‘The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.’ –Â Denis Waitley We have hopefully provided strong roots of responsibility for our girls, and we have certainly given them wings of independence…but it is SO nice when they come home, even for a little while! We spent…
August 23: Light and weather
‘Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy – your work becomes a dance with light and the weather. It takes you to a place within yourself.’ – Annie Leibovitz I walk here every day, and yet every day it is different…different weather, different wind, different clouds. Each day it evokes…
August 22: Happiness…
‘Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There’s going to be stress in life, but it’s your choice whether you let it affect you or not.’ -Valerie Bertinelli Since the girls were little I told them that happiness, as well as grumpiness, was a choice, and they should choose to be happy!…
August 21: Early morning reflections
‘We’re all reflections of the lives we lead.’ – Jaimoe Dawn highlights the most glorious reflections of reds and oranges in the perfectly still water. It is important to remember that we are reflections of the lives we lead, so we should live the best lives possible. Grateful for this daily reminder.
August 20: Beautiful creation
“I look out of this window and I think this is a cosmos, this is a huge creation, this is one small corner of it. The trees and birds and everything else and I’m part of it. I didn’t ask to be put here, I’ve been lucky in finding myself here.” -Morris West When I…