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Day 79 Nightfall Worship
Nightfall Worship I love this view. When I come out of my house late at night and look up this is what I see — the house lights contrasted against the heavens. No matter what the day has held, this...
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Day 80 Me and You
Me and You (I borrowed these images from my 2011 365 Project. They just seemed appropriate. Giving myself grace for this project to continue on.) Dear Husband, Tonight we got to teach a premarital...
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Day 81 twenty-three
Twenty-three You turned twenty-three today my boy. So handsome and strong- you remind me of your daddy. You have become so much like him and yet you are your very own man. When you were six we...
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Day 82 Dogwoods in Bloom
Dogwood Sunset Just in time for Easter the dogwoods are in bloom. There are some that say the dogwood flower has Easter symbolism all over it: the four petals for the shape of the cross, the holes in...
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Day 83 Still
Under the Quiet I know I have posted a lot night photos for this project already. I just keep coming back to the night sky. I find peace here under the quiet with the Lord. I haven’t truly slept since...
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Day 84 Katie Day
Katie Girl Yesterday Katie rescued me from puppy duty and took me to 3 Porch Farm for an outing. She was hoping to get some beautiful cut flowers and we did. We piled up armloads of Icelandic poppies...
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Day 85 Easter Color
Easter Color Last night I tried my hand at naturally dyeing some Easter eggs. I used purple cabbage, beets, tea, cumin and chili powder to get some unique colors this year. Just looking at them makes...
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Day 86 Holy
Holy I have spent a lot of time under the stars since Mama died. Maybe it is the peace I find here under the quiet. All the clamoring voices of the day have surrendered to sleep and I can breathe here...
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Day 87 Poppy
Breathing Can you hear her? She is exhaling worship. She is breathing as she opens to the sun. Is it weird that I imagine flowers breathing? It is just that when I see this poppy in her full extension...
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Day 88 Fragile
Fragile See this little dandelion, half torn, half scattered? It can feel like this, walking through grief. It can be such a delicate, tenuous process. In a moment I can be undone. My insides show...
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Day 88 Fragile
Fragile See this little dandelion, half torn, half scattered? It can feel like this, walking through grief. It can be such a delicate, tenuous process.In a moment I can be undone. My insides show...
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Day 90 Puppies 5 Weeks
Adorable Light Blue The puppies are 5 weeks old today and I went ahead and got their sweet portraits so I could share them with you. Photographing them was much easier this time. They are quite used to...
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Day 91 Spoon Chimes
Singing You wouldn’t notice them except on windy days. They are hidden in the weeping cherry, hanging by the garden and dancing on the lowest branches of the oak out front. There are spoon chimes all...
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Day 92 Flower Crown
Flower Crown Katie came to the house this morning. It was a lovely surprise. She sat at the kitchen table with me and we drank coffee in little blue and white cups. She gazed out the window at the...
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Day 93 Wisteria
Lovely Wisteria Today as I was coming home I saw this lovely Wisteria blooming on the side of the highway. I decided to pull over and photograph it. I didn’t care about the cars driving by or what...
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Day 95 Constant
Constant I am walking under the night sky again. I skipped a day again yesterday on this project. I am in a tough season and I am learning grace for myself. I was very weary with too much on my plate....
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Day 96 Puppy Parents
Love This is why I raise puppies. People often ask me “why do you do it if it is so hard?” There are many reasons, but this photo tells it all. When Janey is bred we pray that God will give us healthy...
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Day 97 Spring Stars
Spring Stars I may as well call this season the season of stars. It sounds much better than the season of my grief. I just keep finding myself here in this place of quiet. There are no demands here....
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Day 98 Puppies Six Weeks
Adorable Red Well the puppies were six weeks this weekend. We are coming down homestretch now. They will be able to go to their new homes in less than two weeks. I know I will probably lose many...
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Day 99 Green
Spring I ran into a friend tonight at the grocery store. She had not seen me since I had wept onto her shoulder after my mom’s passing. She gathered me into a tight embrace in the produce section and...
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