Day 31

I made it through the first month! Wow! I have another 11 months to go, I should really get to thinking of stuff to photograph. I can not wait till spring!

It has been a busy day since my baby girl is sick with the flu. So I had to try and think up something quick to photograph. I picked Reese's because they were sitting on the counter because my youngest daughter and hubby love them. Hoping to have some great photos for tomorrow because I am working on a project.

Not much more on my mind today because well I have a baby girl that needs my attention.

Have a great MOnday! And remember that we have an "awe inspiring warrior" that has our backs so lets give all our praise today! Thank you Jesus for having my back, my front, my sides and everything else!

Day 30

My little newborn model was born yesterday. Went up there to meet her today and she is beautiful, as I knew she would be.

I loved this picture from today. You can always feel the love that my friend has for her children when you are around her. And you can just feel the joy that she felt when her other two children arrived at the hospital today. What an awesome moment to capture!

Have a blessed day!

Day 29

Toad in a hole!.......

My kids love toads in a hole (toast with a egg in the middle)  but I don't make them nearly as well as my mother n law so I usually avoid it because my kids complain. But I thought I would try again and well I did pretty good this morning, not complaints. I also burnt my finger in the process (see picture below).

Well going to help clean a closet out in my daughters room so no room for thought. But enjoy your weekend!

Day 28

Today was not my favorite photos of the week, just was lacking something and well today I just could not find it. But here they are anyways.

I am pretty exhausted feeling today. I would love to go curl up in my bed under my electric blanket because I am always cold. But instead I guess I should head off to start exercising. Sure wish this cold weather would leave because it makes me want to stay in my warm jammies all day. I have to stay on track though because it was a hard journey getting here so here I come elliptical.

May God bless you in many ways today and that you may feel His arms wrapped around you if you are in need of a big hug because His are the best!

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend and I am so glad tomorrow is Saturday so that I can sleep in!

Day 27

Well I couldn't decide which picture I liked best today so I am just going to bombard you with photos today.

As I sit here and type. I wonder back in the days before TV, phones, computers, cell phones, and just media in general how much more time they must have had in their day without things to consume their time. I mean don't you feel like it just consumes your day or is it me and this project that makes me feel that way. Not saying I don't enjoy it and that I am not learning a lot from it but some days it just seems a little harder than others to find the inspiration I need. And I don't want it to become a project that consumes to much of my time. So I probably will have a few days of many photos and then days when there is just a simple snapshot so that I do not become overwhelmed by this project although I do love the part of my day where I am focused on my photography. Photography has been a great outlet for me, it calms me, it relaxes me but I do not want it to consume me even though I love it a great deal. I do know that God brought it into my life and it helped me through a bad time in my life. These are ramblings and randomness that is in my mind at the moment so you can just ignore them if you wish.

I do hope everyone is having a splendid day!

Day 26

Well today I got a mirror out and decided I was gonna work on some reflection photos but in the end the above photo is the one I picked for my image for today. I just love the colors and little pieces of the other chalk on the ends. It is just a fun photo and I like fun photos. I will post some more of what I did below but all in all I love this photo.

Reflections......

What do you see?
Have you ever really thought about it?
Do you see the person on the outside?
Or do you reflect on the person on the inside?

Just a little thought for today.

As I have been praying about knowledge in God so far this year he has showed me things on my inside that I don't really like very much but that is part of growing to know Him. I want to be changed by Him this year. I want my inside and out to reflect Him in my life. Even if its just me that sees the change then it is worth the journey that I am setting out on this year. Setting out to know Him is me having to learn what He doesn't like in order to see how much He did for me at Calvary. I stand amazed everyday as I learn more and find myself surrendering all to him. I want to stand before him one day and hear those wonderful words "Well done my good and faithful servant".  Seems so hard at times to think you could hear those words when we fail so much but that is why I am so thankful for His grace in my life not that it gives me liberty to do as I want but to know that if I do in some way mess up that He gives me grace and mercy to return to His loving arms. Some days it seems I run to Him a lot but I am glad that He is there and I can find comfort in His arms.

Hope everyone has an amazing day and run to the comfort of your Saviors arms, He is waiting!

Day 25

Another photo challenge...blessing or alternate tiny but buttons are both. They are a blessing because without them how would we keep some of our clothes on our bodies and well they are cute added to any hair accessory.

What is on my mind today?

Friends.....

Old ones have faded out of my life
New ones were gained
Some of the friendships have just changed over the years.

