I think these photos from a trip to Olympic National Park depict “curves” very nicely.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting #2
June 7, 2013 6 Comments
I wrote this poem today after gleaning inspiration from this photo I recently took. Lately, more than ever, I have learned to enjoy the “right nows” in my life. We are always rushing things, thinking that something in the future is the big thing that will finally right our world or somehow perfect it. We have to live for now, cherish each moment with our loved ones. Time is fleeting and we never know what today, much less tomorrow holds. Be blessed!
Time is fleeting, time is flying, and time is promptly rushing by
While I sit and wait for “moments”, the sun is setting in the sky
Wasting the now, biding my time, as the important event; it draws near
Losing the present, while lost in the future, forsaking the now and the here
Might I live in this moment, embrace this fine hour, presently finding the bliss
Making beautiful memories today, on which I will soon reminisce
Weekly Photo Challenge: In the background
May 24, 2013 3 Comments
My youngest not far from our home on a November day; we are surrounded by beauty and blessed by it.
Looking up from my lawn chair
May 18, 2013 2 Comments
I was sitting out in the sun today, taking time out to reflect on the week, and this little guy was making a fuss hanging out in a tree overhead.
Hanging out looking for bugs
Soon after, a friend joined him
And then there were two
I got to watch them chase each other around the tree
Around the corner
Weekly photo challege: Escape
May 18, 2013 Leave a Comment
This week’s photo challenge is escape. I find that when I need to get away from it all, I usually find myself near a beach, or at least water; be it a beach, river, lake, or even a bathtub.
My soul finds it’s refuge and solace in the Word of God.
My husband at Guana Cay, Abacos
Where I escape to find my strength
Everglades/Chokolosee Causeway at sunset
First Beach, Olympic National Park
Weekly Photo Challenge: Pattern
May 10, 2013 2 Comments
The challenge: In a new post specifically created for this challenge, share a picture which means PATTERN to you!
Rope on our dock
Weekly photo challenge: Culture
April 26, 2013 2 Comments
Stone crab boats lining up for the Annual Blessing of the Fleet
In our small town, stone crabbing is a way of life for many, a part of our culture. I took this as the boats left their docks to line up in front of the historic Rod & Gun Hotel for an annual celebration called, “The Blessing of the Fleet”. Local ministers and community gather to corporately pray for the crabbers, their safety and for a good season.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Change
April 12, 2013 2 Comments
Senior night at softball
Always shoes by the front door and anything else she drops
Will I even miss the mess?
Senior year of softball; Captain Morgan
Pics are in; waiting for announcements to arrive
The Weekly Photo Challenge email said, “In a new post created for this challenge, share a picture that says CHANGE.”
As my throat constricted in the way that is so familiar lately, I knew exactly the change that my photos would represent. You see, my youngest is about to graduate from high school. I’ve been very brave all year, put on a big smile and was very careful to embrace every moment and capture as much of it as possible with my mind’s eye as well as with the lens of my camera.
Now, it’s crunch time. The date is set, the announcements are ordered, the yearbook pages are done, the banquets are beginning, and my life as I know it is about to undergo one of the biggest changes a parent can encounter.
As the calendar makes haste, without any care for my heart, towards May 31, 2013, I try to keep smiling and laughing and pretending things are perfectly normal. They are not. My husband and I will soon be empty-nesters, left alone to our own devices; no games to attend, no late night clock watching and “hurry home” texts, and no going into that messy room to wake a groggy teenager.
Thankfully, I know that we have raised her well, she has God on her side and she knows the plans He has for her. I have to remember we have accomplished much in that she is ready to go out there and make her own way in this big ole’ world. This is life, as it is meant to be.
We will make it although there will be many tears and much missing. There will also be phone calls and visits and texts and sharing of news, and more change.
This heart will trust in the One she has always trusted in for herself, her marriage and her children. There truly is a time and a season for all things under the sun. There is giving, taking and letting go. And through all of the seasons of our lives, He is there.
Black shiny shoes and a floppy purple hat
April 7, 2013 9 Comments
Ayda
When my daughter posted this picture today of my granddaughter, my first reaction was this huge smile, followed by out-loud laughter, and then of course the missing her. I made some quip about someone having dressed herself again. I’ll be the first to admit that I feel somewhat obligated to match and dress seasonally appropriate and somewhat stylish (at least enough not to embarrass my children).
This precious image stayed in my head as I put away the left-overs and took a shower. She had obviously dressed herself and was sauntering along outside, looking very content with her choices. Oh, the innocence of children!
It made me wonder. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all be so nonchalant about how we look? What if we were confident to choose what we wear with reckless abandon, never a thought about what others opinions may be and no wondering if we are committing a major fashion fax pas?
My mom used to refer to the poem “Warning”, by Jenny Joseph, more widely known as, “When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple”. She would say, “When I get old, I’m going to do, say, wear whatever I want”. My mom didn’t get the chance although she was never swayed by public opinion and said pretty much whatever she wanted to.
My mom went to heaven at a mere 49 years old. I think if she had something to say on the topic she would most definitely say that her great granddaughter, Ayda, has it all figured out.
It’s okay to wear black patent shiny shoes, sans socks and tights, with a Disney dress and a floppy purple Easter hat, and strut like you own the world while you’re doing it!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Future Tense
March 22, 2013 11 Comments
I captured this one day on my phone while our granddaughter was watching out the window to see when Papa would get home in his boat. Every time I see this I think about her future. She was just concerned with the next few moments, when Papa would get home and probably let her have ice cream. Nana ponders her entire future and prays for God’s best for her daily.
Long walks and dark chocolate 