Love your Nature :)

Hi!  Aren't you happy it's Friday!  I'm just beat!  This week has been a whirlwind with zero craftng time.   The kids have had me uber busy and yet the weekend it just as jam packed but luckily we get to sneak away for a few hours tomorrow in between a rehearsal and an audition to a nature park!  It's a magnificent place here in Florida that has so much native nature from Mangrove trails to fishing streams. 

When the girls were little, and now I tell my son that same, I always followed the "Leave no trace" philosophy (Bigfoot!)  The basic premise is leave nature where nature lies - if you take rocks and plants and shells, etc from the places they are, there won't be much left for others to enjoy.  Whenever we visit National Parks or a nature area, I always remind them of the "Bigfoot rule" - enjoy it, love it, but leave it behind :)  {You can read about it here!}  We recently had a field trip at the Deering Estate and the guide was asking them a lot of questions: what Indians lived in this area, what plants are native, why can't you disturb Florida's Coral Rock, a protected element.   My son's hand shot up saying "Oh! Oh!" and the guide called on him and he proudly exclaimed "We're leaving it behind for Bigfoot!"  LOL!  Um, he sorta missed the point on that one ;)

So, speaking of nature, I thought I'd share with you the card I made for January's SOTC with our uber fabulous hostess, Judy!  Judy asked us to create a card using something that inspires us, to use our favorite colors, and to include a picture of ourselves.  I only did 2 out of 3, rofl!  But my card was a reflection of my faith and how much it IS the center of all that I am and who(m) I plan to still become :)  I was inspired by our recent Christmas trip to the mountains where we had the most luxurious cabin for a week that had a wrap around porch just like this one.  I would say that I could live there forever, but truly my one true love is the ocean and I know I would miss it dearly!  So using greens and teals and an image for Our Daily Bread called Porch.  I actually stamped this with the matching sentiment "He restores my Soul" before I realized it wasn't the one I meant to use - oopsie!  On the remaining cards, I used the right one "Stop and consider God's wonders" which is the wish I have for all my family and friends - IRL and online! :)  There is so much beauty around us - and it's nice to know that we'll always have a gorgeous nature to love! x0x0

Thanks for stopping by today!

Big hugs,

Bigger Blessings!

~Kelly