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08
Feb

Nursery Color Possibilities

When we moved in our house in September, we decided to paint the “future” baby room right away since we were painting the whole house anyway. We opted for a neutral color so that whether we had a boy or a girl we could always dress up the room with accessories, wall decoration and bedding. and wouldn’t need to paint it all over again. The bedroom already had some wainscoting… which was exactly what I wanted for baby’s future room.

I knew I wanted chocolate brown furniture in the room when I saw the image below. I liked the look of it with the pale wainscoting and walls. Even though the furniture is more of a walnut color (in the image), it gives an overall idea of the color differences.

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We painted the wainscoting a pure white, and the top part a grayish/purpley color (middle color – smoked oyster) The color looks a little more purple than what you see on screen. I didn’t want a pure gray because I didn’t want the room to feel cold. So have a tint of color warmed it up just a bit.

I’m really happy with the color choice for the room. Neutral, yet can still be gender focused when paired with other colors. So say we have a girl, we can accent with pinks and/or purples and if we have a boy we could go green and/or blue. Below is a variety of possibilities for color choices.

(the image above is actually the nursery 3-piece set we got for the nursery – in espresso)

Now, I know that before I can start decorating… I need to 1) Choose the bedding 2) Decide if I want a theme (no animals please) 3) Run it by the hubby… heh I tend to make decisions without even asking him. I know bad Kelly (slaps hand)

So now, gotta choose some bedding. Any good sites with no-so-common baby bedding? I don’t want to have animals, planes, butterflies, trucks..etc (Ya I know I don’t have it easy) But I prefer having say a mixture of textures / patterns. Dots, Stripes, Tartan… what ever looks neat. I’m going for modern, yet fun. Something like this…

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Oh Sarah Richardson (also known as my ultimate FAVE designer) you did it so well…Hopefully I can be 1/100 as good as you

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05
Feb

Clouds of Love

Weheartit / Flickr

On the night I met you,
my heart stoped beating
it froze with with desire,
at what I was seeing.
On this night for us
that shoud’nt have been,
what lay ahead nobody could see.
You alone started these flames
of wanting desire,
a million seas couldn’t quench the fire.
But love isn’t always the easy friend,
you have to sail the storm
to recieve the love you send.
So till the day comes
that these arms can hold you near,
I’ll sail the storms and watch
as the clouds disapear.

Author: Weisskamp

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05
Feb

Glam Giveaway: Coffee Date Set

Update: Thank you so much everyone for participating in the Coffee Date Set giveaway. I am beyond jealous that I was not eligible to enter this giveaway… so winner, if ever you don’t want your cozies … I will volunteer to take them. lol … kidding. Ok so it’s time to choose the winner.

Drumroll please….  the winner of the giveaway is comment # 50:

Jody says: February 4, 2010 at 6:21 pm

Tweet, tweet, tweeted!

Congratulations Jody you are the lucky winner!!! I hope you will enjoy these cozies… you are one lucky gal.  Thanks again everyone for participating!!!

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A couple of weeks ago, I featured a beautiful image on inspiration friday. Well I received emails, IMs and tweets on where they can get the item. Well, I am super super excited because today…. Jessica of WaysideViolet is giving away a Coffee Date set. Yup, Not 1 but 2 beautiful hand knitted coffee/tea cozies in the moss green.

Keep it for you and the Boyfriend/Girlfriend/Husband… or give it to a special friend/sibling. Such a perfect gift for those coffee/tea takeout lovers What are you waiting for, enter the contest. Rules below

How to Enter

1. Visit WaysideViolet and comment below telling me whats your favorite item in her shop.To up your chances to win, you have 6 more ways to enter the contest & win (please make sure to leave separate comments, otherwise you’re entries won’t count and you will miss out):
2. Tweet the following: I entered to win a knitted Coffee Date Set courtesy of (@waysideviolet) Check it out: http://glamourthis.com (via @blushink)
   Then comment (a separate comment) when you’ve tweeted.
3. Subscribe to the New Glamour This RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/blushink/glamourthis
   and comment when you have.
4. Become a Glamour This! fan on Facebook (http://facebook.com/glamourthis )
   and comment when you have.
5. Follow WaysideViolet on Twitter: http://twitter.com/waysideviolet
6. Blog about this giveaway and/or why you want to win this prize and comment with the link.
7. Share the giveaway on facebook & let me know you did in a comment.

