Typist: Bethany
My grandfather would frequently put his arm around me and say "Bethy, your Grandpa is so blessed." Among my very favorite songs are Irving Berlin's "Count Your Blessings" and Ben Harper's "Blessed To Be A Witness." I see blessings all around me from the roof over my head to my beloved pets, past and present. With all of the ways I am blessed, I was very challenged in how to express it in a photograph. Then earlier this week I remembered what influenced my appreciation of blessings most of all. My father, a Vietnam War veteran who's PTSD was such that he never, ever talked about the war and we kids were instructed to never, ever ask about his service, once told me a story when I was a blue pre-teen. He uttered that when he was in Vietnam, no matter how terrible things were, when the sun came up he knew it was another day and that was a blessing. Fond memories of this wise tale made me realize that a simple sunrise is the best visual of blessings. Cascadia favored Jason, Wilhelm, Brychwyn, Huxley and I to a gorgeous sunrise yesterday. Grandpa, your Bethy is truly blessed. And thanks Dad, for all the blessings, sunrises and beyond.
My grandfather would frequently put his arm around me and say "Bethy, your Grandpa is so blessed." Among my very favorite songs are Irving Berlin's "Count Your Blessings" and Ben Harper's "Blessed To Be A Witness." I see blessings all around me from the roof over my head to my beloved pets, past and present. With all of the ways I am blessed, I was very challenged in how to express it in a photograph. Then earlier this week I remembered what influenced my appreciation of blessings most of all. My father, a Vietnam War veteran who's PTSD was such that he never, ever talked about the war and we kids were instructed to never, ever ask about his service, once told me a story when I was a blue pre-teen. He uttered that when he was in Vietnam, no matter how terrible things were, when the sun came up he knew it was another day and that was a blessing. Fond memories of this wise tale made me realize that a simple sunrise is the best visual of blessings. Cascadia favored Jason, Wilhelm, Brychwyn, Huxley and I to a gorgeous sunrise yesterday. Grandpa, your Bethy is truly blessed. And thanks Dad, for all the blessings, sunrises and beyond.
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This post is a part of the 52 Snapshots of Life Photo Challenge presented by The Lazy Pit Bull. This weeks theme is "Blessings." Click here to see more of our photo challenge posts and check out the other "blessings" snapshots below.
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