remain focused ...

 

the ceramic hearts seem brittle yet strong 

sound soft next to the other  .. much like my 2012

 

a year of  whispered concerns 

in sickness and health our vows remain 

in loss . in pain . in joy . in discovery 

wishing you a special new year

wishes from my desk ....

special quiet moment as christmas eve dawns
.

sending these words to all who visit here
.
a wish for a love filled holiday 

30

thankful for 3 decades of kisses

......

i have enjoyed sharing each day this month

 we all have so much to be thankful for 

small every day and monumental  life changing  moments

blessings to you as you pause here in my space today and always

29

thankful for both in each day

one photo each day 

 all month

2 8

thankful for support 

one photo each day 

 all month

27

thankful her 4 months studying abroad is almost complete

one photo each day 

 all month

twenty six

thankful for the wild surf of a new week 

one photo each day 

 all month

25

thankful for space to breathe 

 one photo each day 

 all month

24

thankful for a home 

 

 one photo each day 

 all month

 

23

thankful for unconditional love 

 one photo each day 

 all month

22

thankful  for these twenty four hours

 one photo each day 

 all month

2 1

thankful for the ebb and flow of life with him

 one photo each day 

 all month

twenty

thankful for the amazing spirit of my oldest daughter

 one photo each day 

 all month

19

thankful for friends to sit with 

 one photo each day 

 all month

18

thankful that I am still blooming 

 one photo each day 

 all month

17

thankful for beauty in rust 

 one photo each day 

 all month

sixteen

 

thankful for the poetry of a tree 

 one photo each day 

 all month

1 5

thankful for the light & dark in life

 one photo each day 

 all month

14

thankful for a a breeze in the sun 

one photo each day 

 all month 

13

thankful for the gate leading home

 

one photo each day 

 all month 

12

 

thankful for the ability to bend 

 

one photo each day 

 all month 

 

eleven

thankful for life's winding roads 

one photo each day 

 all month 

1 0

thankful for one foot in front of the other

one photo each day 

 all month 

nine

thankful for lace and stone

one photo each day 

 all month 

eight

thankful for bright autumn blooms

one photo each day 

 all month

seven

thankful for hiking in the hills

one photo each day 

 all month

six

thankful for the written word in a quiet place

one photo each day 

 all month

five

thankful for small wonders

one photo each day 

 all month

four

thankful for tea at sunset

one photo each day 

 all month

three

thankful for life's gentle curve

one photo each day 

 all month 

two

thankful for strength to stand 

  one photo each day 

 all month

one

thankful  for sky shadow pines 


 one photo each day 

 all month

rules to live by this day

 always pick up the feather lying in your path  

 rise early to embrace a brilliant sun

 keep a broken necklace for a special card  .. or two

 happy to say that

Kate and Kim will be receiving

  this simple bird from my slow season

. g a t h e r i n g .

at the beach . to breath  . embrace the surf . bare feet freedom . feel the spray . celebrate summer

slow season

... 

...

it is the season for moving slow

noticing smooth bark and heavy clouds 

i would love to send this simple bird to you

i will  draw a name or two later this week . no hurry

a stop

a season for fresh peaches
found along a dusty texas farm road

 he picked out a bucket of sweet summer fruit

 while the simple vines climbing the fences beckoned to me

 light through each leaf  in curve and vein
strength in the curls reaching . holding
a simple stop on the road of life