A winner will be picked at random and will be announced on Friday February 5th 2010. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE !!! Contest ends Thursday February 4th 2010 at 8 PM (EST).

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04
Feb

Spring Color Forecast à la M.A.C

I am loving M.A.C cosmetics spring color forecast. I received Parts 1 and 2 and these colors are very true to my style. Though I have to admit PINK is always my way to go… the other colors are as awesome. So their motto is simple : “Pick a mood, decide on a demeanour, then mix it up for a fervent flash of authentic emotion! Find your forecast, pursue your passion with four vivid, sensual colour ways designed to capture the season in M·A·C style.”

If it giggles, tickles, teases, it’s PINK.

If it’s tawny, sensuous, glowing, it’s CORAL.

Check out their site for cute videos for each forecast ( Pink & Coral )
and stay tuned for #3 and #4

oh and for you Canadians out there : FREE STANDARD SHIPPING WITH ANY PURCHASE. Simply use code PINK. Ends Sunday, February 7th on orders shipped to Canadian Addresses only.

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03
Feb

Interview: Onelove Photography

Today’s interview features the work of the talented Sara of Onelove Photography.You’ve probably seen her beautiful work before, since she’s been featured on several blogs, but now… you’ll know what started it all. What her passions are, and where she gets her inspiration. Happy reading

How did you come up with the name : onelove photography?
There are several reasons: I am obsessed with good music. I can’t get enough of it…I’ll go to at least 10 live shows a year, and my stereo is always going. I absolutely love the song, “One” by Bono… and “One Love” by Bob Marley…. Finally, this all comes together with my personal faith in God. I love how Erwin McManus puts is: “Love is not a four-letter word. God is love.” -. It embodies everything that means anything to me.

What made you start this business – the major turning point?
My sister. Several years ago, I was sitting with my sister chatting she said, “One love.” I said, “What?” And she said, “One love. It’s you. You should name your business ‘one love.’” I thought about it, and she was right. That’s where onelove started.

After shooting a few weddings back in 2002 and 2003, I started developing a special vision for creative, editorial (candid) weddings, and decided to launch onelove photography. I’ve found that so many clients are looking for someone to “tell a story” of their day in pictures, which is all I do! I was trained to “tell stories” (aka my BA in Photojournalsm) onelove exploded right away, and I’ve been trying to catch up with it ever since.

What inspires you?
Life. Real, strong, abundant life. I believe we are meant to have it to the full, living free. When we love ourselves, we can fully love those around us. I want to capture VIBRANCE and ROMANCE and just plain FUN! I have so much fun shooting, it’s contagious!

What is the best part about your job?
Duh! Being able to see and photograph people that are totally smitten over each other! I never get tired of seeing happy people. But also, I so so so love working in the outdoors, crafting photographic art with sunlight and color. It invigorates me. Creative professions are so wonderful!

Whats the process?
I am here to capture you in your element in a way you didn’t even know was possible…The greatest images are the simplest of moments, but with the right lens, angle, composition and light, it can look like a completely different place – I want all of my clients to be posed and creatively composed in such a way that they could be published in a magazine the next day. Regular people with real emotions, real style, and I will craft your world into an image oozing with color and emotive passion… Drawing the beauty out of you (sometimes we’re scared to let ourselves be real in front of a camera lens)…it’s my natural rhythm to create warm setting while shooting, everyone relaxes and can just be themselves.

