The gladness of his heart

That’s what Josh tweeted this morning. This is the day of the gladness of the gladness of my heart It was crazy, it was crazy. And it was beautiful. Having a hand to play in the creation of the decorations I was dang proud. She was beautiful. Having a hand to play in the choosing [...]

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Fuzzy Lines

The last week has been one lone wedding preparation blur. Between the chaos & constant changing of the schedule I’m trying to eat at least once a day & a week after my plane landed am still looking for a coffee pot. Today was spent in a salon, stitching circles together for the alter piece [...]

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Bridesmaids Dresses

Today looked a little something like this: Actually let’s begin with yesterday. After dinner & a house church meeting at the Sawyers, Jeremy, Jenny & I had a long, sleepy drive back into F-burg. Somewhere mid drive Jen & I hit our second wind. Very hard. At the same time. It’s hard to describe the [...]

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the magic of words

Something happens to me after midnight. The hands on the clock line up & in that single magical moment, emotions & minutes just as suddenly become clear & words flood through my mind. My fingers itch for a  pen or more often these days, a key board. Today was the March for Life, probably the [...]

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Rustling Leaves

“Rustling Leaves” is the title of my blog. And also the title of my random ranting posts which I believe do not always have to be on Fridays, unlike Randy Bohlender. I gave Ole’ Blue, my faithful Blue Sunburst Johnson guitar to a beloved member of my KC family, not without great mourning. That guitar [...]

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With me, where I am.

I value personal time.  And by value, I am NOT saying “in theory I like the general idea of having time to myself”. I am saying that in order to function it is nearly necissary to have that time, particularly first thing in the morning & then again at the end of the day. The [...]

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December 10th, 2010

It is snowing on my wordpress page, and next Saturday it will be snowing in Kansas City. My last, first snow of winter, in Kansas City. 2.39am and my alarm goes off at 6. We’ve just come home from watching the new Narnia movie – my first 3D movie experience. My last midnight showing with [...]

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Sister Portrait’s

Some weeks ago we had the pleasure of a visit from my dear friend and amazingly talented photographer, Shelley Paulson. I’ve talked about Shelley a number of times and last summer shared a photo session that she had done on the IHOP-KC Shiloh property. Shelley is a cold drink of water to a dry soul. [...]

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Soul Breath

I believe that music is the product of our souls breathing. When my emotion is at a peak, words fail me and thoughts only come in melodies. The current song playing softly from my speakers is “Break every chain” by the United Pursuit Band. After listening to “Fill me up” on repeat I opted for [...]

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Anniversary

Today was the anniversary of my foot surgery. For those of you that don’t know, I have a Haglund’s Deformity on the back of both heels. Click the link to see a picture, let’s just say that mine is much worse than what you’ll see there, in fact my doctor claims it is “the most [...]

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