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Shifting focus for a bit as I work on a few projects. A home project, some photography projects, and some…

I know I’m not the only one who find old cemeteries unique places for photos. Thankfully my chiropractor is the…

These words are from my journaling this morning. Something I let life and the world distract me from more often…

Adverb, Adjective, Full Stop is the photo prompt at 3 from Here & There this week. I was unsure how…

Storms were expected throughout our Friday evening. Friday afternoon the sun came out while rain was falling and I decided…

A photo post for today. Every time I’m near this old building I tell myself I need to take photos…

When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were going…

Limbs straggle across sky. Barren arms reach from trunk into blue. Limbs stripped of their dress of leaves. Beauty of barren trees…

I brush paint against canvas. Color upon colors until the image I visualize in my head appears. As my brush…

When I got the mail out of the box after dropping my son off at art class I found an…

I was able to visit the university where I graduated this past weekend. It was such a beautiful fall day…

So glad he had found the love for reading that I have.

Just thought I’d share a couple photos from trick or treating. I hate that this first one blurred but I…

We have a Japanese Maple in our front yard. Most of the year it looks a little dull unlike other…

My sister wanted me to take some photos of her dogs. She has no children, but I think her dogs…

Everytime I wear this scarf I get a ton of compliments on it. Maybe I should wear it more often.…

I have a rocking chair that I brought from home when I married. I rocked my son in it as…

Here’s our family photo for our Christmas card, assuming I get them all made and in the mail in time.…

Every Christmas Sam cannot wait to get out all his nutcrackers. Joy fills his face as he pulls out each…

Christmas card. I think most everyone will have received this by now so I thought I’d post it here. It…

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas day! We were able to spend time with our families over the past…

I made this scrapbook page last Sunday. I tried the floral masking with the Heidi Swapp mask and so fun…

The PlayStation2 was taken away from Sam for some discipline reasons and it has forced him to rediscover many of…

Phew! So glad the party is over. I think the kids had fun, but I am glad we are now…

about a storm is the amazing blue sky that appears after the storm has passed. Sometimes you have to slow…

Sometimes you have to make things work simply with what you have. And that’s what I have done with my…

I think these photos capture his personality so well. Sometimes he just totally cracks me up. At least he likes…

I think I’ve piqued the curiosity of few of you about the dishwashing liquid. 🙂 It’s nothing earth shattering, but…

It finally happened. His top tooth finally was loose  enough for him to pull it out. Do you know how…

Look what my DS brought home from school yesterday. He had some free time to do art and this is…

Remember this post? Well, the other day my DH received a package in the mail. He is always getting things…

DS studied Picasso in their enrichment class at school last week and they drew a self portrait in the style…

DS brought home his school journal this afternoon. It’s so funny looking through and reading his entries. Here’s one he…

She’d fetch all day if I had enough energy. I really like how I caught her front paws in action…

DS is such a fish. He loves being in the water. He’s had the concept of diving since he was…

We went out on a boat to view the fireworks show on the lake last night. Needless to say a…

for over 24 hours. Which is a good thing considering the drought we’ve had. I’m having one of those days.…

It rained earlier this morning. My DS went out to draw with sidewalk chalk and came back in shortly and…

The clouds yesterday were so beautiful. It was almost like you could touch them.

My mom crocheted this for me. She’s very talented when it comes to sewing, smocking and crocheting. I’ve learned to…

A few years ago I bought a kid’s chess set. It came with a book explaining how each piece could…

Today was the first day of school. Thus the first photo. And what do I mean by ‘hitting the ground…

I was getting something out of my DS’s room and noticed a hummingbird flying around the crepe myrtle outside the…

DS and I are back home visiting my parents. Had to come up to have my van serviced at the…

DS has finally learned how to ride a bicycle without training wheels. For the past year or more I’ve been…

I haven’t had much time to post much about our vacation to Walt Disney World. We had a great time.…

DS has had a cactus in a little pot in his room for quite a while now. Maybe a year…

DS has really been into legos lately. Of course DH has bought several sets for him that have the directions…

so DS asked if he could take some photos the other day. i gave him the little point and shoot…

and so little time. We had a wonderful time in San Francisco. Such an amazing city. I still have yet…

Snapped this photo the other day when DS and the dog were playing outside. I love how it turned out.…

It’s Autumn. I’m surprised at how colorful the trees are considering the drought we’ve had over the past several months.…

was covered with leaves. Daddy was sleeping and he knew it was early and he didn’t want to wake him…

It’s 8:20 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning. The house is still quiet except for the washer and dryer going. My 2…

This is the cake that my sister made. It looks okay,  but looks can be very deceiving. After lunch my…

First of all I had no idea I was so close to my 250th post. I really never click to…

the ornaments are on the tree. well, some of my ornaments are on the tree. i decided to do some…

I left home this morning at 7:25 to go to the dreaded retail giant before the masses wreaked havoc this…

We rarely get snow here in the deep south. We have very few nights where it gets below freezing. So…

Last summer I took DS to the eye doctor just for a check really not thinking anything would be wrong.…

This past October I submitted a layout to Simple Scrapbooks for a page call they had on hometowns. At first…

he’s 8 years old.

