I am back.

Wow... what a whirlwind.

So to make a few excuses:

1.I have been really overwhelmed being home.

2. My computer was in and out of the shop for a good

chunk of the time I have been back.

3. I Have been secretly having a really hard time.

But there is hope... & lots of it.

I am back in Steamboat.

Doing life with some of the most incredible people.

School is.... well, school.

& when it comes to everyday life I seem to be adjusting well.

But, like anyone who just spent the last 8 months of their life in Uganda. I am a bit shattered, lost, and maybe a little misunderstood.

Honestly, friends for now you won't get much out of me. Everyday, I am relearning what it means to love people well. Nelson Mandela once said something pretty profound about returning to a place unchanged to see the ways in which you, yourself have altered.

& Oh golly-gee-wizz, am I different. Besides the noticeable fifteen pound weight gain most of the change has occurred in my heart. I spend my mornings on my knees quietly waiting, patiently for God to reveal what's next. But for now, I am channeling all this emotion in to the creative side of my brain(which I believe is the right). I am pouring myself into my writing, my music and my latest and greatest hobby crocheting(which turns out to be the cheapest form of therapy).

I am calling the business, if its even that.

for the love of ben.

Because, we all have someone who has come into our lives momentarily that drives us to higher purpose. Without sharing all of Ben's story (thats another blog entry) the four year old boy without knowing it broke my heart in 9 million pieces and The Lord(at least I think so) is using all that beautiful mess to make stuff!

Thats right, stuff.

Here is my first piece

& by the way, this is sweet ben.

Thats all for now.

I am not selling anything yet.

all proceeds will go to ben and children like him.