"We love because it's the only true adventure."

- Nikki Giovanni


Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Pop pop, fizz fizz, oh what a relief it is!


Easter activities, sibling bonding time, Auntie+Judson play sessions, and entrepreneurial escapades mark the waking hours of this past weekend. Here are a few highlights! (details coming later






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 Morning Faces. Judson & I aren't morning people. And night time faces....Jamie & I aren't always night people. :) But we were working late that night, getting everything set for Ruby K Designs!


Cute Grandmother Opal, and the Hodges Men. I have a precious family!

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Tender warmth

Last night this song soothed my heart.
It was a wonderful day over all.
Spent the morning with Jamie. Her family recruited me on thier lunch meat campaign since her dad bought too much last weekend, so I got free lunch!:)
Around 4 it was the PERFECT temperature outside so  I spread out my blanket and popped some pop corn, got my books, ipod and journal and spread out in my back yard under the tender warmth of the sun.
I  decided to listen to Gungor's CD "Beautiful Things" and I immediately was lulled into a peaceful nap. Wonderful!
Other things during the rest of the evening bore heavy on my heart so I replayed the whole CD and found strength, truth, and God's promises being sung at me. I loved "You Have Me" in particular yesterday. But the whole CD is fantastic - buy it.
xoxo,
-KG

Monday, April 18, 2011

Good Night Moon

I love the moon light. I could drive home without my lights on tonight because of the bright, alluring moon. I didn't though, don't worry.  But I love this spring night. The tulips folded up for their beauty sleep and the grass moist with refreshing dew. I think of Sara Groves song,  "You are the Sun (I am the Moon)"


(this is really poor quality ,but it's the only one I could find - just listen to the lyrics)

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Oh goldie

Hmmm, well today I  wanted to blog right? Well I have very little time to get into the wonderful thoughts and revelations the Lord has been showing me lately, so! Let's stick to Goldie.

Goldie is my 4runner. 2001, gold, 4 wheel drive BEAUTY!
She's a pro in the snow:) haha
And! she's super fun to off road with and do some extreme exploring!
She her right there lower left corner?
We were on an off roading adventure!

She has stuck with me through thick and thin.
Eliza drove her around for close to 2 years before I ever sat behind her wheel.
She's always been in good hands, but I do have to admit, my hands can be a little less reliable then my twins...
In the course of two years she has suffered through some trauma!

1) We were dodging the low hanging ice branches on Christmas holiday after a huge ice storm... and the branch whacked the antenna. It didn't completely break off at that point... it was wobbling for a good week until eliza went out to inspect it and broke it totally off! And she said "look what YOU did!" as she held it in her hands 10 feet away from me. ha! Well, the antenna is still in the back of the car, I need to find a welder.

2) The boys at Cherokee Cove got a little hyper active and jumped too excitedly on the base boards and broke one end off the left side. I'm sure that was painful for her!

3) Then! Another summer day, Hayden & Hunter and I had just woke up from a long lap and jumped into the car and...pillow in my lap... I was backing out of the parking lot in a hurry to avoid any unwanted boys from hitching a ride. Well! Poor Stu's jeep... Goldie knocked the back tail light out of the jeep. I kept the plastic piece for a while... before I confessed to Stu our "whoopsie!"  moment. Luckily, the Jeep has met his end  recently so it was just another Cherokee Cove battle wound for him. :)

4) Finally, I was hurriedly backing up again on afternoon and a nice friend of mine parked the four wheeler in my blind spot. I whipped Goldie around and BAM, we rocked back in forth for a while, the four wheeler shook around too. Then the only damage done though was the front plastic piece over my left front tire broke off. I thought I was able to snap it back on...  but driving down the driveway it flew off into the bushes. haha. Thankfully Stu found it a few months later so I can fix her back up!

Well, for now that is about all the major incidents with me and Goldie and driving. Other then running through a few stop lights and cutting it close  a few times. haha, but thats pretty normal.

The day is coming soon though when she's going to move onto a new family... I just can't afford how much gas she guzzles. Oh well! C'est La Vie!

Ta ta for now
(I'll let you know when I say my final farewell to her)

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Closer



So here's a little song from my friends: Jars of Clay.
They're not really my friends.
I do however love their music, esp. this song... every song of their's though is intriguing so I can't really pick a favorite, favorite.
I feel like their songs are like those certain paintings that a group of people look at, and each person sees something different then the person standing next to them.
Every time I here this song it changes in meaning for me. It is most definitely a love song, but it varies who I sing it to. Sometimes my husband to be, sometimes Jesus! And usually I just jam out anyway!

Enjoy.

PS: sorry it's a little big. It's pretty saweet though, so I can look past it. 

Monday, April 4, 2011

Let me tell ya a little somein' somein'

Oh golly, oh geeze -  wow I love my lovely friends. Today I especially want to highlight Sarah! I want to add to what Jamie informed her blog readers about - our friend..and our friend's dream!

My first encounter (that I remember) with Sarah was when she came to my first major home school event: My 13th birthday partay!
I know, this picture is truly phenomenal.. it captures me in the height of puberty when I was the epitome of awkward. SO great.
Obviously God planned for us to stick around in each others lives because between then and now Sarah and I went to horse camp together, we studied  our butts off for World Civilizations class together,  we took a nice road trip to NYC and oh boy, don't forget the home made music videos (they are the bomb dot com!!) ha!
I have seen her grow, we have shared similar struggles, similar desires and generally got along with a loving, sarcastic, hilarious friendship. She has encouraged me in ways she doesn't realize,and her opinion and words of wisdom touch me. She has a wonderful calling for her life. We are alike in the sense that we were not called to a conventional life style, and our challenging paths which God has laid before us are exciting. I am so blessed to share my heart, my dreams,  my insecurities, and my victories in Christ with this precious woman of  faith.

She is embarking on a new adventure beginning this Thursday!! This time she'll be living in Holland, and learning how to use her skill, and passion for music to lead and create an environment of worship. Whoop dee do! I'm SO excited for her!! I know God has amazing  things in store for her...and  I plan on touring with her one day! She'll sing, I'll paint, and we'll speak to the hearts of youth around the world, prophetically impacting their lives. Lord willing we will be able to fulfill our dreams side by side!

None the less, please consider supporting her! One convenient way is to take a look at J, and my new Etsy shop: RubyK Designs Notify J and myself that you would like to donate to her trip by messaging us on etsy at the beginning of your purchasing process, and we will make sure she gets your love offering. Don't forget! In buying our  elegant earrings you will also have a daily reminder of Sarah and her travels so that you can lift her up in prayer too.

Look how much  we've.... changed!! haha This is such a priceless picture of us.

Here ya go.. she's pretty amazing. and I love her!


Bless you Sarah! This next trip will be So impactful, i just know it :)

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Hey Now, Hey Now!

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