Day 9 Awe/Wonder #lutheranadvent

I try to find awe and wonder everyday, but I have to admit, the cold, wet weather we're having here in Houston these days makes that a little bit more of a challenge than usual. Still, I took a few pictures and i decided this very dark (you may need to click on it and go full screen with it to see it best) photo captures something of the mystery I experience in many contexts.

Day 8: Rose #lutheranadvent

I'll admit that this prompt (Rose) is my least favorite so far in this exercise. Too concrete for my tastes. How many ways can you illustrate "rose"? I toyed with the notion of trying to figure out a way to do a photo that would illustrate the past-tense verb meaning of it---but nothing came to mind that I could actually pull of.

Luckily, we sang on my favorite advent carols this morning and I thought that was about as good as it was going to get for this day's prompt.

And I've been humming the tune all day. A bonus.

Day 7 Hope #lutheranadvent

I posted this to my facebook page first and immediately this thread followed: 


Patty: Whenever I see plants growing out of pavement, I am reminded of how tenacious nature is.

Angela:  Plants is FIERCE! 

Me:  i believe in a fierce and tenacious hope.

Angela: Amen. Is there any other kind?


I love my friends, and I love when they "get" me . . .

Day 6 Journey #lutheranadvent

Day 5 Wisdom #lutheranadvent

Day 4 Patience #lutheranadvent

Day 3: Peace #lutheranadvent

Forgot to post this last night. I admit this might need some explanation for "peace," but I don't have that explanation. I was looking around for something that might represent "peace," had some things in mind that I might use, but then I looked down and saw this white feather (I'm guessing from a pigeon) sticking up from the gravel underfoot. It was some sort of intuitive "aha!" that has some leaps between the feather and "peace," but here it is. If you can explain it, you're welcome to do so.