from my heart to yours

music.

it's a freeing thing.

an expression of creativity,

individuality,

discovering your taste along the way.

you find you are open to new things.

you find it being a nostalgic staple to your years of growing older where life seems to make more sense.

this has always meant a lot to me.

learning of my capability to make people happy through creating a personal mix from my heart was a definite & humbling experience i had at such a young age. 

personally, making them has always been rewarding  freeing to my heart & soul.

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recently on instagram i found two beautiful girls by sheer luck with this same interest as mine. 

we all have a passion for music & making mix albums.

i had the idea to make one & send to them--as they would than do the same.

a window to be opened in to their world i would be able to experience.

their expression!

this is where my idea has blossomed.

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i am inviting you to be a part of something beautiful that i know in my heart you will enjoy.

my "from my heart to yours.mix.project" is only the beginning for the plans i have.

if you have a passion for music, handmade things, giving & receiving, meeting new people or just simply running with me, a complete stranger, than this is totally for you.

please shoot me an e-mail to ----

[  frommyhearttoyours.mix.project@gmail.com  ]

if you are so on board & want to be a part of this

or

if you're even the slightest bit interested in this with send me your contact information & physical address.

i will then plug in your info on my system, send you an address from a special someone like you, so you can send them one of your heart felt mixes. 

you can be a blessing and/or a breath of fresh air to someone.
how amazing would it be to connect with others all over the world through a simple small act of kindness such as this?

this will snowball into something beautiful.

i am sure of it.

so send me your info & let's watch & create the magic i know we all possess.

love,

Katie

it's a sure thing.

i'm gonna let yall in on some news first typed by my own ten fingers. 

said from my own mouth for the first time this past week-has given me grown up chills and an itch of delight towards the future.

--so here it goes.

----i can not wait to be a momma. 

a mommy.

a mom.

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good Lord, it's such an expressive phrase.

makes me jump for joy even as i type this.

a little background for yall.

growing up i knew i did not want kids.

adoption was the way i was going to go.

and that was it.

& still may because adoption is such a sweet miracle and pleasing to the Lord.

but with my two boys i watch daily, all day long has left me with an peaceful eagerness.

[i am so growing up.]

being with the boys, i have grown in my heart and taken on so much.

[whoa, i'm getting ahead of myself.]

being young and even in my early twenties i refused on having kids.

it was/is so terrifying to me.

the entire process to me was so morbid.

the scariest thing on this planet.

i have had many nightmares waking up in cold sweats because i dreamt i was actually pregnant.

yall---

i am seeing newborns all the time.
for some reason.

women are poppin' them out left & right and i see much more then i have before.

not to mention, again, in an annoying way, the two sweet boys i'm with all the time.

i can't wait.

i have declared this in my heart, mind and thoughts.

it's literally all i can think about.

i imagine me with my future family.

my little katie's running around.

or sweet katie boys.

also,

i was set on only having girls.

but boys are so the way to go.

they are awesome.

God has showed me beautiful things in beautiful boys the past two years of my life.

i have experienced a ton.

and i'm slowly becoming impatient to have my own now.

i have gotten perspectives galore on lovely pregnancies, and not so lovely.

but the glow i see & the hope, the process and beauty--has left me speechless.

my mind is like, katie! what're you thinking girl?? you're so against this.

you're terrified & you know it.

my heart is now like----katie! sweet girl, you will be a great mom.  there is nothing to fear.

God is behind this.

i can't wait.

have i mentioned that i can't wait?

life is moving fast for me.

big things are happening.

my sister is getting married next week!

she is starting a beautiful family.

i can't wait to have kids together and share our families like our parents have done.

all close in age (here's hoping.)

i can't wait to see their faces.

i can't wait to learn and teach them as they teach me.

i can't wait to see them grow.

i can't wait to be apart of their lives in a profound and beautiful way.

i can't wait to introduce the Lord to them.

i can't wait to read to them.

i can't wait to pray with them.

i can't wait to see them interact.

i can't wait to have other beautiful mentors in their lives as i have had in mine.