But through a journey of so called losing and gaining friends I have discovered that friends are cherished and when they are gone they are missed greatly. We in a way mourn the loss of a friendship because they held a special part of our lives and it seems without them we are not the same. Why are friendships lost? I guess there are many reason, we go opposite directions, we hurt one deeply by an action that maybe we could have changed or maybe just maybe God is doing the separating. Not saying that these people are bad but that there is a time and season for everything and that means friendships as well. Sometimes we have to walk away and see if our lives are made better by the friendship or worse. It is hard to say sometimes because the great times we have with our friends make all the rough times well worth it. How do you feel about your friends? Can you be honest with them or do you have stay hush hush so you don't hurt their feelings? Do they know how you truly feel about them? I know that not all of our friends will know everything we think about them or is it good for them too. But I hope that if I am doing something and my friend sees the error of my ways that she would know I love her enough to accept what she is telling me and actually look from her point of view on the matter. And I hope when I need advice she will be honest with me.

What do you do when friendship is lost for your children? What sensitive hearts they carry, they love so deeply. They get angry and they say you are not my best friend but deep down they know how much they truly love that person. They ache just as we ache and how do you reach into their hearts to tell them everything is going to be okay and that some friends come and some friends go throughout this life. Sometimes we as parents see a friend that is going to be a hindrance to our children and we have to step in and separate them. And our children feel we are keeping them from people they love but deep down we know that it is the best thing for them. Parenting is hard but a great part of our lives. I hope my children understand that what I do is for their best interest and to protect them. I hate seeing my kids hurt at the loss of friendship in their lives and I don't always have the right words that they want to hear or to make them feel better. Sometimes I have to let them cry and be a shoulder to cry on but that is so hard for a mother to do when you want to take all their pain away but their comes a time when we cant do that anymore and they have to start dealing with their emotions. So I go to prayer asking God how to help my kids deal with their emotions. I know the feeling of lost friendship and it is just a big ache within your heart and I wish my children never had to feel that ache but this is life. And in life we will have aches and I just pray that those aches draw my children closer to Jesus!

Thanks for reading. :)

Day 24

Well this week one of the blogs I am following suggested a theme of soothing repetition so I decided to photograph one of the guitars I had lying around the house. Yes everyone but me has one! I love the sound of an acoustic guitar but rarely get to here it around here. They are really just dust collectors but make a lovely object to photograph.

We had some awesome services at church this weekend. So amazed by Gods awesome power and I know that He did a great work in the hearts of many last night. I sure needed it.

 I taught a lesson on fruits of the spirit in Kidz Church Wednesday and pretty much failed on everyone since that time. I guess that is how it works or that's what I here. I can just hear that little voice trying to convince me that I shouldn't teach because I can not even follow what I just taught those kids but you know what we are human and we will all have bad days and that is why we have the grace of God to see us through. And I hope that as those kids grow they realize that they will make mistakes and not always show forth the fruit they should in this life but that its okay because God is there to catch us when have fallen and He helps us back up again. I try to remind my self of that and teach my children that as well. You are never to far gone to feel God's love and for him to say I have been here waiting on you to reach for me once more. I love you my child!

Hope you have a wonderfully amazing evening!

Day 23

Play-Doh-.......

My baby was gone all weekend and she came back with some play-doh and wanted me to watch her make a pizza so I took it as a good opportunity for my photo today.

Yes the house was quiet this weekend without my youngest and the very joyous (loud) way about her. People sometimes ask if I enjoy it when one of my children are gone but to be honest for a few hours it is nice but I miss the normality of my house when my children are away. Yes it stresses me when they fight but its worth having to deal with that to enjoy my children when they are getting along and loving each other the way I know they truly do down in their hearts. And I know one day that they will grow out of the fighting and grow out of the loudness and I will probably miss it. I know people say they wont but you will one day miss the innocents of  your children and wish for those times once again. So I hope I can stop and recognize those moments that I will cherish when my kids are grown.

Cherish the moments with your children today.

Day 22

Well had a chance to play around a little today. I have been trying to think of something to say today but I am in a quiet mood so nothing is really coming to mind. I guess its a day to ponder in my spirit about things in my life. A day of quiet prayer within my heart. I am sure my mouth will be ready to babble again tomorrow but for today I am going to just sit and ponder.

I hope your day is filled with brightness and beauty!



Day 21

Spent the day with my mom today at the doctors so just a little too busy to get creative. So you get to look at another iPhone pic but I did edit this in regular photoshop. I took it before I left her house because I was unsure how long we would be today and I am glad I did.

My patience was greatly tested today waiting at the doctor but I enjoyed spending the time with my mom and my friend. I love her so very much.   I am asking for prayers for my mom today. She needs a healing in her neck so she will not need surgery. Thank you very much.

I took the picture below while waiting for the doctor to come in the room. Enjoy your weekend!



Day 20

Cookie cutters.....just thought I would see what I could do with them.

Love can be......

a feeling
a choice
a duty

It can be so many things.

