Fat Free Icing

Not exactly my favorite kind, but it sure is pretty!
These are just a few shots I took from my yard this morning around 9am. Things were looking a little scary with the trees bent over but as of now, all is well and there is no impending doom to decks or power lines :-)















































My back yard- see how we have one tree down and all the trees are all bent over. Almost like they are worshiping their creator!

Impending Doom?

These are the power lines to our house- which are being threatened by heavy branches hanging over them.

I'm feeling a little threatened right now.

And I'm praying fervently that we keep our power........

A "Christmas" 1 Corinthains 13

Something my mother in law sent me. It's a good reminder amidst all the hustle and bustle of the season. I hope this ministers to you as it did me!

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If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of
twinkling lights, and shiny glass
balls but do not show love to my family, I'm just another
decorator.


If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas
cookies, preparing gourmet meals,
and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime but do not
show love to my family, I'm
just another cook.


If I work at the soup kitchen, carol in the nursing home, and give
all that I have to charity
but do not show love to my family, it profits me nothing.


If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted
snowflakes, attend a myriad of
holiday parties, and sing in the choir's cantata but do not focus
on Christ, I have missed the
point.


Love stops the cooking to hug the child.


Love sets aside the decorating to kiss the husband.


Love is kind, though harried and tired.


Love doesn't envy another's home that has coordinated Christmas
china and table linens.


Love doesn't yell at the kids to get out of the way.


Love doesn't give only to those who are able to give in return but
rejoices in giving to those
who can't.


Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
endures all things.


Love never fails. Video games will break, pearl necklaces will be
lost, golf clubs will rust.
But giving the gift of love will endure.

Parade of Lights

This past weekend I took my oldest daughter, Sassy pants, to the Big city for her 9th Birthday celebration. She was allowed to bring 2 friends and my mom and Auntie came up to help celebrate her birthday weekend with us. We kicked things off with the parade.

I had never been. And honestly, it wasn't as great as I'd hoped it would be. I have heard it's been great in the past so *maybe we'll go again. But you do get quite cold standing there watching it go by!

Implying Motion

This effect was created by zooming in and out while taking the picture. These were a few pictures I came up with from the parade.

The Ghosts of (my) Christmas past

No, not really :-) I went to the Parade of Lights in the big city this past weekend and captured these "ghosts" using a slow shutter. Part of it is "luck" for me and getting the timing and motion to sync up. Hey- I'm still learning how this whole photography thing works :-)

Cletus and Nonny