a little monster brings a big smile

This little monster was given to me by my sweet friend Heather.
There is this really cute store in Fort Collins called "Kansas City Kitty" and they sell these "friendly monsters".
They are adorable and have a little identification tag on them, my monster's says "hello. my names is GIDGET. i am a friendly monster. i like sushi and green tea."

so i guess my little monster would like the animé I helped produce as part of The JESUS Film Project, in association with Brethren Entertainment and Studio 4°C see it here

i'm so thankful for this little gift and the smile it brings to my face!

fourth of july fun!

i'm in fort collins, co this summer.

and it is awesome. and beautiful.

i love being outside in the sunshine and seeing the mountains everyday.

i can't believe i have lived in such flat places for the last 11 years...

yesterday was the fourth of july and we took advantage of being so close to the foothills.

we climbed to the top of horsetooth (in the foothills of the rockies) and had this view:

i've never climbed to the top of anything, except maybe a roof, so to climb to the top of this tiny mountain to watch the fireworks was so great.

it was cool to see the fireworks from up top:

it was even more fun to go down the sketchy parts of the trail by flashlight :)

adventures abound.

music. and life.

so i guess i haven't been keeping up my end of the bargin since i haven't been blogging. although i'm not be inundated with emails, so apparently i'm not breaking anyone's heart :)

i once heard this talk from Keith Johnson on the "music of the Gospel". he talks about how we sometimes mimic others who hear the music of the Gospel. he gives the example of someone who is dancing, listening to headphones and how another person can mimic the dance moves, even if they aren't hearing the music. Keith challenges his listeners to not just mimic, but really hear the music and so dance.

today i read this blog from ajposts.com "Science and Psalms" and it reminded me again of how much i need to continue to listen to the music.

so i am encouraged to be in colorado learning about leadership and spiritual development, but i'm also excited to take some time to listen to the music. to rest. to sabbath.