holiday...

1. the anticipation while packing for vacation; a nostalgic remembrance of trip prep routines of the past... i still miss you...
2. stepping outside of my confort zone
3. immersing myself in another culture #coexist
4. audacious luggage adorned with fun name tags
5. swimming in the salt water sea
6. walking briskly along fast-paced airport people movers :)
7. starbucks around the corner just when you need it the MOST #yay
8. tacky souviners
9. above the clouds - in God's hands
10. brisk, fresh, HOT air once stepping outside of the airport into a tropical paradise

eightfold...

1. coming back from the brink of death as a young girl due to surgery complications… waking up with a profound knowledge of something beyond my own understanding…
2. the uncontrollable urge to find the beauty in everything…
3. singing… my own songs… in front of hundreds, thousands of onlookers… mindlessness of a final verdict or judgment…
4. being an acolyte when I was little… the memory of how wonderful and privileged I felt to be able to light the candles each sunday…
5. living in the moment… and being able to acknowledge that quick fleeting moment of amazing peace and complete solitude
6. remodeling, designing & decorating an octagonal house by the fresh water sea… “tree house”
7. old ship captains’ wheels
8. taking in… mind, body & soul… lake michigan sunsets…
9. genuine politeness, manners & etiquette… #emilypost
10. the divine servant

sanguinity...

1. morale mushrooms to celebrate the onset of summer… how my dad hunts for them & fries em up for dinner… deliciousness!

2. kids playing outside… running across a sporting field… during recess on a warm day… as the anticipation of summer stirs in the air :)

3. iced vanilla lattes

4. white sundresses

5. summer heels & flip-flops

6. loving people regardless... flaws… ridiculousness & all…

7. bananas foster

8. the way my sister janel says, “that’s bAhNanAS!!!” hehehe…

9. detroit red wings hockey... the excitement & morale boost the playoffs bring into accord

10. beachy sunsets towards the west <3