April 2013
1 post
places i could go right now...
It’s that season, the one that comes around every few months, where I become insanely stir crazy and need to get up and go somewhere, far and fast! Not to get away. Not to hide from anything. Just to go. And see. And be inspired.
Last night: “Christine, if we were to quit our jobs tomorrow, head straight to the airport, purchase 2 one-way tickets, where would we go?” I searched...
October 2012
1 post
I will write for you
tomorrow.
August 2012
1 post
us on the other {side}
I haven’t written in awhile, but this I must share.
A little over a week ago, before I left for Young Life camp in Saranac Lake, I sent an email to several folks asking for each of them to pray for my time there with kids. I included my dad in this message, though I’m not sure where he stands on God (or more so praying) right now. Ever since I began a relationship with Jesus at a...
June 2012
1 post
May 2012
5 posts
little good things
I miss writing.
It wasn’t till college that I learned to take some of the most vulnerable parts of my heart and put them on paper. And it wasn’t till the very end of college when I began freelancing here and there that I actually began to call myself a writer.
And now, well, I don’t write for a living. Though one day I would love to spend all my time with a cup of coffee in...
the martin agency
It’s been a crazy few months trying to find my rhythm at the mad, incredible mess they call The Martin Agency. I am absolutely astounded by the people and talent that fill the walls of this insane think tank. It’s the kind of place I only dreamed about working after grad school and so many years of experience, but here I am fresh out of college (thank you, God!).
I am currently...
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You can learn how to be a grown-up.
You can learn how to file your taxes. You can learn how to pick the best health insurance. You can learn how to make something besides pasta for dinner. You can learn how to pay the bills. You can learn how to save for a house, or a future family, or even retirement.
You can learn how to be a grown-up. But, no one can tell you how to actually grow up.
It has...
April 2012
1 post
soon
March 2012
4 posts
update
God is faithful!
February 2012
5 posts
forgiveness
I think - of course you forgave me. We’re friends. Friends forgive. He says - No, Laura. We were not friends. But I still loved you. And without any expected response, I forgave you. And not because you understood that you were hurting me, but because I wanted you to have freedom. Whether you would use that freedom to love me back…regardless, I wanted you to be free. But no, we were...
Light by Morning: Marriage Letters: Opposites... →
It’s true - I’ve posted about marriage a lot lately. And here I go again. But when I read something like this, my heart practically faints in relief. And I think, this is how it’s supposed to be. I could not be more blessed with the married friends I have in my life, who are constantly pointing me to the Cross. They love each other with such grace and encouragement - it’s...
January 2012
16 posts
“Within this Christian vision for marriage, here’s what it means to fall in love. It is to look at another person and get a glimpse of the person God is creating, and to say, ‘I see who God is making you, and it excites me! I want to be part of that. I want to partner with you and God in the journey you are taking to his throne. And when we get there, I will look at your...
small wedding
On the tip top of a mountain somewhere, or at the local bed & breakfast in the center of town. Scarce invitations but each incredibly meaningful. Just a sweet, intimate time with the closest of friends and family. Soft and white. Faded sky. Twinkling lights. A time not of busyness or agendas. But a time of rest for everyone. I think I’ll wear a cardigan over my white dress. And the same...
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Watchi miss college. dancing on rooftops. whipping my hair back and forth. carefree. simple.
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based on a true story
I spent the course of this past holiday weekend being lazy and pampered at my grandparents’ house in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It’s less than a 4-hour drive from Richmond, and constantly worth the trip. This weekend was no different from the countless others I’ve spent with my grandparents, except this time I was teetering on the verge of some big life decisions. And, that my...
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For the love of jeans.
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plum nellie
56 years ago today, on a Friday the 13th quite like this, my mother was born. She is one of the strongest women I know, and I don’t have to be her daughter to think that. She just is. Brave. Steady. Focused. She’s the kind of woman you want to be friends with, to be comforted by, to know through and through. And I get to have her as my mother. She’s not perfect. I know, and she...
Wedding: Janis + Will →
My first try at wedding photography!
December 2011
29 posts
update!
So, I’ve been putting off this post for a long time—on purpose. It’s been sitting in my draft folder with the title “better than I could have ever asked or imagined” but nothing below it. I’ve been waiting to fill the space with an amazing story about how I came to Richmond, Virginia with no money and no plan, and how the Lord blessed me with the greatest job in...
christmas is even better when your best friends...
so thankful for creative friends this holiday season! @brittbass
paddle out
John Mossy, a schoolmate from my elementary days in San Diego, died last Sunday night. A “paddle out” was held in his honor this past Saturday morning at Moonlight Beach. I still cannot grasp the breathtaking emotion behind these photos. I only wish I could have been there to honor and celebrate the life of John. He will be so dearly missed.
photos by Nichole Kurn.
Light by Morning
If you’re a blog collector like me, and have a giant list of them categorized in sub-folders all over your Google Reader, then put “Light by Morning“ at the top of your list! Written by my dear friend Mollie Turbeville, the blog (similar to mine) is an outpouring of all sorts of emotions through a look at one’s daily life. Recently married and graduated from NC State,...
love.
Soft and yellow light. She looked behind her to see the church house still lingering in the warm darkness. Its beauty swam to her heart. The child turned around and looked up at her mother. And her mother smiled back with the same softness of the little white church. The August night became slow and easy around the two, cozy like winter. The tiny child closed her deep brown eyes, allowing herself...
DC for the day!
It was about time, right!? I can’t believe that I have never been to Washington D.C., home of the good ole red, white and blue. This past Saturday morning, we loaded up two cars and drove up to a metro station just outside the city. The train dropped us off smack dab in the middle of the Capital Building, the National Monument, and several famous museums. We did everything from visit Mr. Abe...
