Day 23 #30daysofThanksgiving

photo 1

Day 23: I'm thankful today for memories. {and new tableware}   Memories are a powerful thing. The older I get the more I realize how where I'm from defines my identity today. The older I get the more the interest in my family, specifically my grandparents, increases. I want to really know them. I want to understand them. I want to learn from them. I want to know how I'm like them. My … [Read more...]

Day 22 #30daysofThanksgiving

IMG_5641

Day 22: I am thankful for silence.   the click to darkening the room of the television. the hum of the fridge. the knock of the off-beat ceiling fan in my popcorn ceiling from my birth year, pressing on slowly. the subtleness of the heat coming on, the swirling of air on the light hairs of my arm. the sigh of air coming out of my lungs, fully exhaling for perhaps the first time … [Read more...]

Days 20 & 21 #30daysofThanksgiving

photo

Day 20: I'm thankful to live here in Northwest Arkansas. Gourmet Food.  That seems silly but I get the stinking awesomesauce privilege to be a James of the Mill food ambassador in 2014. More to come about this but let's just say I squealed like a little girl when I got an email asking me to be involved. Oh, and before you get all hating on me- I have a standing 20% on my party anytime- so next … [Read more...]

Day 19 #30daysofThanksgiving

IMG_0620

Day 19: I'm thankful that we don't take family pictures very often. :) ...and I'm also thankful for a camera to capture life's moments... (Crystal Bridges, April 2013) … [Read more...]