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The Hair Photo~A~Day Project {Photography}
It feels weird to say “I’m a cancer survivor”. Sorta surreal, it’s like saying “I walked on the moon.” Except that it’s something that I really did. I was diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer after feeling “off” for several years. You can read the story by going here. As a result of the cancer, my hair became dry and brittle and started coming out so much that I finally went to a hair salon and had it all shaved off. When my little sister found out what I’d done, she called and offered to have her hair cut and made into a wig for me. That was, perhaps, one of the…
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Getting to Know Missouri {This or That Thursday}
How’s everyone doing? I’m OK, haven’t had much of an opportunity to get out and shoot anything so I’m sharing a few more pictures from last week’s trip to the Bollinger Mill Historic site… One of the main attractions at the Bollinger Mill Historic Site is the Burfordville Covered Bridge, the oldest covered bridge in Missouri. I absolutely love this bridge and could spend hours photographing it. Isn’t it gorgeous? The bridge spans the Whitewater River and is built mainly of Yellow Poplar. Construction began on the bridge in 1858 by Joseph Lansmon. The photo above is part of the ceiling, showing how the iron rods are used to support…
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Scavenger Hunt Sunday
Hi, everyone! Hope you’ve had a fabulous weekend. This is the first time since the beginning of the month that I haven’t been sick so I’m beyond happy. Seriously, what did my kid bring home from school? ‘Cause yuck! If this is your first time here, please feel free to look around and leave some comments or like me on Facebook and join the random (but fun) conversations that take place over there. Are you ready for this week’s finds? So. Much. Fun… 1. Whimsy Miss 18 is always such a willing and able model. Love that my kid likes being the center of attention. 2. Create I crochet these…
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Brown Mary Janes {Shoe Style Saturday}
Omg, yesterday was crazy! Between the rain and the hail, I thought for sure we were gonna have to build an ark. Didn’t get a chance to see the pictures of the hail that I posted? Check them out by going here. Seriously, I have never seen hail that big before. I’m surprised someone wasn’t knocked out. But I did learn one thing, after a storm, you sometimes see the most beautiful skies. And other times they’re just eerie and ominous. Don’t believe me? Go here to check it out. Anyway, the hubs and I ran errands. We’re down to one car while his is getting fixed… Y’all, it’s been…
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Thankful for the Purple Moments {Shoot. Edit. Submit.}
Edited using the “Barn Wall” texture from CoffeeShop Barn Textures While walking through the woods at the Conservation Center, I saw this sweet little purple flower poking its head through the dead leaves and grass. I almost overlooked it because the flower was so tiny and delicate, just barely visible. As I studied the flower, I wondered how many others had passed it by? How many people had missed the beauty of this little spot of purple amid all the brown? When was the last time I stopped to thank God for all of the blessings in my life ~ both big and small? 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says that we’re…
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Bollinger Mill Historic Site {This or That Thursday}
I drove out to the Bollinger Mill Historic Site last week and had a fun time roaming around and taking pictures of everything. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, it was just one of those days that begged to captured and remembered. I love old abandoned homes, there’s something mysterious about them. I want to know who lived in the house, why they left it… Despite the “Open” sign hanging on the front door, the Old Mill Store looked as if it had been abandoned many years ago. This is the side of the mill, isn’t it beautiful? It was built in the 1800s and ran until the…
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He Will Direct Your Path {Word Filled Wednesday}
Miss 18 made it home safely from New York late Sunday evening. Praise God. Y’all have no idea how much I was stressing over this trip… A few weeks ago, Miss 18 called to ask if I could bring her home for Spring Break and I agreed. My head was immediately filled with all of the adventures we’d have since the weather’s warmed up. Then the day before I was to pick her up, she informed me that she’d be spending the week in New York. My heart broke for a variety of reasons: My daughter wasn’t coming home She was going off to New York With people I didn’t…
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Changing My Perspective: Dandelions {Photography}
When I first picked up my camera, my goal was to simply capture a moment. I didn’t know anything about focus, composition or lighting. I didn’t pay attention to angles and perspective. I simply picked up the camera, aimed and snapped. And while those photographs have made for some wonderful memory makers, that certain oomph is missing. It’s the oomph that takes pictures from being meh to wow. When taking pictures of flowers, for example, I used to only take them with me standing over them and looking down. A nice picture and incredibly “useful” in many cases. You get a nice overall view of the flower and the surrounding…
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Scavenger Hunt Sunday
Hi! Welcome to another edition of Scavenger Hunt Sunday. What a great week I’ve had: I was selected to be a small group leader for an online Bible study program which has me so excited, I finally got my Facebook page set up and I’m loving it (please click here to check it out) and, well, I’ve been blessed to see another week and participate in another hunt. 1. Vintage I bought these beautiful necklaces at a second~hand shop when I lived in Pennsylvania. There’s something so classy and yet so funky about pearls, don’t you think? 2. Word or Quote I saw this verse written on slip of paper…
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Brown Wedges {Shoe Style Saturday}
I decided to bring it back… Shoe Style Saturday. I just love shoes too much to ignore them. Today my shoes are supposed to be taking me to choir rehearsal for a sound check but I’m still fighting this stupid cold. Seriously, I’ve been sick off and on since the first week of March, when will this end? So my shoes and I will be spending our day at home, on the sofa with the remote in hand. Where will your shoes take you today? To participate in Shoe Style Saturday, all you have to do is take a picture of your shoes post them to your blog leave a…
