tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452524014745546452024-03-12T21:34:45.376-07:00Lake EffectLake Effect :: Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540238795719110256noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345252401474554645.post-50688487271539742662013-02-15T17:59:00.003-08:002013-02-15T17:59:30.132-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lake Effect :: Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540238795719110256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345252401474554645.post-5184739112373281122013-02-08T05:32:00.002-08:002013-02-08T05:32:53.877-08:00{ this moment }<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Exploring Lake Michigan on a cold, cold day. </div>
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We love our Indiana Dunes.</div>
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Lake Effect :: Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540238795719110256noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345252401474554645.post-41988531333317245872013-01-30T23:00:00.000-08:002013-01-30T23:00:46.699-08:00Everyday Joys<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last night, he called her his best friend.</div>
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Friday ritual inspired by <a href="http://www.soulemama.com/"><span style="color: #2288bb;">Soulemama</span></a>. A
single photo - few words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special,
extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Winter has finally arrived in Chicagoland and after several days of sub-zero temps, we just can't seem to warm up. This kind of cold settles deep in the bones. They don't call it the Windy City for nothing. brrr.... We have been bundled in layers of wool, snuggled under blankets & sipping warm drinks constantly these days. Sometimes, the only real cure is a long, hot bath with a cup of tea & a good book. I love to blend up my own herbal bath products so I was really excited when I came across this idea while doing some research for work this week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> Ginger is known for it's soothing and anti-inflammatory properties. Taken internally, it's famously soothing for the an upset stomach and can reduce inflammation throughout the body. Fresh gingerroot has a sweet, spicy fragrance that is also a mild stimulant. Used in the bath, it promotes circulation and is perfect on a cold day to warm both your body and your senses. Ginger is extremely warming. It will open your pores and aid in releasing toxins. You will most likely sweat for at least an hour following this 20 minute soak. Make sure you drink plenty of water after the bath to replenish. If you have sensitive skin or are allergy-prone, test ginger on your skin for irritation before the bath. </span></div>
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</div>Lake Effect :: Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540238795719110256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345252401474554645.post-24389231512465112752012-04-20T08:13:00.000-07:002012-04-20T08:13:36.741-07:00Epiphany ~ March 1st 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mglF_ebhqb4/T5F8W5R2ObI/AAAAAAAABe0/0Qaeo7X2wtc/s1600/Easter2012+017edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mglF_ebhqb4/T5F8W5R2ObI/AAAAAAAABe0/0Qaeo7X2wtc/s400/Easter2012+017edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brown rice cooking on the stove.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A cup of hot tea in hand.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Indie music on Pandora.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Two cats sleeping on the back of my vintage couch.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Laundry washing with organic soap & homemade wool dryer balls that was created with</div><div style="text-align: center;">wool that I purchased from a local farmer. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> I washed, carded and dyed it for 15 other women to make wool dryer balls this week too. </div><div style="text-align: center;">At a meeting for a non- profit group of families that chose to live holistically that I helped create.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Floors freshly mopped with homemade cleaner & essential oils.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Preparing a program for Saturdays Whole Kids organic nutrition class.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Earlier this morning, knitting while watching Wayne Dyers The Shift </div><div style="text-align: center;">and sipping organic fair trade french press coffee.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to do some yoga before I make curry, gather the kids from the </div><div style="text-align: center;">environmental charter school and head to my office to give a couple massages.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking into signing up for the Celebrate Your Life conference in Chicago.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ordering organic seeds and contacting a friend about installing my raised garden beds.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">In this moment, I realized by looking back upon the sum of what my day has consisted of,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> I am living the exact life I always have hoped to be. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;">There may not be a farm with a chicken coop & beehives.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The sheep & alpaca will come one day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The big, bearded enlightened organic farmer man in due time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But for<i> now</i>, right here in <i>this moment</i>, in this house in the middle of this small town, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>we are making it happen.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">And for that, I am so grateful.</div>Lake Effect :: Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540238795719110256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345252401474554645.post-45007371767402570502012-02-07T08:37:00.000-08:002012-02-07T08:38:04.986-08:00February 7th<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; t</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">o leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">~ Ralph Waldo Emerson~ </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></span></div></div>Lake Effect :: Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540238795719110256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345252401474554645.post-12183233908920269932012-01-31T11:31:00.000-08:002012-01-31T11:31:30.488-08:00January 31st<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ll4aCgq0_Rw/TyhA91TkZWI/AAAAAAAABd8/C8kEG5fSZmg/s1600/jan302012+053e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ll4aCgq0_Rw/TyhA91TkZWI/AAAAAAAABd8/C8kEG5fSZmg/s320/jan302012+053e.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">~~ Hope ~~</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">Hope is the thing with feathers </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">That perches in the soul, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">And sings the tune--without the words, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">And never stops at all,</span></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">And sweetest in the gale is heard;</span></div><div style="line-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">And sore must be the storm</span></div><div style="line-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">That could abash the little bird</span></div><div style="line-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">That kept so many warm.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><br />
