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Day 18 Boy
Treasure This is my kid. I love him so. I honestly don’t know I ended up with such a compassionate child. He saw me meandering in circles and sadness and asked me to come outside and explore with him....
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Day 19 Cooking Therapy
Cooking Therapy I have a new passion for baking bread. I have never baked bread before but Chris bought me a grain mill for Christmas and now I am grinding wheat into fresh flour and making bread. It...
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Day 20 Comfort
Comfort This is our beautiful friend Kellie. When she came over to visit tonight I asked her if she would be willing to participate in my 365 project. She kindly agreed. (She didn’t know that I would...
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Day 21 Pray
Intercession This is my boy Johnny. This image of him reminds me so much of what prayer looks like. Do we know that when we pray we are holding out a light for those who are walking in darkness and...
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Day 22 Barn
My Red Barn With the impending snow and ice we spent the better part of the day getting our barn ready for the horses to come in tonight. Since shoveling horse manure is not very photogenic, I thought...
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Day 23 Portrait of a Horse
Regal I took this image this morning when I went down to the barn to check on the horses. Gunsmoke appeared to be contemplating life through his stall window, looking so regal with the wind blowing in...
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Day 24 Winter Hammock
Remember Oh Winter Hammock, I remember you. I know your true self, what you were made for. This stiff, rigid exterior does not become you. It is not who you are, after all. There was a time, late into...
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Day 25 All Right?
Shadow Stories It has been a particularly hard day. I find I am missing my mom more deeply and yet it feels like the grace for grief is shrinking. I can feel the expectations of others pushing me to...
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Day 26 Choose Joy
Joy I love this perspective of my granite countertops reflecting the sign on my mantle. The truth is my house is a mess. Literally. This week we are having our old flooring removed so that we can put...
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Day 27 Little Ladybug
Ladybug Reflections I found this little lady in the house today and I followed her on her adventures. My favorite photo of her is this one of her on the mirror. She appears to be enamored with her...
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Day 28 Farm Sunset
Farm Sunset One of the best things about doing a 365 project is that I don’t tend to take beauty for granted. Everyday I am looking, seeking the gift that I will capture and share in this little blog....
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Day 29 Winter Stars
Winter Stars I am a fan of winter stars. The trees in their most vulnerable state elegantly frame the starry sky. It is a picture of the beauty that is often found in fragility. I have loved the...
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Day 30 Expecting
Hope My friends Enrique and Evelyn are expecting their first child in less than a month. They are so incredibly ecstatic. Today, during our session they both lit up when their baby boy moved in his...
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Day 31 Photographing Emily
A girl and her chicken This is precious Emily Grace. Her mommy and I have been friends for a long time now and I have had the joy of photographing her since she was born. This little sunshine is very...
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Day 32 Held
Held I love this image of Harrison being held by his family. Even his big sister Mackenzie is getting in on holding her baby brother. Isn’t this what it looks like when we come together to pray, love...
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Day 33 Bonfire
Light the Darkness It has been an eventful week at our house. We have been tearing out our old flooring to prepare for the new wood floors that we have wanted for so long. Last night we finally burned...
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Day 34 Portrait of Hard Work
Clay I asked the men who have been working in my house this week if I could take their portraits today. They kindly agreed. They have worked so hard and with such care that I wanted to feature them for...
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Day 35 Chicken Love
Embracing the Slow When life is going a bit too fast, I head down the chicken coop. I find a clean place to sit and I watch the chickens. I don’t know what it is about them. Yes, they are funny. They...
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Day 36 Peace
Peace The stars have become a source of comfort me in this season of grief. Tonight is no exception. The sky is lovely on the farm tonight. Wispy clouds stream color and texture to an already beautiful...
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Day 37 Amaryllis
Winter Cheer My sweet sister-in-law gave me a wonderful Christmas present. Every month I receive a new flower bulb from Harry and David. This was the first to bloom- a gorgeous Amaryllis. She said she...
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