Savoring September: Bear Behind the Lens

Posted on September 3, 2011 by angie

Saturday morning breakfasts are a tradition in our home, one of the many ways we love to start our weekend. I love making creative pancakes and scrambled egg combinations, and today was my first Saturday back in the kitchen in a month and a half. We all chipped in to get food (and coffee!) ready and on the table while sweet Bear followed us around with the camera, capturing what was important to him.

Life.

And living.

Here are some of my favs:

“Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child.”
(~R. Wild)

Savoring September: Football (or When Did He Grow Up?)

Posted on September 2, 2011 by angie

Yes, he seems so small. Yes, his practice jersey is huge on him. Yes, the thought of possible injury makes me quake a bit on the inside. Yes, it’s one more step in holding him loosely.

But, y’all, the sheer joy on his face when he bolts through the door after practice warms this Mama’s heart.

He is doing what he loves, and it is beautiful.

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Football is like life, it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work,
sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority. (~Vince Lombardi)

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Savoring September: Small Miracles

Posted on September 1, 2011 by angie

Remembering that God cares about the small things
and if it matters to me, it matters to Him.

(Asher’s zinnias planted by friends and revived)

Dying

Posted on March 30, 2011 by angie

Being a wife and a stay-at-home-mom is what I want to be. It’s all I ever wanted to be, and what I believe to be the most important calling God has for my life. God chose to give that gift to me… to us.

Bri and I have made many sacrifices so I could stay home with our children. These choices have meant we go without things we might want or places we might want to go, but the most important thing for us was that I could be “all there” for our children. Read more... (574 words, estimated 2:18 mins reading time)