The Gift

This might not look like much of a gift to you, but it represents three years of weekly inserts I write for my church. I don't get paid for writing them. They are a gift that I give freely. I have been blessed with an education and this is a small way in which I give back what my teachers and benefactors invested in me. I am always humbled when someone tells me how my writing has impacted their life. I enjoy the digging, the research and even the weekly challenge of writing something new and not repeating a single subject. The feedback and what I learn and share is how the gift becomes a gift to me.

[Taffy]

Lovely way to share your commitment, and nicely composed! Congrats on PP -- I knew as soon as I saw your shot yesterday that it would be there by today. It was too perfect not to be.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@taffy Thank you so much Taffy and the same to you- I saw your airplane soaring across the PP too! I didn't know if it would get there. My pictures have always made it on a very sporadic basis. So I am always thrilled when one pops up there. I really appreciate your faithful comments on my shots- they really do mean the world to me!

[Yao RL]

I am relatively new to 365, your picture and text told me a lot about you. It is very nice of you to give your time and thought free to people. They are gifts of great value.

[Timothy]

great comp

[Cissy B.]

I love the notion of generosity that this shot imparts - a file folder full of giving and sharing. Wonderful!

[bkb in the city]

I have always enjoyed the writings you have shared with us. Do you do a blog with your writings?

[📸 Bulldog 📷]

Great shot and a lovely gift.

[Dione Giorgio]

Very clever of you, Ann. That bundle is indeed a lovely gift to your community.

[alia_801]

It's always wonderful to be able to look at something tangible that you've produced :)

[Kerri]

Cool shot

[Rick Schies]

Knowing that what you do touches someone else is a great reward in itself. I understand what you are saying

[Sally Ings]

Very cool pov! What a wonderful gift to be able to give. I have always admired those who are able to write and give talks!

[Mrs. Smith]

I believe the best gifts to give are the ones that use the gifts that we have been given. This is perfect.

[Kathryn Marshall]

Great shot---great POV and DOF. What a wonderful gift! This gift is a sharing of your writing abilities and of your heart.

[Bev]

Nice shot, Ann. It's great that you do that and because you want to and not because you have to or you get paid for it. You have a very big heart and soul and you are one of the nicest people I've ever had the fortune of "meeting"

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@yaorenliu Thank you Yao! I am very happy to have you as a follower! I am enjoying getting to know you from your pictures as well. I can tell you have an artistic way of seeing things and your pictures are like poetry.
@twr Thank you Timothy!
@coastandcactus Thank you Cissy!
@bkbinthecity Thank you Brian! I am working on that. I signed up for a blog out there in cyber land but I can't figure out how to upload on it so I want to start over again- but I can't figure out how to delete the account either!! Slowly but surely and hopefully soon, I'll get it all worked out! And I will let you know when I do. In the meantime if you'd really like to read them I can always email them to you. They are in Microsoft Office format. If you're interested my email is [e-mail]. Send me a note and I'll send you a few of my favorites.
@bulldog Thanks Graham! Had to depart from the typical for this one.
@sangwann Thank you Dione! It is something I really enjoy doing.
@alia_801 Thank you Alia! I can't believe I've been writing them that long! It's been that much fun.
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri!
@digitalrn Thank you Rick! I'm sure you experience that a great deal in your job. I know that my Dad really appreciated his nurses in the final days of his life. They were so attentive and took great care with him.
@salza Thank you Sally! If you had asked me when I was a teen if this was my goal in life I would have said no! Especially the speaking part!! But this was what I was meant to do.
@mrssmith203 Thank you Carla! I would agree with that whole heartedly!
@daisy Thank you Kathryn! It really is something that brings me great joy. I am happy to share it.
@prttblues Thank you Bev! I have my days when I wish it would bring in some money! But lately I've put that aside and looked at the right here and right now of it. That puts a better perspective in my little brain! I keep praying that things will work out with mh sister soon because I really am looking forward to meeting up with you someday. As it usually is with me, it's all in God's hands to work it all out- and as you would expect me to say- there's no better place for things to be! (o:

[Nicole Campbell]

Really lovely Ann, this obviously means a lot to you and thanks for sharing with us.

[Henri Russell]

You certainly do have a gift and it is wonderful that you are willing to share it.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@nicolecampbell @henrir

Thank you ladies! Yes, it does give me a lot of joy writing them and sharing them with others.

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Thanks Ann. I will do that. Just so you recognize the e-mail is from us ours is [e-mail]

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@bkbinthecity I will be delighted to share it with you and will send one your way tomorrow when I get home from church as all my writing is still stored on the main computer which Jeff is using right now.