</span></div><span style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">I've heard it in the chillest land,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div></span><span style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">And on the strangest sea;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div></span><span style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">Yet, never, in extremity,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div></span><span style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">It asked a crumb of me.</span></div></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">- Emily Dickinson</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today.. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">she made glee club.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">he went on a long hike at school.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">we all hiked together after school at our favorite farm.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">she went to piano lessons.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">he joined me at the health food store.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We talked about angels with a friend.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I cried standing by her door. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I admitted to her how bad my heart has been aching again </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">these last couple weeks as I grieve the loss of my daddy~o. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've tried to be strong for months now.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Her eyes knew & her hug was comforting.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We got home and..</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">she worked on her baroque report.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">he started to feel down.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">she worried as she fell asleep.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">he took a bath with eucalyptus oils and epsom salts. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a friend showed up at 10:30 at night when the herbs wouldn't work. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">she was literally our life saver.. our angel. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I edited the photos from our hike, I should've seen it coming on. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">His eyes were red & shoulders hunched. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At the store, he asked for horehound cough drops. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He barely ate.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The asthma came on suddenly and I was not prepared. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When one kid is sleeping & another needs medical care,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> this single mama gig can get tricky. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It really does take a village.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">I started crying right after she left.. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">something strange.. on a soul level.. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">of a Mama worried about her baby (who was also sick with asthma) </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">rushing </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">out to help another mama with her baby. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">I feel like we've done this before. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">In a different time.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"> I don't know how to explain it.... but it was some serious soul deja vu. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll sleep light tonight.</span></span></div>Lake Effect :: Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540238795719110256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345252401474554645.post-8144758661842666622012-01-05T20:19:00.000-08:002012-01-05T20:25:38.424-08:00January 5th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rxzdpSQHkRM/TwZ0Kr1LM7I/AAAAAAAABdA/oAKxNgHncAQ/s1600/300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rxzdpSQHkRM/TwZ0Kr1LM7I/AAAAAAAABdA/oAKxNgHncAQ/s400/300.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;">I woke up with a start & ran straight to the bill drawer.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Before 7am, I had a to-do list that was two pages long.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Clients to call, bills to pay, a visit to my lawyer, the bank,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Two bedrooms to finish unpacking & organizing, laundry, a birthday party to plan.</div><div style="text-align: center;">After I picked up the kids from school, there was a little meltdown.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This single parenting gig is damn hard sometimes. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Go to work, pay the bills, clean the house, make the food, </div><div style="text-align: center;">take care of the kids and all their activities & school work.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And on..and on..and on.. collapse in a heap to sleep. repeat.</div><div style="text-align: center;">*sigh*</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm exhausted.</div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;">I found this inspiring tonight...<br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">Every Warrior of the Light has felt afraid of going into battle. ”</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">Every Warrior of the Light has, at some time in the past, lied or betrayed someone. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">Every Warrior of the Light has trodden a path that was not his. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">Every Warrior of the Light has suffered for the most trivial of reasons.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">Every Warrior of the Light has, at least once, believed he was not a Warrior of the Light. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">Every Warrior of the Light has failed in his spiritual duties.<br />
