He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Rev. 21:5 New. Fresh. Beginning.  Again. We seem to be hardwired as people to crave a second chance, an opportunity to wipe the slate clean and begin writing anew the things we want recorded…
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~4 Generations~ Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:30:00 +0000julielylescarr

I suppose when it comes to ‘branding’ my blog, trying to hone in on one area of focus, I haven’t had much success. It’s a parenting/marriage/kids with special needs/working from home/public speaking/ministry/photography/homeschooling/running/decorating/organizing (or lack thereof)/cooking/friendship kind of a thing. In a nutshell. But it is a journal, a discipline of recording experiences and thoughts, images and inspiration, questions and hopefully…
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We have a long established rule in the OctaHouse. Mike is the soccer fan. And I am the photographer. I’ve always wielded the camera. It’s my medium. And beauty is my muse, the beauty in faces and colors and textures and the unexpected. But Mike is tromping into my territory. With genius. He took these images of my dad and…
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Our Okie Christmas was a delight. Loud. Messy. And wonderful. (I think we bring the loud and messy with us.) There was a little something special under the tree at my parents’ home this year. A gift that threatened to get my eyes to watering. And spilling over. And going for the ugly cry. But luckily, my brother beat me…
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