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Still Saturday: Breathe with Joy

By Sandra, on April 14th, 2012%

Yet these sweet sounds of the early season,

And these fair sights of its sunny days,

Are only sweet when we fondly listen,

And only fair when we fondly gaze.

There is no glory in star or blossom,

Till looked upon by a loving eye;

There is no . . . → Read More: Still Saturday: Breathe with Joy

I’m Drunk

By Sandra, on April 12th, 2012%

God’s been romancing me this week.

Wooing me in pinks and golds and greens and blues.

I drink His beauty, but I can’t get enough.

I take photo after photo from the kitchen window of the blooming tree next to the garage, about 40 feet away (and discover that the big girl camera has captured a bee) and of . . . → Read More: I’m Drunk

Still Saturday: Stopped Still on Lake Abby

By Sandra, on March 24th, 2012%

Last Sunday it was a lone bufflehead duck on Lake Abby.

This week a pair of hooded mergansers!

All new to these eyes.

Also one mouthy mallard.

And a robin with an attitude.

God’s artistry on display at “Lake Abby.”

A mirror of beauty created by brokenness . . . → Read More: Still Saturday: Stopped Still on Lake Abby

Scripture Sunday: Inner Beauty

By Sandra, on February 18th, 2012%

What matters is not your outer appearance—
the styling of your hair, the jewelry you wear,
the cut of your clothes—
but your inner disposition.
Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle, gracious kind that God delights in.

~1 Peter 1:3-4 (Message)

Joining Kelly and Claire and Sarah as they photographically respond
to a quote . . . → Read More: Scripture Sunday: Inner Beauty

The Gift of Paying Attention

By Sandra, on February 17th, 2012%

I don’t remember now when I first started to pay attention.

When I first picked up the baby camera and started to see through a new lens.

Took those first steps.

When I started to look for details or to see in a new light.

My husband, ever patient, waits as I trail behind on a trail, zooming . . . → Read More: The Gift of Paying Attention

Saturday’s Health Snippet: One Simple Way to De-Frazzle

By Sandra, on January 7th, 2012%

“Stop! Back up!”

The car skidded to a stop in the dirt. Dennis backed up, and I jumped out, camera in hand.

He patiently (I think) followed me down the long drive, stopped and waited while I tiptoed through mud and scrambled over briars seeking beauty in the broken and the barren and the brown.

Chasing Flickers

By Sandra, on January 5th, 2012%

I see them looking down from their perches.

They’re talking to each other. “There are rumors of black oil, but those cylinders are running on empty.”

I scoop seed from the bin and replenish the feeders.

I’m distracted by a flicker on a nearby branch, so I hurry inside and come back with . . . → Read More: Chasing Flickers

Saturday Snaps: Some Seasonal Favs From 2011

By Sandra, on December 31st, 2011%

WINTER

SPRING

SUMMER

FALL

Love . . . → Read More: Saturday Snaps: Some Seasonal Favs From 2011

Sunday Seasoned Sayings: Christ’s Being-Here-For-Us

By Sandra, on December 11th, 2011%

With the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah, that fateful dilemma is resolved.
Those who enter into Christ’s being-here-for-us no longer have to
live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud.
A new power is in operation.
The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air,
freeing you from a fated lifetime of . . . → Read More: Sunday Seasoned Sayings: Christ’s Being-Here-For-Us