Every Warrior of the Light has said 'yes' when he wanted to say 'no.'<br />
Every Warrior of the Light has hurt someone he loved.<br />
That is why he is a Warrior of the Light, because he has been through all this and yet has never lost hope of being better than he is.<br />
~ Paulo Coelho </span> </div>Lake Effect :: Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540238795719110256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345252401474554645.post-83898309676479830032012-01-05T07:49:00.000-08:002012-01-05T07:52:29.070-08:00January 4th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ls3wSpkqv0E/TwXD661zyvI/AAAAAAAABc0/2bVQsWGfmuo/s1600/Winter2011+055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ls3wSpkqv0E/TwXD661zyvI/AAAAAAAABc0/2bVQsWGfmuo/s400/Winter2011+055.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;">The last day of Winter break.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We painted his bedroom & decorated it with all the Star Wars things</div><div style="text-align: center;"> & bedding he got for Christmas while she played dj for us just outside the door.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We listened to music from the 1930's most of the day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I adore her love for different time periods.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She laughed harder then I've heard her since before dad died. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's music to my soul to see my daughter finding joy again.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They were a little more kind to each other and a lot more lovey towards me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I sure will miss them when they go back to school.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The evening found me enjoying a long, hot bath with a Lush bath bomb </div><div style="text-align: center;">& a radio show about talking to your angel guides. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Followed by knitting a scarf for a dear friends wonderful husband while the thought rolled through my head about how interesting it is that life has brought me to a point where I even believe in angels.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Everything happens for a reason.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I feel my consciousness expanding every single day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Forever grateful.</div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Lake Effect :: Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540238795719110256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345252401474554645.post-11337064668936699682012-01-03T21:43:00.000-08:002012-01-03T21:45:20.113-08:00January 3rd<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UwsJxwY0xTQ/TwPk-XZdKmI/AAAAAAAABco/1o7cJZzVeCM/s1600/three.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UwsJxwY0xTQ/TwPk-XZdKmI/AAAAAAAABco/1o7cJZzVeCM/s400/three.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;">The last of the New Years guests left.</div><div style="text-align: center;">and we had one little overnighter.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Sun was bright and my intentions were to take down</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Christmas and deep clean the house after the busy holidays.</div><div style="text-align: center;">One by one they showed up. </div><div style="text-align: center;">A gaggle of kids playing in the snow.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A room full of women sharing stories.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A clean house is over rated.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I look around now at the remnants of another full day of visitors.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am reminded at how rich my life is.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Humbled each time someone shows up on my door step.</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Your house is our sanctuary," she said </div><div style="text-align: center;">upon entering and finding the living room full.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, yes it is, dear friends.</div><div style="text-align: center;">You are always welcome in our home.</div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Lake Effect :: Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540238795719110256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345252401474554645.post-18124516285817086702012-01-03T21:19:00.000-08:002012-01-03T21:20:53.774-08:00January 2nd<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CM-wVYty3v4/TwPfRAy-BuI/AAAAAAAABcc/Px2lLfI5tfY/s1600/visionboard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CM-wVYty3v4/TwPfRAy-BuI/AAAAAAAABcc/Px2lLfI5tfY/s640/visionboard.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;">They all brought magazines, paper, old calendars and more for clipping </div><div style="text-align: center;">& we got to work on our 2012 vision boards. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Choosing that which resonates with each of us. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My three best girl friends, my Mama & my daughter.</div><div style="text-align: center;">All walking different paths in this life..in different phases of being.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nine year old beside 50 year old.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Many ages in between.</div><div style="text-align: center;">All connected by the desire to better oneself.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A circle of the strongest women I know.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We laughed.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We vented.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We cried.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We acknowledged each other as emotions came up.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We honored each others place in life.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We promised to make this year the best yet.</div><div style="text-align: center;">To live inspired.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This is it.