The Gratitude Collection {October 8, 2013}

Some might say sugar, coffee, wine or a good book for their guilty pleasures.  Here are two of my guilty pleasures coupled into one image. Light/sun and mood/emotion. I will take these over any other guilty pleasure any day. If I am having a bad day, grabbing my camera and setting out into the light/sun with a bit of mood can cure just about anything.

Yes I have a little addiction. 

And of course as always Be Nice!

 Amber Carbo Privizzini | Privizzini's Passion Photography

I love how sweet and kind you are to other beings, everything and everyone is your 'best friend'. You see only good in the world and in people, it kills me that one day I need to tell you that not everyone is as good as you believe. I wish I could give you this perfect world where everyone is good but I can't, but at least for now I still can.

Bjorna Hoen | Bjorna Hoen Photography

 

You are all boy and you love getting your chubby little fingers dirty, but I'm so thankful that you have a soft side and still like to cuddle with your Momma. ♥

 Jeanna Ludwig | Jeanna Ludwig Photography

“The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

I'm so grateful for these times I see them all together, or in pairs, or alone, noticing a tiny detail about the world.  The days can be so overwhelming- places to be, loud noises, many opinions; it seems a luxurious pleasure to be able to stop, bask in the sun, and pay attention to something so small you can hold it between your fingertips. 

 Sharon | Arrow Creek Photography 

At 3 yrs old, while teaching her to write I noticed a tiny bump on her left thumb.  At first the doctor said it was nothing to worry about, but a couple of months went by and the bump got more pronounced.  It turned out she had a "trigger" thumb.  What 3 yr old has a trigger thumb?  It didn't hurt her, but she started to lose her range of motion.  She had a small surgery and it was fine. I'm grateful that she has full range of her fingers and hands.  She's 5 now and still has no preference for either hand.  

Now, all her mama needs to do is get her a manicure :)

 Indira Klotzer | Indira Klotzer Photography 

 

I am thankful today for my father, he is an amazing man and we love him so much!

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me. 

~ Jim Valvano
 

April Burns | April Burns Photography

I will always choose emotion over technicalities, it is my guilty pleasure.

Ana Myer | Ana Myer Photography

I'm grateful for Autumn and the harvest. My youngest and I have spent a lot of recent afternoons at local farms and orchards. There's something so wonderful about pulling up carrots from the ground and bringing home freshly picked apples. Spending that time with him makes it even better.

Robin Chavez | Robin Chavez Photography

 Ken Gehring will be back with us soon.