Sunday, January 27, 2013

until next time ~

hello my friends. i won't draw this post out, i will just say~ see you soon. it's been many, many years that i have been in this lovely space, and you all have been so kind to me. you have loved me like a daughter, embraced me like a sister, warmed me like the sun. and for that, i thank you.

for now it's time to take a break, to enjoy my baby turning 18, to celebrate my 25th wedding anniversary, and to live life a bit louder. : ) and of course, visit you in your beautiful spaces. ; )

i haven't decided if i will blog in the near future or not, but if i do, i want you all to feel welcome to walk along, on my new journey. i will be here and there online, so i'm sure our paths will cross. palms clasped.

until next time my friends...
you are loved.

xoxo

44 comments:

Lisa Johnson said...

Have always enjoyed visiting you here and your visits around my space as well Christina. Hopefully one day we will meet in person!

Brian said...

You are the real deal. I will miss you terribly. Enjoy!

Mi Joya said...

Thanx again for the things you've sent me, i wish you the best of luck!!
Enjoy!
x

Michelle @ Give a Girl a Fig said...

xoxo :( Have enjoyed our paths crossing this time around...and hope they do again in the future. xoxo

sperlygirl said...

wishing you well, my friend. savor all those precious moments out there off-line and thank you for all the beauty you have shared here.

d smith kaich jones said...

take care. xoxox

SE'LAH... said...

It's the simple things in life...
And the Angels who cross our paths,
Until we meet again, much love Empress C.
xoxoxo

Marilyn Miller said...

You also are loved and will be truly missed. Keep in touch!

rayfamily said...

You will be missed. Enjoy stretching your wings and soaring. Love to you!

Becca said...

Oh Christina! I came over to see what you were up to and was sorry to hear of your "change" (for my selfish reasons of course!) I will miss seeing you on line...I do hope you will keep in touch occasionally. I have always been inspired whenever I visit here. Wishing you happiness my friend...enjoy every moment!

roxanne s. sukhan said...

Please do keep in touch. I will miss you.

Karen from Chookooloonks said...

Have really enjoyed your work, and followed along closely for several years. Best of luck you to you!

Karen

Denise said...

as much as I hate to see you go...
I also admire you for doing so.

take good care. enjoy your lovely life.

Ettienne said...

Oh no! I will miss you so very much. Yes to living your life out loud. I recently heard you were moving to Paris. Could this be true? Silly to mention I am sure. If it is true I hope you will look me up Christina. I also hope you will share your LCB talents here.

Merci for all the heart you put into your work.

Ettienne

Cathi said...

I will miss your words dearly my friend - please keep in touch. Love to you and your family! xxoo

Annette said...

Please, if you do blog again, I would LOVE an invite. You my dear are a class act. XO

Margie said...

Dear, talented Christina,

I wish you every happiness. May your journey continue in good health and with love.

A big fan, Margie

painted fish studio said...

be well, friend! xo

Shell said...

I wish you and your family all the best. Hopefully our paths will cross again online or in the real world.

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much for your lovely blog, a reader in Belfast, Ireland, single mum of two. Reading it has been my 'me-time'!

Jeanne said...

Please if you decide to blog again can you invite me. I love your postings and miss you already.
Blessings sweet friend.
Much love and good wishes until I hear from you .
Love Jeanne

Anonymous said...

i completely understand but i will miss you dearly.

stay in touch!

gkgirl said...

Ohhhhhhh....so sad to see you go!
but i understand.
best of luck in all that you do!
xoxo

Unknown said...

Dear Christina, I will miss the comfort of your love-filled inspiring posts...but I understand, I truly do. I wish you all the best and am excited for all that's happening for you. Hoping you will come back in a bit.

Love,
Mary Jo

Jennifer Richardson said...

Christina, can I just tell you
how much aliveness and light
you've scattered into my life,
seeds sown well
and watered and tended
....really, one of my models
in the blogworld.
I honor you as a mother among
the artful women of wisdom I enjoy
and thank you from the bottom of
my heart for all of the deposits
you've made into my life.

