Wordless Wednesday: Carpe Diem

Josiah (8) heard the wind slamming against the back of our house and you could see the light bulb going off in his head:

"Perfect kite-flying weather!"

I explained to him (again) how gusts of wind make for bad kite-flying weather since the kite is more likely to be damaged. He looked at me and said, "...Or I could wait for it to be damaged in the garage because it's not being used."

So he flew his kite.

Josiah (lower right, at the fence) in our backyard flying his kite (upper left)

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She's so unusual

Yes, another Cyndi Lauper reference...that's the title of one of her albums from the 80s.

Grace is the only four year old I know who will fold and stack her blankets just because she wants to.


She can also make our bed with impressive skill...again, just because she wants to. I dare say, she does a better job than most of the people in this house!



But all work and no play would make Grace a dull girl, and this girl knows how to play.

...Usually in her own unusual way.


And she loves books.


I mean, she really, really loves books.


She also really, really loves her babies.

(Yes, she's asleep in those photos.)

She looks forward to future events. Jason, you may want to turn away from the computer monitor now.


...But she has promised to stay little for a little while longer. And, oh, I'm so glad!

Lyrical Photographs: Hold On

Hold On
by TobyMac

Wake up to the morning light
Wipe away the lonely nights
Let a brand new day wash over you,
Wanna see you smile again
Show some love to your crazy friends
Wipe your tears away
Those days are through...

[Chorus:]
So, baby, hold on just another day or two
I can see the clouds are moving faster now
And the sun is breaking through


If you can hold on to the One that's holding you
There is nothing that can stop this crazy love from breaking through


We're breaking through...

Wake up to the morning sun
Thank the Lord for the things He's done
Lift your eyes up to the hope that's ever true


Wanna see you smiling, girl
You're a light in this jaded world
Wipe away those tears
This one's for you...

[Chorus]

And the stars are up there shining for you
Oh, the Father does adore you
His love will never change
And you and I, we were born to follow
The hope that will lead us to tomorrow
And no one can take it away


So, baby, hold on just another day or two
I can see the clouds are moving faster now
And the sun is breaking through
If you could hold on to the one that's holding you...


There is nothing that can stop this crazy love from breaking through
We're breaking through

All photos are SOOC.

Check out more Lyrical Photographs at my friend Kathleen's blog, Treasured Chapters. They won't all be photos of the sky. I promise.

Red

This week's You Capture theme is red...and I found

red fire hydrants, both new



and faded.




I wandered over to a neighbor's house to see her beautiful red bushes.




I love the color of the clear blue sky behind the stop sign!




We see this red wall nearly every week.




And this is Josiah's hotdog creation he came up with

Y'all, there's mac & cheese on that dog! And, yes, he ate every bite.

when we visited a new, very busy overpriced hotdog place we found.




All photos are SOOC except for cropping.

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Cyndi Lauper sighting

We actually get a lot of Cyndi Lauper sightings around here...

Grace, 4 years old

It's like Grace takes "Fancy Nancy" to a whole other level. She may not have fuchsia hair mousse or feather boas to accessorize with, but she will come up with her own "look"...

...several times a day.

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You Capture: Happy

When I discovered that this week's You Capture theme is happy--and took the boys to their music lessons that same day--I figured out pretty quickly what at least some of my photographs would involve.

A dog.

More specifically, a girl and a dog.


That's not the best photo, but you can see how happy Grace is with the music store owner's dog Katie who came to visit that day. After that, I didn't see much of Grace's face because she was reading a Fancy Nancy book to Katie


and watching Katie resting on the floor

and generally gazing adoringly at Katie.


Grace was also happy with her new wall decorations that I put around her bed. She shares a very blue room with Josiah, who once suggested that we paint two walls pink so Grace would like the room more. When he saw this new addition, he said to Grace, "Well, hello, Fancy Nancy!"


Yes, he is a really good big brother! And that makes me very happy. :)

You know what else makes me happy? Yummy pizza...

This makes several of us in this house happy

and beautiful sunsets with fake-looking clouds

right in my own back yard.


But while happiness from dogs, pink wall decorations, pizza, and even beautifully colored skies can fade, there is something that will never fade...

I'm happy from the inside out, and from the outside in, I'm firmly formed. You canceled my ticket to hell— that's not my destination!
Psalm 16:9 (The Message)

Count yourself lucky, how happy you must be—
you get a fresh start, your slate's wiped clean.
Psalm 32:1 (The Message)

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Wordless Wednesday: Peaceful

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