Don't tell my kids, but I prefer art over math. But they may already know that. I try a positive approach when it comes to homework and study time. I really do. But I realized this week I may need more than a positive attitude. My cute boy had two of his art projects at school chosen for two different art shows [...]
Thinking about this Joy Dare, taking down and photographing these 1,000 things I'm thankful for, I think it's the time I take to stop and look back at my gifts that make me happy. These little things I've collected in photographs from my week make me smile and give thanks again. A gift turned, a gift folded, a gift hung 70. [...]
Thank you God for these gifts These are my gifts, my sweet blessings posted from Ann's Joy Dare. I've missed joining in on Mondays so far... I'm still trying to figure out the best way to post 21 photos of gifts each week. The last post was a collage of my gifts, but I really like seeing each photo in whole. Today I'm [...]
If I had a ship, I'd sail my ship, I'd sail my ship Through Eastern seas; Down to a beach where the slow waves thunder - The green curls over and the white falls under - (From The Island by A.A. Milne) She sings her own songs and dances away. Six is quite wonderful. A.A. Milne must have known and my little girl knows too. We read poems together from [...]
February 26) 3 gifts seen as reflections 10. Palms in the blue water 11. Myself - I don't always like looking in the mirror and I'd much rather be photographing others 12. Coffee together on a Monday. He's working and I'm reading, but we're together 27) 3 Ugly Beautiful Gifts 13. My Brother David - He was hit by a car when he was almost nine. [...]
I have a book in my mind and in that book is an owl. I don't know a lot about owls, so I've started reading a little about them. One thing I learned that surprised me is that many owls don't make the "Hoo-Hoo" sound that I've always imagined and read aloud in books with my kids. I've wondered [...]
A friend told me about One Thousand Gifts. She said she thought of me and my photos and thought I would like the book and Ann Voskamp's writing. I looked up the book when I got home and started to read the first few pages online. My friend was right. I was hooked. I wanted to read more. I found Ann Voskamp's [...]
The wonder of children always inspires me. Well almost always... For me, the joy comes from capturing the moment with my camera. Like this moment when my kids stopped all play to sit and watch the clothes in our new washing machine. They might have very well imagined this as a magic machine. I was equally happy to have such a nice new machine, [...]
I love that I got to go see this exhibit. The Story Maker's Art was on display at the Mark K. Wheeler Gallery at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. Not only was there an exhibit, the illustrators came to the school for a panel discussion. It was great to be back at my old school again and be able [...]
"Mommy, look! It fits me!" As my little girl's hand sprang up at me the ring on her finger came flying off, hit the tile floor, and cracked the pretty pink stone on top. I knew it was an accident, but I was still upset. I couldn't believe I had only gotten to wear the ring one time. It [...]
