Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers
Tiara Tower The Tiara Tower is a recent addition to Cincinnati’s skyline, and it came to mind immediately when I read The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers. This shiny, new building...
View ArticlePerspective Minus The Judgment
Some days, I think I deserve a gold star for my ability to see things rightly. I’m open-minded, know there are two sides to every story, and readily accept my perspective is not The Truth. Other days,...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Let There Be Light!
My husband Curt and I have been known to let one thing lead to another. One such episode started with the delivery of a Breck’s spring bulb catalog. I wanted daffodils so badly; then I would really...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Joy
What a delight it was to see that this week’s photo challenge is about joy. It’s a topic I’ve been grappling with for many months. Ironic, isn’t it? You see, I’ve struggled with the urge to make a...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Family
My soul chose wisely by coming to my huge extended family, parents, and brothers. They are wonderful people and I love(d) them very much, but I can really relate to Mary Engelbreit’s quote “Let’s put...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Juxtapositions (in a stay at home mom’s life)
When Karen was 3 years old and Jamie only 6 months old (June 1998), I wanted to juxtapose their handprints. Jamie was too young to keep her hands open for the adventure, so her footprints had to do. By...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Object
Cutting into a pepper always involves a sense of intrigue; I can never be sure whether the inside will be hollow but for the seeds, there will be mold, or it will look like this: So, too, are people...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Selfie
Throughout my childhood, I was a hand watcher. A hand envier. Other girls had skinny, pretty fingers – so delicate and feminine! Most women had long, elegant hands and fingers. How I longed for those...
View ArticleSilence and Playing Small
Peering over Dad’s shoulder, I was entranced by his words and hand movements. He held a shoe in his lap, and was teaching my older brother how to tie the laces. I watched and carefully listened to the...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Reflections
One day in the winter of my 18th year I felt a burst of inspiration to snap a picture of our cat Goldie looking out our window. Technical photography issues were no concern; I simply grabbed my cheap...
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