Feather Puffing and Nests

Katie - Can you PLEASE tell me where you found that oversized wall clock? I have been looking everywhere for one just like it. I just love your site. You have the most amazing home and your photography is gorgeous!

Thank you
Katie

bkjohnson24@tx.rr.com

Suzonne - I don’t know the particulars of your fertility issues but I hope that my experience will offer you some hope. After 5 years of trying and 6 unexplained miscarriages, I finally gave birth to the most beautiful, vital, and healthy baby boy at the age of 38 – without medical intervention. It was a struggle and heartbreaking and there were plenty of times I felt like giving up. I have since come to realize that everything comes in its own time. Enjoy the creative journey you’re on at the moment. There are plenty of chapters left and still time for you to have all of your dreams. Good luck!

rosedale’s 4 head - beautiful blog. i’ve been a mother once, still am, just not physically…lost my only daughter to asthma. but i recently within the last year blogged about my trying again after…whew! a long time and my doc said my c-section from my first and only baby scarred my tubes pretty bad…the only way is ivf and it’s way out of our budget…i hope all your wishes come true..sincerely, renee

Amy - I love your blog! I found it via the email that Maci just sent us all. I am really looking forward to meeting you this weekend.

Mermaid - Hi…I just came across your beautiful blog and read a little about you to realize that we have alot in common. I felt your anguish about trying to have children. I am almost certain I will never be able to have children…I have endometriosis and had major surgery that removed 1 ovary. I also just turned 42 last week and fear that I am having symptoms again. You are only 33 and don’t seem to have these health issues. Despite all of this, I am very happy and lead a full, blessed life. I am a kindergarten teacher and, perhaps, that is why I don’t feel an emptiness. I involve my husband in so many school plays and productions…it never ends. Sometimes we laugh and think, thank goodness we don’t have any children because we are so busy! We love to travel, and spend so much time with each other. I think we really have developed a much closer and deeper relationship with each other that only two people can experience. It’s funny because all of my friends have children, of course, and their children are growing so fast. They only stay little for a short time and then now I must listen to them complain about how difficult they’ve become. They are all teenagers that are only interested in growing up and beginning their own lives. My friends are experiencing a loneliness where they want to keep their family together but their “children” are ready to begin their own lives…a lonely feeling I’ve never had. Ironic.

I would love to have a child but if it is not for me then that is fine and I have accepted this. My grandmother always told me, “How can you miss what you’ve never had?” she’s right, at least for me. God bless you and may you find happiness. P.S. I have the let the maid clean it up mentality, too, and it’s so great when “she” finally comes.

Shannan - It’s been far too long since I’ve checked in! Thank you for sharing on this post. My two favorite aspects of blogs are that they allow people to connect and they are a great vehicle for decorating/cooking endeavors. I always love to read your thoughts – even those that probably seem pretty mundane to you. I’ll be sure to check back again soon.

Margaret Bouwmeester - I love your photos, and I love to look at the pictures of everything you do, it is not bragging, it is inspiring!! I am hoping to have you do a web page for me but so far my work is keeping from my creative endeavors.
Keep up the beautiful work!
Take time for yourself too!
Margaret B

La Donna - We will enjoy whatever you want to share! Life is an interesting journey. : )

laura dellaporta - Hi Sara, I just wanted you to know I enjoyed reading your post & love your photography. You will be in my prayers in the baby dept…maybe the nest is saying something…. I am a nest lover as well I have them all over my house…& store..it that motherly thing… I also wanted share & write whatever you feel… that is what blogging is all about & that is what got you to where you are now… so write away… xoxxo Laura

martha - I, for one, never get tired of your house. I much prefer personal stories and photos of your home. Maybe you could keep your professional photography on a separate page.
I am excited about your refocus. I do pray that God answers “yes” to your prayers for a baby!

lorraine lewis - Sara, I love by new blog makeover. Thank you. Your pictures are gorgeous. You are an inspiration. Best wishes to you.

ArtsyMama - What a great post, Sara. Thanks for being so open and honest. I love your blog and love to hear your thoughts.

Good luck on the baby front. Maybe all those nests in the house will inspire your mother bird instinct. I know it’s been such a long journey for you and I hope and pray that your dream baby will come…and soon!

The photos are gorgeous, of course!!!

Kari

Ramona Owen - Sarah, Sarah, Sarah ~ you blog and we will come! Your posts are always so lovely and true. You are brave and generous with your spirit and your pages are one of the highlights of my blogging time. Here’s to a new year of fun surprises and blogging adventures…I can’t wait to see how you will decorate a nursery!

Smiles ~ Ramona

Chatelaine - Yours was the first blog I ever read and you inspired me to create my own blog. I do love seeing the people you photograph but I am more interested in hearing about you, your pets and your home.

Love the nest photos- spring is coming? I hope. It is 7 degrees here.

Jeanne - I am so glad that you will be sharing once again about your life. As much as I love looking at your stunning photography (never appeared like you were bragging) I have missed hearing about you. Thank you for being so honest about trying again. I will be keeping you and your husband in my prayers….and taking all those pills:-)

flax and spindle - Sarah,
lovely pictures as usual, it was nice to read whats going on with you. Gee, I remember your blog when you were doing your renovation. Time does fly!! I wish you luck and many blessings.

Darlene

Kathy Lovitt - What are you doing in my head! Thanks for saying out loud what I have been thinking. I love your style, vision and honesty. I have been struggling with wanting to do a blog, but find myself worrying that I can’t measure up. But yes, I do want to have the pleasure of knowing my life was better because I did. Spring brings out the nesting in most of us and no way could anyone ever get bored with your photos, keep on sharing.
Happy Thoughts
Kathy, Needful Things

Melissa - Lovely blog, lovely home, lovely thoughts. Thanks for sharing them with us so transparently…and for the spring decor inspiration!

