stephtk

mile high club

Posted on January 17, 2015 by stephtk_

i wish that phrase didnt mean what it does bc i think its such a cool phrase. think about all the clubs that can be started at 32,000 feet up. anyway… (back in the art room)(s/o to art mama)

32,000 feet up. i feel inspiration in the depths of mind. i just watched ‘the giver’ on this fancy tv up here in first class (perks of a pilots daughter) i remember reading ‘the giver’ in 8th grade, i def liked it but i didnt appreciate it at the time but i’m realizing now lois lowry is super underrated. (note to self:read more of lois lowry) i’m currently watching a sunset unfold in front of me in the sky. how crazy would it be to not experience all of these simple pleasures that God has given to us? love. music. joy. tears. sadness. laughter. beauty. diversity. culture. loss. things that captivate specific people. adventure! its a beautiful life we live. a life where we get to experience all of the goods and bads. we get to learn!! we get to live a life specifically planned for us, a life God was so excited to show us. a life where i can watch a sunset from 32,000 feet up in the air and marvel at the earth below me & think about all the people living their lives below me, unaware i am wondering about how their day was, their troubles, and their simple pleasures and praying that they have joy.

a life where i feel embarrassed that i had to watch a movie to truly appreciate everything my God has given me on this day.

-(guess who)(yep u guessed it) 8!! (9 seems to be MIA)

a different story

Posted on January 12, 2015 by stephtk_

god calls out caleb for being different, for his spirit. he follows passionately and wholeheartedly. he stands out. and so god rewarded him.

what would it be like to stand out to god? to have a passion like the one caleb showed us?

even if we weren’t talking about how we follow our god, and we were talking about our fashion sense or just straight up morals…standing out requires guts to do the abnormal. risks will have to be taken to live a different life than the one of our neighbor. tbh, i believe god is calling us to live abnormal, abundant lives, to stand out from the crowd so that the crowd can be like “hey that girl over there, something’s different about her. let me go see whats up.”

let us stand out today, and everyday. let us follow wholeheartedly and passionately.

-8(again)

christmas

Posted on December 24, 2014 by stephtk_

tomorrow is the day we celebrate a little baby coming into the world and changing the game forever

nov.

Posted on November 22, 2014 by stephtk_

what is november teaching me?

it is teaching me patience, not that i have it, but that i need more of it. patience with friends, patience with mom, patience & hope in The Lord.

november is teaching me selflessness. it’s teaching me “how deep the waters of my pride.” loving, no strings attached. taking second place.

november is teaching me to show up. if they need love give them love, advice give them advice. not walking away when i think my job is done. being there. showing up.

november is teaching me to please only One. He loves me for me, i don’t have to do anything to receive His crazy, beautiful love. my only responsibility is to be receptive to this unconditional Love.

-8

fall to winter

Posted on November 13, 2014 by stephtk_

so today i think its officially the first day of winter, i thought this would be an appropriate time to show you a pic i took yesterday when it was 70 degrees and fall seemed at its peak.

-8

shitalke mushrooms

Posted on October 14, 2014 by stephtk_

i got accepted to my first college today. its a real thing now….

-eight

synonyms

Posted on October 9, 2014 by stephtk_

perks of 7am^

i was reading love does by bob goff (great book, 12 out of 10 doctors recommend) and at the end of one chapter he said fully loving and fully living are the kind of life that jesus invited us to be part of. they are synonyms. you can’t fully live if you are not fully loving and vise versa.
invest your life to them…no strings attached just love them because jesus died for them and they are worth loving. fully living is a product of fully loving.

-8

abundance

Posted on October 2, 2014 by stephtk_

so i’ve noticed recently that living an abundant life is my mantra. i’ve talked about it a lot so i think i’m gonna keep the trend goin.

this one’s for my haters:

one direction. harry styles… in a bun. ear-blasting music and high-pitched screams. harry styles. all in one night. last night’s concert was pretty freakin fantastic to say the least, but unfortunately, that’s not the point of this post.

after the concert, a bff that also went tweeted, “i’m only 17 and my life has already been well lived.” i rt-ed that faster than you can say “harry styles in a bun”. so it was late and naturally, the deep thoughts started flowing. i started listing everything i’ve done already in my short time here on earth, it was a hella long list.

just to name a few:
traveled all over the world(not to scale)
moved to a new city, met the most amazing ppl
saved by our god
^thats a good one to end on

my point is this, i have been able to expose myself to so many things that have made me the person i am now. and i’ve only been here for 17 years!!! think about all the years we have ahead and how much we are yet to see and foods we are going to taste and the miracles that are proof of our god and the infinite amount of love we will be able share… and receive. it’s just way too exciting and now i’m starting to get chill bumps as i type this.

-eight

sweet love of mine

Posted on September 24, 2014 by stephtk_

TWL Buena Vista CO

//55mm manual SLR//

i finally finished developing all my film from this summer and all I can feel as I look at these pictures is my longing to be in those moments again and soak in the beauty of them. because man where they beautiful

-9

daughters of the day

Posted on September 23, 2014 by stephtk_

i’m hashtag blessed with my group of people. every week we get up before the sun and go to the best smelling breakfast place in all of The Bubble and chat. we talk about love and life and pressures and jesus. we learn scripture, we see truths and promises in the word, it’s the best way to start a day.

today we talked about 1 thessalonians 5. we talked about encouraging the people around us and being patient. using faith to protect us from evil, we are daughters of the day. daughters of the light, all of us live under open skies.

patience is what i lack, i feel selfish more often than not, for god’s crazy love that i get to experience, and that the people i love aren’t apart of. my main goal is to share the gospel and i never understand why they are so stubborn. it doesn’t happen over night.

…we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

-eight