Windows aren't for breaking, actually

No, I'm not a vandal. I promise. There's actually a rather simple equation for the picture you're about to see.

Brothers + hard baseball + fact that they were in front of a window playing + inexperience on the part of the younger brother = broken window.

See, it makes perfect sense. A nice, base-ballish type hole. (I was entirely uninvolved.)

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I must apologize, my dear readers (if indeed you actually read my blog), for the lack of readable material of late. It's not for lack of ideas. I have tons of them. It's simply for lack of time. I have several posts in the works...I just can't manage to finish them to post them. I will try to remedy that...soon... After being gone tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday all day doing many random things. I know I should say no to things sometimes, but I couldn't resist saying yes to helping with wedding photography!!! Should be interesting...

My 'to do' list is calling me.

I'm stealing Mary Poppins' identity

Sitting at lunch listening to a seven year old describe the first 10 minutes of Mary Poppins in about 15 minutes was getting a bit exasperating. So I started saying more than 'mmmhmm' and 'that's nice.'

Did you know that I have a talking umbrella?
"No you don't!"
I have a carpet bag too.
"I don't believe you." (Muttered under breath, boys!)
Ok, well, I just won't show you!
"Wait-I guess I believe you!! But I'll have to think about it...."

I was able to finally have a conversation with the people I thought I was going to talk to when I sat down, while he thought. Actually, I think he's still thinking. Now I just have to produce an umbrella...

Not for the Uncommitted

The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.
~G.K. Chesterton

it's amazing how some things that are very wordy can say less of anything than something else that has less words

It’s been a long week. Insanely busy, random, but good. Exhausting, though. I’m so grateful at the end of weeks like these that I’m not in life relying on my own strength, because I couldn’t make it. I’m constantly reminded that without Christ I am nothing. Nothing. I don’t think people understand the concept of nothingness. I don’t myself. But, in reality, we are dust. What an amazing thought that God loved me, a sinful, disobedient sinner, enough to die for me even while I was totally against Him. (If you’re not for Him, you’re against Him…) I’m floored even thinking about it. Wow.

It’s actually been rather springy and sunny this week, compared to the last few months. I love the sun…this is my desktop background right now. My mom’s roses from Valentine ’s Day, and the sun…light and happy. And entirely unedited.

Really quick, just so y’all know, any picture I post on either of my blogs I have taken and belongs to me unless I’ve stated otherwise. I’ll be putting something up on the side bar soon…just haven’t gotten around to it.
Also, I’ve recently been accused several times of being a photographer of sorts just to avoid being in pictures. That is entirely inaccurate, and here’s a picture of me to prove it. :)

Ok, yes, that is cheesy. I do indeed take pictures of myself in Target with my camera balanced on a shelf and using a remote, in case you ever wondered. Here’s a slightly better one…and not in Target.

And, to answer the accusation that I only post good pictures, here is a bad picture of myself to prove you wrong.


Ok, so it’s not terrible. I have some really good bad pictures, but I’ll save those for another post. ;)

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I don’t even know how many pieces of lined paper I’ve used up in the last few weeks for ‘to do’ lists. I’m thinking about just using the note pad on the computer. But then, I can’t scratch the things off…hmm…I’ll have to think on it some more. Suggestions are welcome. :)
For today though…


Things Leah guarantees:
-pictures from yesterday’s photoshoot downloaded
-at least 4 cups of peppermint tea
-my clothes washed
-many interruptions in my agenda
-a clean house
-some food item burnt
-my shower

Things Leah does NOT guarantee:
-a clean room
-pictures edited
-clothes put away
-makeup
-my 'to do' list finished
-math homework
-your shower


Have a great day!

i get 5 pieces of candy now!!!

It's Jared's birthday...and he gets a raise with dessert. :) I can't believe he's already five, time flies! Here's some pictures from the last year.

Like a true Texan...sleeps with his gun. Ok, fine, pop gun.

I love his face here. He knows he's been caught with a cookie and my violin. :)

Happy birthday buddy!

Happy Valentine's Day

Isn't God cool?

His love, even in the small things like a heart cloud, amazes me.

(I took this picture, btw.)

Here's a funny quote. :)

"...We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love..." ~Author Unknown

And a very true one...
One cannot love God, except at the cost of oneself. ~ Mother Teresa

(I apologize for not having posted in awhile. Life has been hectic...between studying for another test, my mom's lasix surgery, my horse's hoof injury, and multiple other things, there's barely been time for sleep. :)

To all the people who are waiting for an email from me, I'll try and do that sometime this week...)

Have a great day!

A fanatic...

...is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
-Sir Winston Churchill