I ♥ Hands!

Wow it has been a while since I've last blogged. I have a few posts swimming around in my head-if I can only find the time to write them out! I wanted to stop for a few minutes from the craziness that is my life to add a picture for this weeks I ♥ Faces contest. This is an unusual week because the focus is on hands-not faces. Gasp! Shocking I know! Out of all the many hand pictures I have-this is the one I thought of first. While many of the entries I've seen have been a shot of only a hand, I thought it would be alright if mine had a face in it too!

I took this shot last summer on our family vacation to Myrtle Beach, SC. As a child growing up we always used the "I Love You" hand and I love seeing the tradition trickle down to my own children. Whenever we leave a loved ones house, we all wave our hand to those saying goodbye. There are times when we'll see each other from across the room and can't speak, but we will hold up our sign and smile. The sweetest time was when my Gramma passed away. As the hearse took her body, driving up the road, my whole family stood with tears running down our faces, waving our faithful hand in one last goodbye. It's amazing how three simple words-or one simple sign, can hold so much emotion and meaning.

Well, enough sentimental stuff, make sure you head to www.iheartfaces.com to check out all the wonderful hand shots!