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Welcome 2018...2017 in now part of our past and time for reflection.

In 2017 I posted 81 new blog posts, down from 170 in 2016. So, my goal 2018 is to write 200 new posts – that’s an average of 16-17 posts each month. So, let the blogging begin with a reflection on 2017.

Some of my posts included a series on the Book of Ephesians – “A Call to Carry on.” No More Walls was a popular post in this series.

Inside My Eye was also a popular post, I wrote about my surgery to correct a Macular Hole in my right eye. Well, the journey continues with another surgery in a few days to once again repair the hole. I don’t mind the surgery as much as I mind the recovery.

Joy” was another popular post in 2017.

For the last few years I have participated in the #write31days challenge to post each day in October. My theme for the series was “Created to Create.” Follow the link here to read the daily posts featuring some of my favorite PhotoShop CC techniques and photos.


I wrote on a variety of topics throughout 2017, finishing out the year with a few of the places my husband and I visited. Here’s a YouTube video of my final project for 2017, that was presented as a slideshow at the Camera Club of Brevard’s January 2nd program the includes a few of my favorite places. The music in the video is not mine, the artist credit is on the last slide.

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Be blessed and be a blessing!

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