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Ohhhhh, what a fun idea!! 
Very fun!!!
sounds like fun, can’t wait!
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I picture us standing there together alone in the middle of a field, sparkling in dew that never wets our toes, and surrounded by an army of imaginary flowers that scent the air wild with sweetness. Our arms circle round, hand clasped wrists- right over left, left over right. As I pull one way, he...
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gorgeous!
I love those flowers, so bright!
PARTAY!?!? YAY!
You simply amaze me girl – both your pictures and words are so heart felt.
Look at all the colors! I love this post.
what amazing color you found! i love it.
patty, every time i come here, i want to dive into your photos and your words and let it all soak in…. gorgeous friend. the colors! ooh the colors. i hope you’ll join me this week for imperfect prose, and share your amazing talent there… love you friend. e.
I was wrong earlier this week – there IS a poet I’m loving and admiring more and more each day … you.
I loved this. Thank you.
your words and images are so filled with enchantment…I feel drawn in from the first photo, the first stanza…what a pleasure it is to stop by and experience the magic you weave.
What an incredible find!!! Amazing pictures, great eye!!
“As I pull one way,
he gives,
and as he pulls the other way,
I give,
and the circle never breaks.”
I’ve never seen a better description of a relationship – the way a relationship should be – in my life. Wonderful!
“Wall less home of love”…fantastic!
What a whimsical, bright, happy little house!
Love your Halloween blog hop idea, can’t wait! Also looking forward to participating in “The Way I see It” Great thoughts and pictures, glad you visited me at M3RH so I could find you! Following!
Thank you for the lovely comment on my blog. Your images are beautiful and words powerful. There’s something healing about them together. Looking forward to more posts!
I LOVE the colors and textures in these shots! So awesome and friendly!!
how i love that you linked, friend. xo
just had to say how the word and images touched my heart..
I started running again. I’m ‘preparing’ for a race I ran last fall, unprepared. I think of it more as a challenge, than a race. I’m not trying to win, or to beat anyone else. I’m just trying to do the best I can. I set my focus on that mailbox, the one at the...
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beautiful patty
i said to steve today, “i’m either going for a run or i’m gonna make cookies.”
it started raining again. i made cookies. maybe tomorrow i’ll be strong too!
love to you and thanks for a your insight at bookclub.
you are most certainly my most poetic friend.
And now I’m motivated.
I WILL run
I am fat.
No seriously. It’s baby fat. I take no responsibility. Okay, half responsibility.
It’s amazing how the simplest of concepts can resonate so profoundly within us at times. “Train to finish” — that really struck a chord with me. Thank you.
I’m in a Book Club too ~ I’d love to know what book you and Edie just read and discussed with your Book Club. Mine met last Friday to discuss “The Postmistress” by Sarah Blake. The overall consensus was that the concept was rich with potential, but the book itself avoided depth and was therefore disappointing.
I’m a quitter.
I am such a head case.
and when i push through it empowers ,
and yet.
perfect post for me at this time Patty.Thank you .
Love this post, sweet friend! I ran inside today on the dreaded treadmill. Many miles! But, I had my Jesus music, so it was good. One foot in front of the other unless I wanted to fall off the treadmill!(which happened many years ago!).
Give me a holler!
Hugs!
Susan
Go, Patty, go!!!
“Be fabulous where you are” This really jumped out for me. It does not mean to stop, or forget about the next step…but it is permission to rest…to catch your breath…to trust your intuition if the mailbox feels like enough, then it’s enough. YOU are enough, even if you don’ t make it to the mailbox! Knowing when to rest, to be gentle is another kind of strengthening of the heart. Run because you love to run, because you can and you want to be healthy, but don’t push beyond what is safe for your body just because you want to be someone else…someone stronger…you are “fabulous where you are”.
gentle steps
You are amazing, and strong. Indeed!
I find that training on a place to get to *helps* me, though. A huge goal might feel just like that, huge. If I break it up into smaller pieces, though, I can go farther. Just to that mail box, just to that street lamp, just to that intersection. As long as you set your sights further, each time you reach where you were heading, you can push your limits!
A glass half full for sure. I gain strength just reading about your strength.
