Photos, sometimes with Commentary, from a lay Catholic.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
The Love Of a Dog
Next to my husband, this creature is my faithful companion. He is always at my side. He's really fun and smart and such a good friend. Everyone should be loved by a dog!
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Marylea,
I found your photos thanks to a search for "102 years old" on Flickr. I work at a church in Ohio and I was looking for a photo for a sermon illustration and your friend Katherine's party came up as a result. I ended up browsing through all of your photos. They are BEAUTIFUL!
God is so evident in your art. Your faith was between the lines of all the photos I saw before I knew your name or anything about you. (I ended up checking your profile and stumbling upon your blog/livejournal). I wish I had better words to express the joy and healing I found in your photos, but I'm lacking. So I am just saying thank you. Thank you for using your gift, and for the grace with which you capture the world. May God bless you. Thank you.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Maybe you'll find something here that resonates with you. Leave a comment if you like or just say hello. Other sites of mine:
I'm a wife, mother, grandmother, and retired nurse practitioner. I spent my nursing career with cancer patients. My work was gratifying often, and difficult and sad sometimes, too. Since retiring, I walk my dogs, and try to do the things that are needed. When I am able, I take classes in photography.
I'm average and extraordinary, just as you are. I've experienced profound failures, significant disappointments, had a few successes, and been the recipient of a lot of mercy. I try to keep perspective on what's important in life, and not get too upset about the rest.
My Catholic faith is important to me, and while I'm no theologian, it's my intention that my faith inform my outlook and values, and inspire personal virtue. I love that God desires to reveal himself to us. I love the small hints, the little bread crumbs, the multiple clues, and the pieces of the puzzle that dot the created world and point to the hand of the Creator. I love that He uses beauty, art, science, all his creatures and the invisible realm of our heart and emotions to communicate His goodness to us. And I love that the fullness of his love can be seen in the sacrifice of his son, Jesus, which makes me free.
2 comments:
Marylea,
I found your photos thanks to a search for "102 years old" on Flickr. I work at a church in Ohio and I was looking for a photo for a sermon illustration and your friend Katherine's party came up as a result. I ended up browsing through all of your photos. They are BEAUTIFUL!
God is so evident in your art. Your faith was between the lines of all the photos I saw before I knew your name or anything about you. (I ended up checking your profile and stumbling upon your blog/livejournal). I wish I had better words to express the joy and healing I found in your photos, but I'm lacking. So I am just saying thank you. Thank you for using your gift, and for the grace with which you capture the world. May God bless you. Thank you.
Sarah
Thanks for your kind words. They meant a lot to me. God bless you!
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