Happy Sunday! How was everyone’s Valentine’s Day? I hope it was “happy”! I decided to take some non-traditional monochrome photos of our valentine sugar cookies. Is that weird?
Also, going along with the Valentine’s Day theme…today’s short Sunday sermon is one simple question:
WHICH IS THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT?
Jesus’ reply can be found in Matthew 22:36. Here’s your hint:
Have a great day! Do or Learn something NEW!
(Here’s the non-B/W versions)
Happy Thursday! You know, I consider myself a nature, landscape and still-life photographer and this photo is WAY outside of my normal genre, right!?! But it’s just what you get when I take my camera into the children’s section of the library! I couldn’t resist! :o) Have a terrific day! Do something NEW and outside your normal genre.
Happy Wednesday! Ahhh! The feeling of accomplishment after finishing a project! Just look at all these NEW homemade cards…Whew! Although I realize they’ll disappear quickly, it’s good to have a stash on hand for now.
These were all in a kit I received for my birthday. My friend and I did our kits together (therefore making sure we finished them)! I’m feeling very productive :o)
Have a great day! Do or learn or make something NEW!
Happy Tuesday! Yeah, I really don’t know where the last week or so has gone. No NEW posts usually means I haven’t had time to get out shooting. Boo! {Very sad}
However, I thought I’d quickly share this photo of some books from my local library as well as share the news that I’m starting a NEW chapter in my life. I’ve been working at the same place for the last decade. It has been a very convenient job (5 minute commute….very flexible hours…pretty good commission $ for my four hours a day)…BUT, I’ve been wanting something NEW for quite some time now. And the opportunity has arrived! Yeah! Quite soon after hanging up the phone after accepting my new position, I read this quote somewhere:
Close some doors today.
Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance,
but simply because they lead you nowhere.
-Paulo Coelho
Funny story: My current boss was trying to entice me to stay and threw out the comment that “If you stay, since you know this job so well, you won’t have to learn anything new”. HAHA! Wow!…does he not know me very well, or what?!? (I didn’t mention that I maintain a blog entitled ExploreNewness…my quest to learn or do NEW things as often as I can). Yes, I almost laughed out loud at that comment, but I didn’t.
Well, have a great day! Do or learn something NEW and I’ll try to post a bit more often than the last few weeks!
Happy Friday! If you saw yesterday’s Thursday’s Thought post, you’ll notice these pics are all quite similar! Here’s the rest from that photo shoot. My Mother-in-Law, that just moved in with us, received a bouquet of flowers from her daughter and I stole them for this shoot….and with Valentine’s Day coming up, I have LOVE on my mind :o)
I was actually inspired by this ABSOLUTELY LOVELY post at LavenderBleu blog
Have a great day! Do or Learn something NEW!
I’ll link to Kim Klassen’s site today
Happy Monday! You know, my efforts to get something NEW up on my mantle every month may end up taking longer than just this year to complete. Life gets busy! So, although January’s mantle isn’t exactly what I envisioned it to be…at least a few NEW items got up this month. I had planned on spraying the window with frost and maybe put some snowflakes in each pane….kind of like this:
….but, oh well, the month’s almost over and it looks like it’s not happenin’! Little by little, right?!? Maybe next year. :o)
So, what else is NEW? For my birthday, I got a Fitbit. I’ve enjoyed being more aware (ultra-aware) of how many steps I take, tracking my sleep, water intake etc. I’ve read that it’s sometimes better to make a one-word New Year’s Resolution. If so, I think my resolution should be: Move More! Since my job entails sitting at a computer all day, that is something I definitely should do more of! The Fitbit helps with that! I also enjoyed OK Namaste’s post on “mindful eating” since I’ve been on my ‘awareness’ kick this month!
Well, have a terrific day! Do so learn something NEW!
Happy Sunday! I enjoyed reading a message from a Catholic Archbishop from Philadelphia that was given at Brigham Young University last week.
He said: “In 2015 we’re a nation of many faith communities and no single church. That’s a gift, not a burden. But as the Founders knew, and we forget at our peril, the American project of ordered liberty can’t work without the support of a moral people — a people formed by a living faith in a loving God.” (read more of a summary of the speech HERE)
Have a great week! Do or learn something NEW!
Happy Saturday! Yesterday I had a good time photographing my Father-in-Law’s coin collection. He died about 12 years ago and my husband inherited the collection. I especially love the old, worn-out cigar box he kept his collection in!
Have a great day! Do or learn something NEW!
