Form submitted successfully, thank you.

Error submitting form, please try again.

Tag Archives: personal reflections

Friday Favorites :: for the Love of Mia

To give and receive love is one of life’s most rewarding things. Even when it comes in the form of four pawprints, long whiskers, and an attitude that won’t quit. The love of Mia is today’s Friday Favorite. Mia came into our lives eleven years ago, just as the hubs and I were preparing to...

Share

View full post »

A new normal :: Life

So Little Man went back to school this week. One of those things that we’ve talked about happening, about his friends who will be in his class again, the things that they’ll do. Most of it seemed to exist in the ether…and then all of a sudden, it’s here. Gone are our carefree days of...

Share

View full post »

Details, details

I love the look of a macro lens for so many reasons. Its buttery-smooth softness. Its ability to get so up close and personal with an object. Just brings a whole new dimension and life into an image. And, really, when you’re talking about a wedding or other significant event, it’s the details that bring...

Share

View full post »

Respond on purpose, with purpose.

I came across this the other day and found it incredibly thought-provoking. How do you look at daily situations? What if you chose not to be overcome by them, but rather see the issue as an uplifting experience? I can think of a hundred ways this applies to my life — how about you? What...

Share

View full post »

Breathe

A lake is the landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature. Henry David Thoreau

Share

View full post »

Pure and simple

Days like yesterday–filled with sunshine, abundant light, and a gentle breeze kissing the back of your neck…it’s summer, pure and simple. And now, for the image that needs no introduction, no Photoshop, just lovely and serene as it gets. Welcome to the Midwest — “the lungs of America”.

Share

View full post »

Summertime…and the livin’ is easy

I still can’t get over how the last few months have literally flown by. I think one of my calendars in the office still says March? Seems every time I blink another few weeks has passed, bringing with it a new season and new adventures around our home. School’s out. It’s hot. Have I mentioned...

Share

View full post »