Strength & Inspiration

It has been far too long since I posted I know!  So, I have something really inspirational for you.  I really would like to share a story with you all.  A story that is close to my heart because it is about a dear friend I have known since we met in 6th grade gym class.  A friend who's dad was friends with my dad from when they met in middle school gym class and who's parents were in birthing classes with my parents just before the two of us were born. 

Carol fought and beat a common fatal disease, sepsis.  Please read her story, Saving Carol Decker: Her Nearly Fatal Fight with Sepsis, which was published in SELF Magazine's January issue.  As you are brought to tears you will find yourself being inspired by her and her husband's incredible strength. 

Next time you are faced with difficult adversity in your life, make certain you ask God for the strength to help you through your strenuous journey. With God at your side & holding your hand along the way, having a determination and a great love for life He will lead you to the next place He wants you to be.  Even though it may not be what you had planned for yourself you must realize only He knows what is best for you and is guiding you to a place where He will use you for the potential he knows you possess.




Carol with her daughter Safiya (Photo Credit: Self Magazine)

 

Current Event Saturday - No Event At All

So I am a little behind on posts... sometimes that happens, time to play catch up so bear with me!

I like to post an event that is of interest to me that I think all of you may be interested in as well and for whatever reason I can't settle on something that isn't either too political or controversial.  I'd rather share something a little more fun.  But I'm scratching the bottom of the barrel with 'fun' events right now. 

Nothing has really inspired me enough today to post about it, so I think I will just leave you with a picture that I am drawn to.  The funny thing about this photo is that it is of something I don't really care for.  It is odd to me that I would find an out of focus photo of Christmas lights beautiful since other than the joy they bring during the Christmas season I am not all that fond of them.  I think sometimes it is the unexpected feel we have about something when we view it from a different perspective that creates the unsolicited inspirations we find in ourselves. 



(Photo Courtesy of Travel Wonders)



Project Monday - Doe Color Collages

My friend Chanda got married in August.  I have known Chanda for about 10 years now and she is the reason I met Critter.  I think its great how everything happens for a reason and in its own time.  Anyway, here's the project part of the post....  the colors she chose for her wedding were navy blue, cream and paper bag brown. 

Those colors got me inspired to make some color boards adding a 4th color into the mix.  I ended up creating 4 different color boards with her colors as the base colors and incorporating a different accent into each one.  The accent colors being pale yellow, aquamarine, baby girl pink and ice blue.  Here are the color collages. 



(Bluberry Lemonade)




(Midnight in Tahiti)




(Strawberry Shake Royale)




(Iced Blueberries)

 I would like to be able to reference the photos but I lazily didn't note where they all came from other than I pulled them from several different sites on the web.  If you see of something that I should link to in any of them please do not hesitate letting me know.  I would be happy to give credit where credit is due!