Santa Cruz Sundays

It was so good to have you home....  Here are a few of my favorite pictures from our time together.  You are so loved, Taylor!!     I loved spending time with you! 

 "Gratitude is like a flashlight. It lights up what is already there. You don’t necessarily have anything more or different, but suddenly you can actually see what it is. And because you can see, you no longer take it for granted." – M.J. Ryan  "Gratitude makes us appreciate the value of something and when we appreciate the value of something, we extract more benefits from it; we’re less likely to take it for granted. In effect, I think gratitude allows us to participate more in life. We notice the positives more, and that magnifies the pleasures you get from life. Instead of adapting to goodness, you celebrate goodness. With gratitude, we become greater participants in our lives as opposed to spectators ."  -Brene Brown  Take time for 1 minute to jot down your five things you are grateful for today on your phone... and when you are on the plane, set a timer for 10 minutes to write a text to read over the Thanksgiving table of what bubbles up when you consider thin...

T his is such a cool translation—listen in….💛 Matthew 22:34-40 – First Nations Version The Greatest of the Instructions When the Separated Ones (Pharisees) heard how he silenced the Upright Ones (Sadducees), they put their heads together and came up with a plan. One of them who was an expert in tribal law, would put him to the test. The expert came to him. “Wisdom- keeper,” he asked, “which instruction in our tribal law stands first?” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) answered him, “You must love the Great Spirit from deep within, with the strength of your arms, the thoughts of your mind, and the courage of your heart.” This is the first and greatest instruction. “The second is like the first,” he added. “You must love your fellow human beings in the same way you love yourselves.” The Law and the words of the prophets all find their full meaning in these two instructions. Creator Sets Free, fill Taylor up today that he would be able to love you from deep within, with the strengt...

  Just a simple reminder of the verse that Sikose shared with you over the summer before you left....   Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and of good courage;  do not be afraid,  nor be dismayed,  for the Lord your God is with you  wherever you go. Joshua 1:9