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Oh my goodness….talk about COLLABORATION!!! Are you ready for this?!?!? Vanessa and I collaborated with my super awesome friend, Jake Bramante, of Silent Matter Productions…..and this what we came up with! We’ve all been there…..we’ve CONSUMED more than we have CREATED. It is now time to get INSPIRED + COLLABORATE! JOLT | A Creative Shop by Kelli & Vanessa. JOLT /// PASSION + COLLABORATION + INSPIRATION from kelli & vanessa on Vimeo.     
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Easter Sunday rocked my world. The teaching series that we have been going through these last few weeks have really been near and dear to my heart…..ALL WILL DIE and ALL WILL RISE. That pretty much summed up 2010 for me. I am honored to be living here in Whitefish, Montana….serving the Lord alongside some pretty incredible people that I get to call my friends. God certainly knew better than I, while I was rolling my eyes at the idea of moving from Nashville, Tennessee to Montana. Something amazing is happening on this side of the map….something bigger than what I can even wrap my mind around….and I stand amazed, blessed, humbled…..in awe that God chose me to be part of this movement. I am so thankful. The Easter service took place at the Majestic Valley Arena, where the attendance was at maximum capacity [5,000 people!]. Over 130 decisions for Christ were made that morning! Our pastor, Levi Lusko, re-capped the service perfectly…..so PLEASE go and visit his blog to get a glimpse of the awesomeness that dropped on our city over the weekend. Levi & Jennie….THANK YOU. Your leadership, vision and passion for the Lord is oh so inspiring. It is an honor to live life alongside of you and your family. Happy Friday! Goodness, I feel like I have neglected my blog….but I really do have a legitimate excuse for not updating this space with lots of photos and ramblings. My excuse….The Red Caboose! This post is filled with lots of links due to a lot of backstory for all of this to make sense….so I encourage you to take the time to read it all- it’s amazing to see all the pieces fit together. Thats right! Reed and I have finally opened the doors to the adventure that brought us to Whitefish, MT from Nashville, TN. Wow. So much has happened in such a short amount of time. Im overwhelmed with all sorts of emotions as I look back on these last 7 months. There is no way that we could credit ourselves for all that has taken place in our life lately. Our transition from one state to another has been seamless. I’ll say that again, SEAMLESS! That alone is incredible and is a perfect example of how our path has been paved for us- long before we even begun. Two weeks ago today we opened the doors to the Red Caboose. However, that day met me with a stream of tears as I stood in our shop late one night and recalled the numerous conversations I had with MY DAD and MY LITTLE SISTER. We had talked a lot about “Montana.” He was supposed to be here. We had made plans……and they both would have made sure that EVERYONE knew that the Red Caboose was back in business! Well, as we all know……life doesn’t happen as planned. It’s better [whether we see it now…or later]! Reed and I have felt LOVED, CONNECTED and SUPPORTED by our community of friends that we have made here. We could not have completed the renovation of our shop without the amazing people that joined us along the way. This was a group project….and the Red Caboose will continue to be a team effort [more to come on the vision behind what we are doing]! Well, Im sure you want to see photos….if you haven’t skimmed this entire blog post by now! Below are a few images [thank you Elisha Guido] of a private party that was held the night before we opened the doors. It was an evening to say HELLO [to our new business neighbors on the street] and THANK YOU [to all who who’s hands touched this project in one way or another]. We are so thankful to so many….. A special THANK YOU to our family:: We have been blessed by your time, support and investment. We love you all oh so much! I also thank YOU….my blog readers & friends. All of your encouragement and support from afar has inspired me. XOXO
**More detailed shots of the shop to come on Monday! Can’t wait to give you the tour.**
3.11.11
Oh my goodness… DYING over how amazing everything looks!!! Incredible job!!! And you look ridiculously adorable. Love you so, my friend! xo
3.11.11
SO proud of you. God has had his hand on this journey and it’s SO apparent. Even just reading your twitter updates, you can see God at work in such a marvelous way. I am just filled with happiness for you & your husband, and I admire you for walking the path God has made for you SO diligently and with so much heart and grace and joy. I know your Dad and sister would be over-the-moon excited and incredibly proud of you… and I hope in some way they’ve gotten to see this unfold. I want to go to Montana to visit the Red Caboose, and you! 😉 It looks so amazing!
3.13.11
MOST adorable yogurt/coffee shop EVER! 🙂 Love it! It looks like an amazing place to sit with friends and relax over a giant cup o’ good, strong coffee. I’m so excited to see how your journey unfolds.
3.14.11
It looks wonderful Kelli! Can’t wait to see even more. And I love your outfit! I know. I know. The name of my post may completely freak people out, but stop right now. I’ll probably be blogging more of these events in the future so I figured I might as well give you a proper introduction to Skull Church. Skull Church is a monthly event that takes place at my church, Fresh Life, in Kalispell, Montana. It involves a powerful and relevant presentation of the Gospel, along with a guest band for an evening concert. They are doing some radical things here in the Valley and I am stoked to be a small part of the story. You can read more about it here, but I’ll leave you with the story behind the name::
Pastor Levi Lusko rocks my world. I love his boldness in truth, creativity and his passion for a strong and clear vision. If you follow me on Twitter….you’ll know that you can always count on me to share little tidbits from the Sunday services. I seriously can’t help myself….I want everyone to know of all the awesomeness that I am constantly learning on a weekly basis. You can watch all of these services online at www.freshlifechurch.com Last night The Classic Crime was the featured band- and they were AWESOME! Here are a few images from last night’s SKULL CHURCH::
Am I the only girl in the world who doesn’t really care to make Valentines Day a big deal? I’ve never really been into putting a huge emphasis on the day itself….however, my love language is “quality time” and “physical touch”….so Since I have your attention….I’ll brag about my husband real quick. He’s pretty awesome and I love him to pieces. Reed is more than what I had hoped for….and how lucky I am to get to live life together with him. I love us. Well, this is for you, my friends….x’s and o’s.
**will be blogging about this painted wood art soon**
2.14.11
This is adorable!! You should print it and give it to him 🙂 you are the cutest!
3.9.11
Do you do photography in Whitefish now? Do you have any sort of price list? My parents live there and I often visit. I absolutely love your photography! Awesome work! |
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