Tell us a little about yourself, to get to know you more
I’ve spent the last 8 eight years in the professional sports world while shooting weddings. Working under Michael Zagaris (acclaimed rock-and roll photographer, currently Oakland A’s and San Francisco 49ers team photographer) all these years, I have been given the opportunity to freelance regularly for Getty Images, shooting the MLB and NBA Playoffs, US Open, MLS (yummy David Beckham!!!) and working with some of the most heralded professional athletes in the world.

I have been working out of the San Francisco area until December of 2009, when I moved down to Pasadena. I am now based in the LA region and so excited about shooting down here!
Thank you for the opportunity to share my work with your readers!

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No thank you Sara, for sharing your beautiful talent with Glamour This! Be sure to check out her website, subscribe to her blog and follow her on twitter (@omyBeloved) too

If you would like to be featured in the Interview Series, simply give me a shout out via the contact page

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02
Feb

Stunning Drop Caps

ypography is something that fascinates me and when I found the work of Jessica Hische I knew I had to share. (but I’m sure you’ve seen her work before) In design school I’ve always wanted to create my own typography, but soon realized that I wasn’t made for that. I guess you accept it and move on… but there are people like Jessica who are beyond talented and to them…. its easy. Hurray for that! Because its amazing. Art in its best form.

Now, notice that pretty drop cap in the beginning of the post? Well its all part of the  The Daily Drop Cap. I don’t know if you’ve heard of it before but it’s an ongoing project by typographer and illustrator Jessica Hische herself. Each day, a new hand-crafted decorative initial cap will be posted on this site and can be used for your enjoyment and for beautify your blog posts.

It’s really easy to use, once you find the drop cap of your choice, simply click on it and all the coding will be available to you so you may insert it in your post (html editor mode), delete the first letter of your post and click preview. Voila! A pretty letter to start your post.

Pages and pages of pretty drop caps will be found on her site. But it’s worth looking through every page. Each letter has its unique style. From various colors and shapes to being era focused… these letters are beautiful and have so many intricate details.

Check out her website for more typographic goodies. She even has an online shop for you fans I’m seriously considering buying myself a Drop Cap to hang on my wall in my office… hmmm

So what are you waiting for, go check out The Daily Drop Cap for daily inspiration.

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01
Feb

When is early too early?

This simple question is the start of a huge debate. When is it too early to announce your pregnancy??? Personally I think any time before 12 weeks is a huge gamble but if you are willing to live with the possibility of a miscarriage and having to re-announce it to everyone… then hats off to you! 

As you all know, I announced my pregnancy to my family and friends at my 12 week mark.  I mean a select few knew before hand (I could count them on my fingers) but I decided to wait… to be sure. (note: this is my first pregnancy)

For the longest time… pregnant friends and family members told me I wouldn’t be able to hold off and not announce it! Keep the secret for 3 months?!? “No way” they told me. Well I guess they were wrong, because I did. Why? Simple, I am dead scared of miscarriages and I didn’t want to have to pull the “How’s the pregnancy going?”… “well, I miscarried” line.

Even to this day, my family can’t even understand how I kept the secret for so long… well when you put your mind to it, you can. Honestly, I am happy I waited. Even though I’ve been blessed with a worry free pregnancy (so far) I wouldn’t of done it any other way.

So my question is this…When is early too early to announce your pregnancy?
And for those of you who have, and unfortunately miscarried… do you regret announcing so soon?

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29
Jan

If

Weheartit / Tumblr

As I sit here now wondering of you,
I remember the days we had,
You my darling so bright and full of life,
You made me complete so whole and so bright,
I loved the way you made me feel,
So welcome, so loved, and so special,

My love is forever with you,
But please, Please, Please
Remember me, remember us
And Please dont make me say If Only I.

Author: Jay Briggs

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27
Jan

Interview: JAC beauty

I’m a fan of beauty products and cosmetics… so when the ladies behind JAC beauty accepted to take part in the interview series, I was super excited.

How did you come up with the name?
Back in California, I was doing wedding hair & makeup on the side with my cousin Jean.  Since we love MAC makeup so much, we joked about naming ourselves JAC and copying their logo. (JAC meaning Jean and Carol) However, when we became “serious”, we decided that we really liked the sound of JAC Beauty.  Luckily when I moved to New York and found my business partner, Jina, the name JAC Beauty still worked! I loved the simplicity of it and I wanted to make sure that it would be a name that I would never get sick of.

