Tuesday, June 24, 2014

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The Farmer's Market just recently opened up in Great Falls.  We have such a bountiful farmer's market...just not with fruits and veggies. Instead, we have a beaucoup of local artisans and small businesses that set up shop.  I found this beautiful stone cross necklace and have been wearing it frequently.  It was such a charming and perfect piece to get right before I left for Young Life camp.  It's one of my favorite accessories.

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If you haven't heard of Val Woerner's prayer journals from Val Marie Paper, you need to check out her site ASAP.  I have several Instagram and blogger friends who are obsessed (btw, that's my word of the week) with these journals.  Again, I felt a strong push to get these before YL  camp because I knew I would be praying for so many things in my life and for so many people.  It was such a perfect thing to accompany me to camp.  



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Before we left for camp, Katie (our Great Falls Young Life Director) and I went craftin' it up.  We thought that these would be a fun twist on a classic childhood favorite for our girls.  I made these ball chain necklaces with letter beads for each of our beautiful young ladies.  Coming up with the sayings was a lot of fun but also a sad reminder that I'm aging.  Ugh...I'm only 24!

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 I LOVE vintage pieces, whether it's jewelry or books and I especially love theme parties.  Combine the two and I am in heaven.  Excited to blog more about this project in the future but for now, it's under wraps!

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I was at camp while it was Father's Day so my papa got a very staticky voicemail from a canyon phone in a desert in Oregon.  Yay for phone calling cards and pay phones (yes, they still exist).  I sent my dad this card from Sweet Perversion for Father's Day.  It's inappropriate, hilarious, and fun- just like us.


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We have the start of a beautiful women's faith group on base and the most recent meeting focused on the book, Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo.  It's an amazing story about a little boy who essentially dies and goes to heaven but returns to life (yes, a true story).  I'm not here to convince you to believe in having a relationship with Christ, but this is such a beautiful story about faith.  Our group ended up playing an icebreaker where we had a partner and drew their "version of heaven."  It was hilarious, child-like, and a lot of fun.  It was also inspiring to break down a lot of complicated, yet hopeful passages throughout the book.  I think the most moving aspect, for me, was hearing about women who miscarried their babies and what this book said to them.  It's a great book and one that I highly recommend.

What have you been up to lately?  

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