this precious life.

i'm not sure how many of y'all have watched the movie called the hundred foot journey but it is one of my all time favorites. so much vibrant life and culture and food! exploring the little italy farmer's market in san diego with friends the day after liss and caleb's wedding kept making me think of that movie... and then we literally stumbled upon a tent where they were serving fresh sea urchins (the whole first scene of the hundred foot journey is of a little boy who knows the quality of a good sea urchin when he smells it)! the photos below are from that day-- and afterwards we spent plenty of time wandering along the harbor looking at boats because when you're with the tillmans, you do as the tillmans do;) truly though, this second trip to san diego was full but so good. my flight got in at midnight wednesday and the next morning i had time with jesus and went for a run with the mountains in view  to clear my head before the festivities began. thursday was ...

last fall, corina and jonquil started applying to colleges and we were all eager to see where they'd commit--  come spring, we had our answers! since quill chose a school that's on the way to corina's school in nashville, we talked about doing a road trip once they were settled in the fall. well summer flew by and a few weekends ago i rolled out of town after work, picked up quill and drove to corina's campus. the three of us spent the weekend exploring, sharing the ups & downs of transition seasons and pushing each other closer to jesus. i introduced them to centennial park and the parthenon and they introduced me to old episodes of the tv show "a different world". we watched glass blowers, potters & wood workers share their skills, laughed & teased each other, ate delicious tacos and worshipped with other believers at ethos church. such a rich time and so thankful to share in their growth through this new season! ...