This morning I got to tag along with Adam, Steph, and Nicole and attend my very first service at Mars Hill Church. I loved it. I really did. The congregation was definitely a lot larger in number than Grace Church in Chapel Hill or any other church I attended while growing up, but that was quite alright with me. Mars Hill still felt personable and like a church that I could easily call my "home." The worship blew me out of the water, it was so phenomenal and did not feel performance based like most large churches I've visited. It was also quite cool to have Mark Driscoll preaching in the room which I was sitting in rather than just listening to him on my ipod or on my computer. I think God has given Mark great favor and has gifted him with wonderful teaching abilities and wisdom. Each and every sermon I have heard him speak has evoked a mulling process in my mind and in my heart; challenging me & my faith. I could go on, but this post can't be too long... I'm starting to doze.
After church I met up with Jonathan & Esther in Downtown Ballard. We got gelato at D'ambrosio, lunch and sangrias at Matador (yes, we had dessert first) and then shopped/browsed the local shops & street farmers market. Today I acquired: 4 CDs, 1 book, and 5 air plants.
Later in the afternoon Jonathan and I ventured to Sky Nursery in search for terrarium worthy plants and then to a thrift shop for jars. Jonathan shared his terrarium knowledge with me once we got back home and we pieced together 4 different ones. It was fun and peaceful, and I might just be hooked. Dirt and rocks are just cool in my book :).
Photo of the day:
Jonathan's terrarium collection is continuing to grow.... :)
Food & drinks to note:
Fresh Flour latte (made with Stumptown beans)
D'Ambrosio fragola (strawberry) gelato
Matador grilled broccolini, nachos (superb!) & red sangria (yum!!)
Fun/interesting fact:
If you love to garden or you just have a fetish with plants & flowers, you should seriously consider moving to WA. I'm not exaggerating when saying that I so badly wanted to spend hundreds of dollars today at Sky Nursery. There were soooooooo many plants that I just absolutely loved, which is unlike my plant trips in Durham (I can easily spend an hour at home trying to find one plant that I truly love and that will work with my apartment's lighting and whatnot). Oh and the bouquets here are also super cheap; you can find large ones for $5 at Pike Place Market or at any of the local Farmers Markets.
Okay, I'm seeing ZzZzZzzz.
Good night!
Rachel Grace
Fun/interesting fact:
If you love to garden or you just have a fetish with plants & flowers, you should seriously consider moving to WA. I'm not exaggerating when saying that I so badly wanted to spend hundreds of dollars today at Sky Nursery. There were soooooooo many plants that I just absolutely loved, which is unlike my plant trips in Durham (I can easily spend an hour at home trying to find one plant that I truly love and that will work with my apartment's lighting and whatnot). Oh and the bouquets here are also super cheap; you can find large ones for $5 at Pike Place Market or at any of the local Farmers Markets.
Okay, I'm seeing ZzZzZzzz.
Good night!
Rachel Grace
1 comment:
Rachel! It sounds like you are having a blast. I have to say I'm a little jealous, but I love hearing all your stories and things you are doing out there. I really enjoy reading your blog. We have a Mars Hill Church here in Grand Rapids. I wonder if they are connected at all. I love you and miss you so much! I really hope this trip to Seattle is everything you hoped it would be. Praying for you missy!
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