sing with me, sing for the year, sing for the laugh, sing for the tear
What could be more cliche than finishing your 365?
365 days.
365 days of images.
365 days of music.
365 days of words.
365 days of taking a look at myself, and actually seeing myself.
365 days ago my husband handed me the camera. He bought me my Pro Account and told me to "go for it". My thank you's to him have been said all year long, for too many wonderful reasons to possibly list. And not the least would be calling every single day from work, asking if I took my picture. If I said no, he'd say, "go take it then". I wouldn't have seen this through to the end without him.
But even before he handed me the camera, there was the person who planted the seed. Anna Gay did that. Anna kept telling Jordy, "Debbie should do a 365", "tell Debbie to do a 365". Now I'd never even taken a single photo. But she saw something in the photos that Jordy took of me. And maybe she knew that there was a part of me that had my own story to tell, my own journey to take. I could not believe that someone of her talent and creativity would even notice me. From that first day, she was a tremendous support, and became a friend that I value, and treasure and love very much. So Anna, thank you, because without you, there simply would not have been this project.
And this community. This incredible, amazing community. The comments that have brought me to tears, and had me laughing out loud. The unbelievable honesty and sharing, and support and love that I have received has been life-changing. How the letters I have received have touched my heart and my soul, and the friendships that I have made are so real and strong that without all these wonderful people, this journey would not have had the same impact and meaning.
To all of you, who looked at my pictures, who wrote from your heart, who sang along with me, thank you.
This particular song is a bit of an anthem for me, and when it comes on the radio when I'm in the car, it is a crank it up, open the windows, and sing at the top of my lungs kind of song. So very fitting for today.
Dream on,
Dream on,
Dream on,
Dream until your dreams come true.
And today, one did.
sing with me, sing for the year, sing for the laugh, sing for the tear
What could be more cliche than finishing your 365?
365 days.
365 days of images.
365 days of music.
365 days of words.
365 days of taking a look at myself, and actually seeing myself.
365 days ago my husband handed me the camera. He bought me my Pro Account and told me to "go for it". My thank you's to him have been said all year long, for too many wonderful reasons to possibly list. And not the least would be calling every single day from work, asking if I took my picture. If I said no, he'd say, "go take it then". I wouldn't have seen this through to the end without him.
But even before he handed me the camera, there was the person who planted the seed. Anna Gay did that. Anna kept telling Jordy, "Debbie should do a 365", "tell Debbie to do a 365". Now I'd never even taken a single photo. But she saw something in the photos that Jordy took of me. And maybe she knew that there was a part of me that had my own story to tell, my own journey to take. I could not believe that someone of her talent and creativity would even notice me. From that first day, she was a tremendous support, and became a friend that I value, and treasure and love very much. So Anna, thank you, because without you, there simply would not have been this project.
And this community. This incredible, amazing community. The comments that have brought me to tears, and had me laughing out loud. The unbelievable honesty and sharing, and support and love that I have received has been life-changing. How the letters I have received have touched my heart and my soul, and the friendships that I have made are so real and strong that without all these wonderful people, this journey would not have had the same impact and meaning.
To all of you, who looked at my pictures, who wrote from your heart, who sang along with me, thank you.
This particular song is a bit of an anthem for me, and when it comes on the radio when I'm in the car, it is a crank it up, open the windows, and sing at the top of my lungs kind of song. So very fitting for today.
Dream on,
Dream on,
Dream on,
Dream until your dreams come true.
And today, one did.