Favorite pictures of the year!

In one of my favorite themes hosted by Carmi at Written Inc. we get to explore our favorite pictures of the year. It's so hard to pick just a few, but how fitting it is to look at the memories of the past year! Here were a few of my highlights:

The above is one of my favorite places on earth. The memories made here with family only adds to the beauty.

This was also at my favorite place on earth. But I chose this picture because this is the weekend our cabin roof caved in, we had to catch rain in anything we could find (and retarp the roof at four a.m.), the t.v. blew up and the brand new toilet overflowed. Above all else, that weekend taught me to laugh at the little things. And it was a fantastic storm.

Road like this always get me. Where do they lead? Where do they come from? To quote Tolkien, "The road goes ever on and on, down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone, and I must follow it if I can." You never know when these roads lead to adventure!

Hope is not always a lighthouse on the shore. Sometimes it is just a small flickering flame guiding us through the dark.But hope is still there. This picture represents that lesson to me.

And this. A picture of my mother, sister and I embracing life. This is my ultimate favorite of 2014.

Have a wonderful new year everyone!! I'm looking forward to what 2015 will bring!