whirlwinds.

Earlier this spring I got the call from molls announcing her engagement to landon. This relationship was something we had prayed over before it even began and had watched blossom in just the right timing. it’s always beautiful to reach a moment where you can look back over a season and see how incredibly faithful the Lord’s been.  While we were on the phone she excitedly shared their wedding date and asked if I would stand with her on that day.  I  was blown away, honored & so excited! Then it dawned on me that several months before, I had booked a wedding in Memphis for the day before her wedding.  But it wasn’t the very same day so I figured we could make something work.

After looking into all other travel options, it became clear that the only way for me to get from Memphis to Indianapolis in time for the wedding would be to drive through the night after I finished up Friday nights wedding. No way could I do that on my own, so I tossed it up on facebook to see if anyone was interested in joining me. our friend Tasia graciously stepped up and said she would help me drive. Little did we know that by the time our travel plans rolled around a few months later, we’d be roommates!

Fast forward through a crazy summer and a stressful house search, we moved into our new home with Devin just two weeks ago. by that time, this trip was looking a lot more daunting but Tash stuck with me and around 11p last Friday night, after a long work day, we headed north.  This woman is such a champ and I’m so thankful for her! She drove a 15 passenger van for the first time ever (we were also picking up some furniture in Indy for our new home) straight through the toughest hours of the night and we pulled into town at 7:30a Saturday morning. No way I would have ever made it on my own!

Saturday was a whirlwind of wedding festivities & catching up with dear friends—that could be a blogpost in and of itself—and then Sunday we saw my family briefly at church before heading home.

We stopped in Louisville for lunch on our way south and got to try a restaurant called The 

Garage. I’ve always seen it on past trips and it’s such a fun place- please appreciate those ping-pong tables! Its the perfect place for summer evening gatherings  or Sunday brunch. I rarely eat out but little spots like this one that inspire my cooking at home are high on the list if I do. We shared an order of beignets, delicious roasted potatoes & a creamy corn + bacon pizza and it was better than it looks!

Tash and I have gotten to know eachother a little bit since the spring but I’m so thankful for all the time we had in the car during this trip to go deep and hear eachothers hearts. We get to share daily life together now as roommates for a season and i’m already learning so much from her! She is so good at asking lots of questions & listening well, caring for our little home and making those around her feel valued.  I’ve already seen compassion, thoughtfulness, intentionality, mercy, gentleness, intelligence & an adventurous spirit in her and she pursues the Lord’s heart so well. Can’t wait to see how God continues to grow us this next year!