This weeks word-"Romance"
The world is caught up with an ideal - young romance; full of promise.
Nashville, TN
But at my age I am more in tune with long lived love
that goes beyond the hype of romance-
So on this Valentines Day
lets put aside fairy tale love.
And remember love that despite or because of our humanness comes from a place of faith. Remembering that we are here to encourage and enable, to lift up and bring light.
Love that is found after years of a sublime moments
sprinkled in between the harshness of real life.
sprinkled in between the harshness of real life.
Life of shared challenges and loss.
Of things sometimes carried alone -with someone standing right next to you.
Of missed chances and perfect synchronicity.
Blending the journey of two amidst the noise and contradictions.
Being certain that we indeed are here in a world of blessing.
Being certain that we indeed are here in a world of blessing.
Teri, your photographs are wonderful! Life and love have so many faces, and you have shown us a great selection of them - thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove takes so many shapes, and they're all beautiful in their own way. Hope you had a great Valentine's Day!
ReplyDeleteYou found them ~ the moments of our lives and the real celebration of Valentine's Day for many of us. Hope your day was happy!
ReplyDeleteThank you Teri, your selection of words and photographs brought tears to my eyes they were so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love the pairing of images and beautiful sentiments.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful post for any day, but especially for Valentine day. Your words and photos are both wonderful and Inspiring.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images Teri!
ReplyDeleteTeri, I want to thank you so much for sharing your most beautiful photographs and thoughts with your blog friends. I have been sitting here going backwards and forwards, trying not to miss a thing. I love the way you have used the photos to tell a story of young love, marriage, comfortable love over the years and even death. This is an exquisite piece. A standing ovation from me.
ReplyDeleteMy apologies for not responding to all your comments- I thank you greatly.
ReplyDeleteI continue to find the evolving of life and love a theme close to my heart. We all have transitions - how we continue to find God in them is the thing I most feel connected to.