CALIFORNIA LOVE

on monday, we got back from our 11 day vacation to california. i honestly have never had so much fun with my friends. we were out there to celebrate our friends' jessica and rick's wedding (which was gorgeous!!!). the first weekend we were there, i went to palm springs for the bachelorette party, and let me tell you, these girls know how to have fun! i have never laughed so hard, and it wasn't until this week that i fully regained my voice. the next week was visiting family, friends, and wedding festivities. while it was so great to be back in california, aaron and i truly treasured coming back to colorado. we still feel as though God will bring us back to southern california, but the quiet and stillness of being back home, somewhere that is ours, brought a contentment i haven't felt since moving here. there's only one place that could come from, and i am grateful that He holds my heart.

this morning, i read something from my all sons & daughters devotional that reinforced this contentment:

"we must reach for HIM as the cloak we wear, shielding ourselves from doubt or pessimism or fear or anxiety or wounding. we must receive HIM as the fuel that steadies our hands as we serve, strengthens our legs as we run, sharpens our minds as we speak, and satisfies our hearts till all things are made right.

i'll just let that sit right here.