Just A Closer Walk With Thee

I could listen to these two men sing this blessed song every day of my life.

A couple instagram shots from my wild 11 hour day today! Woosh! This little lovie is Avery. Look at those pink converse! She's 3.5 and a ball of wonderful. The Lord provided this precious opportunity to help out this amazing family in town...which means I get to hangout with cool kids all day! It's been the sweetest time getting to know them and encouraging them. My day today consisted of: singing in the car, watching sprout, fingerpainting, reading stories, playing in the park, shooting baskets, peanut butter and jellies, bird watching, flower picking, and trying to prevent multiple meltdowns from a girl who wouldn't take a nap. So awesome! And the part that I love the most is that we get to talk about Jesus. The other day in the car Avery said out of nowhere: "Jesus and God live in my heart, but Jesus's friends can't... not enough room in there, sorry!"....Oh my word, so dang cute! And today she fingerpainted the story of when Jesus calmed the storms and told me all about it! So grateful for her little heart that loves to talk about these things!

There's this little french inspired place in my town called Madeleines Bakeshop, and they make the most AMAZING little macarons. Every flavor under the moon! Lavender, pumpkin, strawberry, chocolate, key lime, blackberry, mango, lemon poppyseed, etc etc yummmmm! Had to take a picture of their adorableness. Little wonders.

love in Africa

My heart is exploding with joy at seeing what my beloved friends are doing in Uganda!!
These pink totes were just in my living room a few days ago and now on the arms of these incredible ladies! Love it! Of all the places in the world I wish I could be right now, it would be serving the Lord alongside my friends here. So many tears seeing these women rejoice at getting BIBLES! I cannot get over their smiles!! Thank you Lord for the gift of introducing the Kwagala Project to my prayer life, for your faithful loves who travel to the ends of the earth to share your beauty, and for the hearts of these women who desire your word so eagerly. Such a wonderful beautiful way to start my Saturday.

♥ Liz

(photos by: Jade Metz)

spring love

Can we all take a minute to be so happy that spring is coming soon?! Yesterday morning I woke up to birds singing outside my window! Birds! It was one of those super dreamy disney moments. You know, like when they come in your open window and make the bed and fly your apron on? Cinderella guys, geez!  I am just freaking out that soon very soon I'll be able to ride my ol zero speed bike every single day again. The hills are torture but it's purple and kinda rusty and just a gem! Lots of memories with this bike. All the country people in my town growing up had lilac bushes in their front yards and so the scent swarmed me on rides during the summer. So magical.

Favorite things this week:

- Chobani apple cinnamon greek yogurt. So crazy delicious.

- Cutting hearts out of burlap last night to make gift tags for the kwagala girls! My grandpa proceeding to tell the story of how he forgot about valentines day one year when they were just young little loves...so he came home, took a newpaper, cut two huge hearts out of it and pasted them on the wall. Oh goodness.

- Speaking of! (his name is Rex) Thank you for your prayers. The Lord is working in his body and mind and it is SO evident. He is doing so much better! Coolest thing is that his new doctor gave them books as homework and they're all nutritionally based for reversing heart disease! 100% all vegan/veg recipes! Yesss! My grandma asked me what hummus was tonight. Oh man she has no idea what she's missing!  I kinda talk about my grandparents a lot huh? They are just super special people and so dear to me!

- The Wonder Years on netflix. Pretty much wanted to be winnie cooper growing up.

- Bosphorous Cafe. Turkish food! Favorite restaurant in Indy. If I had a flying car I would be here for lunch every single day. It is so.so.good. 

- Wooden heart necklace gifts from friends!


   
      
                         

♥ Liz