green.lake.ness.

getting ready to fly.

hey world. hey wind. thanks for keeping me in balance on the backboard of this old bench.

!anita volante!

sisterness.

huggyness. and leg.popping.LOVE ^_^

and the soundtrack to my wonderful fall weekend:

Derek Webb & Sandra McCracken - Ampersand EP [thanks to Amy];
The Weepies - Happiness [also thanks to Amy.love];
Sara Groves - Add to the Beauty;
Alison Krauss - Forget About It;
Coldplay - Viva La Vida [thanks to Rev. Ryan];
a CD of hymns recorded in chill-inducingly-beautiful choral arrangements [also thanks to Ryan];
the whipping, whistling wind of Wisconsin;

and some fantastic live raise-your-hands-say-amen songs of praise in many multicultural styles, flavors, and languages, led by the music team at a conference for a deliciously diverse group of new ABC pastors and seminary students that i snuck into because my mother is one of the latter and their morning meetings were open and ended up opening me to this lovely.messy.goodness of worship in spirit and in truth. aMEN and alleluia-honk-your-horn!

plus the sound of tears, of smiles, lots of laughter, besos, y abrazos. el sonido del amor de Dios, de familia y amigos. de la paz. finalmente. yes. peace.