DS has such an imagination. At times it exhausts me trying to keep up with his mind and everything that…

handwriting that came home with DS yesterday. They are starting to write in cursive. Skills seem to be taught earlier…

We managed to get enough clearing of the clouds this evening to see the lunar eclipse. The first photo I…

I think the proper name for this is a vase de pretemps. It’s little bud vases connected with metal rings.…

this is what it looks like in my house today. Well, at least in one room of it anyway. Legos…

DS and I took a little day trip to visit the zoo and also the art museum. I had not…

So after we visited the zoo Friday we visited the art museum. They have a wonderful children’s area called Artworks…

So DS and the rest of 2nd grade started SAT testing at school today. So I decided to treat him…

DS loves to play board games. And he somehow suckers my dear mother into buying games with too many pieces.…

This is what the floor of DS’s room looks like from the top of the bunk bed’s ladder. He’s built…

to straight teeth. DS got his retainer today. He was able to pick out the design for the bottom of…

There’s usually a moment in a photo session when I snap the shutter and I’m like “that’s the shot.”  This…

this was the sentence that DS had to finish for an art project at school this week. They were to…

So my impatient sister has been waiting on these photos. Be warned this post will be a photo overload.I’m still…

this song right now.  

when I pull out the camera. Trying to get a normal face out of him is a chore, but I…

We are back in school. A new grade, a new campus, 2 teachers this year instead of one.  And we made it…

This was the sunrise Wednesday morning. It was so pretty and I’m not sure I captured quite how it was…

These arrived in my mailbox today! I’m so excited! Really looking forward to seeing all these shows. I just had…

I posted about this a few posts back, but I just now got around to uploading photos to my computer…

The temperature this morning was 68 degrees. Such a teaser of the Autumn to come. The waves at the beach…

DS has been taking piano lessons for about 9 months with taking about 6 weeks off during the summer. Sometimes…

For the past three weeks DS has spent an hour each Tuesday and Thursday at our local hospital’s fitness center…

The temperature dropped today as the clouds slowly mosied their way out. A storm blew through last night stripping the trees…

So I have this fascination with the moon. I especially love seeing it in the mornings before it sets. I…

So a few weeks ago we headed to Fort Toulouse/Ft. Jackson for Frontier Days. I went last year on a field…

I sit typing words. Then delete. Type again. Delete again. Nothing I write expressing what I want to say. Frustrating…

Monday morning and the sun reappears. After dreary days I am thankful. I stare out the glass door as the…

Yes, it’s true. I caved. I had held my ground for many years. 10 years to be exact. I refused.…

I have this strange thing with taking photos of the sky. I love seeing how the clouds look and the…

Today was a lazy day. We had no plans and by this evening I didn’t think I would have a…

South African children, legs confined to wheelchairs, hands and hearts lifted high in worship and praise to their God. This…

DS and I are traveling with my sister and parents to visit family in North Carolina. Tomorrow we are going…

Just a few (okay, more than a few) photos from our trip to the Biltmore House. I’ll be back later…

“Serene was a word you could put to Brooklyn, New York.” So begins the first paragraph of A Tree Grows…

Today it’s snowing and about 33 degrees outside. Today is our 12th anniversary. Twelve years ago today it was hot…

March 2 – The snow from yesterday quickly melted by that night, but upon looking out the window this morning…

So where did I leave off? Oh, yes. The celebrity sighting. Sad to say that was the only celebrity sighting,…

I’ve been doing Beth Moore’s new bible study entitled Esther.  We watched Session Two last week and as my title…

As a born and bred Alabama girl I grew up listening to the country sensation group Alabama. And growing up…

Tuesday we awoke to snow. Now I’m not a huge fan of cold weather, but I have to say it being…

Thursday of our New York trip we awoke to frigid temperatures.  We took off to Central Park for a cold…

Today I want to tell you about one of my all time favorite children’s books. Meet Hermie the Common Catepillar.…

My mother and father were born in the most beautiful place on earth, in the foothills of the Appalachians along…

Somebody Told Me collects Rick Bragg’s newspaper stories together in one volume. Bragg’s ability to bring stories to life shows…

In The Prince of Frogtown Alabama author Rick Bragg completes his family stories with the story of his father, a story…

Earlier this summer I increased my time walking from 2 miles to 3 miles which takes me about an hour going…

Warning: Your child should only watch you do this and observe since it does involve the use of candles and…

Are we here in the United States missing something in our view of Christ’s gospel? Do we see our faith…

Really I’m just wondering how some roads get their names. For example. There is one road in a county I…

Rick Burgess & Bill “Bubba” Bussey are the self proclaimed two sexiest fat men in America. Their nationally syndicated radio…

I may have ranted about this last year. I’m sure I did actually. We are just a few days away…

Life can get exciting not to mention funny with a kitten around. Numerous times a day I find the new…

Max Lucado’s latest book Fearless brings a fresh outlook on fear and how we can let go of the anxiety…