it's this one's birthday ---> monica!

love her tons.

get to see her in 2 days!

happy birthday monica!

honky tonk.

I went to Nashville for the weekend! Got to spend time with 2 of the bees, Mallory and Ashley. 

I could brag on all my friends in every blog post, but I won't.

I am thankful x a hundred million. 

Goodnight folks!

special day.

happy birthday to my big bro.
caleb would have been 27 this year.
i really love that boy. miss him every day.

sunrise

better look, or you won't see.

Tonight I made a pit stop and found this.

Almost missed it...and to think, it happens every single day!

A few days ago I talked with my good friend Ali, who lives in Kenya, and she said to me

"Tana, I hope you can just make time to do some of the things you love...running, surfing, reading, whatever it is."

Sunsets...one of the things I love most.

Thanks Ali.

happy birthday america!

a few snapshots from the 4th.

we spent the day biking around to all the monuments, eating hot dogs, visiting the capitol, and then watching an awesome fireworks show!

I am loving DC!!

I haven't felt so American....we'll maybe never.

guinea pig on a leash.

Attack on Kenya Church

Africa Inland Church (AIC) is the church founded by the organization I went to Kenya with - Africa Inland Mission (AIM). There are AIC churches all throughout Africa.

I know people that live in Garissa, where this attack took place.
So sad.

she walked, rowed, berried, and dreamed to her heart's content.

This Ordinary Adventure

I really like this article. I especially like #1, 5, and 8.

One of my biggest challenges over the past 6 months has been exactly what this article is touching on.
I don't want my life to be adventurous just for the sake of being adventurous. But something about being overseas - it was easier to remember people > tasks, easier to give without restrain, easier to be thankful.

"Settling down without settling."

Someone I look up to very much once told me, "Tana...live unsettled."
some of the best advice I've ever received.

happy july!