all forward motion counts.

1. i am tired of being in bentonville; life stand stills here. reverting to living like i did in high school & i feel like i am backtracking on maturity, responsibility, & faith progression.
2. it was pretty wonderful seeing a festival in downtown bentonville (hello, stars hollow) & high school friends one friday night. hashing over who's doing what now? check, double check.
3. so i think my countdown of weddings is reaching 30, just from the past 2 1/2 years. recent fave? jon & kayla's up in springfield with some dear roadtripping friends. i really need to start guarding my heart on thinking about weddings & the future & my plans.
   
4. i am OLD. twenty-two years, keep 'em coming. i am very blessed with my two-day celebration, starting with dinner with chums & ending with some ben & jerry's ice cream with case. BEST. instead of one big, impersonal & superficial dinner--i got to see a lot of faves one-on-one. what encouragement.
5. so thankful to find a home church in bentonville, right down the road from my house. what's fun? the ice cream truck waiting outside this morning for a free choco taco and a new friend in nikki.
6. the reynebeau fam will always be one of my dear camp families. hands down. fave moment--joey, anna, & i dukeing it out on mario kart. two wins, personal record. welcome home, peter.
   
7. i went running for the first time since hurting my foot in june. result? no pain in the foot. incredibly sore body. definitely out of shape; no shame.
8. kanakuk kanakuk kanakuk--definitely enjoyed seeing rachel & joy & mo for a little steak & shake after the KI meet & greet. 27 days away from branson.
9. 9/9/09 - BEST. got to hang out with good ol' shane the other day for a fantastic meal of grilled cheese & a speakerphone chat with helmer & sweet naps & swimming. did i mention i love the benson fam?
10. hello, dvr. hello, life speeding by. this whole "resting" and "being still" is incredibly hard for me to do. at least i have homework i can do with KI: "30 days to understanding the bible" & genesis. perf. things i can do: photograph / paint / make lauren's NYU list.
    

prayer: being diligent. disciplined. encouragement to grasp onto my blessings & then go be a blessing.