Take a break.

photo credit: one & two. lettering by me.

I've been feeling a little overwhelmed over the past couple of weeks. It's just that time of the semester, I guess. Luckily, spring break starts at 11:50am today. I'm still stuck in Cleveland (yay, work), but hey, it's a break--I'll take it. Honestly, I'm just ready to be done with school. As much as I love learning, I'm ready to move on to new things. I know, I know--I'll miss it so much when it's over, but I'm ready to start a new adventure and focus on other things.

I want to have more time to:

Write more.
Blog more.
Take more pictures.
Go hiking.
Read.
Go on adventures.
Plan my wedding!
Make things.
Be creative.

I want to have time to just be.

I have a few things that have to get done this week, but I'm hoping I can manage to work in a little me time, too (...that doesn't somehow get eaten up by internet or TV or any other mindless activities. Technology is such a time suck).

A few pictures and pins I'm liking (and that just so happen to describe exactly what I'm wanting):

one / two / three / four / five / six / seven / eight

Yes.

In case the picture doesn't tell it all, I have news!

Mike and I are engaged!

He actually proposed on January 19 (in Central Park in NYC, no less!), but I haven't had time to think, much less blog. I'm still so excited though! After searching and searching for an available, semi-affordable venue, we finally found one, so the official date is October 20, 2013. Some days, it feels impossibly far, and then others (usually when I'm in planning mode)...it's scary close.

Anyway, I mostly just wanted to update you all on that little life event, but I hope to be writing more soon.

(I'm highly considering a move to WordPress and a name-change for the blog. Any suggestions?)

A year of grace.

Grace.

If years can be summed up in one word, that would be mine.

Last year was a year of breaking. This year has been one of putting it all back together again. I don't know how He did it, only that He did. And it has been a beautiful thing.

I've spent hours trying to find the right words to describe this year, to explain the grace I've been given, but tonight, I realized…I can't. Sometimes, words are not enough. There is so much to be said, and maybe I'll have the chance to share it all someday, but for now, I will leave my reflection of 2012 at this:

His grace is enough.

His mercy is everlasting.

His love never fails.

Sometimes, less is more.

Happy 2013 :)

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