diverse city

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

a very sweet little gal...

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

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"!

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

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.

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"

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....

relaxing with katy von kitty

a guinea piglet :)

sweet emma nicole grace

 the piggie with personality!

braces faces with happy meal iconic like thing-y on straw

Too Cute, Emma Grace

the old fashioned art of letter writing

bunk buddies

Golden Glow Girl

we need to look with eyes to see, and hearts to act upon the truth...

girl with book

newborn awe

Panny Joy

church mice

I think this photo bears a bit of explanation... too plain a shot to say much on it's own... They are adorable little, yummy treats that a neighbor brought over on a plate last Christmas. They tasted as sweet as they were cute... I plan to make them this coming Season as well... maybe they'll get cuter each year as I go along... (Hoping so!) I'll snap another shot and you can help me judge.  Thank you Lord for little extras even a midst of hard financial times.  We are SO rich , while still yet, the working poor.. we are truly blessed.

We are Blessed,

not necessarily because of "church mice candies"  but , well, just look around the blog... we ARE blessed,  He (God) is good to us, even when we were so often, unfaithful.  He truly loves us... Even when we  squirmed in our muck and stench.. (not a popular image I'm sure) He lifted us out with utmost care, cleaned us up... and put on our feeble frames, His White Robes of Righteousness...

And to all who have accepted His Son's sacrifice as a fitting gift and payment for our sinful state of being--that we had no choice in the matter of, granted, BUT being born into it... well , it was our unwelcome, yet  binding inheritance .

  It marked us as unclean in the face of a Holy God... for life,

 It exacted a death sentence on our heads.. 

But again, The Lord Jesus "paid off that debt in God's court" and we were pronounced "free to go... and grow"  He is faithful. 

If you want this gift... ask Him for it!  if you have any questions..call me here at 906-364-5062-- anytime--

fragile

I saw a crescent, You saw the whole of the moon

Chives and Peppermint

Noelle

Fair Maidens

Suz 79

before and after

Noelle in black

Sparks will fly as Grace collides with the dark inside of us...

sepia suz, a million years ago

Maps and Legends

love that shirt

Dawning of the Light