Ornaments of Grace

Thursday, May 10, 2012

daughter of destiny::embracing dreams::bestower of hopefullness::and promise she brings

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~Bekkah~

Romantic~Caring~Bubbly'n Bright~Dreamer~Creative~Ready to Fly

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

So as to never forget :) Summer 2009

~ my dear daughter, Noelle

Hobbes on the pier

Thoms

Ava Nicole having a moment...

my sweet little Ava girl...
you'll have my heart forever...

Upper Wisconsin Beauty

little Liva, full of life...

Saturday, August 28, 2010

diverse city

my diverse daughter ;)
and her photo, captioned after her favorite recording artist's band... toby mac and diverse city

ava was as close to my heart as my own daughter or any daughter could ever be... a child of my heart and soul... my own daughter and i, both loved her with all we had while she stayed with us for daycare, two, too short years......we love and miss you ava nicole, and always will <3

Friday, August 27, 2010

honey baked ham!

little olivia, known affectionately as liva is too cute...
whad'daya think?
though aren't all little girls cute in their own rite?
she was (and always is) eager to pose for a snapshot...
she's one you might call a "honey baked ham"!

Monday, August 23, 2010

hannah and micah fontecchio

what is it about tire swings and kids? or swings and kids in general? I remeber when I was young. we would head up to camp in the allegheny national forest. (we had a trailer on a lot there) and I would care about not much more than finding toads, capturing chipmunks (if I could) and sojourning for acres, in barefeet-- (always in barefeet) searching for a solitary rope swing (or any swing!) and the higher the better.:) i did find one once. it was so high up, it felt exhilerating to fly on that thing, like an amusement park ride in the middle of fresh air, solitude and many trees. i adored it, and visited it every week-end, till i grew up and my mind turned to other various and sundry things that were not worth anything near as much as that treasure of a swing... but i never figured that out till much later. :( what a waste it is at times... hanging around, learning inane lessons... but i know God doesn't (not) use anything... so i guess this time was not in vain either, but things were oh so much less complicated when I longed for the swings :) hannah and micah have it rigtht-- Lord, let them keep it that way...

jacob at his normally cute, bestest self...

actually i didn't take this one, my daughter brandi did, it's her jacob. i was perusing photos to share with you all here on the blog..., and I came across this one--too cute ;) so i stuck it in here. he had a birthday this month. he is 8 already... and i miss him in a big way. he is a good hearted kid. he is a smart kid. he is a brave kid & i know he's gonna grow into a good man. he's got the right stuff :)

Micah Fontechio

micah, adding to the bonfire his dad built. This kid is a northwoods guy all the way. a good kid with a good heart and a love for camping and the outdoorsl

Sunday, August 22, 2010

northwoods afternoon

a moment in time

with a wink and a smile :)

Pandora Joy

many moods of richochet

this is ricky. he likes to be called richochet. so i call him richochet. it fits him somehow. an intense kid with a lust for life. a kid who is more at home while acting than he is in person. oh how --many of us can relate to that? he is a sensitive kid and a conscience kid who still cares.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

reflective of why--live and shine

~These photos capture the essence of my dear daughter, Noelle,
with her dramatic flair and her large appetite for devouring life at it's most captivating.

While this is only a snapshot of all that sums up who she has become.

She is an intense creature who is as passionate about a "just right"setting on a table for those she cares about as she is about today's issues that inflame her with madness when she is not able to-- right now --on the spot, be a part of the change that she feels needs to be exacted.

Not a dreamer in the sense of frivolity or excess... she is a visionary that wants to be privy and avail herself to opportunities to make a difference for her God and the people she rallies for ... His people,

the oppressed and the subjugated... She has this intense passion for people that cannot be squelched.

I LOVE this child's inspiring and contageous spirit.

She is a dream and a drama, a monolog and a musical, a melodie and a self scored docu-drama with a rock opera interlude... She's my right hand gal and her dad and I love her with all of our hearts...

A young lady in her own right , she has submitted herself to purity and God's way for her life...I am on the edge waiting to see what He will do through her as she endeavors to live out her dreams during her alloted time on earth...

"Live and Shine", my emblazoned star, embrace your dreams, share your heart, and "Live and Shine"

Monday, July 26, 2010

a few more for July :0)

(hubster in hoodie)~~Thank you Lord for blessings...and that we're still striving and haven't lost the fight .... help us to come out as gold, never fainting , never giving up...

Noelle and the many faces of....