Thank you to all who donated time/items to The Mentoring Project's garage sale.

In total, $1125 was raised!

We are ever so grateful for that day :

for hard work, community, a cause, and hope for the future.

A job well done.

Andrew Root's The Promise of Despair

"But hope stands in an altogether different orientation to time. Hope is born in the future - a future that is not out ahead us, but that is completely new reality, even now in small ways breaking into our lives. Hope is trust that though the monster may take me, though death may strike me, it cannot destroy me, for a future is on its way that stands in direct opposition to my present. A future is on its way that has no place for death, where death has been extracted and destroyed, where death has been evaporated by the white hot heat of God's Love. This future (in its finality) is not here yet, but hope knows that it is on its way."

Garage Sale for The Mentoring Project

This Saturday June 26, 2010 a group of us are putting on the funnest garage sale that has ever occurred ever. ever. We're putting it on to benefit a group called The Mentoring Project started by one of our favorite authors, Don Miller. This group does great things for young guys who are growing up without a father, and hopefully we can raise a little money for them. It's going to be at Jon Wasson's house and we hope to have a crazy amount of stuff. So spread the word to all you know and feel free to make outrageous rumors to get the buzz going. I heard Jon is family friends with the red-haired kid from Harry Potter and he will be at the garage sale making hot dogs. Here's a flyer and the link to The Mentoring Project's homepage. Also, don't be fooled by the flyer its actually 6230 Annapolis Ln.
http://www.thementoringproject.org/

Puerto Penasco, Mexico

"Rocky Point"

..only photo I have that isn't an iPhone photo

Campbell & Cara

Love my dad's smile..

ciiiiigarrrs

Jonny

99% sure they were dancing to the blaring music.

epicurious.com

Made this recipe a few days ago and it is delicious!! Love goat cheese. Love fresh foods.

Summer Tomato and Bell Pepper Soup

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups tomato juice
1 1/3 cups finely chopped tomatoes (about 11 ounces)
1/2 cup (generous) finely chopped roasted red bell peppers from jar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon prepared white horseradish
1 garlic clove, pressed
Generous dash of hot pepper sauce
Fine sea salt
4 1/3-inch-thick rounds soft fresh goat cheese
6 grape tomatoes, cut in half
2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil
Additional extra-virgin olive oil (for drizzling)

Preparation:

Combine first 8 ingredients in large bowl; whisk to blend. Season soup to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled and flavors blend, at least 2 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 6 hours ahead. Keep chilled.
Ladle soup into 4 bowls. Top each with 1 goat cheese round and 3 grape tomato halves. Sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper and basil. Drizzle with oil and serve.

below are some interesting fixtures from various sites i look at for inspiration on projects. some are old, some are new, love all the different styles. love lighting. love design.

image from o'lampia


image from urban electric

image from urban electric

image from west elm

image from jayson home and garden

image from holly hunt : alison berger design

Everybody loves this girl:

Mrs Whitehead

Happy Memorial Day 2010:

@ The Tree House

Healthy Friends are Responsible To, not For Eachother

Jon enlightened me to Donald Miller's blog. I don't read it everyday, or even each week, but I'm trying more and more. I find it a good blog to relate to and with others. It provides support to thoughts that go unsaid and challenges those thoughts right where they are. The blog below is a re-occuring topic for my conversations about my personal growth/stagnation. I think responsibility to others stems from a good place in my being but can come out crooked when boundaries are not known (responsibility for others). Woods and I often talk of boundaries with clients - her's the offenders to the criminal system, and mine ... well, those that abuse children. This is important for personal, professional and even relationships with strangers.

I'm also reading Gavin De Becker's Protecting the Gift which educates readers on how to use your intuition and how much denial can impact becoming a victim. Although it discusses victimization, it highly emphasizes boundaries, and listening to your inner self to know when you are in danger or something is just off. Personally, I think Don's blog correlates the two. And now I want to read the book he refers to Boundaries by John Townsend.

Healthy Friends are Responsible To, not For Eachother