On Saturday, Aaron and I went to the Husker Game in Lincoln compliments of my employer. We hopped on a bus in Omaha and got dropped off at the stadium to tailgate with Snitily Carr, an advertising/marketing agency in Lincoln.



We caught up with my bro, J, and had terrific seats!
The stadium was celebrating it's 300th consecutive sellout. Pretty awesome.



We had a great time! Here's a little video I put together of our trip.

I have had this idea in my head since I moved here that "I just want to make a friend and go over to their house and watch TV!" That feels relaxing to me. Feels like home. Feels like I have someone to kick back with in a "real life" kind of way.

Last night my friend Amy and I got together to chat. As we were enjoying some lovely chai she said:





There is something so happy about that to me.
So simple and I've so been waiting for it.

Any gals wanna join us next Tuesday??

In January we said yes to hosting a home community through our church.

I can't even begin to explain all the ways God has worked and changed our hearts by the study and relationships in our 'HC'. We get together (just about) every week and share a meal and then we talk about life and God.

We started off studying Nehemiah. What a story of urban renewal, prayer, repentance and God's graciousness and kindness toward us.

We multiplied our group to start another.
We moved into a study of the gospel movement and talked about some of the tangible ways we could step into what God is doing all around us.

We began sharing and praying.
We celebrated anniversaries, birthdays and welcomed new people.
We are making new friends.
People come early and stay late.
We started really sharing.
God is answering our prayers.
We welcomed baby Emelia.
We served each other and the city with meals.

Aaron and I are learning and growing closer.

God has changed my heart. I didn't want to let him for a while, but He didn't give up on loving me and neither did our HC...

I just have to say it takes time to really love someone. Don't you think? Time to try, fail and try again. There is no other way to practice what God says. You need others to help you. God has really used our HC to help me grow.

Anyway. We're launching home communities again this fall and I'm excited because our HC blog is going to feature more stories about what God is doing.

We'll keep you in the loop :)

Love to you all.

We've been looking for a new rug for a while. A new rug and a new coffee table and last night we finally decided on both! Check it out.



What do you think is the hardest piece of furniture to shop for? Aaron was convinced last night it was a rug (haha) but as we were checking out the cashier said "Wait 'till you have to buy a bed". Voice of experience I guess. What do you think?

Aaron put in a garden this summer and we have very little to show for it except for our two raspberries bushes have been in full force! They're so pretty & yummy! Here are a few shots from an evening we decided to make raspberry smoothies. They were delish!

Last weekend my family and friends met up in Lincoln for the annual Walk for Autism. Our team raised $820 for autism research. We walked for my cousin Riley - he is awesome!


Here are a few snapshots from the day. You can check more photos in my mom's Flickr Album Here


Gettin' ready to go - my brother, mom and me

On Saturday night we went with friends to the Greek Festival at the Lewis and Clark Landing.







We ordered a gyro - of course! Dolmathes, grape leaves stuffed with seasoned beef and rice; Spanakopita, baked pastry filled with feta cheese and spinach and finished off with some baklava!



What did you do this weekend?

My friend Jonathan was killed in a car accident on August 14 outside of our hometown. I still can't believe it happened. I have to praise God for the fullness of Jon's life, but at the same time my heart aches because I wanted him to stay.

I pray that God would be glorified in Jon's life and death. I made a play list of songs that I wanted to share. Songs that remind me where to rest.

Hello dear friends! It has been a while since we've posted on here and summer (feels like) it's coming to a close around our house. Aaron started school (with kids) on Monday and since I'm working full time now we're adjusting to a new routine.

One thing that I miss about being in the city are the open spaces and exposed sunrises. The summer before I left for college I remember I wanted to take a photo of the sunrise from one of my favorite spots. I woke up late that morning and I had planned to ride my bike to the location, so I remember pedaling as fast as I could with my camera bulging in my jacket pocket.

I made it to my spot just in time to catch the sunrise and I captured a couple of wild sunflowers in the photo as well. These photos below are not mine, but they remind me a lot of that morning and the picture I printed out and have had with me in every season since then.

Thanks to Meg Duerksen for sharing her photos from her home in Kansas. I just can't get enough of 'em so I wanted to share them with you. By the way, you'll love Meg's blog as well. Stop by!

Love to you all!
Laura

We had a terrific vacation to Seattle! We made it home last night about midnight and hit the ground running today. Here are some photos from our trip. You can view the entire album on Facebook.

Big thanks to D+C for hosting us and helping us experience Seattle to its fullest!


Pikes Place Market, downtown Seattle


Lake Diablo in the Cascade Mountains


Seattle skyline from Gasworks Park

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