It's Christmas Time...Our Wish for You!

Our wish for friends, family and those we don't yet know...

PEACE

HOPE

LOVE

JOY...

And on that note, here's our card for you...

Love,

"The Sisters"



Are You Taking Time to Enjoy the Little Things?

The Christmas rush is definitely on and we're right in the middle of it with the rest of you!!!   Every year I say I'm going to take time to enjoy the season with all its meaning and in all it's glory!   I succeed in small ways but still manage to get behind on the other things I "need" to get done!

One thing we're both taking time to do this season is a little daily photo project called "Picture the Holidays".   Each day we get a prompt with a note about something we should focus on that day and try to capture with all of our creativity and imagination in a photo that is meaningful to us.   It goes until the end of the month and each day I look forward with anticipation to the day's assignment.   For the most part, I'm getting things done on time but sometimes I have to work on two or three at a time.   At the end, we'll be able to print a book and I can't wait for that! I  also can't wait to compare our photos for each theme of the day since we sometimes see things with such a different eye!

Today's theme is "Wrapped With Love" and since I haven't wrapped a single thing yet, I'm thinking I'd better get busy on that part first.   Here are some of my other favorites though, along with their theme.   I won't bore you will all 19 of them but if there's a way to do it, I'll share my book at the end!

Merry Christmas everyone!   Take a few moments to stop and breathe and look around you and take in the beauty of the season and of your surroundings.  Spend some time with people who matter.  Don't let yourself get so caught up in what you have to get done that you miss it all!

Day ONE...So thankful for yet another birthday...
and for being able to spend it with ALL my kids and grandkids!

A well-worn page and something I need to be reminded of often...

Perhaps you should start here...TODAY!

And since I can't imagine Christmas without my adorable granddaughers in it, here they are...

So what is it you need to be focused on today?  I hope you'll take a few minutes and enjoy some of the splendor and the beauty that surrounds you, whatever that may be.  For myself, I'm going to get my gifts wrapped so I can take a photo or two of them and remember how beautiful they are and how special the people are they are wrapped for!

Since our posts seem to be few and far between right now, let us take this opportunity to wish you a Christmas that is full of love, joy, peace and many blessings!

Love,

May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope;
The spirit of Christmas which is peace;
The heart of Christmas which is love.
~Ada V. Hendricks



The {V}ery beautiful {V} family....

Planning ahead for family portraits when all family members will be together is a great idea.  This smart Mom and Dad knew both boys would be visiting at the same time and seized the opportunity to schedule some family photos.  The results of a lovely late October afternoon session are as beautiful as they are and should provide them with memories of their time together forever!

There's plenty more for them to choose from where these came from and there's not a bad photo in the bunch!  Have you scheduled your family session?  What are you waiting for?

"You don't choose your family: 

they are God's gift to you 

as you are to them."

                             ~Desmond Tutu

                           

                 Tina