24/7/365 ~ DIVE!: My newest challenge

"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." ~e.e. Cummings

My Dad always had one thing to say to me..."just be yourself." There were years when that was tough because who I was acting like and who I wanted to be were two different people. So I had to work through the kinks.

My Mom always had one thing to say to me, too..."God go with you."
Between the two I finally figured out that I was made to be someone in particular. Now, I'm not saying I'm 100% happy with the quirks He's given me, but I can honestly say I am courageously growing up...to be myself as God goes with me.

Thanks, Mom & Dad ~ it's the best advice I've ever gotten.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

My newest challenge

Okay, here it is Mother's Day and as if I didn't have enough challenges already, I've decided to take on another one! Can I hear a "Woop! Woop!"?

This one is actually a really fun one, and if you'd like to join me on it you are most certainly welcome to. Let me know if you do so I can follow your journey, too, okay?

My husband and I tend to post a lot of pictures to our Facebook walls in the effort to keep friends and family far and near connected to all we're up to. The last few weeks I've thought about the fact that there is something every single day that moves me ~ either to tears, to laughter, to thought or to deeper devotion/conviction ~ so why not take a picture each day to capture one of those moments? Well, I stumbled upon the blog/website that I've linked through the title of this post today and knew it was time to start. You know...you hear something once, okay...you hear something twice, it catches your attention...you hear it again and again in a matter of days/weeks, it's time to take action. So, I'm taking action.

After reading the first few posts of her first few days of pictures I grabbed my camera and headed outside to where the boys were wrestling (loudly) with their friend. Here's what that looks like:

This captures them ~ active, physical, laughing, close, and spontaneous. I love every bit of them!

And, as many of you probably know, I have a difficult time picking a favorite of anything, so here are a few of the others I captured from today... (don't forget to leave me a comment and let me know if you join me in my journey of a picture a day!)