today is my last day of scheduled photo shoots for the year. (other than the newborn sessions…they go all year)
it feels good.
a great PACKED photo season that i am proud of.
very proud….i felt confirmed in this gift from God gave me so many times this year.
He wants me to use my gifts for HIM.
it's an honor.
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are you joining the Happy Day project??
i definitely am.
i don't know what it will be but i am totally on board with anything jeannett and julie pull together.
they have amazingly big hearts.
and… it has rainbow colors… it's a no brainer.
it IS fun to use your blog for good.
i am really excited about it.
🙂
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shauna shared this on her blog last week-ish.
it has stuck with me.
i love it.
i want a grateful heart.
i do.
sometimes i don't have one…..
it's a work in progress right?
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i want to make THIS for dinner.
doesn't it look amazing??
i googled Lasagna Soup and this was one of the links.
yum.
i will let you know how it goes.
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come read about our sponsors on the craft weekend blog.
i love all the sponsors we had for the first craft weekend.
by the way….
the first emails have gone out inviting you to craft weekend.
so fun to hear back from some of you!
dying to get busy on the next CW!
Courtney Walsh - Really, really love that photo of the four kids!! Love. Big love. And not the polygamist kind either. 🙂
stephen6780 - Hello,
The fast and convenient online store offering your favorite British Food right here in the USA.http://www.britishfooddepot.com/
Talysa - I am participating in The Happy Day Project too! Love a good challenge. And I hate to admit it but boy is it ever for me. :-/
If you haven’t read “1000 gifts” yet it’s pretty much all kinds of fabulous. Not to mention completely life changing.
We just made Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana soup tonight. Think potatoes, broth, italian sausage, and kale. It was fabulous. I can give you the recipe if you ever want to try it.
Your photos are fabulous!
Tracy Fisher - I can’t wait to follow the “happy” crusade! And I can’t wait to hear all about “craft weekend”. Your blog made me smile today… babies, kids, crafts, recipes, and happy stuff… all good! Tracy Fisher
shauna - ps. blogger isn’t letting me reply to you on my blog so i have to tell you that i have been trying to take more pictures with my real camera.
the freckles one was with my cannon rebel.
not as “biggirlish” as yours, but still a couple steps up from the iphone 🙂
i seriously take a LOT of pics with my phone though.
why does it have to be so easy!?
shauna - come over.
right now.
i dont know how to make coffee.
but you can teach me.
or we can just drink two frappaccinos each.
Jenna@CallHerHappy - Love the Happy Day Project! Totally doing that. Thanks for spreading the word over here 🙂
Jenna
callherhappy.com
Kerry - Love that video!
I’ve signed up for the Happy Day project too… Thanks for inspiring me to get my butt in action 🙂 xx
julie - Love your gift of capturing people and moments.
Love your heart.
Love that video.
Love that recipe.
Happy weekend friend.
Beadinghippo - That soup is super yummy! (and I don’t even normally even like soup) Make sure you have the stuff for the top it really does add to it.
karen - have you seen the new saucony rainbow running shoe…hey have your name on it!!!
Tina I - Reading “1,000 Gifts” and trying to adopt an attitude of thankfulness so that I might live life more fully. WAY harder than it sounds. Glad to know you struggle with it, too. Hope the lasagna soup was as good as it looks!
Flower Patch Farmgirl - The soup lives up to the hype. That’s all I’m saying.
steph - Oh Meg….love the picture. You are using your many gifts to glorify Him. So thankful to have found your blog AND meet you in real life AND get pictures done with you. I think my son may have a bit of a crush too… 😉
Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - I am learning to slow down and be thankful, even for the smallest things we take for granted.To say no even when I feel pressure to say yes. To turn down things that might even sound super fun. Because the sanity of my family depends on it.
Even before I wrote my post about this gorgeous sunrise(http://www.handbagsnpigtails.com/2011/11/just-another-sunrise.html) I read this post over at Casey’s(http://www.thewiegands.com/2011/11/tragic.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thewiegands%2FZbOa+%28The+Wiegand%27s%29).
Whether you’re thankful for a sunrise or your next breath, we should all adopt an attitude of gratitude. Not just at Thanksgiving, but all through the year!
Terrie G - Looks like I have another soup to try!!
Isn’t it awesome when we feel we are doing what we should with our gifts?!!
Jessica at Me Sew Crazy - that soup looks AMAZING! thanks for the tip!
shannon - I just made Lasagna soup for dinner last night and it was sooooo good. My kids loved it and my husband said thank you atleast 10 times!!!
sara @ it's good to be queen - wow, so cool to see our good friends…the kaufman kids on your blog! your photos are so beautiful. that soup looks a-mazing. yes, i’m trying to figure out what i’m going to do for happy day project…
Holly - that soup does look good!
happygirl - This was such a fun post. I’m going to have to do something like this sometime. Being at work and having to do work certainly cuts into my blogging time. 🙂
4FabFranklins - mmmm…Num Yummy that soup looks good!