Last night I drove in the craziest rain storm I've ever seen. I was at the grocery store, innocently buying some granola, yogurt, and fruit. When I walked out, it was dumping rain on Boulder. The drive home took twice as long because we were going twice as slow! So, apparently the storm was threatening to become a tornado and I was right in the middle of it... comforting...
I'm completely enjoying summertime in Colorado. Sure, it's hot (although, today is a whoppin' 58 degrees). But goodness, it's so beautiful! I've been blown away by God's goodness -- and that He does things like this for us:
If I look at the summer so far (sigh... is it really half over??), the most precious times have been surrounded by great friends. I've been reminded of the richness of good, authentic community. Really, I wouldn't have it any other way.
In May, I was able to spend time with my best friend, Jill. She's in Michigan for a dietetics internship. It was so sweet to see her... I'm really excited for her to move back to Colorado for good in a few weeks!
Also in May, my good friend Laura gave birth to little Avery Joy. Avery was a long awaited baby and is a huge blessing!
In June, I visited my brother, sister in law, and nieces in California. I spent a long weekend running around with Roma and Quincy. Roma and I took a short trip to San Diego to visit some friends of mine who were doing ministry with Campus Crusade down there...
July has been a month of being with friends in Colorado....
On the 4th of July, my friends Bryon, Kristin and Jared and I went climbing up near Estes Park. We stayed in town for dinner at my favorite Estes restaurant and the great fireworks show.
My friend, Marissa, spent this past year in East Asia. She got home in early July, so a bunch of college friends got together to welcome her home! ...And to get free Slurpees, as it was July 11...
The girls in my Bible study all went out on Friday night for our first -- but definitely not last -- Girls Night. It was great to connect with them outside of Bible study...
On Sunday night after church, a bunch of friends went to dinner at Chili's... One of my most favorite things in life is sitting with good people and laughing, telling stories, and catching up. So we did that. I was truly content!
So that's that... I'm about to get a two-week vacation (Bjorn and his parents are headed to Sweden to visit his grandparents) and I'm so ready to sleep in, lay by the pool, visit more friends, and enjoy down time. I hope you're enjoying your summer, too!
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