A book must be....

Books can take us places. They can ignite dreams, wake up souls and cause us to feel again. There are times when souls connect with books, those books that you stumble upon and realize it's so much more than just words written on a page. And every once in awhile you find a book that changes you, the characters and landscapes becoming real to you. Becoming a part of you. And when the world fills us with disappointments and doubts, books can help break open our frozen souls and show us the beauty of life again.

What books have changed your life?

Look way up!

This week's theme over at Written Inc. is look way up! It gives us to chance to change our perspective. Some of my photos:

One of my favorites:

 The things we miss when our perspective is constantly on ourselves!

 Looking up reminds us that there is a greater purpose beyond what we can see.

Made of Steel

This week's theme is "Made of Steel". This was a hard one and I came up with two! For more steel themed photos head over to Written Inc.

Three!

And this week is threesies! I had a hard time with this one, I have a whole lot of pictures involving two: two dogs, two siblings and on and on....but three, now that's a bit harder. But here are a few I've found:

And to top it off, a fun one! Nothing like trying to reach for new heights with your siblings:

And for more thematic fun, check out Carmi's blog over at Written Inc.!

Greyish

This week's theme over at Written Inc. is greyish!Unfortunately, this seems to be the color of everyday life here. So I picked some winter themed grey ones that I could find:

This one isn't actually winter themed.....but it reminded me of grey! A spider's web......

Favorite photos of the year....

This week over at Written Inc. , the theme is favorite photos of the year. This is one of my favorite themes! I enjoy sifting through all the photos I've taken and remembering certain events, or places in the pictures that I may have forgotten. And I love looking at everyone else's. Because favorite pictures often have stories to tell. Here are a few of mine throughout the year:

If I absolutely had to chose only one picture, this would be it. But it doesn't have to do with just the picture itself, it was the meaning behind the picture. This particular day was spent exploring with the family and we found this during our adventures.

This picture because of the memories it holds. Memories of loved ones past, of joyous times spent there together and the hope that more memories will one day be made there.

The next three photos I chose because I tried really hard to slow down and appreciate the little things around me this year. There is so much beauty hidden in our everyday lives. These were a few I came up with.

 The last two were my favorite fun ones. Just fun pictures of my siblings (and it helps that their both gymnasts!)

Praying that everyone has a happy and blessed New Year!!!

In the foreground

This week's theme over at Written Inc. is in the foreground! I had a few in mind.....

And a last reminder from summer!