July 06 :: Favorite Color

Midnight Blue has long been a favorite color of mine. Whenever I look at my lotus flower 

candle holder and all of the wonderful variations of this beautiful shade, it brings a contented 

smile to find myself sighing deeply and peacefully. 

Can color be medicine?

Yes. I think so. 

💕

Smiling because when I sent this to my goddaughter, she asked me why it was my favorite

color.  I appreciated her invitation to explore more.

I love it for it's richness and depth which I find soothing, probably because it reminds me

of the vast prairie sky that I was raised under and still deeply love.

Well, that, and, she adds with a twinkly grin, the color is also one that looks really good on

me so that's nice too. 

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July 05 :: Song I Love Right Now

"More Like Love" 

by Ben Rector

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July 04 :: 4th of July

Testing her wings under Papa's ever-watchful eye. 

❤️

(I love this one so much)

Fun with Sparklers

 🎉 🇺🇸 ❤️ 🇺🇸 🎉

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July 03 :: My Lock Screen

All fond reminders of where I come from.

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July 02 :: Someone I Love

My dear goddaughter 

right after her confirmation on

May 7, 2016.

❤️

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July 01 :: Selfie # 1

Smiling warmly as my goddaughter and I started a new month of photo prompts. This time 

she found our list. 

It was so sweet when she sent it to me. The prompt for the 7th is "swim suit" and knowing 

my leg is pretty scarred from my cancer journey and all of the surgeries, she assured me 

that I didn't have to do that one.  Such a thoughtful, 13-year old dear girl. 

And we'll see what I come up with. Part of what I enjoy about working with a list of prompts 

(when I have the room and energy) (because I don't always) is nudging myself to be creative 

and think a little outside of the box. 

And. I'm sensing she is pushed so hard by her well-meaning dad to excel at golf (which 

he coaches at the high school) that I see our long-distance "play" as not only an opportunity 

to connect but for both of us to practice trustin' that we are Enough just as we are as well. 

Yes. 

(Grateful for this safe space where I can quietly name all of this)

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Receiving the Day

❤️

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