through the eyes of a blackberry...


never underestimate penny's self-confidence...i probably have 1,000 pictures she's taken of herself. here's 1 of them.




at an outdoor market eating pancakes in the trees.




happy birthday nicholas! beth rapha february 2012.




penny saw this boy and decided to give him the rest of her chocolate milk, so she chased him down. he declined. who turns down chocolate milk?




the tiniest gecko in the whole of africa.




getting ready for a christmas party (in february!).




i LOVE this photo! at living grace, we do relaxation exercises with the clients. i snuck a photo of the moment: it looks like we've poisoned them all or something :)




two dear friends of mine out for smoothies.




this was hanging by the door at work the other day when i arrived!




i had to take this photo. this man was asleep on the train. behind him is written on the seat "i hate blacks". irony like this in humanity convinces me of our NEED for a savior.




brian helped me move a stove into my flat one day after church. it was SO windy in the back of the truck, so he put a bag on his head! this was moments before the stove tipped over on top of me while we are driving down the road :) a day full of laughs.




flowers outside beth rapha.




treetop.




yummy coffee in franschoek: african blend.




penny peeking out the train window.





me and my sweet friend's baby girl!




my friend andre is enamored with his biceps. this picture was at a new years eve party where he wowed the ladies with his muscles :)




simon and i enjoying a cup of coffee post-waterslides in mossel bay.




penny loves roadtrips so much (not).




but what she DOES love is getting all girled up for church!




yeah, this is a tree that has a stamp on it saying "snoop security". as in snoop dogg. oh cape town.




treelove.




friends nic and james getting dressed up for the grocery store. we're all a little weird this side of the atlantic :)




have YOU read this book?! if not, please do. it's a beautiful story.




children and fire. only at the christmas candlelight service. we decided to call it flames for jesus :)




dear sweet amazing amy and i at carols by candlelight at kirstenbosch gardens.




why, yes i do!




penny is the rear view mirror.




boy (yes, that's his name) taking a bike ride to muizenberg.




friends nicole and nic showing off some free cupcakes.




penny and i in the bathroom of a very fancy restaurant. you can't take us anywhere!




before the fancy restaurant, i asked penny to go get dressed up. this was the result.




dog washing at beth rapha.




my view from the mattress on my balcony :)




my friend enrico getting baptised.




john and trish and love.




fish hoek beach.




muizenberg train station.



teenage multitasking: watching tv, texting, and doing her hair.




living hope client graduation: 2011.




a delivery truck makes for a lovely sight to behold!




simon's mother and i after the jonathan butler concert at grandwest.




simon and i at the jonathan butler concert.




her hand says "P loves Pancakes". we heart ourselves some banana pancakes with nutella and strawberries (and lotssss of bacon!)

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  1. StacieMarch 8, 2012 at 3:21 AM

    i ♥ all of your pictures! i have been looking at them all over and over again over the last week. but i want to know more about simon... you owe me an email anyway!! :) love you!

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