Exciting news!

Well, exciting news for me.  I won a local photography contest!  I just love taking pictures.  Last night I had a half an hour before I had to pick up my girls at youth (I can’t believe that they are old enough to go to youth) so I thought about what errand I might do.  Then I looked in my new awesome bag from Jo Totes……

and saw my beautiful camera!  So I drove down to the riverfront and starting snapping pictures!  So much fun!

I am so thankful that I purchased a new camera that I can documents these moments.  So are you wondering about the photo that won the contest?  Here it is…..

This is our Provincial flower and it is actually growing in my flower bed!  I do not have a green thumb, so this flower is an accomplishment all on its own!

Have a beautiful day my friends, enjoy each moment that presents itself.

 

in awe

The end of another day, with the promise of new beginnings in the morning.

The sun is powerful, over the last few days we have felt its heat, my daughters have felt its effect on their skin in the form of a sunburn.

I live in the land of living skies and I have lived here 15 years and I am still in awe of beauty of the skies in this beautiful Province. I recently entered this photo in a photo contest. It didn’t win anything, but at least I tried. It is always fun to try new things.

I just love how this picture turned out, there is no editing, it is straight from the camera. This was taken on one of the most relaxing holidays our family has ever taken. This photo takes me back to that place, that peace, that moment of standing in awe, thanking the Creator of all things for that moment that He shared with me.

photography adventure

What do you do when your husband takes you on a trip to the middle of nowhere Saskatchewan?  You bring your camera, hop on a quad and go on an adventure taking pictures!

I have to admit that it was so much fun running around the farm taking pictures.  I am in love with exploring life through the lens of a camera.

I took another amazing photo that I have entered into a photography competition, I will post that photo later when I see the results!  I am so lucky to live in Saskatchewan and have such beautiful scenery to take pictures of.

the sunrise

If you have been following my blog over the last few months you would have read about some issues I was having with going back to work and the fact that I was turning into a monster.

My morning drives are very different now because I have changed my perspective.  Every morning as I am driving to work I take a moment to enjoy the sunrise. 

The colours that spread across the sky as the sun starts to peak out of the horizon just warms my soul.  Many times I have pulled over to the side of the road, even in the recent freezing temperatures that we have had just to capture the beauty of a sunrise.

As I was walking through the parking lot to go work the other day, I stopped to take a picture of the sunrise.  My heart was heavy that day because we had been dealing with a family issue the night before and I didn’t feel like I handled it with the Godly wisdom that I continuously pray for.  I was tired and grumpy and dealt with it the quickest way I knew how so that I could get everything I needed done that night so I could go to bed.  Obviously, it wasn’t the best decision because here it is a day later and I am still haunted by it.  As I paused to take in the sunrise I thought – Today is a new day, I am going to rejoice and be glad in it.  It is a new day to start fresh and I can choose to do things differently starting each day.

Look at that sunrise!  How could you not pull over and capture the beauty of a new day and a fresh start.

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.

Lamentation 3:22 & 23

A new family favourite….

Last fall our family travelled to Waskesiu (Prince Albert National Park).  We haven’t been there in years and after our first visit we travelled back a few times while the weather was still nice just to keep exploring.  It was something that we all enjoyed as a family and I can’t wait until the weather warms up again so we can return.

Her crazy curls are usually out of control and her teddy is always within arms reach.  Love this.

Life is a road that we all must travel, full of ups and downs and twists and turns.  I will choose to enjoy each moments of it!

Skipping stones – love the memories this brings.

Sisters- creating memories.

Saskatchewan is a beautiful place, you will learn more about it over the year through my photo journal.

I love looking up through the trees.  I love trees!

I wonder what she is thinking?

This is the daughter that I can not get a picture of.  She was a flower girl in a wedding and it took a lot of pictures before they could get one with her eyes open.  I snuck up on her as she was going down a slide and when she reached the bottom I called her name and got this amazing shot!  What a true beauty, inside and out.

A change in perspective……

The last few weeks have been a very emotional time for our family.  A close family friend passed away suddenly and it really turned our life upside down.  My mind raced trying to comprehend how this could happen and then floods of memories (or flashbacks as my daughter calls them) continued to run through my mind.

The memories that kept coming back were the ones of everyday things.  Over the Christmas season I was taking pictures of our family and it made me stop and think.  Whenever there is a family event or a trip I always make sure I grab my camera and take it along.  But if something ever happened to one of us, those are not the memories that will play through my mind.  It will be the every day occurrences that I will remember and miss the most. 

Ever since I joined the Instagram community (livingskiescrochet) I am definitely taking more pictures of the everyday but I want to take more.  I need to take more.  I want to journal my every day and I want to capture the memories that I will want to hold on to forever before it is too late.

Now when I look through the lens of my camera I see things very differently, it’s like I have a different set of eyes when I look at the world around me.

I have always written in a journal, my first journal was an Annie Diary.  I love to write my thoughts and feeling and hurts and joys.  Now I want to start a photo journal of the miraculous things I see and experience each day. 

My camera now travels with me, I have made it a cute camera strap cozy and I am on an adventure to see the unique in each day.

I hope that you will join me on my new journey, as I create a photo journal of my every day memories.  I don’t want to miss a second!