Here We Snow Again...

It's baaaaack!

snowy snowy snowy! 

^^ Ok, so that's a dumb shot out of my window, but here's why I took it:
That mirror was clear when I stopped at the stop light. And this is what it looked like when the light turned green. YAY, snow!

lovely. 

Yeah, so I live eight miles from my work. The clock in my car is set 20 minutes fast [yeahyeahyeah, I'm one of those people... I know...]. So in reality, it was 6:49am when I hit the route from my house to my office... My car said 8:16 when I got to work, which meant it was just before 8am in real life. I stopped for a couple of donuts on the way, but that's just a detail.

because, well.. because. 

I'm not a huge fan of driving through this stuff, but I have always and will always love to play in it!!

♥ snow snow snow! ♥

Here's a glimpse of what the rest of my clan did while I was working:

i was so. stinkin'. jealous.

I missed a lot :(

i've taught her well ;) 

I unfortunately missed Syd today since it was her dad's evening of the week, but I'll see her again tomorrow when she's back. She's a lucky little bug having been off school so far 3 days this week; for the sake of parents everywhere, here's hoping they're back to it tomorrow!

Be SAFE out there, friends!

xo | cmd

#WCW : Go, Mare, GO!

Whoever actually reads these blog entries of mine knows of this girl named Marianne.

Well, Marianne is currently in Italy, living out her calling to love people in the missions field. She happens to be the first person I've ever identified with on a level that says it's okay to get matching tattoos, spur of the moment. She's genuine, bold, brash, hilarious and honest. She's an incredible friend, and an imperfectly evolving human being, transparent about the roads she's traveled and the unchecked boxes on her life's to-do list.

On my way to work today, I started praying for my pending commitment to the missions arena in Panama, and my mind fell on some of the people in my life who have recently - or in this case, currently - serving out their purposes in missions. I thought of and prayed for Becky, whose Habitat trip last year to Nepal brought her back with a whole new set of experiences, and then Marianne, who is now in Italy.

As I drove and prayed, I started to turn the page in my mind from Mare to the next person, when I looked up from my position at a stop light, and saw a street sign with her last name.

marianne on 11/4 when she left the u.s.
& today, this random street sign.. 

So here's to you, on this #WCW, Mare! While I clearly don't mean that in a creepy or inappropriate way, I absolutely DO salute your commitment, your courage and above all, your journey. You're an incredible human and an even better friend.

Here's to you, and the rest of our mission force: LOVE you, friend!

[Sorry, I'd stay and elaborate more, but fortunately for all of you blogbots, it's time to head out for dinner with Rob's work family... steakhouse time!]

Love & Honor, friends,

xo | cmd