What is your legacy? : 2013

Pregnancy Post #3

5:54 AM

How Far Along: 15 weeksSize of Baby: 4 inches long! Gender: Well, at 8 weeks our baby had a 174 bpm (beat per min.) heart rate 10 weeks: 170... today? 164. So according to legend... it's a girl. I don't know though. I'm skeptical. We are going to a class called Centering (google it!), and as I was listening to the heart beats of all...

Pregnancy update #2

8:42 PM

This photo made me cry after I saw it... Reasons why?... Well... I'll let you guess, but let's blame pregnancy hormones. How Far Along: 14 weeksSize of Baby: Our baby is now about 3.5 inches long and can squint, frown, grimace, pee and possibly suck his or her thumb! Gender: a HUGE question mark. Total Weight Gain: Still unsure! I have an appointment next week... :-) I...

Beauty of the Ballard Bridge.

4:54 AM

We are blessed to call this place home. Thankful for this season in our lives. <3 ...

I'm Pregnant!

11:48 PM

In the sweater my sister sent me! Thought I could update everyone once in a while ;-) Here's my first post as a mommy <3 How Far Along: 12.75 weeks ;-)Size of Baby: apparently sweet baby Chomout is the size of a peach; probably about 3 inches in length. My midwife did tell me though that my ultrasound matches up exactly with my estimated due...

Training

8:07 PM

I can't believe I leave MONDAY for training in Idaho! Not only am I excited about going, but this particular training in Idaho is the one year mark for me to live in Seattle... a year later, I am so amazed to see how much God has taught me and how he has provided for us. I am impressed and amazed at how...

This year is evidence of God's grace.

6:21 AM

the first photo I took of my class. \ the last photo I took of my class: It's been an amazing year. ...

People Pleaser

2:31 AM

The verse says it all. Many times I read the book of Ephesians and wonder if I am specifically an Ephesian at heart. I feel like it was written specifically for ME. Thankful I have scripture to walk through and learn from - and people who walked through the same struggles I do in God's word. Thankful God is willing and wonderful enough...

I.love.this.city.

7:32 AM

I wanted to major in anthropology. Not the store; the actual study of people and cultures. This being said. I'm in LOVE with the Scandinavian culture of Seattle. I cannot wait to learn more about it as I study to teach Seattle history. I love knowing where a city was, how it started, why it started and why a city and its people deal with...

Paul, the philosopher

11:47 PM

Paul, the apostle, the man who wrote most of the New Testament was a well educated man. I've never actually stopped to think about this. Sure, he made tents - and I think we tend to stop there. Okay yeah, that's what he did. He killed believers, he made tents, he met Jesus, got saved, stopped killing believers, made tents, got put in...

I'm an instagram junkie and it needs to stop.

5:35 AM

Someone did something cute in class. Wait. Stop. Take a photo. I made an awesome meal. Wait. Stop. Take a photo. I made coffee in my coffee press. Wait. Stop. Take a photo. It's Thursday. All my friends really need to see what I looked like years ago. Wait. Stop. Search photo database. Post. I'm reading a cool book. Wait. Stop. Take a...

Aysie Doodle

4:34 AM

I only know my niece through skype and phone calls, but this pretty precious baby (and her brother) are so near and dear to my heart. I hope that one day I will get to see her more often and love on her and do fun things with her, but for now, simply hearing her cute voice and her 2 year old version...

Marriage.

1:11 AM

Marriage. It ain't easy. But, it's edifying. It draws us nearer to Christ. Through it, I've learned more about the character of Father. I'm very much in love with my husband. Absolutely 100% in love with him. But, I sometimes fail to show this and show it well. Before I met Seth, a previous guy during his break up speech told me that...

Friendship

5:33 AM

I'm thankful for friendship. True. Honest. None Judgment. Godly Rebuking. Friendship. And one of the blessings of being in Seattle, is that God is answering my prayer for friendship. Now, flying into Seattle, this was my prayer. That, we would find this. That our community would spur us on toward truth. That would call us out when we needed that, friends that wouldn't...

Sweet Reunions

4:59 AM

A photograph my mom took at the Ballard Locks Dad at the Ballard Locks Hello. My name is Lara and my parents are Rick and Teresa. My mom is quiet and extremely talented. My father is loud, gets to know anyone he sets his eyes on and seems to have no fear. Therefore we have me, a weird balance of the two. Today...

Report. Cards.

12:22 AM

I never thought I would say I was thankful for Report Cards and Parent Teacher conferences. Oh, but I am. I get to sit, drink coffee and reflect on how faithful Father has been to answer prayer requests. And THEN I get to sit with parents and talk about how God is working in the lives of their children - and we get...

Grace that brought me to the fold of God!!

10:29 PM

Dancing. King David spoke of it fondly many places in God's true book, the Bible. In 2nd Samuel, he danced before the Lord with all his might. My class loves loves loves dancing. I love love love dancing with them. Here is The song we were dancing to in the photos. We get lost in the moment. We get lost in singing truth. We laugh....

There's a fountain filled with blood.

7:45 PM

I live in Seattle. When I began to write in this blog at 20 years of age, little did I know that I would 6 years later, live in Seattle. Do I work for the newspaper? no. Oh, then surely the news station? Uhm nope. I teach first grade. Wait what? I live in Seattle. I teach first grade. My husband and I...