On this last day of July, I stumbled across this beautiful piece by Morgan Harper Nichols who nails it every time with her gift of art and words.
Saturday, July 31, 2021
July Twenty-Twenty-One
“Twinkle lights are the perfect metaphor for joy. Joy is not a constant. It comes to us in moments—often ordinary moments. Sometimes we miss out on the bursts of joy because we’re too busy chasing down extraordinary moments. Other times we’re so afraid of the dark that we don’t dare let ourselves enjoy the light. A joyful life is not a floodlight of joy. That would eventually become unbearable. I believe a joyful life is made up of joyful moments gracefully strung together by trust, gratitude, inspiration, and faith.” -Brene Brown
"We thank you for the splendor of the whole creation, for the
beauty of this world, for the wonder of life, and for the mystery of love." -
The Book of Common Prayer
“I sometimes forget that
I was created for joy
My mind is too busy
My heart is too heavy
Heavy for me to remember
that I have been
called to dance,
the sacred dance for life,
I was created to smile
to love
to be lifted up
and lift others up
O sacred one,
Untangle my feet
from all that ensnares
Free my soul
That we might
Dance
and that our dancing
might be contagious.”
Hafiz
"Men do not quit playing because they grow old;
they grow old because they quit playing. "
-Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
“Grow old with me, the best is yet to be.”
- Robert Browning
Friday, July 30, 2021
Holding down the fort
It is so good to know that Poppy is holding down the fort as we head to Montana for some family time this next week.
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Sunny Days
sunny days
walk at Seward Park with Jenn Zubeck
dinner with Jeanette, Genny, Elizabeth, and Meghan
Anna and Claude at the Atkins' hot tub
evening in Ballard
Fruit Pizza Cookies- YUM!
visit with Dereck and Rachael this afternoon (SPU colleagues)
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Lake Life
Anna and Taylor out on a boat with neighbors yesterday afternoon
Anna wake surfing behind a boat yesterday afternoon with neighbors.
Looks like they are getting her ready for California! She got up on her first try!!!
biking across 520 with Lake WA showing off behind us today
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Celebrating Twenty-Five!
celebrating twenty five years!!
Such a treat to go back the Post Hotel where we went for Jason's 50th for our anniversary celebration
breakfast view
("First Dance" garden sculpture-- my anniversary gift to Jason :)
We came home to find that Anna had decorated the porch and the kitchen for us!
Monday, July 26, 2021
celebrating TWENTY-FIVE (almost!)
This photo is one of my favorites and was taken twenty five years ago at our rehearsal dinner on the night before our wedding... Happy Almost 25th!!!
Sunday, July 25, 2021
Christmas in July 2021
We had a special lunch with our friend Fredrick and his girlfriend Taylor Emmaus and brought out a few Christmas decorations for the table for Christmas in July. Because- why not?
Saturday, July 24, 2021
Puppy Love
We are so glad we got to be with the newest member of the family while he is still a puppy as we know Rafa will be a big guy when we see him again at Christmas. Puppy Love!!
