Joy Visualized

Joy Visualized

Thursday, March 29, 2012

March 28th: "Three Gifts Entwined"


#260  Banded California King Snake and Little Field Trip fingers




#261  Our own stories and the lives of modern-day saints





#262  Sunshine and Rain....like laughter through tears



March 27th: "Three Gifts Redeemed"


#257   Youth....watching her spin...remembering my own....





#258  Clean bedroom floors




#259  The entire Easter story



March 26th: "Three Gifts Almost Gone"


#254  Coffee...but still just enough to last




#255  having any "babies" in the house




#256  the eldest nearing the end of first grade





Sunday, March 25, 2012

March 25th: "A Gift Sung, A Gift Written, A Gift Painted"


#251  "Robed in the blooming garb of Spring..."



#252  Insight from Martin Luther...."Let your heart cling to no one else."



#253  Joel's painting of Enchanted Rock



March 24th: "Three Gifts Spoken"


#248  "Good morning, Mommy!"




#249  "Lucy, would you like me to read to you outside?"




#250  "Welcome to the final concert of the 50th season of the Waco Symphony Orchestra."
                                        (Respighi's Pines Of Rome, especially.....)



March 23rd: "Three Gifts Found In Women Today"


#245  Morning with my mom....remembering Mema....thankful for my legacy....




#246  Walking for a cause with a determined 6-year-old....




#247  Picking up where I left off with Jennifer....my sista-cuz...



March 22nd: "Three Gifts Found In His Word"


#242 "...My cup overflows..."  Psalm 23:5




#243  "...Looking up to heaven, He gave thanks, and broke the loaves...."   Matthew 14:19




#244  "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  Your works are wonderful.  I know that full well."    Psalm 139:14



March 21st: "A Gift Salty, A Gift Sweet, A Gift Just Right"


#239  Salty snacks packed for the needy




#240  Milkshakes with the girls




#241  Just water.



Tuesday, March 20, 2012

March 20th: "Three Gifts That Made You Laugh"


#236  Twin conversations during Sesame Street




#237  Painting with four-year-olds....one totally focused and one totally fine to let me do most of the work.




#238  Contraband souvenirs from Enchanted Rock found in the washing machine...at least I can blame it on the kids.  Called them "sharks" and plunged them into the many puddles of water all around the park.



Monday, March 19, 2012

March 19th: "Three Gifts Eaten"


#233 Sunflower seeds



#234 Banana




#235  Dinner (as suggested by the magazine article pictured....mine didn't quite look like that.)



Sunday, March 18, 2012

March 18th: "Three Gifts Red"

**Author's Note:  The family just returned from a Spring Break Camping Trip, and since days seem to blur together when traveling, the gifts for the days we were gone weren't actually counted on that day.


#230  Soft Beauty in a Hard place




#231  Rust




#232  Red plastic baskets that hold lots of really good food, especially after camping....



March 17th: "A Gift Turned, A Gift Folded, A Gift Hung"

**Author's Note:  The family just returned from a Spring Break Camping Trip, and since days seem to blur together when traveling, the gifts for the days we were gone weren't actually counted on that day.



#227  The Man's boots




#228  My leaf, a gift from Jack




#229  Camping Coffee



March 16th: "Three Hard Eucharisteos"

**Author's Note:  The family just returned from a Spring Break Camping Trip, and since days seem to blur together when traveling, the gifts for the days we were gone weren't actually counted on that day.


#224  Taxidermy  (I appreciate the purpose of the artform, but...well....you know....)




#225  Speeding Past Bluebonnets  (we'd never get there if we stopped everywhere that was pretty)




#226  Full State Parks  (long, long wait to get in, but once we were in, it was so very worth it.)



March 15th: "Three Gifts Given Away"

**Author's Note:  The family just returned from a Spring Break Camping Trip, and since days seem to blur together when traveling, the gifts for the days we were gone weren't actually counted on that day.


#221  Knowledge (why the pear blossoms now have hard bumps on them)




#222 Snacks while hiking (incomplete...two little snackers already snatched their snickers)




#223  Time (a gift that I'd give away again and again...)



Wednesday, March 14, 2012

March 14th: "Three Gifts Found In Silence"

(Photo Credit:  Ella Edwards)

#218  Rest




(Photo Credit:  Ella Edwards) 

#219 Growth




#220  Peaceful car rides



Tuesday, March 13, 2012

March 13th: "Three Gifts Round"


#215  An inviting entry (the door to GG & Papa's house)




#216  John Deere wheels




#217  Passing familiar time  (Mom & Dad's Anniversary Clock)



March 12th: "A Gift In The Wind, In Water, In White"


#212  Gaining confidence

 


#213  A surprise puddle



#214  Spring blossoms ("Quince")