Petting Greta on the back deck, enjoying the quiet summer night and watching fireflies. Bliss.

Getting to talk with a new mom during a rotation in OB and take her to see her baby. Watching the 3-hour old baby grab her finger and hearing her say “I can’t belive she’s mine!” I melted.

Meet Suzie. She’s one of the sweetest kittens ever. We got her for Wesley on his birthday, and we’re hoping that she’ll be a good mouser.

Streaking barefoot across our property in a spur-of-the-moment footrace with my brother. I got a head start, so it didn’t really count. :p

Seeing my big brother for the first time in weeks.

Eating the first blackberries from our berry bushes.

 Leaving the hospital after a shadowing rotation and smiling at a cute little girl in a red checkered dress and pigtails. She asked her mom “who’s that?” and the mom replied, “she’s a nurse!”                   Made my day. :)

Listening to the Piano Guys. Wow.

Having only one week of classes to go!

Looking forward to good things ahead.

Playing volleyball after classes one afternoon. It was a blast! I was very sore the next day. :)

Spontanious doughnut-making. What a hoot! So I was driving the boys home from soccer one day, and as we passed a bakery, we all started thinking of doughnuts and seriously couldn’t get them out of our minds. When we got home, I looked up a recipe and we made some. They turned out wonderfully, we had a blast making them, and the fire alarm only went off about 20 times! :p You can find the recipe here. They’re made with part whole-wheat and fried in a tad bit of coconut oil, so we didn’t feel as guilty eating them. I made a powdered sugar glaze instead of dipping them in sugar. Yum. They didn’t last long!

Watching these handsome guys play soccer at soccer camp.

Oohing and aahing over my brothers’ fair projects. From tie-dye t-shirts and wood burning to rock statues and brownies, these guys have been hard at work!

Fresh starts, new mercies, joy in the morning.

Though often we don’t know what tomorrow will hold, knowing Who holds them.

The overwhelming goodness of God.

Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art.

High King of Heaven, my victory won,
May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.

We celebrate each 4th of July by hosting a party for our church. This year the weather was beautiful, and it was a great time of fellowship, water balloon games, volleball, Ultimate Frisbee, and, of course, the pie eating contest. :) Here are a few pictures I took:

Water balloon wars! Each team had a water balloon shooter, and the goal is to hit someone from an opposing team, which eliminates them from the game until only one team remains and are named the winners! This was hilarious to watch.

This little guy was going to bean me with a water balloon! I quickly snapped a picture and ran. :D

Sweet Katy.

Noah blowing bubbles.

Everyone gathered around for the pie eating contest….

We played a few good rounds of volleyball and ended the evening with Ultimate Frisbee after dinner. It was a neat time of fellowship!