good friends 'round a fire on a summer night.
its all more than i could have hoped for.
a bit like magic, really.

bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits

i'm terribly excited to let the creative juices flow this week.
along with putting some finishing touches on K & I's invites i've scheduled my first official photo shoot. eep! and i'm getting paid. woot woot! i'm feeling quite inspired thanks to this lady and this publication so i'm hoping to take some time to make a few props for the session on thursday.

if everything goes to pot you'll never hear mention of it.

caught a whiff of coffee and rain in the hallway
it smells like heaven

terribly excited for tonight
it is going to be magical

contemplation turns
easily
to scrutiny

there are tiny moments late in the afternoon when i wish i'd loved more, given more, taken hold of more. and in those moments i determine to do just that. soon. after i lay on the sofa for a moment to catch my breath. adrenal exhaustion is no friend.
i've stopped trying (even wanting) to grow, stopped seeking, stopped spending time with my love. the last being my worst crime.
still, the world has not come to an end. everyone else keeps on moving. that's comforting.
so i'm breathing, scheming and preparing for whatever inciting incident comes next.

& for now,
Lord, let the work of these hands, be it preparing a pot of coffee or composing a new song, please you. be my strength, my motive, my provision.

summer so far

has included...

+ dinner parties on the patio with good people
+ countless batches of homemade sorbet and ice cream
+ eating lots of yummy salads
+ late morning breakfast with lovely ladies
+ spending time with my delightful family
+ wonderful conversations over coffee and tea
+ mango and berries in everything
+ the invigorating smell of fresh mountain air
+ wearing lots of sun dresses
+ one trip to the cherry creek farmers market
+ lots of cuddle time with D & A
+ chasing chickens back into the backyard/coop
+ celebrating the sister with good food and fireworks
+ almost getting caught by the fire marshall at 2 am
+ a four hour car ride with an old friend
+ a revival of my love for painting and sketching
+ several glasses of good wine paired with good friends telling good stories

its a good life my friends
& now onto more adventure...

i'd wanted to string an delightful assortment of words together to describe the current state of affairs i find myself in. but i seem to be out of thread and the words are all strewn across my floor in an indecipherable mess. if i could though, i'd say something about how lovely it is to have time to breathe, time to be still, time to be inspired and create. and though that last bit may be true i cannot seem to find inspiration or maybe i'm missing the thing that fits snugly betwixt inspiration and creation. skill? material? desire? something other? whatever it is i haven't got it and it makes me a bit crazy that life is slow enough i've taken note of this lack. still, life, my friends, is exceedingly and abundantly good.