Guest Heart Thursday #212

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

I fell in love with this beautiful ferny heart, with its attendant little stem heart underneath - that Laura posted on her blog, "Shine the Divine: Creativity is a Spiritual Practice".

Laura has been hosting "I Heart Macro", and I've sooo enjoyed visiting her and the amazing links featured each week!

Thank you, Laura, for sharing your heart!

And thank you for being a huge inspiration in my life!

And thank you, too, for hosting I Heart Macro!

I followed one of the links to "I Heart Macro", and came across this absolutely gorgeous Bleeding Heart flower that Villrose posted on "Villroses Hage".

Bleeding Hearts are some of my favorite flowers!

Hmmmm, I wonder why that would be?

Thank you so much, Villrose, for sharing your heart!

Due to a little, uh, drainage issue we've been having, we've had to haul some gravel.

My neighbor, Amber, was helping shovel and dump the heavy stuff.

Along the way, we all picked up interesting river rocks out of the huge pile ...

I had to smile when Amber handed me this one.

A perfect little heart!

Thank you, Amber, for sharing your heart!

And thank you for helping, too.

As always - a huge thank you to all who found hearts last week. I can't wait for you to link up today ... and show everyone the amazing hearts you found in your world this week!!!

 

Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...

There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or written a heart-felt poem, or just found something that touches your heart, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!
Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL to that post!  

Guest Heart Thursday #200

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

Note: We are in the midst of a wind storm here in the Pacific Northwest - thousands around us are without power - and our lights just flickered something terrible. I hope I have time to finish this post before the lights go out completely!

With a possible power outage in mind, I am going to hurry to share a special link.

Laura is one of the most special people I know.

Her beauty and grace inspire me beyond words.

You can find her over at "Shine the Divine: Creativity IS a  Spiritual Practice".

Thank you, Laura, for sharing your heart.

And for sharing your HEART.

I love you, dear heart-sister.

As always - a huge thank you to all who found hearts last week. I can't wait for you to link up today ... and show everyone the amazing hearts you found in your world this week!!!

 

Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...

There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or written a heart-felt poem, or just found something that touches your heart, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!
Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL to that post!  

Guest Heart Thursday #198

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

Isn't this one of the most gorgeous seed pods you've ever seen?

Mostly because of the heart shape ... but also because Gunilla is an excellent photographer! You can find her work over at her blog, gbkoru.

Thank you, Gunilla, for sharing your heart!

And thank you, Texwisgirl, for finding it - and sharing the link!

And check out the heart on this gorgeous spider (although I'm so glad it's a photo - not the real thing!) that Milla posted on her blog, Milla's Photoblog.

Do you see the heart?

It's awesome!

Thank you, Milla, for sharing your heart!

Thank you, Laura, for finding it and sharing the link!

As always - a huge thank you to all who found hearts last week. I can't wait for you to link up today ... and show me the amazing hearts you found in your world this week!!!

 

Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...

There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or written a heart-felt poem, or just found something that touches your heart, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!
Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL to that post!  

Guest Heart Thursday #180

Welcome to a Special Edition of

Guest Heart Thursday -

Still a Place to Share YOUR Heart!

This is a special post for Laura.

Who means so much - to me - and so many others.

Whenever I start feeling like my problems are insurmountable ...

My feelings are hurt ...

My body is frail ...

My friends are faulty ...

My heart hurts beyond words ...

I visit Laura.

Because she is an incredible friend.

A beautiful and strong woman.

Who, despite an illness that would devastate many, shares her pain. And smiles through her tears.

And continues to be an inspiration.

She says she's not brave.
I beg to differ.

Laura will be an inspiration to you as well.

But a warning ... when you visit her blog, "Shine the Divine: Creativity IS a Spiritual Practice" ... bring some tissues. And be prepared to stay a while!

And while you're there, check out her meme ... "I Heart Macro".

Laura ... thank you.

You are in my thoughts and prayers.

You occupy a very special place in my heart!

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing the delightful and amazing hearts you found in your world!!!

 

Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...

There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or written a heart-felt poem, or just found something that touches your heart, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!
Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL to that post!  

Guest Heart Thursday #171

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

I am so envious that Sissie has had the privilege of spending all of July hanging out with our niece, my little "Honey Heart".

