Saturday, June 9, 2012

Awful Beautiful Life

South Dakota Capital Building, Pierre, SD, class field trip



May 2012.

It reminds me of this song Awful Beautiful Life by
that says,

I laid in bed that night and thought about the day
And how my life is like a roller coaster ride
The ups and downs and crazy turns along the way
It'll throw you off if you don't hold on tight
You can't really smile until you've shed some tears
I could die today or I might live on for years

I love this crazy, tragic,
Sometimes almost magic,
Awful, beautful life



Preschool Graduation.



Sometimes


life



School Field Trip ~ Ice Skating



flies 


by



Laura Ingalls Wilder costume and biography report on Grandparent's Day 

and

I am

not

sure


Kindergarten Screening


that

I

was

even 

there.







That is what May is like.




Shaw Ranch Branding 2012

We shift gears

from

ranch work

to school projects

to sports,

field trips

and 

celebrations.










Meade County Rural Schools Rally Day 2012

And
we
have
hugs
and
laughs
and 
messes
and
hurts
and 
tears.

The kids grow.
We learn.
We do our best.
We learn how to win.
We learn how to lose.
We learn to cheer on our friends.
We learn our strengths.
We learn our weaknesses.
We confront our frustrations and fears.
We work and we play.
We pray.







It is 


fast and furious


in the spring.


Mother's Day at Four Corners Bridge with the one who still holds my heart in his hands

So

I carry my

camera









so I can
get a grasp
of the moments
that pass
so
quickly.






Moments that I don't want to miss.





So
that
I can
see
where
our time
went.








That it 
was
rich
and full




and required
endurance.




And I am reminded
that it is ok



to just notice
and
enjoy
where I am
on the way
to where
am 
going.

Click this picture to register for my first art & photo retreat! Yay!

April 
melted
into
May
and
I feel
like
I
ran
a
race
to
get
to
June.

And here we are.

Life
feels
like
it
moves
so fast
that 
I am 
missing it.

Even though
I am right here
in the midst of all of it.


{Darryl Worley}

Finding Heaven

7 comments:

  1. May in pictures and art, loved the photo journey. Beautiful photos all, great family, great life, great art :-)

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  2. Such a beautiful life you have. Beautiful family, beautiful country and beautiful art. So well said....:)

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  3. Can't wait to hear all of the tremendous testimonies from your retreat!! Your art, your family and your home are beautiful, and they exhibit the beauty in a life given over to Him!

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  4. Wow, you do have an awful beautiful life!! I love all your pics and the sweet words you penned to go along with them. I got a special thrill from seeing someone work cattle... plus I have a special place in my heart from SD since my hubby is from there. :-) Thanks for blessing me today!

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  5. Beautiful. Just beautiful.
    I feel exactly the same way about the month of May. I only wish I carried my camera to capture it.
    What beautiful photos too!!
    Thanks for sharing!

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  6. You've been busy! How exciting to have your first retreat! Love your mixed media plaques! Patsy from
    HeARTworks

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