It just gets better

This is Mt. Shasta. We can see it from Redding but it takes
about an hour to drive there. It was beautiful.


Meet my new friend Motoko. I went over to talk to her because she looked like some of my family. I decided to show her a picture of my sister Sarah and her family in Japan. When she saw my Japanese sister, Ako, she grabbed her mouth and exclaimed, "I know her!" It turned out (through a conversation with the Gordon's we found out that she indeed did know the Gordon family and that her mother works with my sister in Japan. ) Is God good or what??? She was blessed, I was blessed and everyone who realized that the LORD had sovreignly connected us. I get to hug her everyday.

This is a picture from the conference. The art pieces that you see were drawn during worship. They are incredible and usually very prophetic. There is room for every expression of worship here. I am very blessed to be here.

My turn..

So, this is whats we has a gots going on over here...

A May 15th Sunset in Lexington
John's other job- feeding water to bird's laying on their sides so they pop up and fly away!

Us on our first anniversary...we were a little tired from all our travels

If you can't tell, the clock behind John says 6:30..am! That was the morning we got home from the ER and he decided to cook me some breakfast before we went to bed..SO sweet : )

Our first ever professional baseball game: The Cincinnati Reds v. the Texas Rangers. These cute little guys in the picture would come on the field between plays and "sweep" the dirt smooth. It was quite comical. Before the game they were watering the dirt to keep it from being too dusty. There were 13 guys holding one hose. Yea, it was funny.

My home fry Danessa and her husband Corey went along with us

The Reds lost by a lot, but it was still a fun experience. Oh, and the Ohio river is backed up to the playing field.

The day after the game we took our beloved friends, Sarah and Jesse, to Six Flags. John and Jesse are demonstrating how to ride the rides.

Our small group from church had a cookout Wed. These little boys are the leader's children..and they are so cute (especially the one with sunglasses!)

Here's our small group. It is mostly people just out of college and then some of us in graduate school.

Like I said, this little fella is a doll!

Our fearless leader, taking a water balloon shot like a man

Our sky at 9:05 pm...

Can you imagine waiting up for this sunset all the time??

Last night it wasn't completely dark out until 10-ish. It was crazy insane..I think that was the longest day of the year!

We love and miss you all.

what i do in the summer

mom has inspired me to chronicle a bit of my life right now:
here's the scenario- 1 am on a weeknight, me with my german book, pad of paper and pencil, translating, sighing, groaning, weeping, then dreading waking up at 7 the next morning.
this will all be over soon...i tell myself...





(this last one's for you, laura. it has been discovered that we share the same skill.)

Hey Family - some of my favorite pics from San Francisco

My sentiments exactly!!!

This one is for Laura : )

Some things beautiful

I really took this picture Suz!

Yes, Brian found me and wanted a picture of us.

Mom and the Summer Girl flying to Atlanta!

miss you guys.

Here on the other side of the US

My luggage!

This is where I am staying!
and this is 9:00 at night!

I ate squid legs yesterday!


<3 Summer

Ta-Da!!

Ok, so I finally did it. I finally brought myself into the now-a-days with a haircut....

I love ya'll!! and miss you sooo sooo much.