrew and I are in a life group with Julie & Daniel through Forerunner Christian Fellowship. They have really helped us get connected with FCF and they are dear friends. Here are some pics from the shower! Aunt Mik & I had a blast doing this!

Socks and Onesie Clothes Line

Welcome Table. Each guest brought a card with a bible verse for baby Peter.

Burlap Banner with Cloth Letters. Blueberry and Apple Bottled Soda.

 Vintage Tea Cups

Food Table

Cake Pops

Cookie Party Favors Decorated as Onesies, Bibs and Rattles

I Heart Braids

My new favorite thing! Braids braids braids!

Side Pony Tail Braid

Bohemian Braids

Heidi Braids

Braided Top Bun

Waterfall Braid

Fish Tail Braid

I hope to try them all this summer!


P.S. I owe my love of braids to Bexy Goldstein. She is my fashion inspiration :) 

Hello Summer

Goodbye Donyes...

Philipians 1:3 I thank my God upon my remembrance of you. 
Our KC small group leaders of 2 years and forever wonderful friends are moving to Branson, Missouri to start an incredible program called Link Year, a program geared towards equipping young leaders, just out of high school, to enter their adult life with godly direction, wisdom, confidence and a passion for our savior. We will miss them!

At the Donyes farewell get together. Julie's delicious cookies and beautiful display. This was my first attempt at baking a cake! White chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting. My kitchen was a complete disaster. Samson somehow had flour on his nose and head but I think it turned it out okay...except that the middle of the cake kind of sunk in...I'll have to work on that one. 

Hello Board Exams...

Andrew has been diligently studying. He has not said hello to summer quite yet. 

Welcome back Fro Yo...

Samson and I soaking up the sun and enjoying some fro yo at Yogurtini. Can't wait for Andrew's Board Exams to be over so he can join us :) 

Love Art

If you know me you know that the whole arts and crafts thing has never come easily to me. Kansas City, with it's strong artistic culture, has inspired to me step out of my comfort zone and start being artsy! Not sure what "being artsy" entails but some of my first attempts have been inside our cozy little duplex that was build in 1908. Because our KC home is legitimately vintage, I've attempted to go along with the vintage theme. 


Here are some of my first projects:

Bought an old empty wood frame and an old torn up book of hymns at an antique store. Got four cardboard letters, modge podged the old hymn music on the letters, hung them by yarn inside the frame and hung it on the wall in our room!

Wanted to put something else in those big candle holders to fill up the space. Got 3 different sizes of styrofoam balls, 3 different shades and textures of neutral colored yarn and made yarn balls as the filler! 

Our scary basement has piles of old wood for some reason. Andrew dug around and found four unique pieces wood and put them together to make a big empty frame. Got 2 wicker wreaths and hung them by ribbon inside the frame.  

I have really enjoyed the idea of reclaiming antique objects and using them for an uncommon purpose. Here is some of our antique decor!

Vintage glass medicine bottles turned into little flower vases

Vintage door used as wall decor 

 Early 1900s medical school anatomy chart used as wall decor

Vintage trunk used as a coffee table

This weekend I went to a Kansas City art show in the West Bottoms with some of my work girls! They are beautiful, encouraging and supportive and I am so blessed to see them every day!