Typical Colorado.

In New England people have told me, "You don't like the weather, wait a couple of hours..." In Colorado, we tend to say, "You don't like the weather, wait a couple of minutes..." :) And well, here we are on May 24th and it is SNOWING. Yep, the snow is sticking, too. Need I remind those reading that it's almost June? I mean, summer is just a few weeks away, right?

We went from sun to rain to sleet to snow today. I can't imagine what the high country will be like next week when I arrive in Vail (it snowed there yesterday). There is always a weather related adventure in my beloved home state. Typical Colorado.

Fun Friends

Kimberg, Anster, Bottster, SKF

Recently, we had a surprise birthday celebration for our friend, Christina. Here are a couple of the fun friends at the party. I am so blessed to have such friends in Boston! Note to self and friends in CG: when lighting candles for the surprise birthday cake, wait until you're certain that the birthday girl is close at hand... One of many good lessons I continue to learn in my life! :)

A Recap of Weeks Gone By... Final Installment

I mentioned our "new event" we held in April in my previous post. Last month, we gathered the women in the Northeast together for a women's conference. A time to connect with the Lord and one another... A time, prayerfully, to be refreshed and to rest. In the midst of bronchitis, the Lord met me in some sweet ways. One thing I took away from the time was this image:


When I arrived home from our conference, I sifted the internet for this photograph. The title is "Woman with Seven Children" and it was taken during the Great Depression. Our speaker used this image in one of her talks and it moved me. She asked us what we saw...

I saw a brave woman. Someone who had been through so much and seemed to have a tender determination to make it. She seemed strong. Her children clung to her for support and she sat looking into the distance, perhaps the future, with her face forward.

I LOVE this image. It has continued to minister to my heart and at times, I'm not sure why. I continue to think about her. What did she go through during those times? What did she hope for in the future? How did she do it?

It's not often that an image or piece of art so consumes my thoughts and my heart, but this one did. I'm going to enjoy the journey of processing what this image means to me. How I love it!

A Recap of Weeks Gone By... Part II

Conferences, Conferences, Conferences... This was my life in April. I had three, virtually back-to-back, events. In the wee hours of the morning in which our first event, our new event, was to begin, I awoke and knew that I had bronchitis. Boy, that was a morning! I was on the Cape, went back and forth between two health-care facilities hoping to find a doctor that would prescribe antibiotics. By 10:15 AM I was back and running our staff meeting. At 2:30 PM our conferees began to arrived and as they say in the 'Biz, "The show must go on" and it did.

A week later, the last two events came and went and I was ready to see my friends! I'm not sure if I've mentioned recently how much I love Boston, but here's a new reason:

Art In Bloom

A few weeks ago, three of my favorite girlfriends and I headed to the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) for their annual "Art in Bloom" exhibit. Every year, area garden clubs are invited to interpret selected pieces in the museum and interpret them using flowers, plants and as we discovered on-site, other interesting objects like... artichokes! :)

It was a great way to spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Boston. Pictured to the left, me and my friend, Alexis.



Here are some of my favorite pieces from the exhibit:

A Recap of Weeks Gone By... Part I

There was tragedy in Virginia. At times, I find it so difficult to embrace the reality of the brokenness in the world. An optimist at heart, I can't help but hope that things get better. However, I know that the only solution to our brokenness resides in the person of Jesus Christ who came and lived a blameless life, died on a cross and rose from the dead three days later sealing humankind's freedom from sin and death forever. It is through a thriving, love relationship with Jesus that we can know God and have hope in the midst of our brokenness. That is what encourages me as I process the evil that exists in our world. I am so sad for the families of all of the victims. My prayers are with everyone affected by this tragedy.