Category: Nature

Joy

Joy:

 the little moments that call out to us

this is the first wild iris of the season

 

 

 

Dogs!

Dogs are synonymous with joy

 

 

 

Playing fetch is a silly-serious game!

 

 

 

 

the softer bits of life

 

 

 

an intense moment of color

 

 

making the time to be grateful

for this minute

 

 

 

a good snack

 

 

 

 

my husband planting pansies

in the container my son gave me

and protecting the flowers from the deer

 

 

 

 

an interaction with another person –

Matt and Bliss are gentle with each other

 

 

 

Joy is this moment in time as my friend,

who is in treatment for breast cancer is texting me that she is

on her way for chemo and so ‘very thankful

she has my letter to read during it.’

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Time Passes…

Time passes more quickly than ever imagined

Most likely, somewhere in your 40’s

You have lived more years than you have left….

 

 

Are you going to let time slip by –

Or

Are you going to spend it deliberately

 

 

 

 

Eye-catching sign at the airport in Venice, Italy.

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Valentine’s Day ~ Puppies ~ Snow

Living A Love Story:

 

It’s good to laugh: Calculators make great romantic partners

You can count on them

 

  

Bliss 2/14/25

 

 

Last year the border collie

breeder sent these pictures

of our fur babies to be

  

Faith 2/14/25

 

 

(https://notes.julie-stephens.com/2025/05/10/life-is-bittersweet/)

 

 

Bliss & Faith today

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Since we can’t go for an evening walk

in the winter we play fetch.

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Some of What’s Important to Me in My Life

Being recognized for my work

 

 

 

Life From My View

Julie Stephens

 

 

A Little Church

A Big Impression

 

 

With both Memorial Day and the 80th anniversary of D-day approaching, this remembrance is paramount.

 

Angoville-au-Plain is a tiny village in the Normandy region of northwestern France where I was fortunate to visit in April 2024.

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Advent, Snow, The Puppies

 

Life from My View: Advent, Snow, The Puppies

 

 

Advent wreaths are circular, representing God’s infinite love, and are usually made of evergreen leaves, which “represent the hope of eternal life brought by Jesus Christ”.

 

Each element is symbolic of aspects of the Christmas story and our faith.

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What’s Good Going On

Life is quite the trip…I finally got a blog post out after 6 months because the last 6 months had been too sad…we can’t compare our journey to anyone else’s but there is grace, smiles, beauty in nature, accomplishments with our work and meaningful connections to make with people and canine companions!

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Hope: March 2014 – January 2025

Matt is much more than our UPS driver whom I can text asking him to pick up a package.

This card is from him. 

 “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” – Anatole France

 “Happiness is a warm puppy.”

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New Year’s Eve 2024 & New Year’s Day 2025

Celebrations & Traditions

 While You Were Sleeping (1995) Trailer ...

 My husband is romantic.

 Over the years we’ve lived up here we often got all dressed up for New Year’s Eve and went out to dinner CLIMB; the fanciest restaurant at 9,000 ft. where we live. We don’t have to be concerned about traffic in the winter and we aren’t big drinkers so us going out, on New Year’s Eve where we live, isn’t risky.

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the shortest day and darkest night

Winter Solace

The enchanted moment, where the ice crystals sparkle in the early morning sunlight, can’t be captured in a photograph and the peacefulness is just as breathtaking. The world is too noisy and busy and moments like this are magical.

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Gratitude of simple pleasures

 

Feeling so content and blessed in front of the fire my love made watching the early morning sky turn baby blanket pink and blue sipping hot hazelnut coffee from my purple cup and petting Hope our border collie – passing this contentment onward

 

 So cozy

I enjoyed a slow-moving morning with my book and coffee in front of the fireplace watching the colorful sunrise

 What fun when my book is so good I don’t want to put it down AND I have the time to do just that!

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