just for Nathan.

Today, Nathan was looking at my last post, and all of a sudden he exclaims,

"Hey, I'm not in your June pictures! What is this?" 

Usually this would be a result of Nathan never allowing me to take pictures of him - 

but! this time, it was completely my fault, since we have gotten a picture together this month that we both (surprisingly) love! I forgot to include it though, because it's a polaroid, and is now residing on my mirror. 

So, Nathan, this post is just for you. 

And I want you to know how much I love you, and how much I'm going to miss being around you everyday this next year - I don't think I tell you that enough! It's more like I'm always saying, "Hey!! quit singing!" or "Stop scaring/tripping me!" but I'll even miss those things too. You're such a great kid and I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for you in Louisiana, because it will be great! God has made it so - just for you. so remember that! and know that I'm always here for you. 

Grayson wrote me something one day, and I don't think he would mind if I shared it with you.

"Growing up in a Christian family is not as easy as many people believe. I encourage you and pray that you will make your relationship with Christ your very own. It is then that you are able to grow in His grace. Love you and miss you and pray for you constantly."

I love you!

miscellaneous.

Time to play a little catch up! 

preparing for the move has kept me a little busy, so blogging has taken a back burner.

but here's a collection of pictures from June:

the pearl necklace that my parents gave me for graduation :) I love it so much.

The house that Grayson will be living in this fall, with 5 other guys.

 

 Visits to Athens!

and then June was gone. 

the little things in life.

Because of kids like these, I absolutely cannot wait to be a mom. 

♥

 

lets fly away.

Birds are beautiful, and I love them.

Now, I would never want to stick them in a cage inside my room..

 but I do enjoy watching them soar above me and hearing them sing throughout the day.

A few weeks ago my dad found a birds nest and I, of course, spent way too much time trying to take the perfect picture. So here's a few of those.

And when we were in Louisiana this past week, I followed sparrows around one entire afternoon until I got a shot that was close enough that I actually liked.

"And God said, 'Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let the birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.' So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good."

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