Project 2210 {The Well of Life}

God works in such mysterious ways, and sometimes He works in really obvious ways too. God has continuously used the story of the woman at the well from John 4 to pull me closer to Him and teach me something new. That is the first passage of scripture I can ever remember hearing as a child and I didn't understand the idea of Jesus as living water at all. But God is good, and he continued to reveal Himself to me. And I began to grasp that fact that He is more than enough for me, and that His abundant love and saving grace are made available to everyone through His death and resurrection. And this Sunday, my first time at church in Houston, God reached me again through this scripture and reminded me that He knows me and He loves me just the same.

Project229 {The Reunion}

Wow! I'm not sure if I have ever been this excited to be standing outside a Walgreen's! Actually, I'm not sure I've ever been excited to be at Walgreen's...but this is where the long awaited, end of summer reunion occurred. When we turned into that parking lot there was all sorts of hullabaloo coming from our cars and then great hugs with wonderful friends. This moment only captures a mere essence of what our entire weekend was. It started off with a sweet celebration of the Garcia's marriage and progressed into an Austin/Georgetown adventure. You know what they say...wherever friends gather there is bound to be fun and dancing. I'm so lucky to have such beautiful and sweet friends in my life!

Project228 {The First Supper}

I finally have dishes and food in my apartment! I think that is when you know you are almost settled in to a new place, and it truly is a great feeling. There is still tons to be done, but the rest can be completed at my own leisure. And what better way to relax for the evening than with a refreshing summer salad and a cool glass of white wine. We also got out our chess board and played a very refined game of chess. Haha! Just kidding. It ended up being a great night to just stay in an watch a movie, but I always fall asleep in the middle of every movie...so that was short lived. However, I feel like Houston is officially my home now and I am incredibly excited to be here.

Project227 {Trash City}

One person's trash is another person's masterpiece. At art camp this week we got to explore architecture and it was a blast teaching the kids about cities, buildings and space. We had a huge class project of creating an entire city out of trash, and the kids loved it! From churches to doctor's offices, and farms to restaurants...we had it all. It was so funny to see each child trying to create the tallest building without having it fall over. But in the end they were so proud of what they had created together. And it looked absolutely amazing when they were done with it!

Project226 {The Hats at Vaughn}

This might be one of Montgomery's best kept secrets! Alongside one of the main roads, there is a fence and all of the posts are topped with a hat. The hats get changed several times each year, but no one really knows who does it...including the farmer who lives there. I love to drive by and see the different colors that line the street and wonder about the people whom the hats belong to. I couldn't resist getting up close and personal to see a variety of places and ideas represented by each hat. Are people trying to make a statement? Do they do it just for fun? I don't know, but I really like how bizarre this idea is and the fact that people actually talk about "the hats at Vaughn."