love this...

amazing quote...

"Wherever the arts are nourished through the festive contemplation of universal realities and their sustaining reasons, there in truth something like a liberation occurs: the stepping out into the open under an endless sky, not only for the creative artist himself but for the beholder as well, even the most humble. Such liberation, such foreshadowing of the ultimate and perfect fulfillment, is necessary for man, almost more necessary than his daily bread, which is indeed indispensable yet insufficient." -Josef Pieper

the rite of passage

Strange and yet amazing to have experienced my first mother's day... sort of like a rite of passage into true adult-hood - or maybe that's just my mommy insticts telling me I now have something beyond myself to care for. (not that Andrew wasn't included in this category already) All I know is that I am beyond thankful for this beautiful little girl - even at 3 in the morning when she wants to party and I would rather be sleeping! : ) Thank God for the amazing gift, and thank him for the amazing days I have and have yet to spend with her.

My beautiful Sister... (one of them)