I love that they have been going on nature walks, and heart seeking walks ...

Because they find the BEST hearts!

(Which are usually posted on Beth's blog, "Expect the Unexpected")

Thank you, Honey Heart, for sharing your heart!

Thank you, Sissie, for helping and encouraging her!

When Debbie linked this eye-popping sand castle last week, I was in awe. I just don't have a clue how these artists can make such beauty ... knowing the next tide will wash them away ...

To see more pictures of this amazing structure ... and get to know Debbie (she's awesome too, by the way!), visit her blog, "It's All About Purple".

Thank you, Debbie, for sharing your heart!

I just love creative and artistic people ... I am constantly amazed at the beauty they find and create in their worlds ... like this amazing and unique wedding invitation (I love the heart addition!) that Adrienne posted on her blog, "My Memory Art". All I can say is "WOW!"

Thank you, Adrienne, for sharing your heart!

I've featured Laura and her incredible hearts before. There's a reason for that!

Laura is a HUGE inspiration for me ... check out her blog, "Shine the Divine". 

Laura does, indeed, shine.

(She also hosts a weekly "I Heart Macro")

Thank you, dear friend, for sharing your heart!

I was visiting Laura's "I Heart Macro" links when this one jumped out at me - what an incredibly beautiful (and flavorful!) heart Jama posted on her blog, "Sweet Memories"!

Jama is from Singapore and says she is "trying to be a better photographer". I think she's on the right track, don't you?

Thank you, Jama, for sharing your heart!

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing the delightful and amazing hearts you found in your world!!!

 

Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...

There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or written a heart-felt poem, or just found something that touches your heart, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!
Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL to that post!  

Guest Heart Thursday #162

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

Thank you all for the birthday wishes from last week. I had a wonderful day, but don't want to do THAT again for, oh, let's say at least a year!!!

I have always loved the artwork of Beth Niquette ... which you can find over at "Beth's Artworx".

Do you know it?

Have you seen it?

The cool thing is ... she likes to hide hearts in most of her work!

But the best thing about this incredible artist ...

She is MY sissie!!! Ya-hoo!!!

Thank you, sissie-kins, for sharing your heart!

Laura's posts bring peace to my world ... 

But that's not all.

When I read what Laura writes ... from her heart and soul, there is always some heart- and soul-searching that I find I must do in my life.
Her inspiration is far reaching.

Laura's words and photos will inspire you as well.

"Shine the Divine: Creativity IS a Spiritual Practice"

My life is better ... changed because of her wisdom and friendship.

Thank you Laura.

Thank you.

From the bottom of MY heart ...

Thank you for sharing YOUR heart!

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing the delightful and amazing hearts you found in your world!!!
 

Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...

There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or written a heart-felt poem, or just found something that touches your heart, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!
Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL to that post!  

Guest Heart Thursday #154

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

I will always be thankful that I met Susannah through her blog, "Wanderin' Weeta (With Waterfowl and Weeds)".

Susannah taught me to see the tiny beauty that surrounds me ... to flip over a rock and document what lives there ... to appreciate nature even more fully.

Sussannah posted this picture sometime ago, calling these "angry pansies". 

They do look kind of angry, don't they?

They also have hearts!

Susannah also posted this amazing shot of an anemone.

Do you see the tiny shell heart near the top?

Thank you, Susannah, for sharing your hearts!

Laura's rock and leaf heart stole MY heart.

I am in awe of this shot!

Laura is one of the most amazing people I've had the privilege of calling "friend".

When you read her blog, "Shine the Divine: Creativity IS a Spiritual Practice", you will know why I love her!

Thank you, Laura, for sharing your heart!

 Pamela sent me this heart in an e-mail - she hasn't posted to her blog, "Dum Spiro Spero" in a long time.

She found this heart in a cypress knee at the Francis Beidler Audubon Swamp in Harleyville, SC.

And I am in awe.

 Thank you, again, Pamela, for sharing your heart!

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing the delightful and amazing hearts you found in your world!!!
 

Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...

There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or written a heart-felt poem, or just found something that touches your heart, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!
Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL to that post!   

Guest Heart Thursday #140

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

Throughout life's journey, many wonderful people come and go.

Each one of them fills a special place in our hearts.

