Traveling Light

get out your french press
(a gift from Justin for Christmas)
add coffee beans from a dear friend in Seattle

pick out your favorite mug

and let the french press work its magic :)

It turns out that when you go to Goodwill to get rid of things you don’t need, you sometimes end up coming home with about as much as you took… For 12.97 I became the lucky new owner of 3 tennis rackets in good condition (yay!), 1 Risk boardgame, and a unique candle holder. Who knew there were such treasures to be found?

Now we just need to learn how to play tennis :)

St. Patrick’s day menu:
Shepherd’s pie and grasshopper parfaits

Our first time making Ratatouille served over rice;
not quite like how it looked in the movie– but it was yummy!

I never realized growing up that the school staff and my teachers were probably just as excited (if not more) as I was when breaks, holidays, and summer vacation rolled around.  

What a blessing from the Lord my spring break has been.  Although I do miss my kiddos, I was definitely looking forward to some rest.  I’ve been able to read, make a scrap book of last summer’s vacation (better late than never), try some new recipes, organize, savor homemade fruit smoothies, nap, attend a seminary class with Justin, catch up with friends & family, enjoy a new magazine, and go shopping– among other things.    

Although I wouldn’t mind another week…  I go back to the world of speech therapy refreshed :)

In January we moved. We’re really enjoying our new place & being closer to siblings. Having a dishwasher has definitely been a highlight too :)

When we were packing though, I realized that I was having mixed feelings. I was sad to leave the first apartment that we lived in after Justin and I were married. It was sad to imagine not having the same view of the hillside out the window, the familiar sounds of children playing in the park below, or even the quirky things that we had come to love about our little home.

It was a good reminder that Christ is my home. I love Ephesians 3 where it talks about, “Christ who is your life.” Although things around me change, often quickly, He stays the same.

I’ve always liked red front doors :) Yay for dishwashers.

Justin barbecuing.