Signs of Summer

Summer has officially begun in Chicago!



Warm Weather.


Beach Volleyball.



Frozen Yogurt.

Summer 2010. Love it already.

Serving Saturday

As I was heading out of the office Friday afternoon, my co-worker Wambaire approached my cubical with a question.

"What are your plans Saturday morning?" she asked.

My only plan was to lay out at the beach all day and work on my tan.

"I just got an e-mail from the Rotary club and people are getting together from 9-11 a.m. to prepare meals for the homeless. Wanna come?"

I quickly jotted down the address on a sticky note and grabbed my bags to run to the train. I thought - what influences people to reach out and serve others, especially on a Saturday morning?

The weather was gloomy most of Saturday so I didn't make it to the beach. But, I left the food pantry feeling inspired because of my new friends who were volunteering a couple of hours of their Saturday morning just because...

Happy Life

Dear friend,

I've considered starting a blog for a while.

It's true.

I've mentioned it several times, but I wasn't quite sure how to start. I enjoy letter writing, and I recently realized that when I'm writing in my journal, I write in letter form... not quite sure why. Maybe it's because when I was little, my mom would tell me to pretend like I was writing to my future family. Hope these little letters provide a glimpse of my life as a 26-year-old/return missionary/college grad/female working and living in Chicago.

Speaking of life. My younger sister Alex just gave birth to my new-little-baby-boy-nephew Lincoln. Can't wait to meet him.

What does life have in store for him?

Life is full of ups and downs and turns and twists and tears and laughs and moments you wish could last forever.

Here's to a happy new life!

Amanda