You are a pearl and a treasure
and I thank God for the beautiful
gift that is you.

love and oh do please let me know
when you're ready
...if you build it we will come:)
-jennifer

beth said...

christina, i have't been around here for quite some time, yet for some reason, i stopped here tonight.

i know how important living is. just living without any obligations to anyone but yourself, so i thank you for being honest.

you will forever hold a spot in my heart......xoxo

Tracey said...

I will surely miss you. I loved coming by your place for a breather as your place was surely a feat respite; beautiful pictures, short, simple, comforting words. Bless you and yours as you move forward into 2013. ;-)

RD said...

Oh, no...you will be greatly missed. Your gentle words and gentle images brought kindness and soothing to this place. I'm sorry to see you go--hopefully not for long.
P.S. I too am celebrating 25 years of marriage and 18 years as a mother. Unbelievable...

julochka said...

i have mostly lurked in recent times, but i will miss you, christina and i hope you will be back when the time feels right. i have always loved coming here for a deep sense of peace and calm. you will be missed.

xox,
/j

My Castle in Spain said...

Dearest Christina,
wishing you a very happy and peaceful break from blogging...of course life is here to be lived ! happy happy times for all your celebrations !
sending you much love...
xo Lala

leslie said...

So sorry to see you go... I know that you are a very special person even though we have never met. Be well... you will be missed.
leslie

Chris O said...

While I am so sad to hear you won't be blogging, I fully understand where you are coming from. Like all the others I also want you to know what a calm and peaceful place I found in Soul Aperture. You were also the first blogger I contacted when I was trying to decided whether to join the blogging community! Your help is what helped me take the plunge and I've not regretted it once! I will never forget you! I wish you and your family only the best this life has to offer, Christina. I will stay in touch via email if that's all right with you. God speed my very good friend!!!

Tracy said...

LOVE, JOY, LIGHT, PEACE :o) ((HUGS))

Charisse said...

My beautiful friend. I love you always in my spirit. I treasure you! Trust me when I tell you, I wear your gift almost everyday! It is a part of me. It represents what God is capable of.

writergirldreams said...

oh how you blessed me, and gave me a welcome distraction, a moment of peace, a word to hold on to, and so much inspiration! I found you when I was in the darkest valley of my life, right after a breast cancer diagnosis. I became a blogger too, that's how I found you. Thank you thank you thank you Lady, I bow to you, for all the times a little bit of you was like starlight and got me through a long night.

I am almost three years out now from my breast cancer diagnosis, from Stage 3 to cancer free Baby! and I am living my life like it's golden, golden, golden.

God bless you as you have blessed others.

writergirl (Debbie)

Pearl Maple said...

Sweet journies to you too, so many wonderful things to celebrate in your world.

Lori said...

Christina, I will miss your inspirational photographs and wise, wise words. You are an inspiration!

Kath Stewart said...

X0. Always all ways. Kath

GailO said...

I hadn't realized how long it has been since I stopped by!

I will dearly miss this wonderful sweet, inspiring place Christina. It is one of the first blogs I started following and it always had words and photos of peace and beauty. Hopefully our paths will continue to cross from time to time.

Have a wonderful, joyous time away!
xoxo

Caroline said...

You will be missed here...but I completely understand. Feeling very much the same way lately... I do hope that our paths do cross...you are a very special soul. xoxo

susanna said...

Hey Christina,
I want you to know how much I've enjoyed reading your blog post over the years. You really are a talented photographer and writer, and a beautiful soul. You'll be missed here in the blogworld.

Have a good break and enjoy all the people and things in your immediate life that bring you joy. If and/or when you do return to blogging, your readers will be happy to visit you again.

Kimberly June said...

Enjoy your time away, I have enjoyed mine...but the call of the blog land grows louder. haha.

Jaime said...

Wishing you happiness and all things good.

Take good care. xoxo

Relyn Lawson said...

NOOOOOOOOoooooooooooo.............

I love you, friend. Be well.