What made you start this business – the major turning point?
Honestly, it was due to the bad economy! When I moved to New York, I could not find a job for the life of me. I knew that I wanted to stay within the arts, but all I could find were free internships. I decided to take a huge risk and pursue the business full time with my business partner Jina.  It worked out really well because everyone within the industry was willing to negotiate and collaborate with each other. Everyone was going through rough patches and was eager to work together!

What inspires you?
I love hearing people say that JAC Beauty is exactly what they’ve been looking for! Although we do all ethnicities, there was a huge need for Asian American hair and makeup artists. I was really happy to hear clients say that they felt safe in my hands because we specifically say that we understand the needs of Asian American features.

What is the best part about your job?
Definitely meeting new people. I love seeing the work of all these talented photographers and stylists that are yet to be discovered by “the world.” I also love befriending brides and bridesmaids. Sometimes with certain clients that I bond with, when we’re about to leave, we just stare at each other and say “you know, we should really do coffee sometime!” A lot of them end up being my Facebook friends!

What is your best beauty tip?
Don’t ever compare yourself to anyone else. Everyone has different ideas and opinions of what “beauty” is and how it can be done.  The most beautiful thing about a woman is her heart and her “essence” and that can’t be bought with creams or scented with perfumes.  On another note, just moisturize! Your entire body. All the time.

Tell us a little about yourself, to get to know you more
Born and raised in California, I moved to New York with my husband after a year of marriage. I fell in love with the wedding industry while planning my own wedding, and then somehow fell into the wedding hair & makeup world.  I never took classes or have been professionally trained and have no desire to do so! I simply enjoy hair & makeup for what it is. I know there are people better and worse than me, and that’s ok.

I love all of the arts: music, photography, dance, theater and performance art. I love cats, (although I’m deathly allergic to them) am obsessed with “my” TV shows, (30 Rock!) and have a serious relationship with my laptop. Aside from being married to my husband, I think that having real, genuine girlfriends is the greatest gift a girl can find.

Thank you ladies for participating in my interviews series. I hope readers will understand a little more what goes on behind the scenes. I wish you all the very best.

Don’t forget to check out their site for lots of great tips, before and after shots and the latest trends in the cosmetics world. If you would like to be featured in the Interview Series, simply give me a shout out via the contact page.

{ Photo credits: ( in order of appearance) }
1 – Photographer is Yoni Goldberg
2- photocreds” Photographer, Yoni Goldberg
3-  Photographer Randy Pace
4-  Photographer Frank Wang

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26
Jan

Recipe: The Soup Diet

Many of yous seemed interested by this Soup Diet I did a while back. So I thought I would share. The recipe is from a renown hospital here in Montreal and they feed their patients this soup when they have cardiac, stomach or weight issues. Especially if they need to go into surgery and need to lose a few pounds, before going under the knife. Hubby works in a hospital and knows of this diet. So it all checks out

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So if you are interested… here is the recipe:

Drinks Allowed

• Unsweetened juices
• Tea (also herbal)
• Coffee
• Cranberry juice
• Skim milk
• Lots of water

Soup Recipe

• 1 or 2 cans of stewed tomatoes
• 3 plus large green onions
• 1 large can of beef broth (no fat)
• 1 pkg. Lipton Soup mix (chicken noodle)
• 1 bunch of celery
• 2 cans green beans
• 2 lbs. Carrots
• 2 Green Peppers

Season with salt, pepper curry, parsley, if desired, or bouillon, hot or Worcestershire sauce. Cut veggies in small to medium pieces. Cover with water. Boil fast for 10 minutes. Reduce to simmer and continue to cook until vegetables are tender.

The soup can be eaten at any time.

Day 1
Any fruit (except bananas). Cantaloupes and watermelon are lower in calories than most other fruits. Eat only soup and fruit today.