Sometimes, though, we have the opportunity to meet someone who makes such a profound impact on us, they not only fill a special place in our hearts ... but they make a huge difference in our lives.

Such a person, to me, is Laura.

Laura shares incredible photography and amazing insights on her blog

"Shine the Divine: Creativity IS a Spiritual Practice" ... the wisdom and beauty of what Laura shares touches my heart, soul and spirit.

During recent hardships in my life, Laura's sweet comments and e-mails helped to ease the pain.

Laura's beautiful soul does indeed "shine the divine".

You would never know she has her own demons to face ...

Her response to life's battles humbles me in my little infirmaries.

And inspires me beyond measure.
To look within myself.
And to look beyond myself.

For several years now, around Thanksgiving, Laura has assembled a "Gratitude Quilt".

When you visit her blog, be sure to click on the link ...

You will be awed at the "quilt squares" shared from around the earth.

Thank you, dear Laura, for sharing your heart.

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing the delightful and amazing hearts you found in your world!!!
 

Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...

There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or written a heart-felt poem, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!
Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL to that post!  

Guest Heart Thursday #130

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

I love Laura.

She is a huge inspiration in my life.

( Shine the Divine: Creativity IS a Spiritual Practice)

When I see the trials she faces with grace and love ...

I am awed and humbled.

Thank you, Laura, for sharing your life - and your heart.

I love it when JM finds hearts.

Even when he doesn't realize it!

(Oeiras and Environs Daily Photo).

Thank you, JM, for sharing your heart!

I fell in love with Lessandra's artistic hearts.

You will too, I am sure!

( Home is Where the Heart Is)

Thank you, Lessandra, for sharing your he'art'!

Teri and her sister Gina find wild hearts.

Even though separated by distance, these beautiful ladies are forever linked by love.

Isn't that beautiful?

(Our Wild Hearts)

Teri is also a wonderful photographer.

I love seeing the beauty she finds all around her.

(Teri H Hoover Photography)

Thank you, Teri, for sharing your heart!

Guest Heart Thursday #101

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -
A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

I introduced you to Owen last week ...
I hope you visited his wonderful blog "Magic Lantern Show (OR ... Mr. Toad's Travel Diary)"!
Owen posted this amazing Chinese lantern heart some time ago ... I rediscovered it as I was going through my Guest Heart file!

Thank you, Owen, for sharing your heart!

I love how Laura captured this sun-heart moment ...

Please keep Laura in your thoughts and prayers ... Laura has MS, and has been very ill.
Laura has been a HUGE inspiration to me through her blog "Shine The Divine: Creativity is a Spiritual Practice" - where I am humbled by the true beauty of her brightly shining soul - in spite of her devastating diagnosis.



((Please join me in a quiet moment of Love and Peace for Laura))



Thank you, Laura, for sharing your heart.

I hadn't heard from my heart-sister Dani in a while ...
It turns out she's busy back at school in China after her winter break in Macedonia.

This is a beautiful cloud heart Dani found last summer ... and you can see more of her amazing hearts by visiting "A Lovely Home for Hearts".

Dani posts pictures of her everyday life on "Snow Flowers".

Thank you, Dani, for sharing your heart!

When Lois over at "Tallahassee Daily Photo" went on hiatus, she urged us to check out a new kid on the "City Daily Photo" block ...

I would like to introduce you to Claire over at "Tallahassee Daily Photos"!!!
(Because I have to get my daily dose of warmth somewhere!!!)

I loved finding the cloud hearts in this picture Claire posted ...

Thank you, Claire, for sharing your hearts!

Theresa has been a friend of my sister's for years and years, but it was only last summer that I had the chance to get to know her ... and realize that we have A LOT in common!!!

Theresa found this delicate wildflower heart and sent it to Beth, who in turn sent it to me in an e-mail ... We have had no luck in identifying what kind of flower it is!

Thank you, Theresa, for sharing your friendship ... and your heart!

One world. One people. One heart.

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing all of the delightful and amazing hearts you found in your world!

Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...
There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or written a heart-felt poem, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!
Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!,

Is your heart from a long time ago?
It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL to that post!

Guest Heart Thursday #74

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -
A place to share YOUR heart!

With just a few strokes of color on paper, Boki stole my heart with this beautiful drawing she has called "Love Confusion". This is not the first time Boki's drawings and photography have touched me - to see more, visit her over at "ninas y corazones" - you will be delighted!

