A BLOGGING ANNIVERSARY

Ten years of blogging brings me full circle to Autumn,

a mosaic of colour which embodies my expression of life as it happened.

"RETIREMENT - A new season of my life.

A time to explore new creativity through this blog.

My goal through these postings is to share the snippets of life and nature that God, the creator brings to my attention. If you have happened to drop in to peruse my musings then I pray that you will be encouraged by the things that make my heart glad."

These are words that I posted in October 2008 and I had no idea that 10 years later I would still be enjoying this form of creativity. My goal has not changed, and I also don't know who all has dropped by, but for me this blog has become my journal of wonderful memories. When I scroll back over the years I am amazed at the places I have visited and yet also the ordinary glimpses of God's bounteous beauty in our world. 

My postings are like a journey for me from the baking in my kitchen, to family dinners, picnics and Christmas retreats. My flower garden has been my joy as have the sprawling botanical estates far from home. The journey has been by foot, by train, by plane and by sea, and each of these modes of travel have taken me to places in the world that have given me incredible memories and life changing experiences - across Canada and to the USA, Mexico, Central American countries, Caribbean countries, Spain, Mediterranean countries and India. My life has been enriched by the people I have met along the way.

I have blogged around the world and yet home is still the best where my life is intersected by family and friends, and the ordinary  becomes the extraordinary because God is in the midst of it all. And these moments that get captured by camera and embellished with words are the things that make my heart glad.

My beautiful family who add an abundance of

 colourful, cherished and memorable experiences to my life.