Day 2
All vegetables. Eat until you are full with fresh raw, cooked or canned veggies. Try to eat green leafy veggies and stay away from dry beans, peas or corn.
Eat veggies along with the soup.
A baked potato and dinner time with butter.
Don’t eat any fruits through today.

Day 3
Eat all the soup, fruit and veggies you want. Do not have a baked potato.

Day 4
Bananas and skim milk: Eat at least 3 bananas and drink as much milk as you can today, along with the soup.

Day 5
Beef and tomatoes: you may have 10 to 20 ounces of beef and a can of tomatoes, or as many as 6 tomatoes on this day. Eat the soup at least once today.

Day 6
Beef and veggies, eat to your heart’s content of the beef and veggies today. You can even have 2-3 steaks if you like with green leafy veggies but no baked potato. Be sure to eat the soup at least once today.

Day 7
Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juice and veggies, until full (and eat the soup).
You can add cooked veggies to your rice if you wish.

The soup is actually really really good. Oh course you will need to change your eating habits and excercise won’t hurt in the equation… but it does work. Really. If you do it… keep me posted I would love to see how it’s going for you.

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25
Jan

Fashion Envy

When I came accross this shoot, I fell in love. The pictures are amazing and the fashion style is to die for. Plus, I would love to sport me one of these looks. (boots :  check)

The model of this shoot is actually the editor of the Pandora Blog. Isn’t she adorable? You can check out some of her fave 2009 shots

So now I let you indulge in this fashion yummy eye candy

Photos de Pauline Darley.

{ Via : Pandora }

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24
Jan

Glam Giveaway: Vintage Girl 2010 Calendar

Update: Thank you so much everyone for participating in the Vintage Girl 2010 item giveaway. I apologize this post was suppose to be published on friday and is 2 days late.   It’s time to choose the winner.

Drumroll please….  the winner of the giveaway is comment # 6:

Jen says: January 14, 2010 at 3:21 p
Tweeted about the giveaway too (can you tell I want that calendar?)
http://twitter.com/Jenkiaba/status/7758275141

Congratulations Jen you are the lucky winner!!! I guess participating more than once worked out for you. I hope you will enjoy this calendar, but being a photographer yourself, I am sure you can appreciate how beautiful Jane’s work really is Thanks again everyone for participating!!!

Another giveaway in store on thursday… you don’t want to miss it.

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I am really excited about todays post. Well first its a giveaway, but this item that we will be giving away embodies what Glamour This! is all about. Pretty, Feminine, Vintage and Chic. Thanks to the awesome Jane Heller (also a Montrealer… whoot whoot) today we will be giving away a Vintage Girl 2010 desktop Calendar to one lucky winner. Isn’t it soooooo pretty. See for yourself

How to Enter

1. Visit Jane Hellers Etsy Shop and comment below telling me whats your favorite item in her shop.To up your chances to win, you have 8 more ways to enter the contest & win (please make sure to leave separate comments, otherwise you’re entries won’t count and you will miss out):
   
2. Tweet the following: I entered to win a vintage calendar courtesy of http://shortify.com/9793 (@janeheller) Check it out: http://glamourthis.com (via @blushink)
   Then comment (a separate comment) when you’ve tweeted.
3. Subscribe to the New Glamour This RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/blushink/glamourthis
   and comment when you have.
4. Become a Glamour This! fan on Facebook (http://facebook.com/glamourthis )
   and comment when you have.
5. Become a Jane Heller fan on Facebook ( http://shortify.com/9792)
   and comment when you have.
6. Follow Jane Heller on Twitter: http://twitter.com/janeheller
7. Blog about this giveaway and/or why you want to win this prize and comment with the link.
8. Post about this giveaway on a message board & comment with the link.
9. Share the giveaway on facebook & let me know you did in a comment.

A winner will be picked at random and will be announced on Friday January 22nd 2010. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE !!! Contest ends Thursday January 21st 2010 at 8 PM (EST).

