Inside the Minds of Valerie and Mike (and Anna)
It is interesting how each word on this list brings its own challenges. Yesterday's word was inherently difficult because of its abstract nature. Today's word provided a different challenge—to avoid the low-hanging fruit. I could have captured a photo of a saint statue in front of practically any Catholic church. I could have gone to a... Continue Reading →
What a horrific day to try to capture a photograph of a glorious sunrise or sunset. Everything about the day was dreary. It was hard to find anything glorious in nature today. So, I created my own version of the "sun over a mountain range." I will let each of you decide on your own if this is a... Continue Reading →
The notion of focus has recently taken on a new meaning for me. Anyone who wears glasses or contacts understands what it is like to see the world without it. We understand the importance of periodically fine-tuning our corrective lenses to see the world in its sharpest form. Not too long ago, however, I noticed... Continue Reading →
The reason that I enjoy the Advent and Lent photo-a-day challenges is that they force me to be actively aware of the world around me. It was not really a surprise that there is a lot of red in our world. But when you spend the day looking for the "perfect" image to capture the essence... Continue Reading →
In preparing to decorate our house for Christmas, I needed to first take down all the stuff we put up for the Haloween/harvest season. This included removing the corn stalks we had tied to the columns on our porch. Never wanting to waste anything that has any value, I removed the corn cobs from the stalk... Continue Reading →
This is the third year in a row that I will challenge myself to hold to a daily Advent discipline of capturing a photo each day based on a prescribed daily theme. I will again post these photos in three locations: The VMWishes blog site (here) The VMWishes photo gallery The CTS Lutheran Facebook page The rules I... Continue Reading →
This year I decided I really wanted to go back to my confirmation retreats although I have been confirmed for about 2 years now. It was a great decision. The weekend was fun and a great change of pace. Although I enjoyed and looked forward to going on the retreats when in the program there was still... Continue Reading →
Poison Study, by Maria V. Snyder I picked up this book on a whim. A friend added it to her "to read" list. I read the description and thought I'd give it a try. I was a little skeptical as it is published by Harlequin (not my normal cup of tea). But, I was very... Continue Reading →
Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale by Carolyn Turgeon My rating: 3 of 5 stars The author adds a very interesting take on the classic story of the Little Mermaid. While the story follows the same general plot line, the characters themselves are fairly different and there is a new dimension painted into the... Continue Reading →
A whole week of deep discussions and of lots of play time, of time to breath and making new friends. In the midst of what is turning out to be a very long and fairly tiring summer, this one week in Gettysburg was just what I needed. Along with 17 other pretty cool Lutheran teenagers... Continue Reading →
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Baskerville 2 by Anders Noren.