Girl Power Africa.

Girl Power Africa.

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Today I mailed out the first batch of zine’s for Jen and Odette. 250 of them (give or take a few). So if you have ordered one, hopefully they will get to you this week! The best part? I ran out, and have to go pick up some more. There are only 28 total left in stock. So if you have not purchased one, please do so. They are really amazing and filled with hope and a whole lot of love.
Here is the site, just in case you don’t have it:
jenlemen.etsy.com

Jen left for Rwanda yesterday. I wish I could put into words the energy her house had on Friday, though chaotic perhaps, this sense of something huge and big that was just dancing above all of us. Like no amount of work was too much to ask for, because in a few short days 1000’s of people would be impacted by this act of love, of a bunch of soul sisters and brothers. How can you not be excited?

Please hold her up in your thoughts today, and Odette and the girls. And if you want to pitch in, please feel free to get one of those remaining 28 zines.

Her work.

Her work.

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I can’t even tell you how beautiful these zines are. They look like they should be on the shelf at Barnes and Noble. Jen did an AMAZING job putting it together.

I went over to Jen’s and helped out a bit, and addressed a lot of envelopes (and stuffed with zines) to go out soon… I was so happy doing this, thinking of all the people who were going to be holding them reading them and smiling.

Hope is contagious. There might be a few zines left to purchase. Check out jenlemen.com for more information if you haven’t already.

Love Thursday

Love Thursday

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I have always had a love affair with carousels. When I see one I light up. There is something about things that were just made for us to enjoy that is simply lovely.

If you haven’t already, show some love today and get this zine:
www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11763782

Simplicity

Simplicity

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I’ve really been longing for some simplicity as of recently. Things seem to swirl around me, and I try to catch up as best as I can, often failing. Sometimes I need to stop and breathe and wait, it will all happen.

Parole Bracelet

Parole Bracelet

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How cute is that foot?
Sorry I haven’t been around much for the past few days. We’ve been really crazy busy. I promise to catch up soon! I

Girl Power.

Girl Power.

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A few days ago Jen Lemen posted this: jenlemen.com/blog/?p=374
And since then I’ve had this little voice in my head yelling at me that I am stronger than a thousand men! (listen to the link at the end). I can’t tell you how this story has energized my soul, the one of Jen and Odette and little girls under trees reading in Rwanda. It reminded me to believe again… That we are strong and we can do many things, even the impossible. So on your most impossible day, may you find hope and find the courage to do what it is you fear the most.

Girl Power.

Girl Power.

Originally uploaded by natalamc

A few days ago Jen Lemen posted this: jenlemen.com/blog/?p=374
And since then I’ve had this little voice in my head yelling at me that I am stronger than a thousand men! (listen to the link at the end). I can’t tell you how this story has energized my soul, the one of Jen and Odette and little girls under trees reading in Rwanda. It reminded me to believe again… That we are strong and we can do many things, even the impossible. So on your most impossible day, may you find hope and find the courage to do what it is you fear the most.

Finally, a heart leaf.

Finally, a heart leaf.

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Since the first I heard of Love Thursday I was always envious of those heart leaf shots. Where on earth do leaves grow like hearts?! Finally, I found my heart in a botanical garden. I can’t tell you how excited I was… and how it was that moment I knew that my love of shutter sisters was real, I saw the leaf and thought “finally, a heart leaf for Love Thursday”.
Happy Love Thursday!

New perspective.

New perspective.

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The superhero challenge is up on shuttersisters.com
Yesterday I was telling my husband that I wasn’t feeling like there was any new pictures to take. So I sat on the ground, outside a metro station and shot up.
Hope your weekend is as beautiful as mine has been. The weather is GORGEOUS!

Hope

Hope

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Hope is something that I’ve always felt at odds with. I’ve been through a lot in my life, and people would always tell me to have hope, but it never seemed to register. I decided at some point that I would start giving hope out.. Sending anonymous cards to people leaving notes in public places (thanks to hoperevo.com. Hope I decided was something to be given, not necessarily something to look for.
My friend Jen is taking hope on a plane and traveling to Rwanda, in a story that left me with a tremendous amount of hope, she explains it all here: jenlemen.com/blog/?p=368.
Take hope wherever you go today… and give it away.