I’m joining with my friend Sam, from Sam’s Noggin, for a dual link-up where we’re encouraging you to find your favorite photo {or in my case photos} from the year. I decided to focus on finding a photo that had a great deal of meaning to me. Then as I was driving home from the store yesterday I started to realize which photo had tremendous significance.
It’s this one.
Samuel was running.
And to run one needs to be full of vitality. This was taken in early June just after his second biopsy to determine if he was healing from Celiac Disease. For months and months prior to this photo he was so sick — terribly sick, in and out of the hospital, seeing doctors and more — and all I wanted for him was to be a kid. And this photo? It captures the sweet Samuel running and in the background the thankfulness I felt to just see him run.
So can you do it? Can you narrow it down to just one? Find your photo{s}, grab the button, and link-up below. Your links will show up on both blogs. 🙂 And make sure to visit Sam’s wonderful blog –>> Sam’s Noggin.
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Oh what absolute joy in both of your faces! I adore these photos. Thank you for the photo prompt. It sure was hard to narrow it down to one! ~Tricia
Hi Rachel, I’m a long-time lurker but this is my first time commenting. 🙂 Love the picture of Samuel running! What a story of triumph.
I am trying to do the linky but it’s my first attempt at doing so and I’m not sure if I’m doing it correctly. I copy/pasted the code into the HTML field in my blog post, but it’s showing up as an empty rectangle. Is there any trick to it? Thanks for the help!
Whitney
It looks like you had a joyous Christmas!! I am SO happy your little guy is feeling so much better!!! Oh my…my heart ached for you both!!
Lovely photos of your precious son. I pray that everyday is a happy one. He sure does look happy here. Thank you for sharing AND hosting this link. I love this idea!! Here’s to finding that perfect photo for 2012! Cheers! 🙂
Okay, so you can totally tell that this is my first time doing a linky ever!! So sorry for the multiple links. Any tips on how I can remove the extras? Thank you!
Whitney
YES!!! that’s my absolute favorite of yours as well. it screams JOY and LOVE and BLESSINGS and GRACE. all of what sums up you and your blog and the gifts we have in Jesus! what’s not to love?!!!
text message heading your way. : )
i’ll link up my pic before it’s too late!
what a cutie pie he is!!
such a beautiful photo! I’m so glad that Samuel is healing. Merry Christmas!
What a perfect photo, this is my first time visiting so I will have to read more about your journey but I can only imagine how rewarding it is to see him living life so fully after so much sickness.
I love this picture so much! I know well how it feels to want to celebrate normal victories and kid things — so glad to see that captured in such a beautiful photo!
I have 6 kid and 6 grand kids…I wouldn’t DARE pick just one pic! But I don’t think anyone in your family would complain about the one you chose. Took one look at it and I teared up…again! Thanking the Lord so much that Samuel’s doing so well!
Still continuing to lift up prayers.
2 Corinthians 1:3-5 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
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What a beautiful boy! Thanks for sponsoring this link-up…it’s such a great idea and a blessing to others:)
Oh, we can use more than one? AWESOME. 😀
This makes it much easier! 🙂
Thanks for hosting this Rachel 🙂 I love the idea – it just took me FOREVER to pick a photo. {I ended up picking 3!!}
Thank you for hosting and sharing such a precious moment. It has helped me refocus on just how abundantly blessed I am.
Blessings for the new year
Beautiful shots and a lovely story to go with them. Glad your little one is doing better 🙂
I’m new to your blog but definitely going to stick around 😀
What a perfect photo, this is my first time visiting so I will have to read more about your journey but I can only imagine how rewarding it is to see him living life so fully after so much sickness.