AE | The Weekend Lens

hang in there. i, too, have found comfort lately in the little joys of life. Sometimes, it's all you need to get through a hard day.

Thank you for sharing this. I have a really hard time documenting things when life gets challenging - I see now that it can be therapeutic and beautiful in a different, quiet way - thank you.

I so hope that you are ok - that things will be better and that your heart will be light. So many of us (all over the world) are sending you love and strength - hope you can feel that and that it carries you a bit.

hugs and love,
A.

Beautiful photos Ali, I would like to ditto that very first comment. Take care...

Ali - I can only offer my love and sympathy to you during this hard time. You are a true inspiration. Your bravery to share this with others though it might not feel like it, is healing. I grew up with my parents / step-parents constantly repeating, One Day at a Time. That is all you need to do. That is all I do. (Ive even found breaking it down even further in truly difficult times - hours, half days, events, tasks, etc).

Big Hug for you!
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hang in there ali! you will emerge from this a stronger person God bless you and your family

love you.

Peace be with you and your kids. Glad your mom and camera are there for support. Be with the pain and probably anger for now, knowing God will provide new opportunities for love, joy and healing in your future.

oh Ali, how sad I am for you. So glad you have all of us here to help you thru this tough part your going thru. Know we all love you and think you are the best and feel our prayers for you. You have lifted me up more then a few times so I hope we can do that for you too.

I am going thru a rough patch with my family too which became even more clearer during the last week in the life pictures. Those pictures are still sitting there with the stories. I'm going to force myself to tell the good and the bad of that week very soon so I can put it away. I want my kids to know it wasn't all roses when they were growing up and that we have rough patches just like other families do but we have to learn from them and be stronger for them. You have taught me that thru your stories and pictures Ali and I can't thank you enough.

You have been in my prayers and my daily thoughts constantly since knowing your sadness. Thank you for still keeping it real and honest here with us and trusting us. Sending hugs to all of you.

Over the weekend I didn't have my lens for this special occasion but I like the story for it maybe this will give you a little smile as you picture your Miss Anna doing this one day. Just posted it this morning:
http://everydaymemorieswithprojectlife.blogspot.com

love dawn

Take care Ali.

We've never met, Ali, but I feel as though you are a loyal and trusted friend. Please know there are many out 'here' that feel the same and are sincerely keeping you and your beautiful family in our thoughts and prayers. Thank you for always keeping it so honest and so real through the good and the not so... You have lots of love surrounding you - You Are Strong!

Many blessings and love as you go through this tough time Ali. My heart breaks for you as you find your way!!

I deeply respect your honesty and vulnerability with your readers. All of us have trials in our lives. By sharing them we can support each other and know that "we're not the only ones."

this post makes me want to hop on a plane and come out to the pnw to give you a big ole' hug in person. but, alas, a cyber hug is all i can do right now. i hope it's enough and that you know i am thinking about you and praying for strength for you, and your entire family, during these hard times. xoxoxoxo

thinking of you ali, and saying a little prayer......

You continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. Take the baby steps you need to until you are ready to take strides again. Be kind to yourself. Take time for you. {Hugs}.

Phil. 4:13

You are in my thoughts and in my prayers. Usually I retreat into myself when things get tough and taking photos seems like it would be a cathartic experience as well. Thank you for sharing that idea.

Life is beautiful. It is precious. But it does hurt sometimes. And sometimes it hurts for a long time. Four years ago I was in a place of hurt so deep I didn't think there could be life without hurting. But I now know that is not true. There was beauty then, in could shine through even amongst the pain. Good for You for seeing it so clearly, even while you're in the fog of despair right now. You are bigger than whatever is happening right now. And all of us are holding on to you and your family and wishing you the best.

Your honesty and braveness for posting about your struggles are encouraging me to be more deep and honest with my scrapbook pages and blog. Your sharing is taking away the stigma of "problems" and it builds all of our shame resilience. Thank you. You and your family are in my thoughts.

You are an amazing inspiration to me. Thank you for you strength and encouragement to "keep it real". In the past I didn't often scrapbook the hard times, but with a son coming into his teen years and struggling to find himself and struggling in school, I have learned to take solace in my pictures and in documenting these times even when I feel like crying so much and feeling like I am failing him some how.

So to you I say Thank You, one of my joys in the morning is checking to see what's new with you and what awesome new project you are embarking on.

Take care, my thoughts will be with you.

Jamie

oh, Ali, I'm wishing you light and peace. You make so many of us happy every day through your blog and we wish we could do the same for you.