Mrs. B. - So glad that we’ll be hearing your voice a bit more again. :) I am very inspired by you gorgeous photos of home, people and life.

Kim - Wonderful post and so real. I was thinking this very thing ~ sort of feeling like my Blog is more about events lately than the real reason it began. Completely understand too about the baby stuff ~ I had the same challenges with Miss Kate. It will happen. . . keep the faith, do what you love and your miracle will show itself in one way or another. . .

Hugs, Kim

amelia - Well, I love your blog, then, now, forever… but I admit, I’m excited to hear the reflections taking place and know that I am not alone. I’ve been experiencing similar thoughts and just posted about how much I miss my sewing. I feel the balance of career and home is a tender one and as a reader of your blog, I love to know about both and all your feel compelled to share, it’s always refreshing to me.
Keep living your good life!

xo~Amelia

LeahC - Sara, as always, the photos are fabulous…please don’t ever stop sharing your beautiful work:) And thanks for “spilling”{been missing that part of you a bit}! Just know that there are a lot of blog friends who are wishing & hoping you & Josh are blessed with a baby of your own…soon!

Sarah Lynn - sara,
i know the baby struggles all too well. and i know how emotionally draining it is when you are “trying” on yourself and everyone around you. my husband and i have been “not trying” for almost 5 years now. i say not trying because everyone says it will happen when you’re not trying or thinking about it all the time. bullsh*t. i know i hate hearing fruitless hopeful promises so i won’t give any of those to you. just know this, i have been reading your blog for a bit and i always think when i check for an update “maybe this will be a post when i see an update from sara that she’s pregnant” and i find myself saying a little prayer for you.

i am constantly inspired by the images and words you share here. it sounds so silly and i feel awkward saying anything, but i can relate to you in a million different ways (our someday little girl will be named sadie too…sadie grace) and i aspire to do some of the things you have done. i prefer to be a homebody and i relish in the quiet moments when i can reflect on my dream home and job. i had a blog a while back but stopped because of my lack of pretty photos and charming commentary (both mine and from readers) but my paper journal is full of entries like your’s.

congratulations on your many successes and dreams. i have great faith that God doesn’t put a love in our hearts without a plan to provide for it. God didn’t give you such a strong desire to become a mother if he didn’t have a purpose and a way for that to happen. have faith.

thanks for sharing such inspiration and beauty, it brightens my day and helps me look for new ways to add such loveliness in my life.

blessings,
slw

Tara - Hi Sara, I was just thinking the other day that my blog can be too personal, but then I realized, that is why I started it. As i have for the short time been posting to my blog I have grown through some trying times in my past and I find it feels good to be able to write about it and to share. Others do relate, wether they leave comments or not. I love coming to see what you are up to, wether it is photogrpahy or your work, I admire those who are doing what they love to do on a daily basis and you fit right in there. Thanks for being so honest, life is not perfect, no matter how we try to cut the cake and sometimes we just need to express it! So go for it! Just don’t forget about yourself in all your hard work…and your hand full of friends, true friends that got you where you are today. Go grab some lunch with them…have some laughs and a drink! :) Love the nests by the way!!

paige - oh sweet sara…i’ve missed you!! so glad you’re back. i love the peeks into your world & glimpses of your thought life.
you are always so precious & full of inspiration.
i’m with you on the spring items going up quickly–i have my egg filled nests & even my shells back out–couldn’t help myself.
praying blessings for you & josh for 2009. you know we can’t wait to ‘meet’ sadie one day-wink!!
xo

Teresa Sheeley - Hi Sara,

I always look forward to whatever you are sharing. :) I never looked at your blog as a “brag book”, but rather a woman who has discovered a great talent within her and released it to the world. Your photography has blossomed into beautiful pieces of art. Take some time out for yourself, because you can get lost in your work when working at home, so treat yourself always. ((big hug))

Teresa
xo

Jen r sanctuary arts - We would love to see what ever you have to share. :)

Rebecca - Sara, I love your recent photos ~ as usual they speak volumes and are always so beautiful. The nests are such a simple and sweet reminder that a home comes in many shapes and sizes. I collect them here at home when ever I seen them on the ground after the wind has blown them out of the trees; secretly hoping that all spread their wings and made it safely.
I want to say “Thank you” for sharing your work and yourself with us. Your work has encouraged me and challenged me at the same time. It has encouraged me to take more pictures, to see life in new ways, and has reminded me again to enjoy every detail of every day right down to the smallest. You have been an inspiration.
Many, many wishes to you!

Carrie~LoLaEnChAnTeD - Hello there! I do have to say I LOVE your little nests! And, I think you need alittle “ME” time!! You know, some pampering!! Maybe alittle day vacation! Go buy something pretty, have a treat, visit with a friend!! I have to add, your photography is outta this world amazing!!!! I’ve been a long time visitor to your blog and it just keeps getting better!!!!!!!!!

Hope you enjoy your weekend!

cathy - Hi dear friend, No matter whether it is photos of your home or doing work for you clients, you blog is always truly inspirational and SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL!!!!May life bring you every joy you want and more…Love Cathy

Megan - wow, sara, it’s like you were in my head today! I’ve been feeling quite the same about my blog, and house, and pictures… all of it.

We’re not trying again, unfortunately. No, that wont happen any time soon.

I love your new blog by the way. It’s so serene and peaceful. Your pictures are stunning, even if you do feel like it’s the same ole same ole. Birds and nests and glass… how can you go wrong! :)

cheers to you and new journeys!