2 blessed beyond belief

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happy texture tuesday to you, mrs. klassen!

so, have you found your feet today ... i mean ... have you gotten a bit grounded after your weekend?

sometimes we need a holiday after a holiday ... : )

this morning i was away to the country cemetery where my brother, my dad and my dad's family rests ...

it was the annual cemetery cleaning bee where members of the community gather to give extra care to trimming and caring for the resting place of so many gone before us ...

for sure everyone works hard, but there is lots of visiting and reacquainting that occurs ...

and after the trimming is done, the lawn chairs, coffee and cookies come out and we gather for a 'meeting' about any business that may need to taken care of ...

i love this gathering ~ it is a wonderful way of connecting and caring and sharing ...

anyways, i wanted to share an image of this particular marker that my dad would tell me about so many times ... 

it is the very first marker of the very first grave at this cemetery site ...

a little girl of a family settled to the area so very long ago ...

my dad had a soft spot for her ~ not knowing her ~ but that her name was never inscribed ~ that her marker was so plain, simple and quiet ...

but you know, kim ... i now visit this spot every time i go to the cemetery and think about my dad's story and think about the little girl ... and visit her so she knows she is never forgotten ...

the board is super worn and weathered away so much ... yet it stands and withstands anything the elements throw it's way ...

i wonder if that little girl had that kind of determination in her short life ...

and can't help but wonder where she would have gone with it, had she lived longer ... sigh.

giving thanks for every blessing ~ no matter how little ... xo

prairiegirl

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oh yes! i almost forgot (again) to leave a recipe! oh oh ... ; )

. slight curve adjustments on background copy

. your vintage texture . 100% soft light blending . layer mask brushing out marker and foreground grass

. your white wash texture . 100% soft light blending

. your history texture . color blending . 100% opacity

. add hue | saturation layer ~ hue -2 . saturation -75 . lightness -5

. add layer texture . lighter color blending . 72% opacity . layer mask brushing out marker and foreground grass

and, that's it, that's all ...

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ps. all of your textures are, of course, found at your café!

pps. toodling off to beddy bye now ... have a wonderful night ~ sweet 2bbb dreams!