i'm back

hey ho hello.
this has been quite a long blogging break, life was filled with writing essays and revising. i still have quite a lot of work to do until june but i missed blogging too much and the last couple of weeks have been full of ideas and things i would like to share here.

for now, i just leave you with some beautiful impressions from my easter vacation in germany:

summer according to the photos on my phone [a selection]

as october officially feels like fall, i decided it's time for a little summer recap. this summer was so full of blessings. i worked the best job i could ever imagine and enjoyed many hours with friends and family - going for walks, knitting, exploring and enjoying the sun.

lake district

(england)

windermere

kirkby lonsdale

ostsee

(germany)

oh glorious fish!

home 

outdoor craft times

gardening

fireworks in basle

black forrest

taking walks

enjoying views

picking flowers

celebrating the birthday

overflowing

source

"we were made to see and know
the universe was made to show your glory
source of all created things
absolute reality, without beginning..."

-jules burt, paul oakley "sun of righteousness"

humble and happy?

source

i read this quote last week and it thought yes, yes that is true. but then i thought: how do i spend less time thinking of myself? 

two weeks ago i listened to a preach in my church, and the preacher told us that he always prays when he is in the car on his way to work. 

when i am on the bus on my way to uni, i usually think about what i need to do that day or i lose myself in daydreams of my future house, husband, children, job etc - and in these dreams i always are in the centre of attention. this is not really the definition of humility. also i don't think that these dreams of the future where everything is better than now, are particularly helpful or constructive.

i felt really challenged this morning to consciously choose not to think about myself but to recalibrate myself again and again and set my focus on jesus. 

it is my experience that when i occupy my mind with him, all the other things come into perspective. things i worry about or that make me feel scared are not as daunting and important anymore. funny, how thinking of myself less, actually makes me more calm and satisfied.

rather than dreaming of the future i want to thank god for this day, for the people who surround me now and i want to be open and perceptive to where i can be a blessing to others. 

my beautiful lancaster... ♥

end of the week link-up

hello friends, i just quickly wanted to wish you a happy weekend! i don't have a lot of time on my hands - had an exam yesterday, one this morning and one more next week. think of me on monday at 5 - then i will be as free as a bird! 

but for now, here's some weekend inspiration:

this quote on one of my most beloved blogs.

this playlist of happy songs to make your day perfect.

this post about books and people who love them. yes, yes and yes.

last year in scotland 

best time of the year

one of my favourite things to do is writing. 
when i sit down with pen and paper, that is when all the chaos in my head suddenly makes sense. writing somehow makes me able to express what i think and feel and wonder. the things i experience become more real, deeper, when they are captured in ink. 
when i write regularly, i am happier and calmer. giving outlet to creativity somehow nourishes yet another idea and makes room for more inspiration.
sadly i often don't find the time in the midst of my everyday life to sit down and to wait for the words. 
but yesterday i wrote some haikus about spring, that i wanted to share with you. i love haikus. they are just perfect for a little revision break. 
one in english and one in german...  

again it is the season
that keeps my smiling for no reason
spring

ein regentropfen
lauer wind in meinem haar
englischer frühling

have a lovely, creative, inspiring day! 

dazzled by the sun

spring

is the time of

plans and projects.

-leo tolstoi

versailles 2012

my favourite time of the year

the early mist had vanished and the fields 

lay like a silver shield under the sun.

it was one of the days when the glitter of winter

shines through a pale haze of spring.

                                                       -edith wharton  

life lately

talking walks and discovering first signs of spring...

pints and philosophy

some lovely visitors

and football

church social 

life is good.

nostalgia

even though this is pretty:

right now, i would just like to go back to summer in italy...