by Amy Bretall | Jun 30, 2018 | Blog, Crosses, Faith, Inspired, Life, Love
I pause to take in this photo with my sister (right, age 3) and I (left, age 2). What captured my attention is the look on our faces. The emotion – the joy, the smiles, the bouncing hair from dancing. This is Alive. What does it take for us as we age to feel...
by Amy Bretall | Jun 2, 2018 | Blog, Crosses, Faith, Inspired, Life, Love
What starts small can grow, filling you up completely and renewing life, giving a new direction. I know this. It happened to me. Of course, at the time I started, I didn’t know this, but just listened to an inner calling. Taking a step brought a complete change of...
by Amy Bretall | May 20, 2018 | Blog, Crosses, Faith, Inspired
Shouldn’t we all? Hold on, hang on, hug on, hope on…the cross. An all-in love. What a visual depiction…a little girl clinging to the cross. I took this photo two years ago. This little photo sat waiting, expectantly, for the right time. It didn’t call to me to...
by Amy Bretall | May 6, 2018 | Blog, Crosses, Faith, Inspired
When I first started posting cross photos on Instagram this past fall, I thought I would do so once or twice per week. That seemed doable. Yes. And then, somehow, it naturally turned into five times/week. Along the way I wondered if I had enough photos of crosses...
by Amy Bretall | Apr 21, 2018 | Blog, Crosses, Faith, Inspired, Uncategorized
The road ahead. It’s not always the easy path. But in life, for your ONLY life, why not take the chance? It takes persistence and a steadfast focus to listen to the beat in your heart. And to then follow that beat! And it most definitely takes faith. It’s your vision,...
by Amy Bretall | Apr 8, 2018 | Blog, Crosses, Faith, Inspired, Life
This little raised cross. Torn marks cut deep all around leaving scars like I’ve felt in life. But it doesn’t define me. The cross within me remains the stronger beat. “Raised up, reclaimed, repurposed, redefined, rejuvenated…stronger for the marks. That...
