February 2009

I ♥ Faces Adults: B&W (week 7)

February 25, 2009

It’s time for week seven of the iHeartFaces photo contest! This week’s theme is “B&W” and the guest judge is Kricia Morris. Two of our kids played in marching band at halftime during games in a homeschool football league this year. This is a shot I took of the referees before one of the games. [...]

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I ♥ Faces Kids: B&W (week 7)

February 24, 2009

It’s time for week seven of the iHeartFaces photo contest! This week’s theme is “B&W” and the guest judge is Kricia Morris. I taught a photographic composition class for my daughters’ Keepers at Home group in October. I took this photo during a cross country meet to use to demo the concept of giving your [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Dish

February 24, 2009

Three of my best girlfriends from church and I just spent a wonderful weekend in the mountains. The house where we stayed was decorated beautifully and I took many shots, hoping for a little inspiration to carry home with me. Visit 5 Minutes for Mom or Wordless Wednesday for more Wordless Wednesday participants. Are you [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Impromptu Family Photo

February 17, 2009

Our oldest son was home from college this weekend and I suddenly realized it might be my only chance to get a new family photo for our homeschool yearbook. We grabbed the tripod and gathered around the couch, about as impromptu as you can get. Capturing ten people in a photo using a tripod and [...]

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BlissDom ’09 Recap (at last!)

February 16, 2009

Originally I’d planned to attend BlissDom and stay with my cousin, Laura, who lives in Nashville. We’re very close – almost like sisters – and there would be no hotel expenses. Unfortunately Laura, a make-up artist, is working in California now. At this point my trip was a maybe, depending on finding a roommate. What’s [...]

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Heads Up! Frames and Readers

February 13, 2009

The timing couldn’t have been more perfect when we received our Heads Up! Frames, Readers, Double Time, and Top of the Line products in the mail. My daughter was reading – insisting that she needed to keep her finger under each line to keep her place, while I insisted that she didn’t – when my [...]

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Project 365: Days 26-37

February 12, 2009

26/365 Love at First Sight: A New Build-a-Bear 27/365 My new bracelet, courtesy of Cooper at The Motherhood. 28/365 Other bracelets that I photographed for my BlissDom/The Motherhood giveaway 29/365 Missing! (Yes, I’m a loser and missed days.) 30/365 My personal Rock Band star! 31/365 This was a small (recently discovered?) cemetery that along the [...]

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Yanni Voices

February 10, 2009

One2One Network is promoting the upcoming Yanni Voices tour. Not only did we get a sneak peak of the upcoming PBS concert at BlissDom, but two of the featured singers were actually there to meet us! Nathan Pacheco and Ender Thomas answered questions; sang “Happy Birthday” to conference attendees; and graciously posed for pictures and [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Side Mirror

February 10, 2009

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