Be Thankful..

I know you all have heard me talk about my Pixel Chicks girl friends... They are so dear ! In case you haven't... they are a group of very special women photographers who I am blessed to be a part of :) We learn all kinds of stuff together but more than that our friendships have grown into something that we all rely on. What a blessing to have good women who have similar interest and good hearts. We are getting together in Jan from all over the country and I am soooo excited !!! We were online and sweet Megan Peck introduced a thread for us to talk about three things we were thankful for... What a good thing to remind us ! I thought I would share mine with you all. I have had a hard year with many tears and changes. With the hard things, God has been faithful to give me a soft place to land in my parents, siblings, children and so many friends....and MY clients ! My camera has been more of a blessing than I could have ever imagined.

Of course I am sooooo beyond thankful for my kids. They are my true love life and my connection to this planet. My sisters and family give me security and help ground me. They help me remember who I was born to be and what has always been there...

3 things other than the above:

1. Green- It may sound strange but this color has always cheered me up. My eyes are green and I always felt special because of that and no matter how I am feeling if I wear something green I feel a little lift :) I dread fall every year because I know the cold is coming and winter is always a little scary for me because it is dark and cold and somehow lonely. After a long winter everything turns green and it means I won't be cold very much longer..This color is so special and I am so thankful for it !

2. mornings- I have always been a morning person :) Morning somehow gives hope without doing anything but consistently being there. I love beginnings.. . I am thankful for a chance to just start over... No matter how dark and hopeless a night can can be I can always count on the fact that a morning is coming and I can hope that tomorrow will be easier.

3. a heart with an imagination that connects- For all of my life I have seen what was going on in my life in terms of still images. I have always felt an ability to easily connect with others around me and feel what they were feeling and why they were feeling it even without any exchange of words. I thought in my early years that it was so I would know how to pray specific prayers for someone. It is much clearer to me now that maybe everything in my life has been preparing me for what I am doing right now.... I go into a situation I feel what is going on and I put my imagination in gear to make a hard copy to display what everyone is feeling or needs to feel. It suites me. I love it. I have my chicks who understand it... do it too.. and help me learn how to do it better... I am so thankful that God has revealed why I have a heart that wants to connect to my imagination :)

Think about what you are thankful for today :) better yet... leave me a comment and I can be thankful with you !!

Cindy