Changing Seasons

Happy Fall Everyone! Tomorrow is the official first day of autumn and boy does it feel like it! Leaves are changing color and falling! It's practically pitch black out when I get up in the morning and the air is starting to have that fall crispness to it...and most importantly Starbucks is promoting pumpkin spice lattes and toffee mochas :) It's a new season! For Colin it is a new season in his life as well. Today is his last day working for the City of Portland, this is the longest position he has had since he graduated college, and it has given him so much experience. Hopefully enough for him to find a full time permanent position...what would that be like?! It seems twice a year we find ourself in this spot where the future is unknown. It has been these times when we realize how much we need to rely on the Lord and let him show us how great he is. We've also learned our lessons in managing money through these times. This time is not nearly as scary since we have gotten our budget down to work with just one income, it's just inconvenient because it means we won't be able to pay as much on our debt! We appreciate your prayers we try to figure the "what's next"!


"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. -Jeremiah 29:11

Life Update

Wow, I have been slacking in the Blogging Department!! The last month or so has been jam-packed with fun stuff!!

At the end of August we went backpacking with another couple from our church. We went to the Salmon Huckleberry Wilderness next to Eagle Creek. It was wonderful! We didn't see any other people while on our hike and we camped right next to the creek. The weather held up until our hike back to the car it started to a rain a little bit. It was fun to get out and spend a little time with nature :)
All geared up!

The next weekend was our anniversary!!! 2 wonderful years of marriage :) I have to say that sometimes wonder how I got so lucky with Colin. He really is a great husband and a wonderful man of God. I strive to be as good to him as he is to me!!
One of my favorite wedding pics :)

Also during our anniversary weekend my friend Michelle made a spontaneous visit from Idaho! I usually only get to see her once a year but this is number 2 :) She just started selling Premier Designs Jewelry so I put on a party for her last minute so she could write the plane ticket off as a business expense! We went out on the town one night to a Karaoke place called Voice Box for a friends birthday shindig. On the way there we were both saying how we probably wouldn't be singing any songs. But that wasn't the case I think we sang like 20 songs....all songs that took us back to our high school and middle school days (aka boy bands) :)
Me, Michelle & Ashley...singing our hearts out

We spent Labor day weekend in the Ochoco Forest (down by Prineville, OR) at a cabin with Colin's family. It was so fun! We made amazing meals (we were definitely not "roughing" it), played games, took walks and just relaxed.


These last couple weeks I have really been stepping up my 1/2 marathon training. I asked Colin if he would start running with me to keep me going since he isn't training for anything. And it has been great! So far we have done two 4 mile runs at a way faster pace than I am used to and a 7 mile run. I was pretty proud of those 7 miles!!! It's been a while since I was able to make it that far! I still have a little over a month left until the big day, I know I can do it!

This last weekend our church had a free concert with Warren Barfield. I had never heard of him before this, but he was AWESOME!!! And I actually did know a couple of his songs. One of them was featured in the movie Fireproof (great movie by the way). So we bought all 3 of his CDs. Below is a link to a song you may recognize if you've seen Fireproof... enjoy :) "Love is Not a Fight"