I Heart Faces - Yellow

For I HEART FACES photo contest this week, I chose a self-portrait. This was taken on the Amtrak route between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Oklahoma City a few years ago, and the sunset, I remember, was my favorite part of that journey.

Girlfriends

For Mandy's photo contest this week, the challenge is a photo of you and your girlfriends. The challenge for me wasn't finding a photo of me with my girls, rather finding a photo I took of my girls and me. Alas, I happened upon this one of my dear friend Abby and me on my first day in Juneau, Alaska. Here's to a great day, a good memory, and an excellent girlfriend.

A mother's touch

Having been blessed with the mother I have, it's easy to take gentleness for granted. But this photo reminds me that although she can be stern and disciplinary, it's her gentle and emphatically kind demeanor that makes her such a "Proverbs 31" woman.

And I love her tremendously.

Head over to Mandy's blog and enter your favorite photo of a mother!