by kellyrae | Wednesday, August 5, 2009 | Life in Progress |
earlier this summer i asked my friend sarah if she would paint us a portrait of our doggie, bella. anyone who know us knows that bella is our life. we rescued her over nine years ago from wretched conditions when she was 6 weeks old and we’ve loved her every...
by kellyrae | Tuesday, July 28, 2009 | Life in Progress |
dear friends, remember last fall when we all pulled together and raised money to help build a home for one exceptional family in rwanda? remember that? i do. i remember being blown away not only by the amt we raised, but by the strength of our hearts and our...
by kellyrae | Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | Life in Progress |
yesterday we were invited to spend the day sailing with a couple of friends who live here. i’ve never been sailing. minus the one hour or so of sea sickness, i loved it. it’s such a heavenly feeling to be inside the wind, warm with sunshine and gratitude....
by kellyrae | Thursday, April 9, 2009 | Life in Progress |
(leaf heart found last week on the galer steps in seattle.) *for all of your green couch love. it’s true. following our bliss = being bold + fearless, even when it comes to silly things like choosing a couch color. thanks for reminding me. i really do believe...
by kellyrae | Friday, March 6, 2009 | Life in Progress |
(11×14, canvas board. “gratitude surrounds her”) i’ve been wanting to introduce more colors to my paintings, more messy, more birdies, more variations to the backgrounds. but boy is it so much lovelier in my head and daydreams than the actual...
by kellyrae | Wednesday, January 21, 2009 | Life in Progress |
we’ve had a couple gorgeous days here in seattle. i snapped this shot yesterday while on a drive around our neighborhood (queen anne). on a clear day we can see this exact shot from our bedroom window (such a treat). slowly, seattle is capturing my heart,...
by kellyrae | Wednesday, November 12, 2008 | Life in Progress |
grab a cup of tea as it’s going to be a long one. i have so much to share. not just about italy, but about life now that i’m home, shop updates, where we’re moving next week (i’m calling out to you for help on that one), and so much...
by kellyrae | Monday, September 29, 2008 | Entrepreneurship, Life in Progress |
(a jen lemen original – clinging to these colorful words today. photo by alex) i’m heading out of town for the next week. please wish me love and luck as i spontaneously jump into my first teaching gig. it will be wonderful, but i’d be lying if i...
by kellyrae | Friday, August 15, 2008 | Life in Progress |
this photo magically captures the intense pride and warmth and beaming of how i felt the entire time (karen has a talent for capturing the essence of who we are, whether we know it yet or not). tears are welling up over here as i sit on this red couch of mine. i...
by kellyrae | Thursday, August 14, 2008 | Life in Progress |
(andrea scher, jen lemen, ali edwards, karen walrond, me, hula, mati rose, myriam joseph, jen lee, brene brown, jen gray , alex, tracey clark – photo by tracey) many months ago jen lemen and i had a vision, a hopeful retreat idea to bring a few women together on...
by kellyrae | Saturday, July 19, 2008 | Life in Progress |
(hope) hi friends. i’ve been overwhelmed in support and i can’t tell you how lifted up i feel by your comments, emails from my friends, phone calls by family, text messages, sweet voice mails, and conversations with soul sisters. one thing i’m...
by kellyrae | Wednesday, July 9, 2008 | Life in Progress |
mom is on the mend and she will be just fine. breathing a huge sigh of relief around here as i was quite worried. still a mystery what was/is going on but she’s getting better, and will likely be back to work and craft in a couple of weeks. thank you again for...