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div>Lake Effect :: Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540238795719110256noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345252401474554645.post-56875760552964664402012-01-03T21:00:00.000-08:002012-01-03T21:00:57.625-08:00January 1st<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j4VSNrsse1Y/TwPbJ56VueI/AAAAAAAABcQ/bKS8bb9MIA0/s1600/newyears.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j4VSNrsse1Y/TwPbJ56VueI/AAAAAAAABcQ/bKS8bb9MIA0/s400/newyears.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;">We decided to ring in the New Year in his house surrounded by friends. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> I found Mom on the porch crying after dinner. </div><div style="text-align: center;">"He would've wanted it this way." she said,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> "A house full of friends. He was such a social person, you know." </div><div style="text-align: center;">I looked up at the stars standing beside her.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Laughter poured out of the house.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's been just over four months since he passed.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We were both grateful for the year to be over.</div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Lake Effect :: Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540238795719110256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345252401474554645.post-37441778796988143022011-07-29T07:26:00.000-07:002011-07-29T07:26:00.431-07:00{ This Moment }<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FlEYtmiXSzY/TjLAlLfp3yI/AAAAAAAABbA/sN6-S8iXWhk/s1600/summer2011+073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FlEYtmiXSzY/TjLAlLfp3yI/AAAAAAAABbA/sN6-S8iXWhk/s320/summer2011+073.jpg" t$="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(( totally blurry, just as our July has been. </div><div style="text-align: center;">A month of moving, working & chasing what is left of Summer so we can soak up every bit of it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> This week it was the county fair, a trip to Michigan, evening bike rides</div><div style="text-align: center;">& a whole lot of settling into our new place in between seeing clients. </div><div style="text-align: center;">But that joy...</div><div style="text-align: center;">that genuine smile caught on the Ferris Wheel..</div><div style="text-align: center;">that is what Summer is all about. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Savoring those moments.))</div><div style="text-align: center;">*******************************</div><div style="text-align: center;">A Friday ritual inspired by <a href="http://www.soulemama.com/">Soulemama</a>. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A simple, special, extraordinary moment. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">*********************************</div>Lake Effect :: Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540238795719110256noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345252401474554645.post-89148522536077289882011-06-24T08:42:00.000-07:002011-06-24T08:42:12.663-07:00{ This Moment }<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KWsVHHzXyGc/TgSvlKn0fCI/AAAAAAAABa8/7APnJxGoQi8/s1600/263858_10150296535130791_703965790_9681916_261268_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" i$="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KWsVHHzXyGc/TgSvlKn0fCI/AAAAAAAABa8/7APnJxGoQi8/s320/263858_10150296535130791_703965790_9681916_261268_n.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Writing prompts sent home from school to work on over Summer break.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A collection of vintage typewriters.</div><div style="text-align: center;">inspired children.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A Friday ritual inspired by <a href="http://www.soulemama.com/soulemama/2011/06/this-moment-3.html#tp">Soulemama</a>. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> A simple, special, extraordinary moment. </div><div style="text-align: center;">A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. </div><div style="text-align: center;">If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>and just like that, it's the last day of school.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">*******************************</div><div style="text-align: center;">A Friday ritual inspired by Soulemama. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Cumnum9yZcM/Te-Vjx60F2I/AAAAAAAABaE/CAp5xtUli0E/s1600/iphone+179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Cumnum9yZcM/Te-Vjx60F2I/AAAAAAAABaE/CAp5xtUli0E/s320/iphone+179.jpg" t8="true" width="239px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">***********************************************</div><div style="text-align: center;">Although there are a few days of school left, </div><div style="text-align: center;">we are clearly pretending we are on a Summertime schedule</div><div style="text-align: center;"> & I find myslef saying <em>Yes!</em> a lot more. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes to quick bike rides at 8:45 pm.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes.. raspberries, hummus & pita chips are a suitable dinner.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, you may skip combing your hair today.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes! Go play with the hose!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, we can go to the store solely to buy popsicles & ice cream to fill the freezer! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, we can skip our obligations and head to the beach this evening.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>SO what</em> if our sink is full of dishes, sand & grass clippings are covering the floor and clean laundry sits in a pile unfolded?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">These children are only children for so long and this life can be full & hectic.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, <em>Yes</em>, I will take off work to attend the last couple field trips of the year</div><div style="text-align: center;"> & </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, I will enjoy <em>every. single. minute.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"> because 5th & 3rd grade will be over before we know it </div><div style="text-align: center;">and this moment is all we ever have.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Lake Effect :: Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540238795719110256noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345252401474554645.post-49499638946451170662011-06-06T13:16:00.000-07:002011-06-06T13:16:19.185-07:00:: Over the Last Couple Weeks ::<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She got 1st place </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IVBfZBdC-P0/Te0sWrwSauI/AAAAAAAABYo/RYjryPJpxNk/s1600/iphone+203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IVBfZBdC-P0/Te0sWrwSauI/AAAAAAAABYo/RYjryPJpxNk/s320/iphone+203.jpg" t8="true" width="239px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He got honorable mention.