The Bridge to Change...

It's been two weeks since I started this blog.  And I am having a hard time keeping up with it (as some of you who have been following it may have noticed).  Change is needed.  I need to cross the bridge to change.  It's not always an easy bridge to cross.  It's a very humbling bridge.  It's a bridge were you realize you made a mistake, but you have a choice.  You can either stay where you are and live with the failure and guilt of not succeeding.  OR you can choose to cross the bridge, admit your mistake, and head toward change.  
So I've made a decision...I am changing the blog.  The goal will still be the same, 365 photos in one year, but I will not be blogging daily (the number of photos won't change, just the number of blogs).  I will be blogging weekly.  How many times a week?  I don't know.  I will give myself the grace and flexibility to let each week and what is going on that week to determine how many times I will blog.  I appreciate your patience and support with me through all of this.  I'm still very excited about this coming year and what it holds for me, my family and this little business I'm trying to start.


So please stop by mi casa weekly to see what has been going on with us.  I love reading your comments.


Here is Hannah crossing over a bridge...

1st Recital Dress

Today in dancing class Hannah received her 1st recital dress.  She is so excited about it.  She asked me "Mommy, can I keep it?"  I said "Yes” Hannah: "Mommy did you buy it?" Me: "Yes" Hannah: "Thank you Mommy, THANK YOU!"  It was one of those moments...I just love seeing a smile on her face.  You are just getting a sneak peek of her dress.  Her recital is June 26.  So I will reveal the dress and Hannah's big smile later.

Facing the Snow

Snow flurries were flying through the air while the children were being dismissed from school today.  It's so fun to see how the children were all looking up to watch the snow, to feel it on their faces and to catch it on their tongues.  I can remember doing this as a child. Then you have a child and it is so much fun doing it with them.  One of the best parts about being a mom is reliving all the fun things I did as a child.

Here is a picture of Hannah 2 years ago (she was 3 years old) enjoying the snow on her face.

Just a Favorite...

Here is a photo I've taken of my daughter recently.  Her eyes are my favorite part of the photo.  For me someone's eyes are the most important part of a photo, more so than a smile.  The eyes can tell a thought or feeling.  Her eyes in this photo show the beauty and innocence of a child.  What can I say...I just love her to death.  The most amazing gift I have ever received is her.  I pray she will grow up to be a strong and godly woman.  I could go on and on about what she has meant to my life and what an amazing little girl she is, but for now I'll just share her photo.

Knock Knock....

Knock? Knock?
Who's there?
Orange?
Orange who?
Orange you glad I posted a photo???

World Thinking Day

Today we particitated in World Thinking Day with the Girl Scouts.  It was a great event.  The idea is to educate and open the minds of the girls to the world around them.  There were booths that were representing different countries and the girls walked around getting pins and stamps in their passports from each country.  Some of the things they learned at each booth were...what is the name for daisy scouts, brownie scouts and girl scouts?  What do scouts do there?  How to say hello in each language.  And what foods they eat (some booths even had some to try).  I loved the event...I'm always thinking of ways to expose Hannah to culture and the world around her. 


Here are some of the pins she received.

Spring is coming...Hope is coming...

Today was a beautiful day here in TN.  Days like these are all about HOPE.  We all know that winter is not quite over.  We may still get a few more cold nights and snow falls.  But there is hope that spring is coming.  Things will grow again.  The sun will shine again.  Things will change!  We will not live in the forever of winter.  We will have more days of playing in the park with the sun hitting our faces. 
So...let today be a day of hope for you.  Hope that whatever your winter is it didn't come to stay forever.  Hope that days filled with sun and laughter are coming. Hope that spring is coming...