:what i'm into // april 2013:

i look back on this month through blurred lenses. the most recent past is often the hardest to recall. moments that stand out the most are those moments spent in the midst of a full house. april was a month for practicing hospitality. local and out of town guests adorned our table while their children delighted in the bliss of unchartered territory in our back yard. stories were shared around the fire, drinks around the table, laughter throughout our home. planning for may to look very similar as we continue this journey of practicing hospitality.

other things i've been into in the month of april....

read & reading
i finished an altar in the world by barbara brown taylor. i checked it out from the library but this is a book i must own. she discusses twelve practices to consider incorporating in every day life. all beautiful. all worthy of contemplation.

i also read the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgerald for the first time ever. i loved the imagery, feeling more than once, as though i was actually at one of gatsby's famous parties. the ending was truly sad and as one that needs closure, if you've read it you know why, i was a little disappointed.

i am currently reading bread and wine by shauna niequist and have been on the hunt for arborio rice to make her risotto. shauna paints beautiful pictures of moments in her life where food has played an unforgettable role.

next up is falling upward, a spirituality for the two halves of life by richard rohr and cold tangerines by shauna niequest. 

watching
we haven't had much time for movies but our current television addiction is breaking bad. i usually watch mad men while folding laundry or processing orders.

music
music remains pretty much the same. we typically start our mornings with sufjan steves for children or the praise baby collection on pandora. this seems to put our moods in the proper place as we get ready for the day ahead. if the children are outside playing i find myself listening to mumford & sons because they just never get old. workout radio is my go-to for getting me through my time on the elliptical and when i'm cooking dinner it's always frank sinatra or billie holiday.

excited
blown away, actually, by the response to these. 

anticipating
starting in May, in honor or mothers everywhere, i will be hosting a series {tales of motherhood}, where i have invited some pretty amazing mama's to share pieces of their journey to encourage the rest of us. we are not meant to do this alone- motherhood // lets do it together, mmmkay?


what are you into?

*linking up with the lovely leigh