After 15 hours "in transit," it is nice to have these three faces to greet me at the end of the journey.
Monday, April 30, 2007
119 - East Coast Sunday Sunrise
Sunday, April 29, 2007
I have never seen the sunrise on the ocean, only sunsets! So, this was a first for me. After the sun rose, Claire sang a hymn for me. Then, we sang "All Creatures of Our God and King"
All Creatures of our God and King
Lift up your voice and with us sing
Alleluia, Alleluia
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
Thou silver moon with softer gleam!
O praise Him! O praise Him!
118 - Reflections on a Sunny North Carolina Day
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Sitting out in the sun on the back deck of Paula's beach house just chatting.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
117 - At the Sea with Carrie and Me
Friday, April 27, 2007
This is my official "Water Sample" from yet another Retreat destination. I have Greenville, SC river (can't remember the name) water and Mississippi River water photo, and now, I have Atlantic Ocean water to add to my growing collection!
117 - Claire
Friday, April 27, 2007
This is a delightful woman who has graced our presence at this LampPost Retreat at Topsail Island, North Carolina. She has not been with us for a full five years, and it is so great to see her again. (It isn't a cigar)
116 - Up, Up and Away
Thursday, April 26, 2007
It is taken out of a dirty plane window, but it is one of the few that I took while in transit on Thursday!
This is the view from the plane as I fly out of Portland, OR. This is the mighty Columbia River that Lewis and Clark came down on the Corps of Discovery!
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
115 - Tired Feet
"Relaxation Tea" at 3 p.m. kept me up until after 3 a.m. this morning! So, I am exhausted today. This pre-trip pedicure was a nice thing to do in my exhaustion though.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
114 - Relaxation Tea for Two
There is inexpressible joy when I can have tea with one of my dearest friends, Kim. We had the "Relaxation Tea," and I thought this chocolate rose was so beautiful next to my Indian Spice Chai tea. I lovely two hours of my afternoon.
Monday, April 23, 2007
113 - Productive Day
After the pretty shots of the last few days, this is a pretty boring photo. It does represent my day though. I had a goal of getting all the things for the four week class that I am teaching to the church for copying and collating, and I got it all in by 4 p.m. today. This way I won't have anything to do before I start the class less than 45 hours after I return from North Carolina!
A VERY productive day!
Sunday, April 22, 2007
112 - The End of a Great Weekend
A final walk on the beach before we head home. I had the pleasure of being the prayer coordinator for this retreat, and these ladies are the retreat speaker (left) and director (right).
I had such a great time, and I am so happy to be with this new church.
Here is a slideshow of the whole weekend:
http://www.flickr.com/gp/52364318@N00/jETs43
This was my second favorite photo of the day. What fun!
111 - A Grandmother's Love
Saturday, April 21, 2007
This is the youngest member of our retreat and her lovely grandmother who is one of our women's ministry directors and one of the loveliest people I have ever met!
110 - West Coast Sunset
Friday, April 20, 2007
This was the scene that began my retreat at the Oregon Coast on Friday. I hope to have an East Coast sunrise next week to complement this one!
Thursday, April 19, 2007
109 - County Courthouse at 11 p.m.
I went to see "My Fair Lady" at the Majestic Theatre tonight, and I didn't get out until almost 11 p.m. As I was walking to my car, I saw the courthouse with its night lights glowing, and I had to get a picture. The moon looked really neat alongside it, but I couldn't get it in the picture.
I have been up since 5:30 a.m. and have gone all day long. I am ready for bed!
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
108 - Portrait of a Mother and Daughter
This is one of my newest soulmates, Kim, with her daughter,Emily. She has a passion and heart for children to grow to know and love Jesus, and we spend every Wednesday in the Good News Club at the Open Door House near the OSU campus sharing with international and American kids. I feel so blessed to be her friend.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
107 - New
I got a new haircut and a new camera. My D-80 will be coming back soon, but we decided to get a nice point and shoot so the boys can take movies (great movie capability), and I can have something lighter to carry around that still takes nice pictures.
The Canon Powershot S3 (Like Nikki's) was the camera we chose.
Monday, April 16, 2007
106 - Profile of Peace
Late last night while reading in Hebrews, something just clicked in me, and I looked at some recent events with a totally different perspective. How wonderful to wake up this morning in peace. So here I am in one of my peaceful places (my library's reading room) reflecting on the future with renewed hope.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
105 - Reason #7: Bleeding Hearts
Snapped this as the sun was coming up. These small delicate flowers are right near my door. I am using this little HP Photosmart. The viewfinder is not matched to how the actual picture comes out so close ups are a pain. I didn't get it framed exactly as I shot it, but I did finally manage to figure out how to do a non-blurry close up with this point and shoot. So, I am happy!
