a new chapter

Elizabeth, August 2017, iphone

I haven't posted in a really long time. I honestly lost interest in blogging and the whole idea of it became rather exhausting to me. I've always loved photography but in the past few months it has become such a relaxing way to be creative for me, without the pressure of my normal medium of drawing or painting. I find myself finding more joy in freezing a moment in time, and reaching to take a photo more often than ever before. And I write frequently in  my journal, writing articles or poems or musings, and I also want to remember some of the silly things that happen. So I think I might fancy blogging again. hehehe we shall see! you can now find me at www.wildflowerscout.com

maiden

this little bird is nearly six. i took these photos in cambria (on my phone) in october.

this little person is just grand.

"Tis beauty truly blent..."

-viola, twelfth night,shakespeare

happy birthday, baby sister!

My lil sis and me, July 2013

Happy 4th Birthday to my precious gem of a little sister. Budgie Bird, I love you more than I can say and I am beyond grateful to God for you. You amaze me in new ways every day with your wisdom beyond your years, your sweetness, your hilarious-ness, kindness, cheerfulness, silliness, beautiful-ness...you are pure sunshine. I just can't get over how much fun it is to be your big sister. Dealing in facts, you are simply the cutest human on the planet. It thrills me to watch you grow and see you become the person the Lord has you to be. I praise and thank God daily for your life. I pray that Jesus will bless your fourth year and all the splendid years to come. Happy Birthday, Baby girl. I love you forever and ever.
Kiss, cuddle, hug,
Your sis Emmy

not too late to be

Wait, what-is it really October already? This year has just flown by for me...man, I really haven't been present on this blog much/at all. Blogging is kind of tough like that, you know? For me, at least. Putting my real self, my real thoughts into words and then hitting 'publish' is so...hard. So easy it is for me for me to close my eyes to sharing and being open. You know, balancing on that fine line so as to be authentic...not superficial and not overwhelmingly personal. I don't know. I want to be uplifting and only be an arrow pointing to Christ.
Anyways, life is busy, and beautiful and uncertain and weird and sad and happy and it is LIFE. My Savior knows just what He's doing. I pray I constantly am conscious of that fact.
Just a little ramble today, folks.
-smiles and love-

"the sweetness of honey"

O LORD, our Lord,
   how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Psalm 8:9

This was so good for me today. How beautiful is the living God!