the year in review

january

Trip to PA // Sight & Sound in Lancaster with the Sterns // the beginning of Sam's fire academy

february

Teaching ballet // getting used to Sam being gone 5 days a week

march

Sam's academy graduation // the kittens turn one // ballet class recital

april

visit to Spokane to see the Michauds // Sam's first regular shift

may

photographing Laura's wedding // home for Amy's birthday // finishing up teaching at the gym

june

Stephen & Andrea's wedding // Hannah's graduation // the J-Walker reunion

july

the whole family home for the Fourth of July // family trip to The Lake

august

roadtrip to Montana // day trip to Sequim

september

family beach vacation // home for Hannah's birthday // new headshots

october

girl trip to Sunriver // roadtrip to Poulsbo // Mom and Amy's visit

november

the first frost // roadtrip to Goldendale with Julie // epic tree removal // my new job

december

One Holy Night play performances // a visit from Ashlie // Christmas in Goldendale // finishing my book

december, a list

eating:
ice cream. all the ice cream.

loving:
precious time spent reading the Bible and praying with my husband.

reading:
the second draft of my “book,” which I finished at last a few weeks ago.

listening to:
rain on the skylight nearly every hour of every day.

watching:
NCIS and lately re-watching Downton Abbey in preparation for the new season in January.

exercising:
almost exclusively with weights, and gosh it makes me hungry.

making:
scotcheroos for Christmas. I can’t believe it’s coming so soon.

waiting:

for snow. where are you, snow?

missing:
the sense of being home. I never thought I’d lose that permanently when I moved away to Florida three years ago.

working on:
a whole lot of personal growth and a list of things I want to learn in 2016.

thankful:
that God gives us a picture of Himself in His Word. That He didn’t leave us with a textbook or a history book or a novel, but with a self-portrait of His character.

praying:
for the wisdom to discern between grace and laziness, between truth and harshness, between sound debate and meaningless division.

Merry Christmas to all.

even now, in death

“Even now, in death, You open doors for life to enter; You are winter.” – Nichole Nordeman, “Every Season”



We serve a God who makes the dead come alive.