December Photo Project - Day 3

December 3, 2012

Another Pinterest project completed!

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Compassion Mexico Sponsor Tour

Love my family, flip flops, baking, reading, photography, traveling, and Compassion International

Sponsor a Child in Jesus Name with Compassion

At the beginning of this year, I wrote down a goal for myself that I wanted to hike to the top of Nevada Falls in Yosemite. I knew this was something that I should not do by myself. So on Mother’s Day, I told my kids that I would love to plan a day trip with each one of them.
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This morning, my son and I left our house about 6am. By nine, we were making our way from Curry Village over to the John Muir Trail. I am not going to lie, this is one very strenuous hike! After five hours, we hiked all the way to the top of Nevada Falls and all the way back down to our car ✅
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But this was not the end of our adventure for today! On the way home, the check engine light in the car came on, oh no! Since we didn’t know why the light came on, we drove home with the windows of the car open, the whole way home. And did I mention, today was one of the hottest days of the year? 😂
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We are both completely sore and exhausted, and thankful for air conditioning at home! And I am super thankful for a son who likes to travel and explore just as much as I do 🥰 #yosemitenationalpark #bucketlist #nevadafalls #johnmuirtrail #oneofmyfavoriteplaces #alwaysanadventure

Something about cutting pieces of fabric and sewing them together to create quilt blocks makes me happy...and working on long forgotten projects without having to buy any new supplies makes me even happier 😉 #projectfrom2012 #whatimdoingnow #quiltblock #clothandquilts #workinprogress

At every Compassion event I volunteer at, I look at the children and their birthdays. Every now and then I find a child who shares a birthday with someone in our family. Since we do not have access to unlimited cash, I will take a picture of the child and send it to my daughter. She prays that a sponsor will be found for that child, and many times, that particular child will be sponsored at the event ❤️
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But last weekend, I did not find a child who shared any of our birthdays. .
So I started looking for children who live in countries I have had a chance to visit. .
When I saw that Mariu lives in Colombia, I opened up her packet and started reading her story. She lives in Cucuta, Colombia. .
Many people probably do not even know where that city is. In March, our group was suppose to visit Cucuta. But because of the events happening at the Venezuelan-Colombian border, it was decided that it would not be safe for our group to visit there. .
So I prayed for Mariu to be sponsored. .
All day Friday passed. All day Saturday passed.
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But on Sunday morning, the very first family came through the Compassion Journey. They were visibly moved by what they experienced. They read the stories of many of the children who were waiting to be sponsored. .
My heart leaped when they decided to sponsor Mariu! I asked it I could take a picture of them so I can continue to pray for Mariu. .
Even though I am unable to sponsor every child that tugs at my heart, I can be praying for them each and every day 🙏🏻🥰 #compassioninternational #compassionjourney #prayerispowerful

Attempting to build my first log cabin...quilt 😉 what new project are you working on? #freepattern #logcabinquilt #quiltblock #theseasonedhomemaker #quilting #sewing #widn #newproject

Never had a chance to really enjoy a typical Southern California sunset this past weekend, but I was happy to see and capture this one, palm trees and all 🌅 🌴 🥰 #southerncalifornia #sunset #palmtrees #summer #westcoast

“Digital minimalism - a philosophy of technology use in which you focus your online time on a small number of carefully selected and optimized activities that strongly support things you value, and then happily miss out on everything else.” - Cal Newport from his book Digital Minimalism
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Have you read this book?
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I have a feeling this book is going to help me make some better choices in how I use my time.
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What are some things you enjoy doing that do not include your smartphone?
#digitalminimalism #quiltproject #clothandquilts #fabric #sewing #readytobequilted

Time to work on another unfinished quilt project #unfinishedproject #quilting #moda #fabric #zippitydoodah #charmpackquilt #clothandquilts

Thankful for clothespins and a hot summer day #godisgood #thedryerisbroken #clothespins #laundryneverstops #summer #minorinconvenience #thankfulinallthings

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