So long, 2016!

We slayed 2016 and now it’s on to conquer 2017! . . . ugly Christmas sweaters and all! Here’s wishing all my friends out there a safe and prosperous new year. Learn from the past. Aim for better in the future. Rely on God for the big and small things. Also, this IS NOT QUITEContinue reading “So long, 2016!”

Opening Gifts

They’ve always been so good about opening presents, sharing, and being thankful. I love this candid of them checking out some presents given to them during one of our visits to Georgia. The original was busy and yellow so I cropped in, went black and white, and. . . head over to Project Edit 365Continue reading “Opening Gifts”

Christmas Cookies

Merry Christmas! One of our other traditions of the holiday season is baking and decorating sugar cookies. The year this picture was taken, we made SO many! We had enough to give some to our mail carrier, the trash guys, the firemen down the street, and various friends in the neighborhood. This year the cookiesContinue reading “Christmas Cookies”

Magical lights

One of our traditions each year is to drive around with mugs of hot cocoa while listening to Christmas music, and look at Christmas lights. What is one of your traditions? I didn’t change very much in the picture. But click over to Project Edit 365 to see what I did do and what theContinue reading “Magical lights”

She looks like me

This is so me as a kid, with a slightly different nose. There’s no denying whose child she is.  I didn’t have near the style though. The original had so much going on. Head over ProjectEdit365 to see what I did to put the focus on my daughter instead of the surroundings. Thanks! ~~~  Continue reading “She looks like me”

O Tannenbaum

warm lights on the tree peace on earth good will to men all is right tonight There is so much that is not right in the world today/tonight. But for a little while, in front of the tree, peace reigns and minds rest easy. It’s almost hypnotic in the way that it lulls you toContinue reading “O Tannenbaum”