Walking in love....how hard that can be at times. We have days where we really need to feel loved  and every where we turn it feels as though love is far beyond our reach. We search and when we can not find it, we become cranky and we find every ones faults but fail to look at our own. We need to feel something and no one is around to give us what we are so desperately searching for and we scream fill my  need! When in reality they are not responsible for that because when we walk in love meaning we love others and not care so much about ourselves, we seem to feel that love more from others in our life. Are they reacting to our love or maybe by simply choosing to love we feel God in a deeper way and that is why we are more satisfied on those days. .

I know that we are human and it is very hard some days to simply walk in love! But I hope on days like that, that I do not fail to remember that my joy, my feelings do not stem from that other person but from me and my walk with God.

 I mean lets get real, we are having a bad day and everyone is trying to make you happy show you love. But its just a bad day and no one every does anything right on bad days. That is the days that I really need to hit my knees so that I can once more feel that love that is always there, always reaching for me!

God's love is always there, it never changes!

Day 19

Was really struggling with light today, guess that is part of this journey, learning to find the right light for my photography! I think all in all I like this photograph very much. Hope that you all enjoy it as well. Not a lot to say today seeing that I have a rather busy day.

Hope every one's day is beautiful!

Day 18

Color.......

We are so blessed to see all the beautiful colors in the world. I was thinking what if all we saw was darkness, blacks, greys how dreary our lives would be everyday. (Like this picture below)

 But God blessed us with a beautiful world to look at with all kinds of different colors, so many different greens, yellows, blues, reds, pinks and so on and so on.

People see what you reflect in this life. Do you want people to see darkness with greys and blacks or light with all the beautiful colors that light brings to your life? I choose the light and that light is the light of God. When we are walking in him and growing in Him, His lights radiates off of us. We might not see the affect it is having on people right now but I promise we are someones light in this dark world.

Also, God made everyone of us different just like all the many different colors that we see in this world. You are unique so be proud of who you were created to be in this world!

I pray that your light and your color shows forth in your life! I know I want mine too!

Day 17

As I  was walking by this little gift I received from a friend awhile back,  I decided I would photograph it today.

She gave it to me in a time in my life where I had a lot of fear and very lack of trust in my Savior. She told me that every time I saw it she wanted me to remember the scripture about God taking care of the birds of the air so why wouldn't He take care of me.

It has helped me through the years, on days when I am anxious and have doubt in my heart, maybe thinking I can do more than He can. Why do we even think that way? Why can't we remember how deep and wide His love is for His children. We would not let any harm come to our children so why would He, the most gracious Savior, who came to earth robed in  flesh so that we could LIVE ever not take care us! He does and he loves us very much. And as I pass this in my kitchen daily I remember how much He loves me.

She is a dear friend that I love very much and owe a gratitude of thanks too for loving me and enduring all my babble through the years. Thank you my dear friend for loving me, praying for me and for just being you!

Remember God loves you and your are beautiful to Him!

Below is just another version of the same picture!

Day 16

Abandoned........

I have been looking on some 52 project sites to get ideas on what I could photography and this week on Paint the Moon the word of the week was Abandoned. I was walking outside this morning as I saw this lonely trailer sitting way in my back yard screaming at me about his abandonment. My husband acquired this trailer from someone year ago, in hopes of restoring it for some reason. But I got to thinking about all the wonderful times that it once saw years ago and now it sits abandoned to wither away. I guess it had its good days and those are long gone. But also I guess it could be restored to serve some purpose.

As I sit and think on this picture I think of things in life maybe I have abandoned. So many times we find enjoyment in other things in life and we abandon some of the most important things in our life like prayer and just growing to know our Savior in a deeper way. And their are other times in our life when we finally realize that we must abandon something that we hold dear in our life because it is becoming to important in our life's. Maybe it takes up more time than you spend with your family, or maybe it keeps you from where you heart should be because it so focused on this one enjoyment in your life.

I hope you can reflect on your life as I am today and find the things in your life that perhaps you should abandon or you have abandon that you should once again return too.

Have a beautiful evening!

Day 15

So they had a photo challenge to illustrate a song so I decided to do "Bread and Butter" by The New Beats.
So my picture for today is the one above because it was my favorite.

Enjoying lounging today and hoping everyone has a beautiful day today!

Not very chatty today so I will see y'all tomorrow.

Day 14



A shoe! Yes a shoe! I was trying to figure out what I wanted to take a picture of today and well I was pretty much lost. I have been so busy with my mom the last couple days and have had no time for creativity. Maybe next week I can get back on track.

I am working on a project for kids right now and so this little wooden shoe just reminded me of what I am holding dear to my heart right now and praying God blesses this project and that he leads it the way he wants it to go.

Well busy evening as well so I should head to kitchen and get it clean so I can get going with the rest of my day.