Inside the Minds of Valerie and Mike (and Anna)
How does one take a photograph of "virtue?" In recent years, the Boy Scouts of America has allowed itself to be given a bit of a black eye on a couple of different fronts. The reason, however, that this is so scandalous is that at its heart, the scouting program actually strives to be... Continue Reading →
Ash Wednesday is a day where we traditionally mark ourselves with a cross made of dust. We do this to remind ourselves of our mortality—we came from dust, we will return to dust. Today though, I chose to look at this a little differently. Today, I will look at the cross as a way of... Continue Reading →
Well, I found the Advent Photo-a-Day Disciple to be rather rewarding, so I have decided to undertake the Lenten challenge as well. The source for the daily word list this season is the Catholic Sistas blog site. I will again post these photos in three locations: The VMWishes blog site The VMWishes photo gallery The CTS... Continue Reading →
Light Here we are on Christmas day at the end of the Advent photo-a-day exercise. It has been simultaneously fun and challenging. I have been both serious and somewhat silly. I have looked for the ordinary and the artistic. As we move beyond Advent, the obvious question is, "what next?" My personal goal is to... Continue Reading →
Serve When we think of service to our fellow man, we often find the thought daunting... I don't have the ability to dig a well or to run into a burning building or to risk my life to save another. But that is the extreme. Service to others begins with much simpler acts. If we start... Continue Reading →
Surprise I've come to expect that Valerie, Tony, and I are all sneaking around looking for that perfect unique photo to capture the word for the day. I was not, however, expecting this little guy to be joining the mix... SURPRISE. (The bigger surprise, however, is probably the fact that I managed to make it... Continue Reading →
Story Each of us has a story. Each of us has something unique to say. But our story begins not with ourselves, but our history. While we strive to write our own plots and settings. We must remember that the story is framed by family.
Truth When it comes to Montgomery County swimming (both MCSL and HS athletics), the results of any given event is held in the hands of 18 individuals (3 per lane). It does not matter what everyone else (including the ref and the trained officials) sees as the finish order. These 18 untrained volunteers literally hold... Continue Reading →
Ultimate Ultimate = "best of the best" Homemade gifts may not be perfectly shaped, or perfectly colored, or perfectly uniform. But homemade gifts contain something no machine can muster—the giving of self for loved family and friends. These simple lollipops give twice. They bring together the family that makes them and they strengthen the ties between... Continue Reading →
Place It is so often difficult to find our place in this hustle and bustle world in which we live. Is our home "our place?" Is where we work "our place?" Is where we shop "our place?" Or, is it "our place" to make "our place" to be wherever we are at the moment?
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