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Category Archives: SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
The Day After Thanksgiving
Keeping those gratitude vibes going, here’s a pic Virginia (the person) took last year on the day after Thanksgiving downtown in her hometown of Williamsburg, Virginia (the state.) Seems even more appropriate today since Advent starts on Sunday (as in, … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Advent, faith, gratitude, hope, inspiration, joy, lifestyle, Quotes, Travel
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Snapshots & Whatnot: Courage to FLY!
“Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.” Winston Churchill Courage is not always an easy thing to decide. Sometimes we are comfortable plodding on, no need to rock our boats with scary things like change in our interior horizons. … Continue reading
Posted in SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged birds, Courage, failure, faith, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, Quotes, Travel
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Snapshots & Whatnot: Contemplative Beauty
In the mad hustle and bustle of our daily lives it’s often a challenge carving out time to contemplate beauty, to let it settle in our hearts for a tick or two. Today Virginia (the person) is sharing pics from … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Beauty, blogging, faith, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, prayer, Quotes, Travel
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Snapshots & Whatnot: foggy-time clarity
“Beyond the fog lies clarity.” Anonymous Years ago during a month long trip to Canada’s Maritimes and Newfoundland, my younger brother and I drove around Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia to visit Fort Louisbourg. A super dense fog suddenly … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Courage, faith, gratitude, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, peace, Quotes, Travel
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#LOVEVA : VIRGINIA IS FOR LOVERS!
Many of you know that Virginia (the person) lives in Virginia (the state.) It can be confusing at times, “Hello, I’m Virginia, from Virginia.” And, guess what? I also went to the University of Virginia. (Here’s a past post about … Continue reading
Posted in SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Elections, faith, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, love, Quotes, Travel, Virginia
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HOCKING HILLS: TREES! TREES! (& MANIFOLD MAJESTY)
As faithful readers know Virginia (the person) loves trees of all shapes and sizes. Visiting our older brother Dean in Lancaster, Ohio (@ 20 minutes from Columbus) he took Dwight and me to Hocking Hills, a series of state parks … Continue reading
Posted in SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged faith, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, nature, peace, Quotes, Travel, trees
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Snapshots & Whatnot: Standing Tall (in the Fall!)
Today here are a few pics from a memorable sojourn in the Italian Veneto countryside… “A wind has blown the rain away and blown the sky away and all the leaves away, and the trees stand.” e. e. cummings “A … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, faith, hope, inspiration, ITALY, lifestyle, Quotes, Travel, trees
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