birthdays and hearts

birthdays and hearts

earlier this week, john turned 36 years young. over birthday dinner, we talked about how abundant our lives are, how just a few months ago we made a tricky decision to move back to portland. and how since then, our everydays are full to the brim with activity,...
deconstruction

deconstruction

the deconstruction – john texted this photo to me yesterday from the living room of our new home. it’s being demolished. it freaks me out yet inspires me with possibility all at once. i suppose that’s what deconstruction is all about whether...
finally, the girls are almost here.

finally, the girls are almost here.

(Odette and her girls, grace + lilian) this vision and this dream for this family has been years in the making. many of you are aware of this dear family and helped contribute to the building of a new home for odette’s mother in rwanda. remember that? we called...
today

today

today we are celebrating 11 years of togetherness. as with all unions, we’ve learned so much, grown so much, and have traveled deep and wide to this place of commitment and friendship. sometimes it takes a lot of work. sometimes it feels so easy. at the end of...
valentines

valentines

happy valentine’s day to you! i am wiped out over here and recovering from the sickies. you know that kind of sick where you are extremely envious of the people you see walking around the world who are seemingly well and healthy? yeah, i’m that kind of...
haiti

haiti

i just found out what happened in haiti – i’ve been out of the loop and unplugged to the news until ten minutes ago. it feels so strange to have blogged about all the goodness in my life earlier today when at that same moment, thousands of people were...
bella and ben

bella and ben

bella is an underthetable kind of dog. she loves it under there. if she’s not there, then she’s either on the green couch: or sprawled out on our bed: she’s been spoiled in this way for over 10 years. she’s a part of our family and we love...
everything shapes us

everything shapes us

(everything shapes us – a new patchwork original painting. available for purchase here. prints available here.) love. whispers. choice. time. devotion. sorrow. hope. lost opportunities and silver lining mistakes. who we choose. who we don’t choose. when we...
because it’s true.

because it’s true.

my bff gina is here in town from atlanta. the trail of house guests continues and my life is one big adventure lately because of it! such fun….i think i’ll share photos of gina and i together when we were 12 years old in my next post. i was 12 and wearing...
especially brave in love

especially brave in love

(photo by andrea scher) last week when the lovebombers gathered, katherine painted words + phrases on our bodies -talk about a powerful exercise. the words and phrases we chose were delicate, yet powerful tellings of our stories and of our spirits. when it was my turn...
switching it up

switching it up

sometimes it’s nice (and fun) to switch it up a bit. happy monday everyone! today i’m all about running errands, and getting ready for some upcoming travel. had a great weekend exploring the city with our oakland friends who were up for the weekend....