December Photo Project

What: Take one photo each day for the first 25 days of December. In this month of celebrations, there is something new to see each day. The DPP is fun way to challenge yourself creatively and share the results with your friends on a daily basis.

Why: Because all the cool kids are doing it. Nah… It’s just that December is my favorite month of the year and I wanted to enjoy it in a unique way, so I started the DPP a few years back.

How: Upload a shot to your blog (or to our Flickr pool) each day. Easy peasy.

Who: Anyone who likes to take photos or wants a new challenge.

New this year: This dedicated DPP page, along with displaying my daily pic, will be featuring YOUR photos! Each day I’ll randomly select four blogs and post both your photo and your web address. With your kind permission of course, no pressure.

Sign up: Click on this link and leave 1) your name, 2) your blog address and 3) permission for me to feature one of your photos below.

Badge: Grab one here and post it to your blog.

Featured DPPs

Below are manually selected posts from other participants in the December Photo Project. This section is usually updated once per day.

Dolly

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Via The Dolly Mama

Shawna

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Via Vessel

Dianna

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Via The Tuininga Increase

Jenn

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Via A Greener Just Another Drill

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December 25: Merry Christmas

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Through the blizzard we drove home last night from our big Tredway celebration, and through the blizzard we drove home tonight from the Lawton homestead. I can’t recall another Nebraska Christmas quite like this one. The photo above, for those who know Lincoln, was taken on Rosa Parks Parkway this evening. You can see how the winds have swept the lanes clear—and I’m sure snowplows have been through as well. We had to clear some major blockages to get into our neighborhood however, and then the alley was another journey altogether. But I have a cool husband who is handy with a shovel. While the pioneering Tredway women, uh, stayed in the car like the pansies we are, Jeremy braved the wind and snow to clear a path for us. It was worth the effort, I believe, as we spent Christmas Day eating ham and watching the kids play with the Lawtons.

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Tonight we sang Happy Birthday to Jesus as we lit and blew out the Advent candles, and it really felt like a celebration. It’s a bit odd in a way, to celebrate the birth of Someone who came to die for our sins. But that’s the reality of this God I know: He came to seek and save sinners. So I praise Him today for the gift of His Son.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16

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Finally, if you’ve joined the December Photo Project this year, whether for one day or all 25, THANK YOU! We’ve had a wonderful turnout and I feel like I’ve made all sorts of new friends through photos. I’ve been impressed, encouraged and inspired by your stories. Thanks for joining me in the challenge and fun of the DPP!

My husband Jeremy deserves a huge thank-you as well. He does all the heavy-lifting behind the scenes while I just make things look and sound nice. Whether I ask him to move whole sections of the blog or I forget for the umpteemth time how to resize my photos, he is my faithful helper and support. Thank you, Jeremy!

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

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