Thank you, Boki, for touching my heart ... and for sharing yours!

I had to giggle when Cheryl posted this "rose heart in training" on her blog "March to March". It is a photo well named!

Cheryl has been a wonderful friend and inspiration to me. She has been here since I started blogging, and has helped me through good times and bad. I can't say how much I appreciate her!!!

Thank you, Cheryl, for being there, for inspiring me ... and for sharing your heart!

One of my favorite things to do is to find hearts in the posts of my friends ... hearts they don't see! When JM over at "Oeiras Daily Photo" posted this photo "Vertigo", I couldn't help but look for the hearts I knew I would find in this amazing shot ... Do you see any hearts here?
(hint: look just above the word "and" in the copyright watermark!)

If you haven't discovered JM's blog, you are missing out on some of the best photography I've seen in a long time. Every time JM posts, I am stunned at the beauty he finds ... and his unique point of view in which he shares it!!!

Thank you, JM, for sharing your beautiful Portugal ... and for sharing your heart!

When I got the e-mail from my friend Louis, I knew I would find a special heart attached. When I saw this astounding shot, I knew Louis had found a heart in a million!

So ... my imagination has added something new to Louis' paradise in "backwoods Southern California" ... I will now add the sound of a low note wind chime to the picture in my head of Louis kicking back on the deck, surrounded by the beauty of nature ... listening to the low beauty of the chimes ... Sigh ...

Thank you, Louis, for this beautiful vision ... and for sharing your heart!

Laura has posted this beautiful tree heart before ... and I have loved it each time I see it.
I hope someday you will meet Laura. She in every way inspires me, shames me, makes me look beyond myself, bring me to tears ... I am in awe of someone who can take their own pain ... face their own demons ... and still shine with faith and grace. That is Laura.

"Shine the Divine: Creativity IS a Spiritual Practice"

"It makes me wonder how much my slender body can hold, how big will my heart grow through the years, am I up to the tasks that life has in store for me, and will I be able to withstand the storms of living with a fraction of the grace this tree embodies? It is an awe inspiring mystery, discovering a tree that grew perfectly into a heart."

Thank you, Laura, for sharing your heart. Your whole heart.

One world. One people. One heart.

As always - a huge thank you to all who participated in Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing all of the delightful and amazing hearts you found in your world!

Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...
There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to Linky! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!
The link will be open from Thursday morning until Sunday night.

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!

Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL link to that post!

Guest Heart Thursday #29

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday!
A Place to Share YOUR Hearts!

When I visited Sheryl's recent Weekend Reflections post on Tapirgal's Daily Image ... little did I know I was going to find she had posted this amazing glass heart ...

Sheryl found this delicate purple and gold heart in Tacoma, Washington, where it is part of Dale Chihuly's Bridge of Glass.

Thank you, Sheryl, for sharing this gorgeous heart.

You never know what Beth is going to find at The Abandoned!

Like this beautiful and delicate yarrow heart ...

Thank you, Beth, for sharing your heart!

Darlene at A Dancing Mango is one of the most amazing artists I've ever had the privilege to meet. She works in many different mediums, and each creation is unique and gorgeous.
She's working on some dolls now that you just HAVE to go see!

She found an old beat up and ugly kitchen clock ... and turned it into this gorgeous work of art - complete with hearts for numbers!

Thank you, Darlene, for sharing your heart!

Laura over at Shine the Divine: Creativity is a Spiritual Practice found this shadowy heart-shaped portal and invites us to Enter the Mystery ...

Laura is going through pain I can only imagine, yet her words of love and encouragement continue to inspire me.

Thank you, Laura, for sharing your heart ... and your wisdom.
You certainly do Shine the Divine!

Deann at The Whimsey Asylum posted this, er, unique graphic artwork as part of a challenge called "Forbidden Love". She based it on a "strange" picture she found on Wikipedia, and felt it was too funny and bizarre to pass up. If you haven't checked out Deann's digital collages ... well, you really should. She is an amazing artist.

Thank you, Deann, for sharing your unique heart!

A huge thank you to all who participated in Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing the amazing hearts you found in your world!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart to Linky!
The link will be open from Thursday morning until Sunday night.

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!

Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL link to that post!