[i'm so blessed.]

i can't wait to see them mess up and learn.

i can't wait to introduce music and my favorites to them.

i can't wait to watch them.

i can't wait to love them.

i can't wait for them to make me smile.

i can't wait to smile the way a mom smiles.

i can't wait to see their bed hair and not even care to brush it.

i can't wait to document their lives.

i can't wait to take a million pictures of/with them.

i can't wait to talk to them.

i can't wait to hold them.

i can't wait to have a conversation with them.

i can't wait to have inspiring moments in the future as i do now.
i can't wait to have them disagree with me.
i can't wait to touch their faces and brush their hair.
i can't wait to see and hear them laugh

i can't wait to see them cry.

i am already in love with my future babies.

i could cry.

i think i will---cause these tears are comin'!

pray with me for guidance, wisdom of the now and future for my heart and my future babies hearts. pray for the right guy to come into my life.  that i am obediant and patient in my Lord's direction.  pray for peace.  i'm praying for you. 

for sure.

seriously.

cause your awesome.

beautiful.

and amazing.

seek our Lord for direction.

always.

good stuff.

"wherever God puts you in circumstances, pray immediately, pray that His atonement may be realized in other lives as it has been in yours. Pray for your friends now; pray for those with whom you come in contact now." Oswald chambers.

coffee shop surroundings.

i chill at a coffee shop.
every morning this week.
this place cracks me up as it is filled with crazy colorful characters!
this morning i am dragging in reflecting on my surroundings.
[all i want to do is sleep.]
i feel like i am going to crash and fall right on the floor fast asleep next to two women who have joined together to chat, removing themselves of their busy lives, for the time being.
at least that is the plan.
the phone has rang and rang.
and she sits and talks.
the other--gets herself settled.
a new sweet lady walkes in and joins the table.
"you look great" and "hey darlin" rings in the air and my heart feels soft which makes me even more sleepy.
this may not be a good thing at the moment.
i woke up early this a.m. and ran.
the cold air bit my ears and pain was felt the entire time.
when i got home i thought i was going to die.
what a tough run.
what an awful body reaction to it all.
[i.......
need....
a bed....]

project.

in the midst. 

fathers day.

project.

importance.

tears. in the eyes.

thankful journal.

write to him.

my heart & what i have appreciated.

in the midst.

of something great. 

freak out.

it's June.
& wonderfully it is one of the best months so far that's spitting out new music like it's going out of style.
I need this.
I think boldly--that the world needs this too.
being a bold and serious music listener, lover and teller to all, 2012 has been a quiet year so far for amazing music.
but June has come, and the sun, I swear, is shining brighter.
My ears are ready. an amazing one that came out on Tuesday----the birth of Brandi carlile's new album. Regina spektor and mercyme has also whipped one out--both I can not wait to hear.
Next Tuesday, the twelfth, grace potter & the nocturnals will be blaring their sweet excellence.
On the 19th, glen hansard's solo album, magical voice, heard from the indie musical 'once' will also be here. & just when you think things can't get any better on the twenty sixth--so far away, Mindy-ever-lovin'-smith, comes out with her new self titled album since 2009.
Also to come from some amazing others-----
Mary chapin carpenter
Fiona apple
Amy ray
Neil young & others.
Yes.
all in the month of June.
now is the time to freak out, folks.

comfort.

does it lie in things that are soft?
things that make you feel secure?
i am laundry girl of the universe this week.
growing to be an every day thing.
and lovin' it.
i love doing the laundry way more then i can even explain to yall.
it's like having a brand new job.
you have to work this job to find your niche.
find you balance and happy medium.
what makes you happy and what makes your boss(es) happy.
after a while you gather a rhythm that even if you wanted to stop it, it wouldn't happen on impact.
you've got your groove thing goin' on.
everywhere i go, i do laundry.
i am a folding master.
a drying and washing fanatic.
it gives me a high that only water can understand.
once i get started--i just can't stop.
i have found my rhythm.
i sift through many categories of clothing.
through the newest of things to the oldest of things.
the comfort my fingers experience amazes me.
soft like butter.
shirts that make me melt to the floor as my heart so wishes i were a tomboy.
it's a world so sacred and warm.
my comfort this week bubbles around laundry.
yes, i know i am a unique individual.
some--even say weird.