i just came to say, hello!

I think i shall...

i looked around, and saw beauty all around me.

this morning we woke up with the sunrise,

the beach proposed to me and sarah...

we were greeted with seashells and roses on the shoreline.

azul skies and dancing birds.

rawr!

my heart's happy song right now: "Hello!" by Dragonette.

good morning sunshine.

so i went home early for fall break on counselor's orders.

i am just really, really tired. and my heart is incredibly heavy.

i did not even know it

but, this is exactly what my heart needed.

camping on the beach, a perfect remedy for a worn out soul.

dance.

dance. dance.

dance. dance. dance.

release.

dance. dance. dance.

dance. dance.

dance.

this week there are no expectations.

there is a grand freedom

in my soul because of this.

we can eat bagelheads

rent movies

go to the beach

sneak into deluna fest

cheer at a Tate's football game

go to the fair

eat seafood

read a book

take long afternoon naps

mid morning showers

road trip to new orleans

daydream

cannonball into the pool

hammock

who knows where we are headed,

thank you Jesus for your grace and your healing.

thank you for surrounding me with love and joy.

this week is about

celebrating. basking in the sun. dancing in the ocean. eating too much dessert.

mucho amor,

stephanie

ps! i have no tumor in my brain :]

& know my heart is a stereo that only plays for you

good morning tuesday.

i overslept.

but it's ok.

my morning class got cancelled.

late night

front porch sitting

listening to the

pouring rain

eating mint oreos,

cozied under my

comfy comfy quilt,

with you right next to me.

how perfect.

less than a week.

this too shall pass

a new season!

one all about cinnamon, pumpkins, apple orchards, blankets, hot chocolate, bon fires, cozying up, leggings, ear muffs, mittens, hikes, movies, knitting, used book stores, coffee, sweaters,

"who do you think you are,

trying to change this situation?"

this season of life is all about boldness.

it is believing in the impossible.

and acting in the impossible.

and the risk of relationship

getting my hands dirty.

and loving radically.

"you bring me

gently to my knees

&& I am

lost for words

so lost in love

sweetly broken,

wholly surrendered."

i think it is great how God cares so deeply for us,that he seeks intimacy from us by meeting us where we are most broken, torn, and tattered. He swoops up our hearts, and shows us more love than we could ever even imagine or even dream of. Graciously God provides. he is faithfully and steadfastly pursuing our hearts. a truth i keep close to my heart. My God, loves me.

things in life right now that kind of suck:

well i may have a tumor in my brain.

doctor's offices. IVs. bloodwork. midterms.

papers. lack of sleep. all nighters.

but it is ok! I have proof of the sun still shining...

new york...NEXT WEEK! smash group. Urban Young Life (UYL)!

the mission chatt! my roomies are pure love.

long saturdays in my PJs. my man takes care of me well.

sunday afternoons at the market. study break dance parties.

Jesus is so good! african beads. tea. the fall.

long naps on big boulders. la montana. angie, my spiritual momma :]

i believe in stopping to listen to stories.

&& really really really good thai!

thank you big momma!

SMASH.

long saturdays

in my pjs. puff pastries and fresh, over priced strawberries, and agave nectar yum!

"stephanie, do you only work for me when it is easy?"

lavish adoration.

what does that look like?

that is my mission this week,

to seek this out with my whole heart.

just some humble words from a woman i admire...

"Stephanie do not apologize.

a messy car? well it just means

you have a life of much better priorities"

hello texas.

Take courage, when the road gets long. don't ever forget you. you are never alone.

rejoice! your story is not done being written...

halloween!

stupid tick.

so last spring i got diagnosed with lyme.

it's truly a bitch.

let your dreams set sail!

&& today

she overslept,

treated herself to a smore's poptart,

washed her hair,

and just breathed.

she's living the life.