I have two bleeding hearts because George's heart was bleeding right beside mine as I processed some hard things this week. It is nice to go through this life with a companion like him. So, I think this will be my Reason #7: Because he is right beside me in heart in the joys and also in the pains of life. He wrote me an email on Friday from work that said:
"I have been praying for you since last night (while you were asleep-you beat me to it) and today as well. I hope that it helps."
Our love song when we were dating was: Two Hearts Beating in Just One Mind by Phil Collins, and this is so true. (I will stop with the sappyness now, sorry)
This started out as a "flower post" and just evolved into a "reason" post as I have typed. Oh how I love to be efficient. LOL!
Saturday, April 14, 2007
104 - Sunlight on Cronemiller Lake
The family went for a walk up at Peavy Arboretum in McDonald Forest today (about ten minutes away from our house). I caught this glimmer on the lake. I love how the calm part of the lake breaks the stream of light. We walk up here pretty regularly. It is an easy forest walk. We saw more trillium blooming in addition to other forest wildflowers. We even saw newts mating!
This is TWO newts, BTW. :) I am keeping with the "animals mating in water" theme from last month when I shot the ducks. :)
Friday, April 13, 2007
103 - Spring Continues to Explode
The second set of blooms are hitting my front yard. Love this color!
Thursday, April 12, 2007
102 - Smile
This is my first self-portrait challenge body part. My dh says I look sort of "cheeky."
I just needed to smile. I was sort of sad today. So, I needed this.
Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by...
If you smile
With your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll find that life is still worthwhile if you'll just...
Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just...
Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by...
If you smile
Through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just Smile...
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just Smile
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
101 - Max
Kim and I got together and prayed today. Amazingly, we were able to pray for a whole hour before we were even interrupted by Max or his three older siblings. Little miracles happen everyday.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
100 - Half and Half
This is half buds and half blossoms. I confess that this was taken yesterday because I wanted to have a comparison photo for when it is fully blossomed, but I didn't know I would be without my good lens on my D-80 for when it totally blossomed. So, I am showing it to you today!
I don't know what kind of flower it is though, but I thought it was so pretty! I will hear from my master gardener soon and let you know! (She says it is a viburnam)
Monday, April 9, 2007
99 - Reason #8
Because he had a heart for the people of the world. This is us in our traditional Malay outfits for a presentation that George did tonight. It was really important for me to marry someone with a similar life purpose that included people from other cultures. It has so enriched our lives. Tonight reminded us of how fulfilling it was to live overseas. We grew and learned so much.
(This picture also reminds me that my point and shoot camera just doesn't have the versatility that I have come to take for granted in my D-80. I miss it already and may use the last picture I shot with it this morning for my next day's shot!)
Sunday, April 8, 2007
98 - Reason #9
Because he has a great family. This is George's mom, aunt, uncle, brother, sister-in-law, and our two neices with our family. We had a nice Easter dessert for a couple of hours this afternoon. They are such a nice bunch of people, and we always laugh quite a bit when we are together.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
97 - Reason #10
Because he irons his own shirts. I am copying Dalissa and doing a "Reasons Why I Married Him" Top Ten.
Friday, April 6, 2007
96 - Down by the Riverside
Teala and I spent the afternoon talking on a park bench at Riverfront Park. The OSU Crew team rowed by for a picture!
Thursday, April 5, 2007
95 - The Majestic
We went to see Twelfth Night today. It was a production at our local theatre put on by kids from elementary through high school, and it was most entertaining!
On a sad note: Something is wrong with the auto focus on my D-80. It won't focus when the lens is fully extended. So, I think I am going to have to send it to the doctor, and that will mean a point and shoot for a while.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
94 - Long Live the Azaleas
These Azaleas are really old, and the previous owner wanted to pull them out, but her husband wouldn't let her. We are so glad because they continue to bring me joy with the bright red blooms. We have about six in our front yard. There used to be seven, but one did die.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Monday, April 2, 2007
92 - Death and Taxes
It’s been said the only two things guaranteed in life are death and taxes. I don't know how true that really is theologically, but I know that I have been forced to think of both of these much more than I would like to lately.
After putting this off all Spring Break, I forced myself to "just" install Turbo Tax today, but I ended up doing almost everything. I just have to look up some mileage numbers, and we are good to go. YIPEE!
Sunday, April 1, 2007
91 - Western Trillium at Wildlife Refuge
George and I hiked the Woodpecker Loop trail at the Finley National Wildlife Refuge today. A lovely day.
See the whole set at:
http://www.flickr.com/gp/52364318@N00/O58iR9
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