My Jack-man is 5 months old!

Jack may be 5 months now.. but these were taken well over a month ago as we got ready to celebrate his mom's 30th (shh don't tell her we told you) birthday... His dad and him came over to show off their matchy matchy duds... lookin' pretty spiffy eh! Jack is the cute one.. Matt ... well he is Jacks lucky daddy... and these are just a few from our time together...

....Jack has discovered his voice... he started to let me know just what he thought of the big fun flash on my camera... he has this thing for lights...too cute!
....every time the flash went away... he got a lil more upset... doesn't help dad woke him from a nap to play photo shoot...
...these next two I took a few days before the Camo shots... Jack and I got to spend the day together and well he scores a lil extra camera time thanks to a very bias Aunt Liz who just happens to think he might be the cutest lil man to cross her path as of late...

The Cross....

a symbol of faith... hope....love... truth... and the price paid for all....
enjoy... and remember!
Lizzy

Gates.. gates.... and MORE gates...

"But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it." Matthew 7:14
I've always had a thing for gates... I would say it is mostly because of the scripture quoted above... there is something about them... they can let someone in or keep someone out... they can be made of many things. They can be simple or complex. You can lock them or keep them open... either way... there is just something... something about gates....

Stained Glass... old art... new inspiration.....

last fall I spent months working in the hill country... living at a little camp. Nestled among the camp is a beautiful and peaceful little chapel. Inside the walls, lit only by the afternoon sun, shaded by the trees... I found the following stained glass of saints.. the identities of the saints are important to some, but to me it is the art that is alive...
enjoy!!!
Lizzy

Midland Welcomes Home President George W. Bush....

Today was truly a day in history. A day when we Welcomed a new President into office... and for those of us who call Texas home... and especially WEST Texas, we welcomed home President Bush and Laura Bush. Today as Millions flocked to the "mall" in Washington DC... thousands converged on the city square in Midland.
It was a moment to stop and think. It was a moment to reflect. And mostly it was a moment to Thank a man who faithfully served our country...
I remember the first time I stood in that square... it was to see the same person... but that time it was to send him off to Washington DC right before he was sworn into the office of President...
It was a moment to reflect.. to think... and to listen...

Let Freedom Fly...

It is hard to wait and wait and wait for "W" to arrive...so catch those "Z's"

Texas Pride meets W Pride...


One young Texan contemplates what kind of man "W" is
(it was a GREAT conversation!!!)



The "Fly By" as they come in for landing

The Sea of "W" waves on and on...






Thank you!... Thank you for being a man of integrity... a man that has vision...who leans INTO The FATHER... and knows that man is not perfect. Thank you for 8 faithful years of service to our country... may your hope never be in the things we touch... but in the moments we are blessed to be a part of.