fruit in season didn't mean anything to me until i moved to oregon...and oh is it wonderful...the blueberries are delicious right now!

hike

trav went on a beautiful hike yesterday and this was the view of mt hood! (on top of zigzag mountain)

good quotes from the book "walking on water" (a book about faith an art...a great read)

"Unless we are creators, we are not fully alive. What do I mean by creators? Not only artists, whose acts of creation are the obvious ones of working with paint or clay or words. Creativity is a way of living life, no matter what our vocation, or how we earn our living. Creativity is not limited to the arts, or having some kind of important career..."

"In art...we move, unfettered, among the stars."

"When we are writing, or painting, or composing, we are, during the time of creativity, free from normal restrictions, and are opened to a wider world, where colours are brighter, sounds clearer, and people more wondrously complex than we normally realize."

home sweet home

wow. traveling with a baby is quite the experience. whew. pre-kid traveling was so relaxing. i loved working on the plane, reading, just enjoying the experience. now my mind is planning when i can feed thatch, when and how he'll sleep...and carrying the extra load...and no room for my stuff in my back pack...

thatch did an amazing job. he really did. we had no major meltdowns and even received complements from fellow travelers. wahoo!

and the week with family was great. busy, but great. we were ablle to see lots of extended family at trav's cousin's wedding and in both our hometowns in oklahoma. it was so good to see everyone. if only oregon were closer to them! (pictures of thatch with family coming shortly to his blog)

but i am exhausted. hopefully i can use today to recover before work tomorrow!

ahh, life is good!

this past week was wonderfully superb...

with "women & wine" at sarah's house, it was so fun to hang out with the women from evergreen and just enjoy a night out...fun conversations, great wine and food...couldn't be better.

and then the wonderful 4th of july with fellow evergreeners. i loved that people just hung out for hours on end with no agenda and no place to go. the weather was AMAZING! and it was so relaxing. i left with a huge smile on my face and so thankful for the community around us.

and i spent the weekend finishing "same kind of different as me" a wonderful book. i love 3 day weekends, i wish i had them every week!

and i just bought shane claiborne's book, "jesus for president" not sure i love the title but i've heard it is great!