so long sweet summer

welp, summer is over. it sure was a good one. i wish there was more. let me just give you a rundown of the major events:

#campcarly - i spent a good chunk of the summer with three little ones that i love. we did a lot of geocaching, a lot of swimming, some spying, some tye-dying, and had a TON of fun. i loved every moment of it. 

CFM summer interns - i spent another good chunk of the summer working with a group of 11 college students who were interning at my church. i got to think about things like faith and professional formation, group dynamics, and discipleship. it was awesome.

weddings - one for friends from church and one for a friend from seminary. both are two communities that i am so thankful to be a part of.

reading - i read for pleasure!! some highlights include The Road by Cormac McCarthy and Leaving Church by Barbara Brown Taylor.

goodbye UPC - oh, also i left my church. this deserves a post of its own, so i wont give any more details here, i will save it for when i can expound on the experience.

to be clear, i am not ready to jump back into school. but, i have started my MFT internship at Valley Cities Counseling, and have started classes. I am equal parts apprehensive and excited about this next stage of life. here are some other things i am excited about right now:

Coastland Commons - this is a project that brings the innermost core of my being to life. i am so excited to be a part of it.

this website!! - is also new, though the content of the blog is not.

Art with Heart - i have another project in the pipeline with this wonderful local organization where i get to think about therapeutic resources for kids, creativity, and faith formation. also all of the things that give life to my soul.

this is all i have for now. i felt like it had been too long without a post.