You Are a Mother, Too

 

A perfect little human

yet unborn

eyes

ears

little fingers

and toes

 

a heart

and a soul

 

not yet known

and yet already loved

 

doubts

fears

worries

self-blame

anguish

grief

Two years ago this month, I lost a child.

To miscarriage.

And this Mother's Day, and the last, have been especially difficult for me.

But I know that I'm not alone.

I know that many of you know this same pain, have felt this same loss.

I have no children.

Not here on Earth, anyway.

But I have been reminded 

that my child does live on.

His soul is with God, and there will come a time when we will meet, face to face.

This my faith teaches me, this I believe.

I am a mother, too.

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you

Jeremiah 1:5

Behind The Mask

                                                               

Masks.

We all wear them at times

We put on one 

to hide what's actually going on inside

This has been my struggle of late

I have been donning a mask,
to hide an inner battle

One I have kept to myself,
one I have stubbornly insisted on carrying all alone, for the most part

I come here, I blog, I share

I take great joy in all of you and your lives, your projects, your dreams

You make me smile, and you allow me to escape, if only for a bit

And little by little, you help save my life
with each kind comment you leave here

and for that...

I love you and thank you

Antique Week in Review....

If you're new to my blog, or somehow missed the news,
I spent a week towards the end of March
in Warrenton/Round Top, Texas documenting the phenomenal Antique Week.

I was there as a seller, but as an observer as well.

I had literally hundreds of images to pore through,
and still have many left to go.

Here's the best of what's left.

Enjoy!

some think it's a bit cryptic, I think it's utterly fab!

 dreamy blue sofa courtesy of the divine Theresa Cano.

 irreverent vignette courtesy of me!

My beautiful friend Angelique gifted me
with this lovely beeswax collage she made!

and pretty maids all in a row

Have a beautiful Wednesday!

 

A Whole New World

Faithful friend, you have served me well....

You opened up a whole new world to me

You've taken me places I've never been

And shown me things I've never seen

You've helped me see old things in a new light

And you've opened up a world of possibilities to me.

Thank you, my trusty Canon Power Shot A1100 IS!

All the shots you've seen in this post were taken
with my Canon point and shoot,
aided and abetted by photo editing courtesy of yours truly.

Since my POST from two days ago asking for camera advice,
I've narrowed it down to two choices...

The previously mentioned Nikon D5000 and now the Canon Rebel XSi.

I never knew when I started blogging almost 9 months ago
that I would fall in love with photography to the extent that I have.
I knew that I loved writing more than life itself,
but this whole new, beautiful world as viewed through the lens
has been a huge, unexpected, glorious surprise to me.

I love what I see through the viewfinder,
and can't wait to take it to the next level.

Thanks for looking!

Happy Tuesday!