None were with Him...

On this Easter Sunday may we all remember He who paid the ultimate price so that we might see our loved ones - our family and friends - again some day. 

What a blessing to know that despite the trials we may face there is more to our lives than this mortal sphere.

Shooting Star - Media of the Week

There are times when we all feel discouraged and less than we know we can be.
 It is at those times that we need to remember that we all have a divine spark within us, urging us to become more than we already are, to take the beauty and majesty that dwells inside each of us and share it... 

No matter who we are...
No matter where we are...

"Shooting Star"

Owl City

Close your tired eyes, relax and then

Count from 1 to 10 and open them

All these heavy thoughts will try to weigh you down

But not this time

Way up in the air, you're finally free

And you can stay up there right next to me

All this gravity will try to pull you down

But not this time

When the sun goes down and the lights burn out

Then it's time for you to shine

Brighter than a shooting star

So shine no matter where you are

Fill the darkest night with a brilliant light

'Cause it's time for you to shine

Brighter than a shooting star

So shine no matter where you are tonight

Woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh

Brighter than a shooting star

Shine no matter where you are tonight

Gaze into my eyes when the fire starts

And fan the flames so hot it melts our hearts

Oh, the pouring rain will try to put it out

But not this time

Let your colors burn and brightly burst

Into a million sparks that all disperse

And illuminate a world that'll try to bring you down

But not this time

When the sun goes down and the lights burn out

Then it's time for you to shine

Brighter than a shooting star

So shine no matter where you are

Fill the darkest night with a brilliant light

'Cause it's time for you to shine

Brighter than a shooting star

So shine no matter where you are tonight

Woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh

Brighter than a shooting star

Shine no matter where you are tonight

A thousand heart beats beat in time

It makes this dark planet come alive

So when the lights flicker out tonight

You gotta shine

When the sun goes down and the lights burn out

Then it's time for you to shine

Brighter than a shooting star

So shine no matter where you are

Fill the darkest night with a brilliant light

'Cause it's time for you to shine

Brighter than a shooting star

So shine no matter where you are tonight

Woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh

Brighter than a shooting star

So shine no matter where you are tonight.

Life Through My Lens - Walking Through Woods on a Snowy Evening...

I captured this crystalline covered copse a few weeks ago when our town was covered in frost and snow. It brought to mind a poem by Robert Frost.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

By - Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.   

His house is in the village though;   

He will not see me stopping here   

To watch his woods fill up with snow.   

My little horse must think it queer   

To stop without a farmhouse near   

Between the woods and frozen lake   

The darkest evening of the year.   

He gives his harness bells a shake   

To ask if there is some mistake.   

The only other sound’s the sweep   

Of easy wind and downy flake.   

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.   

But I have promises to keep,   

And miles to go before I sleep,   

And miles to go before I sleep.

Born of Goodly Parents

43 years ago  - January 30, 1970 - my parents were married. Thanks for all you do for our family.  Thanks for continuing to be there for all of us. Love you! 

Happy 43rd Anniversary!

A New Year...

The sun has set on another year and with it have come moments of great happiness as well as the deepest of sorrows.

As we enter a new year, these are my hopes - even my prayers - for those with whom I share this mortal journey...

I hope this year is filled with blessings for those around me.

I hope that we will be courageous enough to go after our dreams.

I hope those who are burdened with sorrow will be blessed with comfort.

I hope I might be a blessing to others, instead of a burden.

I hope that I will live a healthful and healthy life. 

I hope I will follow good advice, ignore bad advice, and know the difference between the two.

I hope I will end the year a better person than I began it. 

To all... 

May your blessings be more numerous than your trials, and may your trials turn out to be blessings in disguise. 

Happy 2013!