I know that life has it’s challenges…in fact I know that there are so many people who go through so much pain and things I feel are sooooo much more difficult than I will ever have to face. Unfortunately, it doesn’t make my challenges any less real or draining.
So at the end of tough days when I have the energy I like to take a walk, take pictures and then reflect as I edit them. When you wonder why you are seeing so many pictures of Maia it’s not just because I’m a father who can’t get enough of his wonderful little girl. Her brother won’t let me take but so many pics and he has homework 🙂
You have to pay models so that’s not always an option and I happen to like most taking pictures of people. I’m too consumed with life as a teacher to do a lot of photo shoots in the traditional sense right now but photo walks seem to work for me. So I hope you like these pics that I’m sharing…and thanks for all the comments you’ve given. I like to know when they made you smile or brightened your day.
Today part of what was tough was being reminded again ho fragile life is. Ordering a walker from Amazon so that my stepfather can get around better reminds me how fragile life is. Having to take MSM and other remedies to keep my right knee functional reminds me of the obstacles that come with growing older. But today I was caught off guard when I heard of a close friend who is in a coma. In my mind high school was just a few days a go. In my mind 30 year reunion was yesterday. So how can those I walked through the halls with “so recently” suffer the tragedies of our decaying world? It just doesn’t seem real.
So today I told my chamber chorus I was having a difficult time and they understood and seemed a little more gracious than usual. I paused from answering all those student and parent emails and focused in on nature and family. And when I put my little sweetie to bed tonight I told her a bed time story about my friend who is in a coma. I explained that there are few people in this world as awesome as she. I told her that I learned so much in life from her and that we need to pray for her and ask our Heavenly Father if He wouldn’t mind waking her up again so she can spend some more time with her loved ones. And I told Maia that it’s important that we always pray for our friends and family.
Today was a tough day but I’m trusting and leaning on the everlasting arms….