Mine is on top; Cathy’s is on the bottom. Our theme: Faceless Portraits ***** It figures… We would both pick pictures of our children. Of course! ***** I had every intention of taking a picture of moi, but as I put yesterday’s post together, and saw all those faceless shots of my daughter and spoke...
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gorgeous as usual!
wow…our athletes in action love the whole idea of faceless portrait…we could do it for a month and be dazzled every time.
I think you ladies had a great theme, and I love the photos you came up with!!
These are lovely, girls!
they are both fabulous.
and Patty, I hope she always feels free to dance. We all should.
When she was little, they’d say to her, You’re so pretty! We’d smile, say thank-you… But as soon as we were out of earshot, I’d ask, What’s more important than being pretty? She would smile {this game of ours} and dutifully recite: Being smart! Being kind! Being a good friend! And we hug her and...
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what a beautiful statement about female empowerment. Your daughter is one lucky girl (and she’s pretty too!).
a great series of photos…she CAN dance!
You amaze me…love the color change. Thanks for sharing your creative mind and your mother’s heart.
Think I will implement that game with my girls!
Ohhh, Patty. You always say it “just right.” She is very pretty, in all the ways that count, and in the ones that don’t as well.
OH!!! I LOOOOVVE this! Love it! Perfect, perfect!! I have a niece (no children) – almost 14 – and I do the same thing! xoxo
I love the way the photos move from black and white into color, as your words progress. And I love your mommy love for your beautiful, inside and out, daughter.
So much more the pretty…so much more. And she knows it, feels it…this is so clear in the photos, the confidence, the grounded-grace and comfort she expresses as she moves…dwelling in her body and the world around her with ease. Thank you for sharing your lovely daughter with us today. How blessed she is to have you as her Mom/spiritual guide through childhood/adolescence and into the doorway of adulthood.
I love this series of photos and your expressions of motherhood. That is a game I want to share with my daughters when the times comes because you are absolutely right about the pretty ways that count
an that inner beauty will be what shines through for the world to see…lovely words and wisdom…
Truly beautiful photographs; I love the way they drew me in & were so in synchrony with the story of your conversation(s). Lucky girl, indeed. And lucky mom.
what a fun series of her dancing ..twirling through life ..being smart too!! good job mom!!
This is fantastic! Each photo is wonderful, but I love the way they work together as a series and the shift from black and white to vibrant color–a powerful statement. You are blessed to have such a daughter.
STUNNING photographs… with the thoughts and love and hopes and dreams that only the mother of a daughter could truly feel the depths of…
I am sure, because of having you, she will know… she will dance. Beautiful… inside and out.
Wonderful set of photos!
I love this! That’s so fabulous that you walked your daughter through that from such a young age. It’s a rare rare gem to be someone noticed for her physical beauty, but truly lovely because of her inner beauty. One of those people you want to hate but can’t because they’re so wonderful – it sounds like that’s your daughter. May she ever be so and more and more. Amazing photography!
I’m here because of the Emma Tree contest and I’m so glad that I got here. Your entry is a series of great photo journalism, every photo tells a story and together with your words tells a life story. I just love this entry.
We were on the same page with this one today!
Absolutely beautiful photos…the movement is wonderful. And the words are so perfectly expressed.
oh, patty… you captured it. she’s becoming the lady you’re praying her to be, right in front of us. she’s twirling her way into grace. i have tears in my eyes… for your love for her, and for your wisdom… thank you so much for linking. e.
This is beautiful! She is beautiful – and if what you say about her is true, she will have a long and beautiful life filled with laughter and love. . .
What a wonderful thing for a girl to learn when she is young. Speaking from a girl who was overweight when I was younger this is what made me who I am. I was always told your beautiful, if you know true charity and believe you can do anything. This is what I have tried to instill in my daughter, so that she CAN accomplish anything and be a beautiful, smart, loving woman who has empathy for others, I will feel like I am a success as a mother. These photographs are amazing and you did a beautiful job. I love this new site and can’t wait to see more!
I truly loved this. So beautifully done, so frankly shared. I also enjoyed the colour change, the flow of the images and the words ~ I’m so grateful to have seen this today. Thank you!
i always love your photographs…so much. xo
What an absolutely stunning post. I wish we could teach ALL our daughters this message.
This is such a beautiful series of shots of your beautiful, and very smart girl!
this just melted me. because it’s true
and of course you live it. of course.
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