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j9jfukQ2Nb0/Te0ssJlQzII/AAAAAAAABYw/tV5GQY8Eodc/s1600/iphone+204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j9jfukQ2Nb0/Te0ssJlQzII/AAAAAAAABYw/tV5GQY8Eodc/s320/iphone+204.jpg" t8="true" width="239px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> We've soaked up the sunshine & warm weather at the lake whenever we find a spare moment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TQMeBGUPfS0/Te0sywsjmcI/AAAAAAAABY0/c70barZSFaY/s1600/iphone+181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TQMeBGUPfS0/Te0sywsjmcI/AAAAAAAABY0/c70barZSFaY/s320/iphone+181.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He's made me laugh with my whole body.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ru1DUqOA3E0/Te0s4jriKwI/AAAAAAAABY4/zCfxEV8NPlc/s1600/iphone+206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ru1DUqOA3E0/Te0s4jriKwI/AAAAAAAABY4/zCfxEV8NPlc/s320/iphone+206.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">again & again & again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yw_hyAKhHVo/Te0s_Jcs6sI/AAAAAAAABY8/2CrApMXaCVI/s1600/iphone+267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yw_hyAKhHVo/Te0s_Jcs6sI/AAAAAAAABY8/2CrApMXaCVI/s320/iphone+267.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He won. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zzDYRyoG-Ew/Te0tRUYpvEI/AAAAAAAABZA/23_ZdVaeI9s/s1600/iphone+248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zzDYRyoG-Ew/Te0tRUYpvEI/AAAAAAAABZA/23_ZdVaeI9s/s320/iphone+248.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We've filled the weekends with a Summer time schedule.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dPWRQWZZSyk/Te0tqMAEtMI/AAAAAAAABZE/Dj1Z9d5ae-U/s1600/iphone+252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dPWRQWZZSyk/Te0tqMAEtMI/AAAAAAAABZE/Dj1Z9d5ae-U/s320/iphone+252.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's snuck to my bed for some snuggles more then usual.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">There were rehearsal dinners & flowers & big preperations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fr9ynr4uLfI/Te0uYTCgeqI/AAAAAAAABZM/F-Jd8YdaxoE/s1600/iphone+270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fr9ynr4uLfI/Te0uYTCgeqI/AAAAAAAABZM/F-Jd8YdaxoE/s320/iphone+270.jpg" t8="true" width="239px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He ran his first 5k</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ED3syd2eNdM/Te0upbHkS0I/AAAAAAAABZU/JrmYVKArUTo/s1600/iphone+317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ED3syd2eNdM/Te0upbHkS0I/AAAAAAAABZU/JrmYVKArUTo/s320/iphone+317.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And proudly beat his time by 49 seconds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tAJOkSgZYww/Te0uzYjCzwI/AAAAAAAABZY/ifbjzFt5Lrg/s1600/April-May+2011+669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tAJOkSgZYww/Te0uzYjCzwI/AAAAAAAABZY/ifbjzFt5Lrg/s320/April-May+2011+669.jpg" t8="true" width="213px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some furniture was painted.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WhyOoGvsu6A/Te0u_DY1rqI/AAAAAAAABZc/pHYXbvZ3LpU/s1600/April-May+2011+630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WhyOoGvsu6A/Te0u_DY1rqI/AAAAAAAABZc/pHYXbvZ3LpU/s320/April-May+2011+630.jpg" t8="true" width="213px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I proudly stood by her side as my Best Friend of 30 years got married.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sx2ecaKswTk/Te0vJswqCpI/AAAAAAAABZg/_8uJmEIFsrk/s1600/April-May+2011+641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sx2ecaKswTk/Te0vJswqCpI/AAAAAAAABZg/_8uJmEIFsrk/s320/April-May+2011+641.jpg" t8="true" width="213px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And they looked so grown up, they brought me to tears each time I looked their way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GaVpQcXwqjk/Te0vZoZgPHI/AAAAAAAABZk/4pob0DrwqCI/s1600/April-May+2011+650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GaVpQcXwqjk/Te0vZoZgPHI/AAAAAAAABZk/4pob0DrwqCI/s320/April-May+2011+650.jpg" t8="true" width="213px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">The days have been full in our neck of the woods for sure. </div><div align="center"> All of these photos are from my iphone..moments captured here & there. </div><div align="center">This week we ended another season of Soccer, finished up Cross Country Training & made it through a very special wedding. I feel as if I have nothing to do now with 6 days of practice eliminated. </div><div align="center">As we wind down through this last week of school, I cannot help but be filled with excitement with the thought of blissful Summer days with my babies.</div><div align="center">Sunshine, laughter, popsicles & adventures. </div><div align="center">I can take a deep breath now because we made it through so much these last few months.</div><div align="center">ahhhhhh....</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I hope to be spending more time writing & visiting with you all in this space..</div><div align="center">Much love.</div><div align="center">xo</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">1st Horse Show.... 1st Place. <br />
I'm so proud of her.</div><div style="text-align: center;">*******************************</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A Friday ritual inspired by <a href="http://www.soulemama.com/">Soulemama</a>. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t8rFH2G8Z-Y/TbrLa22oMAI/AAAAAAAABXo/3Giyu5Lt5MM/s1600/April+23rd+045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" j8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t8rFH2G8Z-Y/TbrLa22oMAI/AAAAAAAABXo/3Giyu5Lt5MM/s400/April+23rd+045.jpg" width="266px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">*******************************</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">A Friday ritual inspired by <a href="http://soulemama.typepad.com/">Soulemama</a>. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.</div><div style="text-align: center;">*********************************</div>Lake Effect :: Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540238795719110256noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345252401474554645.post-25207568467353195722011-04-22T07:15:00.000-07:002011-04-22T07:15:03.071-07:00{ This Moment }<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A Friday ritual inspired by <a href="http://soulemama./">Soulemama.</a> A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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