beauty
Vera Beautified Me for Get Hitched Give Hope
I was getting ready for Get Hitched Give Hope, an amazing, annual charity event that pairs wedding planners and vendors with happy couples planning their nuptials, and the proceeds benefit two organizations that support people living with cancer: the Young Survival Coalition and the Dream Foundation. It was my biggest formal event of the season, and the driving Seattle rain had just gone horizontal.
Beauty is imperfection
It’s messy, and lively, and it’s spontaneous. It’s beautiful, and those little imperfections are part of what makes it… well… perfect.
What are you looking for?
I’ve written about my gratitude practice a few times lately, and one of the things it has most reinforced for me is that you find what you’re looking for. This video has been making it’s rounds of the internet lately, and for good reason. It’s lovely, and it’s inspiring. it’s worth the three minutes to […]
Pretty City
Seattle has a wealth of beautiful views, but I think my favorite is checking out the skyline from West Seattle. I’m rather fond of this view, too.
The camera bag – and an epiphany
Each time I reach for my camera, I am reminded of this generosity, and as I look through my lens at the world, I do so with a sense of gratitude and magic, and I hope that will show in my photographs.
She’s got a style all her own
My little girl is starting to exert a little influence over what she wears. This is what happens when she picks out her own clothes. Mama’s just trying to stay out of her way. She definitely has a style that is all her own. Yeah, you wish you could pull this look off. 😉 And […]
Beautiful People
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not […]
Those Eyes
I miss my dad, but I see him every day in my daughter’s eyes. Her eyes are exactly like his.
I feel pretty
I didn’t feel pretty while I was growing up. I’m not making this statement as a complaint, simply stating a fact: I didn’t feel pretty. I wasn’t quite a tomboy either, as I was much too clumsy to shoulder that label. I was smart, but smart didn’t make me any points at the christian school […]
Beautiful Like Me
Does how we look at ourselves effect how the next generation looks at themselves?