Clearwater Beach, Florida-2nd Annual

for the month of february, Chris' parents and grandparents rent a house in clearwater beach, florida.  they invite us down for a visit, we gladly accept and enjoy a fabulous long weekend in the sun making memories with family!  here's a glimpse of our trip:

our favorite drink from one of our favorite places:

the Cava-Rita from Clearwater Wine Co.

the new-found candy store! 

Chris with papa and grandma at Shepherd's 

we enjoyed the beautiful sunsets over the gulf of Mexico

another treat of visiting Clearwater/Tampa: spending time

with Chris' cousin Beth and her boyfriend Josh (he's just a LITTLE guy)

another favorite activity is visiting John's Pass, a 

touristy area with shops and resturants

enjoying the BEST tacos and wings in Florida at The Hut

we made a pit-stop at The Pub

papa and Chris fishing

probably the absolute favorite place in Clearwater Beach: FRENCHY'S 

which sits right on the beach overlooking the ocean

watching the sun go down while waiting for our food at Frenchy's

the dolphins swam right up to our dock to catch their breakfast!  

needless to say they ruined the fishing for the rest of the day!

photo shoot in the front yard

a visit to the pier

picture off of the dock in the back yard

papa thoroughly enjoying the fishing from the dock

Where's Waldo?

while we were in San Antonio, we saw this crazy guy everywhere! 

we never had to wonder Where's Waldo? 

Isaiah 58:9-12

"Then when you pray, God will answer.  You'll call out for help and I'll say, 'Here I am.' 
"If you get rid of unfair practices, quit blaming victims, quit gossiping about other people's sins.  If you are generous with the hungry and start giving yourselves to the down-and-out, your lives will begin to glow in the darkness, your shadowed lives will be bathed in sunlight.  I will always show you where to go.  I'll give you a full life in the emptiest of places--firm muscles, strong bones.  You'll be like a well-watered garden, a gurgling spring that never runs dry, you'll use the old rubble of past lives to build anew, rebuild the foundations from out of your past.  You'll be known to those who can fix anything, restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate, make the community livable again."

The Message Bible

what do you need to RESTORE?

vacaciones a Cabo

a few photos from our Christmas trip to Cabo!

 Cabo Wabo

 the famous arch

i caught a picture of the whale!!!

 snorkeling

 mom and i swam with the dolphins!

a check off my bucket list!

 but first i had to hold the parrot

 family photos

Shine by David Crowder Band

this is a must-see music video!  the story is told on a Light Bright and here are the statistics:
  *David Crowder Band ordered 5000 pegs at a time from eBay and had to sort all of the colors by hand.
  *the characters in the video are modeled after an 80's Nintendo game called Mega Man.
  *the 'pegging' experience created a list of side affects:
          LBNT-Light Bright Night Terrors
          LBR-Light Bright Rage
          LBD-Light Bright Depression
          LBPD-Light Bright Polar Disorder
   *more than 700,000 pegs were used to make up 1,200 Light Bright images.
   *83 people consumed 148 pizzas and totaled 2,150 man hours to complete the video!
        

Send me a sign
A hint, O whisper
Fill me with life
'Cause I am listening

Come break the quiet
Breathe your awakening
Bring me the light
'Cause I am fading

Surround me with the rush of angels' wings

Shine Your light so I can see You
Pull me up, I need to be near You
Hold me, I need to feel loved
Can You overcome this heart that's overcome?

You sent a sign
The hint, O whisper
Human, divine
Everyone is listening

Death laid low
Quiet in the night is stirring

All around the rush of angels

O the wonder of the greatest love has come

Shine Your light so all can see it
Lifted up, 'cause the whole world needs it
Love has come, what joy to hear it
He has overcome, He has overcome