finding shelter

I have never been one to fast for lent. I did watch my Grandmother and Grandfather practice lent. They would cut out sweets for forty days. My darling Grandfather would slowly change it to all sweets that weren’t chocolate. Then finally, all sweets that weren’t chocolate and ice cream. And while fasting something for […]

goodbye, 2013.

thirteen of my favorite shots from 2013…… Mamiya 645 Canon 5D Yashica LM Yashica LM Canon 5D Yashica LM Canon 5D Mamiya 645 Mamiya 645 Canon 5D Canon 5D Yashica LM Polaroid Land Camera 420

the road to christmas

My pastor offered a challenge this Christmas season. She invited us to re-meet Jesus by reading the Gospel of Mark , one chapter at a time, every day until Christmas. She is giving us three questions to ask ourselves: What disturbs me about Jesus? What delights me about Jesus? What do I want to ask Jesus […]

this guy

I am so very grateful for this man. He loves me. He appreciates all I do and all I am. At the same time, he loves me when I have nothing left to give and I don’t know who I am anymore. He loves our girls. He knows each girl and loves them deeply. He […]

nineteen things for my nineteen year old

This beautiful soul is nineteen today, and I am so very thankful for her. When she was born she was so small, but I knew I held someone that was meant for big things. Now my sweet Dani~Sara is taller than me and is in fact, so very wonderful. Here is a list of nineteen […]

more, a photo by ~Staci Lee~ on Flickr. My word this year is MORE. I want to love more, hope more, feel more, create more, learn more, accept more, do more, and be still more. I want more grace, more joy, more gratitude, and more peace in my life. While I don’t know what this […]