fall(ing) in love

I love fall.

Everything about it. The leaves, the scarves, the weather. The wind. The parks.

I love it all.

a flash and a boom.

There's just something about a thunderstorm.

Ever since I was little, I was terrified of any storm warning, watch or cumulous cloud. It probably started when my sisters and I were on a walk and a sudden storm came out of no where and planted itself directly over Henderson, NE.

I remember looking back at my mom and her telling me to go ahead and run home. There was a feeling of complete shock inside of me that I still feel today when my mom told me to go ahead without her. Who would ever? I couldn't. I was probably around the age of four, who knows, but as I turned back around a flash encompassed my surroundings and a bolt of lightening hit the ground only a few paces in front of me.

From then on, I've been terrified.

Don't get me wrong, I don't start hibernating at the sound of thunder. And actually I've come to really enjoy storms when I'm in the comfort of my own home, with those I love. I feel completely uncomfortable when someone in my family is not reachable or is driving during a storm. Maybe thats showing a lack of trust on my part.

I know the Lord protects. In the immensity and the grandeur of the storm that hit Lincoln last night, it showed me He is so much more powerful then anything I could imagine. He could have released so much more, but instead he just graced us with his presence.

Fear.

Do not fear, says the Lord.

We are constantly told not to worry and that God protects and he is good but in that there are reminders such as last night.. that we are to fear the Lord.

I hope that I never forget how big God is. I'm so glad that he constantly shows us his grace even when we don't deserve it. His protection when constantly neglect him.

Thank you Lord for today.

a little spot

there is a little spot, hidden in the heart of downtown Lincoln, that i love to escape to. it's green, it's peaceful and it's a hidden gem. :)

can you guess it?

our play date :)

Nothing like a day in the park! My mom picked me up and it was decided that both of us felt it would be a beautiful day to eat outside. We went to go pick up some sandwiches and then headed to Antelope park. It was gorgeous. :)

Delicious oatmeal raisin cookies as pictured below.

they were fantastic.

Then, the highlight of the day.. we headed to the play park next to our table. We found ourselves lost in the sun and the breeze as we swung freely on the swings, dominated the slides and fooled around on the monkey bars.

mom went down the slide and suffered a major attack of static. :)

Funny name, serious sandwich.

see you later summer.

I'll be missing you..

the end of a good thing

It's the beginning of week eleven.

I can't believe it.

I have now been here for 1/4 of my year. What? y i k e s.

it's been amazing,

it's been hard,

it's been a b r e e z e.

it's been 1 million different adjectives. All I know that I have been shown the Lord's faithfulness time and time again. There is no way that I can take credit for being here second half, it was all his doing. Funny thing is that he was constantly preparing my heart for the transition. He used a dream, a few conversations, and a letter.

Funny how He marvelously works. I feel so blessed that I have been able to stay and get to know the second half staff, a privilege that I didn't have last summer.

Here are the three beautiful children that I got to know very well this summer, being their nanny second half.

This is Allie. She said to me a couple weeks ago...

"Mallory, do you have to leave?"

"Yes, Allie I do."

"Well can you be like Mary Poppins? She stayed as long as the wind changed... and that was a very long time."

love her.

note: allie hiding behind my leg. :)

I've never really spent a lot of time nannying or babysitting growing up, so for my director and his wife to ask me to stay at camp to be their nanny second half came as a delightful shock at first. As I think it did to many of my fellow staffers :) The first couple of weeks I was immersed in comments such as... "are they still alive?" ... :) but it has been fun and a growing experience. Week 11 has come and gone and yes, they are still in one piece. Although, I did leave tonight and Caleb had giant goose egg on his forehead... so almost completely in one piece.

It's the end of a really good thing.

I'm blessed to have this experience.

I'm headed home.

See ya later Tyler, Tx.

f o r e v e r

a diamond is f o r e v e r

ad campaign

why i love this ad. let me tell you. it was created in 1948, this ad has lasted f o r e v e r. it says something about a campaign that has transcended more than 50 years. This ad is simplistic yet bold and symbolizes a future. The black background only intensifies and enhances the boldness of the ring. This ad allows you to look at this bright, sparkling, beautiful ring and allow you to fantasize as if it's your own, pondering what your own life would look like with that ring on your finger. This ad gives the illusion of happiness and the feeling of hope for the future. I think this is an ad that will truly out-stand time.

Company Name: DeBeers Ad

Campaign Name: A diamond is forever

Year: 1948

Ad Agency: N.W. Ayer & Son