yes we can

i wanted to share this slideshow i created for my dad in honor of his 60th birthday!

potd 365

its a little late, but i've decided to take on this 365/photo a day challenge thing. get me in to taking more pics of all the little things that make up our everyday lives! i'm on the look now for a good album to put the pics in. me and a few friends have also set up a blog to post our pics on (hopefully daily).

http://lovelife365.blogspot.com/

all pics in this post edited in light room with presets from pink ink studios (www.pinkinkstudios.com) LOVE LOVE LOVE them

strike a pose

my child is silly.

(all credits to come)

a few recent of my kya

journal entry

this in an entry in my quote unquote journal (thought i was all
talk about doing that , huh). journaling says:

i know, now. man, sometimes life is just hard.
i mean, no one ever told me that it was going
to be easy. and, its true, when it rains - it really
does pour! it can get almost impossible to see
past the present and in to the possibilities of
the future. life has a way of throwing things
at you - again and again and again. its a
fight to keep your faith under the weight
of it all. its so easy to get sidetracked. it
can be hard to keep the course. dang, it
can be hard to just see the course half the
time. the pull to just give in or give up
often times is so much stronger than
your will to keep fighting. it gets tough.
it really does.
its so reassuring to know that
God’s word says that “weeping
may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning”. the battle
is more bearable knowing that there will be a light at the end. we have
got to hold on to God’s promises
and assurances and rest in the fact that He knows much more than us. His thoughts are not our thoughts
and sometimes His plans are not what we have planned. He promises not to give us more than we can bear and I trust that if He brings me to it then He’ll also find a way to bring me through it.

a recent maternity

miss brianna

baby jason

just one to share for now!!

baby caden

FEELING GOOD ABOUT THE SKIN I'M IN

i had a really fantastic principal in highschool.
very enthusiastic and encouraging - genuinely
concerned about her students. before every
assembly she would say this chant (and we would
repeat back). while looking through some old
stuff the other day i ran across this.

FEELING GOOD ABOUT THE SKIN I'M IN...

Vanilla, Chocolate, or Peachy blend...
Feeling good about the skin I'm in;

Short ones, Tall ones, Fat ones or Thin...
Feeling good about the skin I'm in;

Knot knee, Slew foot, Pigeon - toed in...
Feeling good about the skin I'm in;

Brown eyes, blue eyes, gray eye hens...
Feeling good about the skin I'm in;

Round face, Square face, Long pointed chin...
Feeling good about the skin I'm in;

Smooth skin , Bumpy skin, Skin on mend...
Feeling good about the skin I'm in;

Little feet , Big feet, Long enough to lend...
Feeling good about the skin I'm in;

Inner sigh, Kinda shy, Smile that wins...
Feeling good about the skin I'm in;

I love me and that's no sin...
Feeling good about the skin I'm in;

Now hug yourself and tell your friend...
Feeling good about the skin I'm in;

Say it softly again and again...
Feeling good about the skin I'm in;

Say it once more and that's the end!
Feeling good about the skin I'm in.


by Dr. Jean Nichols

my girl