Dancing With the Heart & Posts of the Week

Dancing with the feet is one thing,

but dancing with the heart is another

~ Unknown

As promised in my previous post, I'd like to introduce you to the little girl who caught my eye at the wedding. She more than had my attention - I could hardly tear my camera away from her while she was out on the dance floor. I don't know her name, nor do I even know who she belongs to but I found her very entertaining. And adorable.

I'm sure you'll agree.



She was a bit tentative at first. She seemed to be sizing up the situation. To dance or not to dance? Am I being watched? Photographed? Do I care? (I was halfway across the room when I snapped these photos so she really wasn't aware of me.)







Before long, she started to move with the music. Feeling the rhythm, she began clapping her little hands and tapping her sparkly feet.






She pirouetted, jumped, bowed and swung. She had the moves, this little one.





She danced alone...





With partners..





And with gusto!






She owned that dance floor.





And she totally rocked it!

This was one little kidlet who danced with her feet and her heart.

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And now, without further delay, here are the Posts of the Week. The icon below is yours for the taking if your blog post is named as a POTW.

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A GOOD READ

Madiba
by Dianne
at Forks Off the Moment

PHINE PHOTOGRAPHY

A Purpose
by Gail
at Louisiana Belle

A Walk in Vienna's Stadtpark
by Merisi
at Merisi's Vienna

I Love You, Mama and Daddy
by Jackie
at Teacher's Pet

Natural Beauty
by Daniel
at The Pixel Collective

Cold
by Scott
at Just Used Pixels


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JUST PLAIN ENJOYABLE

Who Are You? Is That a Resolution?
by Tabor
at One Day at a Time

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YOU'LL LAUGH

The Raccoon Incident
by Frank Lee MeiDere
at I Don't Give A Damn

A Tale of Thanksgiving and Intrigue, Reprise
by Betsy
at What Makes You Think I Have Cats?

The Real Meaning of Noshavember
by Bone
at If You Read Only One Blog This Year...

Nyah!
by MessyMimi
at Messymimi's Meanderings

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Please drop by their blogs for a visit and leave a kind comment if you have the time. Also, please feel free to add your own choices (for any blog except this one) for a specific blog post in the comments section below, where others can see them.

Thank you

Two Hearts

Back in October, Franks nephew Brendan and his beloved Margaret got married.


The wedding took place in the hall across from Frank's childhood church, St. George's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Oshawa, Ontario. His grandparents had a large part in fund raising to get the church established into the community. It's green domes are a familiar sight to those who drive past it regularly on the 401 highway, and since it sits within a few miles of Frank's old home, we've driven past it numerous times.

For years, Frank has indicated that he thought I'd like to have a look at, and to photograph its beautiful interior. We tried once or twice but our timing was off and the church's doors were closed during those times.

Brendan and Margaret's wedding (we'll get to that soon) offered us that opportunity, and at some point during the reception, we headed over to have a look.



This stunning and intricate wall of architecture and art is the first to greet you when your eyes and camera adjust to the dim light.

"Look up" Frank said.





And so I did.






And when I turned around to look back toward the entrance, I saw this.






Frank and his sisters chatted with the priest for a bit while I snapped a few more photos. And then it was time to head back to the hall.






This was the simple and sweet message that welcomed guests to the ceremony, earlier in the day.






Instead of the ususal guest book, the groom's brother's fiancée painted this lovely birch tree with all its bare branches. On the table, there were two shades of green stamp pads, markers and a package or two of handy wipes. Guests were instructed to ink their thumbs and leave their leaf-shaped print on a branch of the tree. After cleaning the ink from our thumbs, we wrote our names on the newly-formed leaf with a marker. What a great idea and beautiful keepsake.






Table decorations were these casual but elegant mason jar candles.






One of the fun new trends at weddings is the photo booth with obligatory dress up beforehand.






Here's the happy couple enjoying their first dance as husband and wife.

And if you like dancing - and kidlets, you might just enjoy my next post in a few days. It features one very cute little wedding guest. Stay tuned.