Images courtesy of Jane Heller Photography

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22
Jan

A Wish

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I lie on the ground,
and stare into space,
the stars start to move,
into the shape of your face.

I see you there now,
looking down at me,
with that cute little smile,
that I like to see.

You say “close your eyes”,
“tell me what you see”,
I see only two people,
just you and me.

We’re walking the shoreline,
with our feet getting wet,
the horizon turns pink,
as the sun starts to set.

We make love through the night,
on that white sandy shore,
then I hold you while thinking,
I could want nothing more.

Oh I wish I could be,
in that one special place,
as I lie on the ground,
and I stare into space.

Author: Randy Schutte

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21
Jan

11 ways to feel great about your body

So lets face it, we don’t have the same figure as say when we were in high school. Unless you are one of those Makeover’s stories worthy to appear on Jerry Springer or Maury. I’ve always been a bigger girl than average… but for some reason (luckily) I never looked my weight. People always gave me a good 20 lbs less. No complaining here.

Now, I’m not one who is ashamed to say how my I weigh, and its for this reason I am going all out and sharing this info with you. Before the wedding (1.5 years ago) I weighed in at 168lbs and just in August I went on the scale and saw that I was at 197lbs… I KNOW what the hell? oh yes, and I’m short too 5 3′ 3/4 (hey the 3/4 is really important!!!) so my height doesnt help… and well the results my ASS = HUGE!

I decided to go on a soup diet (and lost 16 pounds in about a months span) Which is really really awesome.  The weight loss make me feel really good about myself, so I thought I would share 11 ways to feel great about your body (no matter the size, big / small, short or tall)

1. Having sex – but only the good kind, bad sex will make you feel worse
2. Being in a good mood makes you feel great about your body and everything else, too
3. A partner who thinks you look great helps you love the skin you’re in
4. Eating healthy, but not necessaily going on and off those diets that never seem to work (well apart of that soup dies )
5. Knowing what makes you feel good helps you feel great about your body
6. Eliminating people & media images that make you feel bad
7. Participating in activities that you enjoy helps you love the skin you’re in
8. Exercising not for weight loss, but for fun and adventure
9. A balanced perspective of your abilities, talents, achievements, and self will help you feel great about your body
10. Accepting that nobody is as perfect (even the models in the magazines are airbrushed /photoshopped BIG TIME!!! )

    And the most important one

11. Don’t get pregnant!!!!!!

Hehe… funny but so true. Your body changes during and after after pregnancy, and its something you actually have to accept. When I found out I was pregnant… I literally said to myself “there goes all the weight I just lost” Even the hubby laughed at the whole situation. (as did I ) I was sooooo sure I would be a fat blob pregnant. I mean, nothing in my life indicated otherwise. I thought, after 1 months I’d be over the 200 lbs for sure… and that’s something I have a hard time accepting.

Well… I am shockingly surprised… why? Because I actually lost weight During the first month of the pregnancy… Wassup with that? I’ll get pregnant more often then. (kidding) and after 16 weeks, I’ve only gained 5 lbs. 5 LBS…. do you know what that is???? NOTHING. I know I shouldn’t get overally excited, because I’m pretty certain I’ll gain lots in a few weeks. But still… its kinda fun when your body surprises you like that.

Keep it coming body… (i want the good stuff… aka weight loss) who knows, maybe after I breast feed ill be back in my High School figure. Ya, ok! A girl can dream right? 

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15
Jan

Absense

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My love is like the sun that warms me when I am cold,
And like the cool water of the brook that refreshes me.
My love knows the secret pleasures of my soul,
And delights with me in fulfilling them.
Who is my love but the soul of my soul,
And the reason for every beat of my heart.
Who fills me with life in the joy of her presence,
And returns to me more than I have given.
Come to me, my love, I die without you.
Each day is eternity, waiting for your touch.
Remove the tears from my eyes and the ache in my heart,
Be closer than my breath, all my days, all my nights.

Author: Phillip Varady Sr. (Excerpted from The Stonebearers)

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