school and tidal waves.

i am in high over my head this semester, my friends.

art major is a full time occupation i am coming to learn.

and it has a rather annoying side-affect: it makes me only want to do fun work. all the time. drawing and doodling. browsing anthropologie (bad bad bad for my not-coveting record, good for my soul). finding amazing artists' blogs. sitting in the ceramics studio all day at the wheel. making these postcards.

when, in fact i should be writing genesis notes and reading job and plato.

that is the thick of it.

tidal waves of work.

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Saturday 14th august

Today i saw: the most terrific lady- "advanced in years" but with great taste in fashion.

she had on a dusty pink, mostly shapeless but very lacy dress, grey shorts underneath, ivory thick tights, black mary janes, a large carpet bag over her shoulder, and a huge hat with flowers to top it all off.

she reminded me of a short, quirky mary poppins.

{sent to marielle}

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Friday the 13th

Today i saw: a warm oven containing a delicious peach cobbler.

while my parents were gone for the week, i used all of my mother's flour, eggs, and butter and made a desert every night. peach cobbler finished the week off, and it was splendid if i do say so myself.

{sent to tyler's grandparents, who made peach cobbler with me the last time for fourth of july}

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Thursday 12th august

Today i saw: huntington beach with its freezing cold water and warm cozy sand.

{and a lifeguard who was on the phone the entire time, hooting and hollering and joking up a storm. good watchman, that one}

{sent to my sister julia}

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Wednesday 11th august

Today i saw: the most beautiful illustrations in a "wizard of oz" book.

found in my favorite theater turned bookstore in uptown whittier.

if i had money, i would have bought it, i think.

{sent to amber}

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Tuesday 10th august

Today i saw: pie for breakfast.

our experiment- which was originally supposed to be ravioli dough, but with a few ingredients added and some berries in the middle, turned out to be a pie.

and a yummy one at that, my friends.

{sent to christine}

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Monday 9th august

Today i saw: Marnie in california!

finally.

{sent to tay-tay vincent}

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Sunday 8th august

Today i saw: my beautiful new dress.

it's a beige {maybe nudeish?} color, and it reminds me of peter pan for some reason.

i am going to wear it to daniel and allison's wedding!

{sent to megan loumagne)

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Saturday 7th august

Today i saw: empty teepees at the end of camp idrafoje.

amen and amen.

{sent to kim vincent}

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Friday 6th august

Today i saw: many people pie'd in the face.

at the end of camp, we put on a carnival for the kids. i promised myself last year that i would not be in charge of the pie in the face booth, but i think i forgot.

i now promise myself for the second time- never shall i work that booth again.

i smell like rotten milk for days after because somehow i'm the one who gets a pie to the face, even though i'm the worker.

{sent to rigo}

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Thursday 5th august

Today i saw: Daisy paying full attention to the nighttime lesson.

she had never been to church, and she sat by herself most of camp. i don't think there was anyone who needed to hear david's story of God's peace more than her. she listened and took notes only after she peeked over and saw me- writing big enough for her to see- taking notes on the important parts. after that, she filled up her notebook with every detail of his story ending with the sentence, "peace comes through Jesus Christ".

i cried a little.

i am not sure if she understood everything that week, but i think she knows now that heaven is not only a transition between one life and another, but it is a permanent place where she could be with her God- the same God who gave david newkirk unspeakable peace, and the same God who loves her and is pursuing her relentlessly.

{sent to david newkirk}

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Wednesday 4th august

Today i saw: my interpretation of the family tree- (drawn over the devotional part in my booklet)

wednesday morning we learned about abiding; staying connected to the true vine and bearing fruit. the family tree, found in the "trees of mystery" tourist trap, began as one tree that was so healthy, it grew new trees off of its own branches. crazy, and beautiful.

{sent to pastor scott}

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Tuesday 3rd august

Today i saw: the largest, most intricate spiderweb ever.

i was scared for the spider because i was afraid his beautiful work would be destroyed by all the crazy kids at camp. but when someone ran through it, he just spent the night spinning it to face the other way so as to allow the kids to run right by it. witty spider.

{sent to kyleen hughes.}

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Monday 2nd august

Today i saw: the beginning of camp.

56 kids, and five days in teepees turned out to be really good.

{sent to mandy}

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Sunday 1st august

Today i saw: our barbeque cooking the best hamburgers known to man.

{truly truly}

sent to my grandpa.

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Saturday 31st july

Today i saw: my sewing machine hard at work.

poor little guy is going to have a short life, i predict.

{i made my friend a summer gift.}

{postcard sent to tyler's aunt, who loves to sew}

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well kids, life... is full of disappointments.

{name the movie}

i have been away at camp, and again have not had the time and energy needed to put the new ones up.

forgive me.

they are coming soon!

and they shall be good.

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