Okay so it has been a while. Life has been moving along so quickly I'm not sure where to begin. Thinking...this Summer Justin and I have been tryin to get as much hiking, camping, and canoing in as we can. Seems like our sunny weather just doesn't last quite long enough so while it's around we try to explore this beautiful land as much as we can. Makes me realize what an awesome God we serve. There's just somethin about getting out in His creation that makes me feel closer to Him and sharing that with my husband is such a beautiful gift that I treasure.

  Here are some pics of our trip to Glacier National Park. Great place!

     This past week my dear friend Rachel was here to keep me from getting too lonely since Justin is chief for two weeks at our boys' camp. I miss him so much but Rach and I had lots of fun catching up and doing all sorts of fun things. So here are some pics of our time together. Miss you lady.

    We went camping with Jody and Jeana (my two wonderful sister inlaws) one night and had such a blast so the next few are from that.        

 Well I should be goin but ya'll have a great day.

 Well this post is motivated by my likkle sister who informed me that it was time to update. I miss you Heidi and can't wait till ya get out here so I can put pictures of your pretty self on here

 The last while I've felt so hungry for my Jesus. It seems that every time I turn around I find that I've fallen and need a Savior so desperately. When will I ever learn to completely rest and not try to control life but let Jesus carry me through everything? I want that so much and it seems that when I find myself there something hard will come along and I'll try to fix it when all I need to do is give it to God. Thankfully we can come back and He holds us close and takes us deeper with every stumble and bruise. I pray that my heart will be soft and real even when I feel a need to perform or make a point. Ya know that really doesn't draw people to us but only pushes them away. My dear Dad told me this quote yesterday and I thought it pretty much hit home: "No one has ever been brought into the Kingdom through snobbery". I don't think of myself as snobby but what about those times when I need to get my two scents in somewhere so that people see my point? In a lot of ways it's the same thing and makes others want to run from us. Here are two more quotes that I really like: "If only I knew that no one ever sees the same thing in exactly the same light, I would have found more pleasure in other's opinions, even when they did not share mine". "If only I knew that I was powerless to change other people, I would have stopped trying and been free to love them for who they were, flaws and all".

  Anyways, on a lighter note, Justin and I were down south a few weeks ago and had a wonderful time. So here our a few pics of then and some others thrown in as well.

    Jared doing what he loves                                                                     our anniversary night                                        

  my handsome man    enjoying some sunshine 

  Well, I hope that makes you happy peanut. Until