happy “baby mama” day!

cheryl lynn - my mom 6 months

tasha lynae - 6 months

leigha suzanne - 6 months

i was towed

i’ve never been towed before. i parked in an unmarked space. nothing i saw said anything about permit parking only.

parked at 6:30 did the wedding thing. got up to leave at 10 and walked to the parking lot to find a practically empty lot and a tow truck.

an hour and a half and $309 later i have my car back. not what i had planned for my tax refund.

lesson learned: when in doubt park somewhere else and walk.

hand crafted just for mom

last night me and a few friends had a night of creativity. with direction from marchen studios (martina & jess) we all create these beautiful, unique books. for more check out marchen studios

verse for doing life together

“If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But people who are alone when they fall are in real trouble.”

Ecclesiastes 4:10, NLT

real simple weekly quote

“Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness.”

— James Thurber

video: korean toddler sings “hey jude”

great words to live by

“Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.”— Jean Cocteau

realsimple quote

“True friends are those who, when you make a fool of yourself, don’t believe that this condition is permanent.”

— Erwin T. Randall

relaxing in long beach

having fun with my girl somer in long beach.

we walked down ocean blvd.  the toyota grand prix is this weekend so everything was fenced off but we still had fun looking at all the older houses and hotels.

sara, somer’s twin sister is coming out tonight. and our friend becca is coming down so we are all going out for dinner

having fun. no stress. just relaxing at the beach. 

created to create

When we stop believing the world can become a better place, when we stop caring about the lives and conditions of others, we lose a part of ourselves.

When we give ourselves to create a better future, when we choose to become instruments of change, when we refuse to accept the status quo and commit to make the world a better place, something resonates within us.

It satisfies something deep within you.  It’s as if your soul has been craving and you didn’t know for what.  And there it was.  Your soul was starving for hope–not just to have it, but to give it.

When we embrace our unique place in creation, when we believe that God created us to create, it begins to change everything for us.  It not only empowers us to live, but it holds us responsible for life.  Not only our lives, but the lives of everyone we could affect for good.
No one is defined by the status of birth.  Our destiny is not limited to our pedigree.  Every human being is of equal value to God.  No one must remain a prisoner of fate.

-Erwin McManus, Soul Cravings