7-in-7 Day 1 View

A short story by Lucas (7)

Short story by Cade (11)

A song praising God who is matchless in all that He is.

I wrote a lot of poetry when I was in the military (an odd paradox, right?) to work out a lot things the Lord was teaching me.  I miss doing that so my 7in7 challenge to myself is to get back to the poetry.

We are to love our neighbors as ourself and welcome them into our lives.

A little late for Day One....Continuing with my tradition from last year's 7in7, I decided to post more drone footage.

It took me awhile to figure out where I wanted to go for 7in7. If you know me, I’m not a particularly creative person - but I love working out and love sharing meals with people. So - Shaping Up & Sharing meals was born. Here we go!

Five year old Drew told this story about a girl, boy and dinosaur.

This week Judson is turning 1! I'll be creating decorations to celebrate him at his birthday party on Saturday.

A painting by Emily Reeves

TL;DR: I'm a perfectionist who doesn't generally write creative things, and also I love music.

Painting

Co-write with Courtney Strifler and Josh Reynolds

Josh had an idea for the musical parts/progression on this song. Courtney had the idea to write about how we live in that tension of being cynical when we want to live by faith. What came out I think was pretty cool!

This is my attempt to retune the Hymn "All Hail the Power of Jesus Name". I have had this idea for a few months and had the melody in mind but hadn't spent any time with the lyrics until today. I spent about an hour co-writing with Donald Zimmerman from Doxa Church in Seattle and then another hour and a half on my own. I think this is a song I will definitely need to come back to and try to refine & work on the lyrical content/arrangement.

Community Crate: well curated items meant to be shared. A collaboration by Kelsey Easley and Faye Cummings; featuring photos by Tanner Easley. Today's crate is called The Happy Hour Play Date: Moscow Mules Edition.

My confession in parenting

Beep boop beep boop boop

A short story about a worker named Jose.

HOPE butterfly ornament

I’m slowing down to find letters in meaningful places that remind me of His P-R-O-M-I-S-E.

Stepping out of my comfort zone to go back to painting - something I really enjoyed in high school. More in the full description if you’re interested!

Cooking allows me to create dishes that I hope people like to enjoy!

Over the years as a trauma critical care nurse and now trauma surgery nurse practitioner, I have encountered so many stories. Stories of triumph, loss, devastation, miracles, joy, sorrow. The list could go on and on. Here's my attempt to bring you into some of those stories, into moments that are seared into my memory forever. People whose faces I could never forget.

A reluctant gardener

Poetry

Sketch of spring bouquet