Do you remember being 13?It was the year I met my best friend. Who is still my best friend.There’s something about sharing life~ secrets and confessions, fashion trends, bad hair days, fears and hopes, first cars, boyfriend escapades, college, growing up, graduations and weddings, broken hearts, hopeful hearts, babies and moves across the country, learning...
Oh Thirteen I barely remember it but I remember it was when my best friend and I were inseparable and happy. Still are luckily except for the geography part. Awesome shots. Happy girls best friends forever:) B
How fun
13 ahh to go back in time HA. I am still friends with my bestie we’ve added a few other girls to our group that I could not live without.
Oh how you make me miss the friends of my youth! Great pictures.
Love this! And I remember all us girls and 13!! My youngest turns 13 next week and she has a couple of friends that I know will be her lifelong friends..
Love this. I just reconnected two years ago with a 13 friend. I hadn’t seen her since she moved away when we were in high school. So over 30 years later my daddy gets a letter in the mail asking if he has a daughter named Renee. It was so fun to meet up and catch up with her. You’re right. That kind of friend is a friend forever no matter if you lose track for 30 years or more.
Oh gosh yes, I remember it well. 
Lovely photos.
Thirteen seems such a long time ago now,lol. Your pictures are lovely and the girls look as if they are having lots of fun.
I do remember being 13 but I never had a friend like that… I was shy and didn’t fit in then… the only attention I attracted was from the bullies. I hope so very much that my children never suffer from the same fate.
Mollyxxx
That’s a great stand by me quote. I do miss taking my teen friends for granted. I’ve tried to teach my girls not to do that but it’s wonderful it’s their season for that! Thanks for linking.
Bobbie
It’s weird, but most of my closest friends came as I got older when the girls were little. When I was young the girls i knew were kinda mean, and it didn’t help that I lived out in the boonies away from everyone. Then boys came in the picture and forget about it;). Love the silhouettes of them. Very sweet.
Beautiful words and images!
I haven’t kept in touch with my childhood friends over the years, so I admire you for doing so. Lovely photos.
It’s that time of year again… The water in the lake is getting higher, mornings are quiet and soft, and my adrenaline junky family is ready to roll. We get out of bed at the crack of dawn, brush teeth, and wash our faces. I make coffee and get my camera; they “load the boat”…...
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That does sound fun! Beautiful picture.
Aw, that sounds so nice! Love this shot! It does look so serene!
Beautiful picture! What wonderful memories in the making!
You take me back to the days when we had a place at the lake.
We would get up early to water like glass. We would rush to get out there before someone beat us to it. To ski on that surface and take in the peaceful summer mornings is one of my favorite memories. Wishing we had some cliffs to dive from now. 
we will have to meet you out there. cherish this time with your children, too soon they are off to college and jobs and spouses and those summer time memories are just that— memories.
That is a beautiful shot – and your day sounds like such fun.
I could sit & stare at that all day. I would have a hard time getting on the boat when I could just soak up that calm instead
Missing my blog buddies. Love your location, can’t even tell you how jealous it makes me out here in the desert!! I’m a water baby for sure! Love when we’d wake up before everyone in Lake Powell when the water was like glass and go skiing. xo, Jess
Sounds like an awesome way to spend the summer! Beautiful lake capture — so pretty.
Thank you for sharing at Rural Thursdays this week.
It does bring back memories! I love boating. So much fun!
There are some tiny, little sacred places on earth. This is one of them. This field, this vast, empty field that sits around the corner from my house, that we pass every day. I post photos of it often, and I categorize my photos from here simply as My Field. Of course, I don’t own...
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Beautiful pictures and words!
oh how true for so many of us. i think the way we show God our appreciation for His gifts is to give back through our service and love to each other. seeking for how we can share our gifts with others. again your eye for what surrounds us is fabulous!!
i just love you. you know that right? you write to my soul. your pics transport me and focus on the things i love the most. we should be neighbors…that’s all i gotta say.
Thank you beautiful Patty. Thank you. xoxx
Beautiful post! You are lucky to have this so close to you! Great captures!
Oh my…what AMAZING pictures!!!
Just beautiful xx
if that photo could be written into words, i’d want your words.
beautiful and perfectly expressed.
miss you (especially this weekend, recital won’t be the same without you)
xoxo,
edie
i absolutely love that second one!
“May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.” Have you noticed, sometimes, that the world seems to conspire to position you in a particular place at a particular time with a particular set of skills or knowledge? You don’t understand why you need to endure something, or what purpose an...
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What beautiful photos and thank you for the encouraging word. Visiting from TATT.
Deep thoughts today! I think the challenge to nurture your daughter’s confidence is an especially interesting one.
I’ve always thought the same thing, the morning dew looks liek glitter!
These are fantastic shots! Beautiful post too!
Lovely photos and message! I really love your glitter. And that’s one of my favorite prayers
What a beautiful and uplifting post…and your photos are stunning!
Wow, as usual!! Glitter, especially the natural kind, both seen and unseen…sometimes it is just a feeling…is what keeps life interesting and meaningful, no? Thanks…as usual!
Gorgeous shots – I love the light and the raindrops.
Your blog site is fabulously serene. Your Rural Thursday link is inspiring.
Gorgeous photos! I love the water drops on the grass!
A lovely collection of small, but powerful vignettes. Wonderful message, Patty.
Thank you for sharing at Rural Thursdays this week.
just breath taking!!
Yes and amen – I needed to hear this too x
A little bit of glitter And a little bit of sunshine to give your day a little bit of sparkle. {Here’s to noticing the little things} * Sweet Shot Tuesday Communal Global Tuesday Tips and Pics
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Beautiful shots!
I love glitter! Thanks.
This is so pretty. You make me really want a marcro lens!
Have a blessed day!
Here’s to absolutely gorgeous captures! So, so pretty.
Thos are gorgous shots!
Amazing!!!
I love all these shots, how wet did your knees get?
Yes, these photos are great, I love these exquisite compositions, these drops are very delicate, exquisite color and focus.
Beautiful, great focus.
Gorgeous! Great macro finds!
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