Photo of the Day...8/9/12..."Messy"

How many times have I squelched their fun...their creativity...out of the annoyance that it would be messy?  Far too many to count...way more than I would ever care to admit.

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Photo of the Day...8/8/12..."Glasses"

I tried to put it out of my mind...but it would not go away.  The only logical picture to share...inspired by the word "glasses"...was my first school picture wearing glasses.  This is from kindergarten...loving the alphabet blouse!!

I started wearing glasses as a four-year-old...switching to contacts at the ripe old age of 13.  My sight is terrible...the last consultation I've had for corrective surgery (which was not recently) revealed that the best I could hope for would be the ability of being able to wear thinner glasses after surgery.

Someday...when my self-image can take it...I may share other school pictures.  It would be an insightful journey through the eye glass fashion of the 70s and early 80s (assuming, of course, that what I was wearing was actually fashionable)...wire frames...great big round frames...brown tinted lenses...and the classic initials in the lower corner of one of the lenses...in case I needed a memory jogger, I guess.  It would also be an educational course for photographers on what NOT to do to avoid glare in a person's glasses & still be able to get a good picture.  But...I'm not ready to provide that public service.  Maybe when I've moved on from this earthly life...and my family has quit laughing at the pics.

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Photo of the Day...8/7/12..."8 O'Clock"

"8 O'Clock"?  What am I supposed to do with that as an inspiration?  Then it hit me...that's the times the polls in Michigan close.  Have you voted yet today?  If so, way to go!  If not, get to it...you have until 8 O'Clock.

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Photo of the Day...8/6/12..."Writing"

(Sigh)...Writing...my mind went a hundred different directions with this inspirational prompt.  Do I capture a pic of a beloved recipe written in my mom's handwriting because I love those kind of treasures?  Do I confess, as a homeschooling mom, how I have always struggled to find any love for teaching the skill of handwriting?  Is "writing" just a mechanical skill or is it the art of stringing words together to paint pictures for a reader...whether written by hand, typed in a document or shared as a Facebook status? Well, whatever it is...I love it personally!  I love to journal...sometimes I do so with pen and paper as shown above, sometimes I capture thoughts in Evernote, and sometimes I inflict it on the reader here at this blog.  Each are therapeutic to put the mind at rest...to unburden oneself, getting it off your chest in as peaceful manner as possible...to capture a specific spot in a person's journey through life...to express thoughts and emotions that are not as easy to verbalize.  And with this love of writing in mind, I, as a homeschooling mom, will persist in passing that love on as a treasure.  And if I don't succeed...at least they will have my journals to draw a laugh.

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Photo of the Day...8/5/12..."Logo"

Logo?  How do I just pick one logo?  My fridge is filled with logos...my cabinets are filled with logos...our streets are filled with logos.  And then I saw this one...as we were finishing up another great weekend of family camping.  Over the last 5 summers, we have almost exclusively camped at Michigan state parks.  They always seem to have the best locations...they must have some great connections.

Photo of the Day...8/4/12..."Somewhere You Sat"

One of my favorite places where I have sat this summer...so far...on the shores of Lake Michigan.  And it was wonderful...just sitting...watching my family play...reading...soaking up some solar power...feeling my smallness in the greatness of the Creator.

Photo of the Day...8/3/12..."Coin"

Who doesn't love to find a penny?  I'm just sayin'.