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One Last Getaway

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Happy Fall!  I'm taking a breath and popping my head up to wish you warm drinks on cool mornings and no colds until January.  :)   

There's a lot going on behind the scenes over here and I'm excited to tell you about it in the next few weeks.  I also have cute babies I can't wait to feature!  (I know which one you're more excited about.  Wink.)

Before we found ourselves scurrying around a few weeks ago, Pete and I snuck away for a weekend.  It was   w  o  n  d  e  r  f  u  l.  

Related to spending quality time - or just having time to be with close friends and family - I read this article in the New York Times.  I loved it.  It changed the way I'm looking at my fall calendar.  Sometimes a little reinforcement to do what I already want to do goes a long way, you know?  Tell me what you think, if you'd like.       

Hoping you and yours are well! xo

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Photos from my iphone and instagram feed.  Follow along or read more on the blog.      

Worth A Thousand Words

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Germantown, PA

I recently spent an afternoon at Whosoever Gospel Mission in Germantown.  Some friends from Citylight Church and I offered portraits to program residents and then joined them for chapel and dinner.  

I was challenged by their example to be honest, humble, and grateful.  To the men of WGM I met that Sunday: thank you for spending just a few minutes with me.  I'm so very glad to have met you.

Below are a few portraits and a portion of the individual's story, if you'd like to read on. 

R is in culinary school and one of the head cooks at WGM.  He hopes to start a career as a chef or baker.  He finally broke into a smile when talking about baking: "I like to bake pies."

"My story?  It's a sad one."  "D" found himself homeless after losing a fire and family members.  What would he want to tell his future self?  "Be humble."  

"B" entered the program six days before I met him.  He hopes to get his feet back under him and repair relationships with his family.  

"G" wanted a picture with his car.  What does the car mean to you?  From Beau, his photographer: "He told me about being involved with drugs and going in and out of prison.  He'd had loads of cars, but they were either cars he stole or others stole for him.  But not this car.  He finally had the actual paperwork and everything.  This car was a symbol of his life turning around."

"G" couldn't walk very far because he had been run over and both knees needed repair.  He wasn't forthcoming about what was hard but had been through quite a bit.  A resident in the program and photographed here with his wife.  

"E" and family: the first beautiful family we met that day!  

It was truly an honor, WGM.  So happy to have spent an afternoon with you!  xo     

On Family

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Feeling grateful for this crazy bunch (and the bunch not pictured!).  Summertime = more family time for us and I'm always glad for it.  

There's a lot going on in my family at the moment - hard decisions, hard situations, illness, etc.  Perhaps that's why I'm thinking of them?  It's never perfect, but man oh man am I grateful for so many people who keep loving me - even when I don't call or forget they had a thing - and now love on our little girl, too.  

Wishing you good times with your own crazy clan.  xo