Proof I'm Blessed

It's been officially announced that I'm leaving.
Here's the thing about that: Marianne is leaving, too. She was here for military, but just recently scored a sweet gig with YoungLife in VA. It's a suuuuuper exciting opportunity for her, and mine from here on out will be exciting, too... it just means that both of us are leaving.

Let me rewind a second to the going-away gift that talented ALI made for Marianne:

marianne + amazing gift = sad but happy all of us.... ♥

^ That was the first of two gifts that Ali put together. I teared up a little seeing the first one, and once the actual pictures replace the stick figures, it'll be AWE.SOME. I had no idea she was working on a second one, for me... and when she gave it to me this morning, it took everything in me not to cry. I'm such a wimp.

[my present from ali]
illinois ali... to new york marianne... to ohio cori ... it's true.
your feet don't anchor you... your friends do. ♥

I.... feel.... BLESSED.. beyond words that I could convey. I've already packed up all my craft gear, so I can't yet reciprocate the favor. The way I've got it figured, these two girls had better give me the correct mailing address for things I may or may not send later on down the road ;)

For  now.... 

it's true. my friends... make this true.

I got my Tumblr fix for the day; how about you? ;) Ali, Marianne, Mo, Rob, Jay, DeShawn, my coworkers, and everyone else I've met along the way here... you've made marks on my life that will never be duplicated, and for that I am so grateful. It's been a bumpy ride for some of us, and I'll admit my faults along that journey... there are things both said and unsaid that tie us together... Let it stand that I'm grateful, and sincerely indebted in many ways, to each of them, in separate ways. I'm not the greatest at wearing my heart on my sleeve, I'll wear it inside-out all over a good blog ;).

&& then some. ya'll know who you are.
..... thank you ♥

And for those incredible people who were before my time here in IL and for those who will come after it now.... love, love & more love to all of you. Don't ever forget it.... 

truth.

Here's to FRIENDS.. Yeah, I'm blessed (:

xo | cmd

Galatians 5:22-23

Among a few other things, one of the verses that kept crossing my mind today was the Fruit of the Spirit passage from Galatians. I'm not sure exactly why that seems to be sticking with me today, but hey, that's a God thing and I'm in no position at all to dispute.

Instead, I opted to see how other folks have translated this awesome principle passage into something physically beautiful. I thought since there are nine fruits, I would find nine different interpretations. You can all thank Tumblr for this one. (:

for the analyst... 

for the teacher...

for the sweet tooth ;) ...

for the t-shirt collector

for the muralist...

for the jeweler

for the health nuts...

for the kiddos...

for the nature lover.... 

As an added bonus, I found one that I liked just for because it's crafty.. and I am that way sometimes, too :) 

Love you, friends. 

xo | cmd