I'm moved by this recent piece put out by Dove - Real Beauty Sketches.
"We spend a lot of time as women analyzing and trying to fix the things that aren't quite right...and we should spend more time appreciating the things we do like." - from one of the participants.
Beautiful.
My husband Matt, Immediately after crossing the finishing line at Sunday's race. So proud :)
Shot on film with a Contax 645 | Portra 400 film
I didn't really announce I was leaving...I just turned off email alerts and put up my out of office, directing everyone to the ever-so-patient Lily :) Thanks LIly!
I spent 5 days in Colorado with my husband and our buddy from college.
1 of those in Denver sitting in the highest possible seats at the Colorado Rockies game,
1 day in Boulder giving rock climbing a go (highlight of the trip for me).
3 days in Rocky Mountain National Park...in a tent. Perfection. I mean it.
I learned 3 things.
1 - i am capable of successfully disconnecting. And the world wasn't different by the time i reconnected. (this needs to happen more often).
2 - I'm not afraid of heights (really thought I was/would be)
3 - I have a new and quite ridiculous fear of bears and now I need some sort of bear therapy.
I'm sure i'll be posting pics soon, but here's one my husband, Matt, snagged of me heading up Boulder Canyon. That tiny yellow and black dot is me.
PS - we're already talking about our next climbing trip.
I love this little post I found on Pinterest (original poster, unknown). "It's up to you to find beauty in the ugliest days". It reminded me a photo I took while in San Francisco in late June. The weather was 60 degrees, off-and-on rain, overcast, super windy. A less than perfect vacation day for me, but it created such a beautiful moment.
August has been an ugly month for me, and I'm kind of writing this post to challenge myself to spend more time finding some beauty in the ugly days. Feel free to join me... :)
Philippians 4:8 - "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."