TBA

so here it is...proof that the rumors are true! chris and i are expecting our first child at the beginning of February. these photos are the most recent snapshots taken at our 3 month appointment today :)

The Cost

Why does loving people often hurt so bad & not just hurt you but often them? Why is it that the people you love the most you end up hurting the most? Am I doing it all wrong? Does anyone else feel such pain. There are days when I wish I could simply "not care" about others...but from where I stand in my little world it seems impossible to let my heart go to that place. I believe that we were created to be in community with others-and not just those that are easy for us to love, but with each person who crosses our paths in our daily lives. From this corner of my little world, my heart aches.I wish life had a rewind button so that things could be as they used to be (I suppose that's what forgiveness and restoration are all about)...I wish I could throw my cell phone away as it seems to cause so much miscommunication/loss in my life...most recently a friendship of a lifetime. I suppose the pain of love is so terrible because the joy of love is so great.They say a place that has all sunshine and no rain is a desert-so I must embrace this rainforest of life right now and let the flow of my tears water the soil of my weary heart.

Tour De Cali

Glacier Point, Yosemite watching the sunset on Half Dome


Sunset over beach near San Diego


Chris climbing on a giant Sequoia tree, Sequoia Nat'l Park



Taking refuge in the shade of a cliff on the beach of La Jolla



Our precious nephew,Jackson Henry Nichols. He's addicted to baths!!!