day 17

Watching the Sugar High HIT for the First Time! PRICELESS

Day 16

"Best friends" only a child could love...Duckymomo...Puffymomo and Fluffymomo

Day 15

Halloween! So Much FUN

Day 14

The Night before Halloween. My parents anniversary. From the moment they met... my father gives my mother flowers every friday...EVERY FRIDAY. Beautiful.

Day 13

Candid moments that say it all

Day 12

The perfect shell on a quiet beach

Day 11

Footprints in The Sand...My Footprints

Day 10

The Season of Fall... My Favorite Season

Day 9

The love of a pet

Day 8

The Cute Faces Babies Make...Priceless

Day 7

The feeling when you realize tomorrow is a DAY OFF! Priceless

Day 6

One Random Flower Blooming in the Middle of my Front Lawn...Only One

Day 5

With the introduction of cell phones... no one really prints tangible photos much any more. Loved looking through my old photos this am on my son's birthday...There is just something special about a real photo album.

Day 4

 Spanish Moss... There is something magical, romantic, mysterious and whimsical about it. I love the way it drapes over the trees swaying in the breeze in the sunlight! 

Day 3

Breakfast in bed brought to me by my family and puppy dog Harley! He was so kind to stay by my side as I ate almost every bite!

Day 2

Day 2 

I am still and children are experiencing LIFE! Childhood is a celebration....

Day One....In The Beginning

"Be Still"...That is what I heard this morning when I woke up abruptly at 2:30 am. Those two words were just running circles in my mind. OVER and Over! Why did I hear this? Why did I think this? Why can I not stop thinking …Be Still? I just wanted to lay back down and go to sleep. I knew in a few hours the alarm clock would yell at me and I would be “mommy zombie”;  back to pulling the covers off my kids warm toes and tugging them to get out of bed for school. “Okay Jenn, time close your eyes” I told myself. Nope...Still hearing the same two words..."Be Still". “Well, I am NOT STILL!” yelling into the air aloud. No one answered back thank goodness.  Well, it was official. I was awake! Or losing it! Or Both!

Is this God? I honestly don't know. I have become very skeptical and indifferent about Church over the years. Let’s just say I was hurt deeply by people in church years ago and that scar has jaded my beliefs. Sunday has been my least favorite day of the week ever since. I don’t obviously go to church or read the bible much any more. I do watch services online every now and then but often wonder where God is at times in this crazy world. I guess you could call me as one pastor titled himself…”A Christian Atheist”!

But, I have a glimmer of hope. I have a desire too really see God in my life (outside the four walls of church on Sunday). To see something beautiful daily. To see if He IS there. So I have decided to “Be Still”. 

 I eventually fell asleep for a 30 minute cat nap and then woke up thinking…Today, I should start a "be still" project in this VERY LOUD place.  By quietly recognizing moments and signs of affirmation from God each day/week through a series of photos  (I am a photographer by trade)and maybe start a blog ... I need to see the goodness in life and then pass it on! We all need new perspective.

 I want to see what 365 days will show me ...Here is today's still moment ! 

Day 1: Fortune Cookie...Words of Affirmation I should DO THIS!