living alive [cayman islands]

[I shared some “beach trip necessities” with you yesterday from a trip we took late 2013 to the Cayman’s.  I found this drafted post, and even though we are months behind…thought I’d post.  hey, it’s summertime! plus, my encouragement at the end is fitting for me now.  preaching to the choir here! ]

I can’t think of a better way to start the year of BEING ALIVE off, than to start it at the beach with my family.  Just in case we have not established this yet, I am a summer girl.  I love to be barefoot, my naturally wavy hair doing it’s thing, windows down, sun on my face, and preferably in the water.  A little break from the cold in the middle of winter, was much appreciated from me.  We were blessed immeasurably by Stephen’s family with the trip of a lifetime to the Cayman Islands for my mother in law’s 60th birthday!  5 adults + 4 kids traveled across the international border and entered into the place of magic, aka the Caymans.  My husband and his family have been coming to the Caymans for years + it’s a very special place to them.  This was actually my 3rd visit to the island, all with Stephen and/or his family!

Since this space serves as an online journal of sorts, I will leave you with images from our epic week ringing in 2014, Cayman style!

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This trip gave me a reason to unplug.  To disconnect.  to enjoy Gods creation, and to quiet my soul.  Each morning started off with a cup of coffee on the screened in porch of our 3rd story condo overlooking the palm trees and the ocean that seemed to never end.  Bible + journal in hand with no time frame, I soaked in every minute.  There’s something about lazy mornings that I absolutely love.  I wrote with my actual pen + journal [as opposed to my computer].  I wrote my best memories from 2013.  I wrote my goals for 2014.  I dreamed.

I encourage everyone to make space and time to BE STILL before God.  to stop sleeping with your smartphone, and take time to breathe in gods beautiful creation and be in His presence.

here’s to living alive in 2014.

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Hi, friend! First, I truly am so giddy that you are here. I want you to know I believe in you and all the ways you are growing towards living a more intentional life.  I genuinely hope you are encouraged from our time together here.

A little about me, I’m a type 7 on the enneagram, a total extrovert + people lover, entrepreneur, connector, storyteller, people gatherer, and passionate wife, mama + friend. I feel most alive when I’m exploring new places and surrounded by people I love. Give me a day in the outdoors disconnected from wifi, and I am a happy girl. I run on oat milk lattes, Jesus, gratitude journaling and kitchen dance parties with my four kids.
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  1. Kailey says:

    These pictures are beautiful! I left my heart in the Cayman’s earlier this year and this post has me dying to go back! I went on a girls trip with my best friends for our senior year of college spring break and they just about had to drag me back to icky Texas heat.

    It really is an amazing place to think. I had never been anywhere so beautiful and it’s as if it inspired my heart and mind to think more beautifully, as well. What a great place to dream for 2014. So happy you enjoyed your time there, I can’t imagine a better way to ring in the new year! 🙂

  2. Melanie Behr Strobel says:

    Oh my goodness… You sleep with your smartphone? Sadly me too.

  3. […] rung in 2014 in one of my most favorite places on earth – the cayman islands, on the beach.  I don’t know how a year could start any better than spending down time with your […]

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