I love giving stuff away. This week I am giving away two Encouragement Print Packs! I bundled three of my favorite prints together because they're encouraging to me; they're hopeful, powerful, and uplifting.

06.13.14 [czech trip number čtyři]

You see that word in the blog title? It's Czech for "four" and I cannot say it. I try and I try and my American tongue is just not able to say it. Despite my struggles, I'm going back to the Czech Republic for mission trip number čtyři.

If you know me at all, you know I love the Czech Republic. I went there for the first time in 2011 with hesitance and am returning now with a backbone and an ever-increasing love for the people there.

Czech RepublicJillian SchoettleJune 13, 2014CZ love, personal, be the churchComment

04.28.14 [one year anniversary]

I've been married to Jacob for one year. I was given a lot of advice when we were wed on Sunday, April 28, 2013.

This advice was written down and given to me by the friends and family that surrounded us on our wedding day. I think about these a lot, if only to chuckle about the inordinate amount of pop culture quotes on that list of advice.

It's fairly easy to apply some of that advice when you love somebody. Serving each other is both intentional and habitual simultaneously. The fights are uncomfortable but resolved quickly. I've eaten plenty of crow and apologized on more than one account. We haven't gotten a dog yet but we're thinking on it.