Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Photo-A-Day - Day 30!



"Future" - the past 2 days I have seen sun-dogs, moon-dogs, and rainbows! All have been poignant reminders of hope from God for me. What beautiful reminders they have been!!!


Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.


Monday, June 29, 2015

Photo-A-Day - Day 29!



"Past" - a blast from the past! This was taken around 1900. Twas a friend of the family's grandmother. I love the beautiful work put into this dress! Such elegance!



Sunday, June 28, 2015

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Photo-A-Day - Day 27!


"Over" - our over-head light in the dining room! I always loved the patterns on the ceiling!

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Photo-A-Day - Day 24!


"Action" - the action figures we display near our washing machine! Heehee!! I thought they needed some epic pictures! ;~)


Shadows.... so mysterious!


A picture I accidentally took while I was picking them up! I love this one!!

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Photo-A-Day - Day 23!


"Treasure" - my Christmas treasure! This past Christmas, I was at the antique store in town and I found this angel! I have always wanted one like this for my hope chest (I should make an updated post soon!) because we have had one quite similar to this on our family Christams tree for years! Im so glad I found this treasure!!!

Photo-A-Day - Day 22!


"Life" -  Matthew 10:39!

(I took this yesterday, but I wasnt able to post it lol!)

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Photo-A-Day - Day 21!


"Adventure" - you never know where the trail may take you!


You may even find a unicorn!

Friday, June 19, 2015

Photo-A-Day - Day 19!


"Thing(s)" - After having another migraine today, I am very thankful for tea and pillows! Mmm.....I should go make myself some more tea :~) <3

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Photo-A-Day - Day 18!


"Place" - the shore of Skaneateles Lake!

Photo-A-Day - Day 17!


"Person" - here is a person, who is a beautiful person, and she is my sister! With curly hair, a sense of adventure, a gift for noticing and enjoying the little things (sometimes literally), she is a one-of-a-kind person!

Monday, June 15, 2015

Photo-A-Day - Day 15!



"Words" - to make up for yesterday's lack of post, here are some verses from Psalm 119! God's words are encouraging, life-changing, and something I am very thankful for!





Photo-A-Day - Day 14!


"Purple" - a beautiful purple clematis!

(due to a migraine yesterday, I forgot to take a pic until it was 11pm, so I figured I would take it today :~)

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Photo-A-Day - Day 11!


"Yellow" - Rapunzel's braid to swing through the forest into the wild blue yonder!

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Photo-A-Day - Day 10!


"Orange" - found these lovely roses at a rose garden in Rochester, NY! I especially love the ruffled edges of these roses.

Monday, June 8, 2015

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Photo-A-Day - Day 7!


"Unique" - A story of 4 quarters!


The story starts with a pair of shoes. Canvas ballet shoes to be exact. The shoes were bought so that we could do our shows at various nursing homes in our area. Though something was overlooked, and we found out that we had overpaid. 

My ballet instructor gave us 4 quarters in change so that we were even. The quarters were left in an envelope - completely forgotten - while the shoes were used for our shows. 

One day, it was a dismal day, and we were in a rough patch. It was that day in which I found the 4 quarters. A glimmer of hope on a depressing day. The quarters were then forgotten after the rough patch was over, and it was lost in a sea of envelopes. 

Every Mother's Day, our Church hands out baby bottles for a local organization that is pro-life, and does so much with the little they have. I've personally raised money for them before, and sometimes through miraculous ways! We took home a baby bottle last year but we never took it back on Father's day, so we slowly added change throughout the year to it.

Today I stumbled upon the envelope with the 4 quarters. Its time for them to go where they are needed next, and they are now in the baby bottle for New Hope. As I dropped them into the bottle, I saw that the bottle is almost full. On Father's Day, we will take the bottle to Church, and from there it'll go to New Hope, to bring new hope to those who are needing it most!

Those 4 little quarters have brought hope to many! Through the shoes that we use at our nursing home shoes, encouraging me through a dismal time, and finally to bring hope to women who need it most! 

God is good! :~) <3 God is so very good! 

Psalm 111 (ESV)
Praise the Lord!
will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
    in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
Great are the works of the Lord,
    studied by all who delight in them.
Full of splendor and majesty is his work,
    and his righteousness endures forever.
He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered;
    the Lord is gracious and merciful.
He provides food for those who fear him;
    he remembers his covenant forever.
He has shown his people the power of his works,
    in giving them the inheritance of the nations.
The works of his hands are faithful and just;
    all his precepts are trustworthy;
they are established forever and ever,
    to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.
He sent redemption to his people;
    he has commanded his covenant forever.
    Holy and awesome is his name!
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
    all those who practice it have a good understanding.
    His praise endures forever!

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Photo-A-Day: Day 6!


"Special" - I bring you two photos! I was trying to figure out something special to take a picture of when this little birdie caught my eye!


Friday, June 5, 2015

Photo-A-Day - Day 5!


"Clever" - a clever place for the nap! Out of sight, out of mind, & out from under foot!

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Monday, June 1, 2015

Photo-A-Day for June!

My poor neglected blog....lol I've been battling migraines so I haven't felt up to doing much blogging. So as I pulled it up so I could start this post, I was shocked to see that I'm getting close to 25,000 views! Less than 500 to go! Anywho, to revive my poor blog I decided the most sensalogical thing to do was a daily thing for a while! So for the month of June, I'll be doing a photo-a-day challenge!

1. Wet
2. Dry
3. Smiley
4. Sunny
5. Clever
6. Special
7. Unique
8. Crazy
9. Red
10. Orange
11. Yellow
12. Green
13. Blue
14. Purple
15. Words
16. Sky
17. Person
18. Place
19. Thing
20. Growth
21. Adventure
22. Life
23. Treasure
24. Action
25. Up
26. Down
27. Over
28. Under
29. Past
30. Future 

Today's is "Wet" so I bring to you a raindrop laden peony from our garden!