I kind of feel like a kid in trouble right now. Very cautiously coming on to write a blog post…I feel like a should be tip-toeing around.

Was July really the last time I wrote something? Can't be!
  I think the longer you go without blogging the harder it is to actually get on blog…but that could just be me?

My summer was busy, crazy, and pretty amazing! I fell in love with Alaska, it was without a doubt one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. 

We spent our days in a park feeding kids lunches, playing lots of kickball, and teaching them Bible stories.

We also got to do a little hiking, and went flight seeing!!

(This is our "oh my gosh we're going to die" faces)

 And these are our ("No, not really. We're very excited" faces)

 We wanted to see how long we could last in the cold water. We made it 5 minutes! I couldn't feel my feet for  awhile...but who cares?

All in all Alaska was an amazing trip. We ate amazing fish, reindeer sausage, got to see a moose, mountain sheep, and a bear! 

I came back, and off to West Virginia I went! The six weeks I spent there were really amazing. The humidity about killed me, but I got used to it near the end.
 I had never given riding lessons before, so that was a new and stretching experience, but I really enjoyed it! I made a lot of new memories, and new friends. Camp is an awesome place, with lots of awesome quirky people. I fit in well! 

I'm ashamed to say that I took really NO pictures. It was just always so busy I didn't hardly ever find the time! But I have a few!

These two became a couple of my closest friends.

 Helmets were required...first time I ever had to wear one in my life.

I had so much fun, and was sad to leave! I definitely miss it a lot...except for maybe the food. Haha.

Now life has turned back to normal, mostly. Its been pretty busy, and will stay busy until after Christmas.
 I really can't believe we're only 4 days away from November! It is finally starting to cool off in this part of the world, I am not sad to see 100 degree days go!

Well I better scurry off, I'll try to not to be such a stranger in the blogger world!
Happy Saturday!

-S

Hey all you beautiful people.

I'm just dropping in quite quickly to let you know that I haven't dropped off the face of the earth, nor did I get eaten by a bear in Alaska. Crazy as it is I'm in West Virginia for 4 weeks! I've already been here one week. The very night I got home from Alaska my sweet friend that lives in Pennsylvania texted me and told me the camp she works at needed another horseback riding instructor so I came and here I am. I'm busy, busy, busy so I'll try to post Alaska pictures soon and then post about here.

Much love!

-S

Miscellany Monday

I apologize for my absence in the blogging world these days! But I suppose ya’ll don’t expect to much from me…so its ok? 

First things first, I have to brag. My awesome boot making daddy made these for me! 

Aren’t they purty? 

--I feel like I've been running 90 miles an hour these past couple of months. Actually I don't feel like it, I have. Spring time has brought a lot of work. Mowing, watering flowers, fixing fence, laying water pipe and other exciting things such as that.


 

--I can't believe its May! They say the older you get the busier you get and the faster time goes by. I believe it! It seems like we should be just starting the new year. I also realized this time last year I was coming home from Hungary!

--I'm going to Alaska next month!  I think I mentioned awhile back how I was looking for a church...the Lord is so good and I found one that I really love! So I'm going to Alaska with them on a week long mission trip. I'm really excited!

...And now I just feel like there was something else I wanted to blog about....I know there was. I hate that feeling, don't you? Maybe it's just me though. It was almost as soon as I sat down to write I went completely blank.
   So I guess I'll sign off now and about midnight tonight I'll probably remember all the other super exciting things I wanted to write about. Don't be to upset, I know you're probably just sitting on the edge of your seat thinking "tell me more!" grasping your computer saying "don't let this end!"  but just think of it as getting a little taste into the life of me. You don't need a big serving, it isn't healthy.

Wishing y'all a great week!

A friend posted this on her tumblr. I liked it a lot and thought I would share!

“Can I say something to young ladies here? I’m trying to pick my words carefully here. Your husband, whoever he is, single ladies, will have an unbelievable amount of influence over your sons and daughters in regards to spiritual things. If you want your children to love Jesus deeply, hold out for a man that is Godly. And let me tell you this: I am well aware that Godly men are rare. Lots of neat Christian boys, not a lot of Godly men. And we’re working our tails off for you to try to develop some into that. But don’t settle, because it’s better that you be lonely now than you be married and lonely later. Are you tracking with me? It is better that you be lonely now than for you to get married to a man that will teach your kids everything but the way of Jesus.”
— Matt Chandler

Next time I'll share some pictures of a wedding I shot the weekend before last! but first I have 2,000 to go through...wish me luck.