Very often, when people come to visit us in Idaho in the summer (if they are from other places) they can not believe how long the sun stays out……smack dab in the middle of summer…we still have light at 10pm…..and even 10:30 pm….this makes for lots of hours to do lots of work and lots of play…..many a night we have been rolling out of the lake somewhere around 11pm….with the air still warm from the sun. Tonight it was all about working outside to squeeze every last bit of daylight into our day………..so much had to be done today..not just for camp…but for the property in general……part of the land is a hay field…and today Marq turned the freshly mowed hay so it could be dried out and put into bails. When it was all done….it was a beautiful sight…especially with the sunset in the background…..

Inside the ranch house….just as much is going on…..today we unpacked all of our decorations that we usually take up to Brave Girl Camp with us in McCall…there are boxes and boxes and boxes of them………now we have to decide which ones to use for our new ranch camps…..the ranch house is surrounded with windows so there’s not a lot of space for decorations…….but we will get this place all brave-ified this weekend with just the right touches of happy color and sparkling light……..for now….2 rooms are filled with decorations to choose from….

AND…….my new pillows are here!!!! They are made by Demdaco and you will be able to buy them in the Brave Girl Shoppe very soon…..I love that every product has a tag with the story of Brave Girls Club on it….here’s 2 of my favorite pillows that sit on my couch in my living room. :) I love working with Demdaco!!! These pillows make me very happy and are perfect additions to camp!!!

And everyone knows how much I love lights…twinkly lights….patio string lights…..any kind of lights on a string and you’ve got my heart…..we have thousands of lights strung all over the place…..I can give you a few peeks….but the most magical ones of all I can’t show til after camp………..that is gonna be ONE LOOOONG blog post because there is so much to show that we just can’t show yet…….I just can’t wait for the guests to see!!! And for you all to see!!

And then we are back outside again……hiding soul messages everywhere….everywhere…everywhere……words are so healing…this place is so healing….

and then back inside with the family. Life is so good. so so so so soooo good. Not too many years ago we wondered if life would ever even be bearable again…if we would ever laugh again or if we would ever love life again………….just hope you will all stick with it….things always turn around somehow……..joy is worth fighting for. Family is worth fighting for. Your dreams are worth fighting for….YOU are worth fighting for. Keep working toward creating the beautiful life your heart yearns for……..I know from experience that it is worth it…no matter how impossible it seems.

Sending you all so very much love.

xoxox