nicole | class of 2015

Posted on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 by staci

Oh boy, I don’t know where to begin with this one. I’ve known Cole since she was just a teeny little thing. She’s actually still teeny, but now grown. Does that make sense? I didn’t think so.

Nicole is one of those young women that you just know has an amazing future ahead. She’s adorable, bright, uber-talented and super funny. She’s also incredibly perceptive … I think my favorite comment she may have ever made to me was about how I worry like an 84-year-old (or 90, I can’t remember. Dang dementia) woman. How does she do it? Continue reading →

it’s still broken

Posted on Monday, September 15th, 2014 by staci

That’s what the on-call orthopedic PA said after she’d spent a good 45 minutes or so yanking and twisting my wrist back into place. I only know those were the activities because I woke once out of sedation. Can I get an ‘ouch, please stop that?!’ Continue reading →

wordless wednesday

Posted on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 by staci

So long, for now, to a man who really knew how to play in the dirt. Your endearing, gentle spirit will be dearly missed.

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. – 2 Timothy 4:7

the beloved

Posted on Tuesday, August 19th, 2014 by staci

Even (almost) two months after our trip to Guatemala, these words hit me like a brick every day. The beloved. I am His beloved.

It’s taken so much for me to accept that. It started happening in Guatemala, but honestly? It’s a reminder I need almost daily. Continue reading →

the one about wearing clean underwear

Posted on Monday, July 28th, 2014 by staci

I just typed underwear. Oops, there I did it again. Sorry about all of it. But, it’s been on my mind.

Well, not underwear specifically, but the concept of wearing clean ones.

Not that either. Ugh, my words never come out quite right. Continue reading →

the moment of impact

Posted on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014 by staci

You’re all also fans of Nicholas Sparks, right? The very first book I cried ~~sobbed like a baby~~ as I finished was “Message in a Bottle.” They knew I was so touched they made it into a film. I didn’t love that one so much (don’t do it, Kevin Costner!) but as his books became more popular, more movies followed and of the many that require a tissue or two was The Vow. Oh, The Vow. Continue reading →

guatemala: a required photo retrospective

Posted on Wednesday, July 16th, 2014 by staci

Is Monday over yet? Or wait, does it just feel like a Monday? Yep, it does. And to that person that decided it made sense to back into my car without so much as a note of, “oops, sorry about that.” … well, you’re just lucky I have a sweet little boy to hug and photos of Guatemala to fill my mind with wonderful thoughts. Moving on … Continue reading →

home

Posted on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014 by staci

In a post I swear I shared yesterday, I wrote about my decision to follow the call to Guatemala with a group of thirty-nine other kids (kids is a relative term, after all). And now, we are home.

I’ve spent the past several days attempting to process and figure out how to communicate what happened in Guatemala. I’m also trying to process the 700 photos I took. That’s the fun part, though, because I get to re-live the daily events every time I look at ~~Caleb’s photo-bombing face~~ them. Continue reading →

it’s a God thing

Posted on Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 by staci

A few weeks ago, I was minding my own business at band practice (oh, who am I kidding? I don’t mind my own business) and in walks Doug. I can almost NEVER guess what Doug is going to say when he approaches me. Is it going to be nice? Snarky? Gross? I just.don’t.know. His first question was, ‘So, what does your vacation schedule look like?’ Continue reading →

being an invader

Posted on Friday, April 18th, 2014 by staci

I found myself a foreigner in another church tonight. Well, not really a foreigner, I guess, but I did refer to myself as ‘an invader.’ Continue reading →

a brand new ending

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