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From time to time, I post something straight out of my journal. I call them my SOOJ posts. Today's is from the pages I wrote first thing this morning.

Monday, January 31, 2011

A month gone by. One out of twelve already past. How did I spend it? Did I spend it well? Did I pursue my passions and my interests? Did I serve God by serving others? Did I have self-control and offer proofs of love? Did I spend time with Sloane and make her feel special, adorable, wonderful? Did I parent well? Did I make each day, each moment count? Did I serve Jeffrey or only allow myself to be served? Did I perform well at work and give my boss more than I was paid for? Did I truly live the values that I hold? Did I spend time each day in the Word? Did I spend time each day in prayer? Did I spend time each day in worship? Did I call my mother every day? Did I focus on paying more attention to friends and what is going on with them? Did I remember that my priority is people over productivity? Did I cherish the people with whom I share my life? Did I really do my best with the tasks before me? How well did I live in January? How did I live?

Feels Like Christmas

I love Christmas! This Christmas, I wish for you cookies and milk, snowy walks, a ride in a one horse open sleigh, The Nutcracker, caroling, a quick trip down a long hill, candy canes, lights, much beauty, and time to savor it all. Of course, I wish you joy, peace, and goodwill toward men; even at the shopping mall. And most of all, love. I wish you love this Christmas and all through the year.

Merry Christmas, dear ones.



Click on the mosaic to view it larger. Click here to find out more about each picture and the wonderful photographers who lent their images. I love this Christmas song and this one.

Steady Joys

I am feeling thankful for the steady joys that fill my life. Seasonal bounty. Telephones: for connecting to friends, for calling my mom each day. Music: listened to, danced to, and practiced on the piano. Good food, presented beautifully. Lettering, graphics, and good parties. Books, flowers, and soft interiors. My precious, gorgeous Sloane. Holding hands: with Jeffrey, with Sloane, with my students. All the yummy goodness that can fill a mailbox. Fairy tales and Disney magic. Writing in my journals. Nature's beauty. Twirling.

What are your steady joys?




Click on the mosaic to view it larger. Click here to find out more about each picture and the wonderful photographers who lent their images. Click on the label at the end of the post for more monthly mosaics. Click here for a few glimpses of autumn. Happy November.

Feels Like There's a Chill in the Air

Happy October!

May you find time to enjoy all the peaceful, colorful, delicious, vibrant, joyful blessings of this marvelous month. What part of October brings you the most joy?





Click on the mosaic to view it larger. Click here to find out more about each picture and the wonderful photographers who lent their images. I love this autumn song and this one. I am inspired by this autumn post. These lovely autumn images make me swoon. And, this is a delicious recipe.

Feels Like Summer By The Sea

It's a little late, but here's part three of my year-long Feels Like.. project. This mosaic is my version of August at it's finest.






Click on the mosaic to view it larger. Click here to find out more about each picture and the wonderful photographers who lent their images. I love this summer song (but not the video). And this one.

Feels Like America

Here's the second in my year long mosaic project called Feels Like... My goal is to capture the feel of a particular month. For me, this is July.

Please click here and discover all the wonderful Flickr photographers featured in this mosaic. Click here for free podcasts of This American Life.

Feels Like Summertime

I spent hours on Flickr today learning how to create mosaics and playing around to get this one just right. I love the way it turned out. For me, it captures all the lovely, happy, joyful exuberance of June.

And, oh! It was fun!

Sursum corda! Lift up your heart!
Click here for photo credits. I think you will enjoy discovering all the wonderful new photographers featured here.