a U2 kinda day

One of my most favorite songs of all time.

Gratitude

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and brings vision for tomorrow. -Melody Beattie

Eric and Katrina

Dakota's Seniors

                            

Erin and Brody

Jordan and Melissa

Thanksgiving.

"The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.” -HDV

 Hopefully you are spending your life with the ones you love, and that makes everything worth the exchange.
Sometimes life can weigh us down. The mind is often a deceitful friend. Thoughts can send you to other places good or bad. You can master it not. Even if you try, she will only infiltrate your dreams. Just remember you're loved. Give thanks. Let God be your peacekeeper this holiday season. Remember you're blessed. Hold your loved ones tight. and look at the moon at night.

Loving this one today.

Happy Birthday SRV!

He was 36 when he died.

Would have been 58 today.

Hard to Love

Love this video.
Love his jewelry.
Love his dirty chair.
Obessesed with this song.
Go figure.

Peculiar

Sometimes I feel like the most peculiar woman on the planet.

Maybe no one will ever understand.

I am going on 30. Seasoned for 40.... But feel 17 inside.

I don't always feel like this inside.

But sometimes I do.

 That is all.

Oh ya... except... one other thing.

Watch out for THIS guy...

#Quakerfingerpuppet

He's a troublemaker.

A Little Bonnie for this Rainy Day

Time.

Time flies.
Can't even keep up with each moment.
Much less a day or week.
So fast, so many changes.
Some things will always remain the same.

Love looking at the changes of my boys over the last few years.
Reminds me how badly I need to cherish each  moment, each day, each week.

  Malachi Jacob Age 4 - Age 7

Isaac Deacon Age 9 - Age 11

Bishop Marcus Age 10- Age 13

So fast. So many changes....
Some things will always remain the same.

Karate Kid

One of my most favorite movies of all time. Makes me happy! 

Emily Senior Portraits

Mariel

My life.

Fried Sammies

 So in order to prove to themselves that gay marriage doesn't exist... 

Christians are just gonna get fat... really really fat. 

"FRIED SAMMIES FOR JESUS..."

HOW ABOUT DO SOMETHING THAT FREAKING MATTERS LIKE SHOW SOMEONE THAT GOD LOVES THEM MORE THAN FREAKING ANYTHING!!!! GOD CREATED US FOR 1 THING. RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM... ETERNAL LIFE. AND ETERNAL LIFE DOESN'T MEAN HEAVEN OR ETERNAL DAMNATION IN THE FIREY PITS OF HELL... THE ACTUAL DEFINITION OF ETERNAL LIFE IS RIGHT HERE:

 JOHN 17:3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, 

and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

PAY ATTENTION! 

The media likes to take our attention away from BIG issues... 

LIKE VOTING on Tuesday. 

OR the fact that that our government is taking away HUNDREDS of our freedoms everyday....with stupid stupid fried food. It's just as stupid for an entire people group of one sexual orientation to boycott a food chain based off of it's own personal beliefs as it is for an entire religion to pack on 10lbs with fried chicken sandwiches as some holy war. 

KEEP IN MIND I BELIEVE IN FREE SPEECH AND I BELIEVE THE OWNER OF A CHICKEN CHAIN CAN SAY WHATEVER HE WANTS ABOUT WHAT HE BELIEVES... I JUST THINK IT SUCKS THAT WITH ALL THAT IS GOING ON IN THE WORLD AND IN OUR COUNTRY... THIS IS THE THING THAT CHRISTIANS CHOOSE TO PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS AND RALLY AROUND!

I KNOW that this whole thing started with one man's right to express his belief with freedom of speech. AND I THINK IT IS WRONG that public government officals used their position as a personal platform to boycott a privately owned company... I would still like to say:

WATCH WHAT IS HAPPENING IN FRONT OF YOU!

LEAVE THE GAYS ALONE. PUT DOWN THE FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH. PROVE YOUR FREEDOM WITH THE CHOICE TO SHOW GOD'S LOVE TO ALL. ETERNAL LIFE - A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR MAKER.

SO GO SHOW SOMEONE WHAT IT IS LIKE TO HAVE AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS.

 SHOW THEM LOVE. 

I Dig...

Thinking of Hitting Knucks Next Weekend...

My Grandma's Favorite Song. Wow.

When I'm alone I dream of the horizon and words fail me.
There is no light in a room where there is no sun
and there is no sun if you're not here with me, with me.
From every window unfurls my heart the heart that you have won.
Into me you've poured the light,
the light that you found by the side of the road.

Time to say goodbye.
Places that I've never seen or experienced with you.
Now I shall, I'll sail with you upon ships across the seas,
seas that exist no more,
it's time to say goodbye.

Andrea Bocelli
When you're far away I dream of the horizon and words fail me.
And of course I know that you're with me, with me.
You, my moon, you are with me.
My sun, you're here with me with me, with me, with me.

Time to say goodbye.
Places that I've never seen or experienced with you.
Now I shall, I'll sail with you upon ships across the seas,
seas that exist no more,

Both
I'll revive them with you.
I'll go with you upon ships across the seas,
seas that exist no more,
I'll revive them with you.
I'll go with you.

You and me.

No words today...

 Joanne Ross Mina July 8th, 1940 - July 30th, 2007

Miss Sally

Mr. Banker

Love this song today.

Rusty and Lindsay

Simple man

Love Skynyrd and love this cover!
Also really digging Rhett Walker!!!!!!!!

Matt and Claire

What is going on on your arm?

Ok...So... 

For everyone who's been asking if I have suffered from two massive bullet wounds to the arm lately. 

Or whether or not I have a strong interest in clean clothes...

 because it looks as though I have a modern washer/dryer tattooed on my arm.

Let me set your minds at ease.

Although she is not finished. I am working on a vintage rolleiflex camera, surrounded by poppies (the flower of peace, and rest) with a wicked awesome camera strap.

She's not done yet. She won't be featured on this blog until she is.

But here is a little preview of whats going on on my arm. 

Courtesy of Jeff Ollerich at Beautiful Body Tattoo and Piercing http://www.beautifulbodytattoo.com/

 Dropping the kids off in the minivan... That's how I roll...

I know everyone is into camera tattoos these days. But I figured I earned the the rights...
You know, since I have a film degree.  ;)

Mother's Day

My first mother's day as an "official" mom! ;)

Breakfast at Eggct. with my boys!

 Loving on Isaac

OH I GOT a free purse!

Mother's Day present from the daddy!

All the boys picked out their own gifts for me... They know my style tooo well!

Mother's Day present from ISAAC!

Mother's Day present from Bishop!

Mother's Day present from Malachi! He told me it had special powers.

 They all told me something they loved about me over breakfast... then we went to church... then we spent the rest of the day playing at the park. Super special! Love these guys!