#MayPhotoADay Challenge

May is just three days away. I will finish my fourth semester of college on the 6th, will celebrate with several of my friends who are graduating from college/high school (yippee!), and I will also begin taking a summer class for the first time on the 14th! (I was trying to make that last one sound somewhat exciting for myself...still not sure how I feel about it.)

Also in May, I will also be participating in this adorable photo a day challenge similar to the one put out by Fat Mum Slim. Her blog gives a really great description of how these challenges work and what to post each day. I will be posting my photos daily to my Instagram and Twitter with the hashtag #MayPhotoADay. At the end of the week I will add them to this post too. 

I have never done a photo a day challenge before, and I know they're kinda last year, sorry. But I'm excited and I hope you'll do it with me.

See you on here/Instagram/Twitter on the 1st!

My Instagram: @empottsy

My Twitter: @empottsy

Day 1: Begins with J

Jesus Jams! Love me some Andy Mineo 
in the mornings. 

Day 2: Snack

Apples and Granola! 

Day 3:  Collection

I love mason jars (you knew that). I especially love

repurposing and transforming them. 

This isn't even half of my collection. :)

Day 4: Us

Let me tell ya 'bout my man. This is his face and I love it a lot.
I am so glad I could worship with him this Sunday morning!

Day 5: 4 PM

I was all smiles walking out of my second to last final. 

Summer was so close!

 Day 6:From Down Low

My drive home is the prettiest. 

Day 7: Taken From Above

Our patio ft. freshly hatched baby birds 

(on the ceiling fan)!

 Day 8: Blue

Blue jean shirts are a thing again. 

 Day 9: Favorite

One of my favorite friends and, now, GRADUATE.

 Day 10: In the Garden

 Day 11: Mother

Happy Mother's Day to my wonderful mommy!

Day 12: Ready

You can't hear it, but a frog is croaking right next to my house 

reminding me that I'm ready for bed.

 Day 13: I Spy

Candy store selfie at Schimpff's Confectionery in Jeffersonville, IN.

Day 14: Lines

Day 15: From Where I Walk

Daily striving to seek Him with all my heart. 

Day 16: Create

Today's creation was a new blog banner!! 

Day 17:Bag

Qutie possibly my most favorite bag ever! This was a Christmas present

from my boyfriend's mom and I keep all of my paint supplies

in it! Pretty sure it will be my go-to-teacher-bag when I get there. 

Day 18:Something I Drew

Day 19:Alone

When I'm alone I  write things in my journal and 

do crafts I have been meaning to do.

Day 20:Waiting

I have been waiting (very impatiently) for this cd to come out. And also for the

free iced coffee days at McDonald's which started today. Yum.

Day 21:Card

Dad's  52nd birthday was May 21!

Day 22:Free

We served dinner to residents at Jeff Street Baptist Missions tonight.

Brandon shared his testimony  and told us over and over again how amazed he was 

by God's grace. He plans to go to Boyce in the fall and is recently engaged to his daughter's mother. Praise the Lord for saving him from his meth addiction and from his enslavement 

to sin. He is FREE in Christ!

Day 23:Black + White

Having to study in the summer is weird, but it's helping me
prioritize my days. Being busy with a purpose feels a little 
less chaotic.

Day 24:Sunrise

I missed the sunrise this morning, because it's my only day to 
sleep in haha. But here's my first peep out my window. 
Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day!

Day 25:Neighborhood

We have lived in the same neighborhood (matter of fact, same house)

our whole lives. There will come a day when we won't, bu I will have lots of memories

with this chick and my hood.

Day 26:Pet

Everybody, this is Chip. 

Chip, this is everybody.

Day 27:Meal

Chick-fil-a's lemonade tastes like the fair.

Day 28:Unique

Decorating tables and preparing flowers for Amanda's

wedding was a pretty unique and exciting opportunity!

Day 29:Negative Space

Seen at the bus stop.

Day 30:Side View

These two put in some hard work for the wedding while 

recovering from sickness and I am so thankful for them!

Day 31:Sunset

Boom. 

Photo challenge: check.

My Thoughts? 

Although these daily photo challenges require quite a bit of blood, sweat, and tears (and reaching some days, TBH) to make sure every day gets a fair chance at a good Insta, these are pretty fun.

I love that I will forever be able to look back at highlights from each day of this month. I think I can genuinely say that sprinkled within this collection of images are some of the very best that I have ever Instagrammed. (Can we just have a moment of silence for the sake of the world's vocabulary? I just said "Instagrammed." And it is 100% an acceptable verb now, yup.)

Here's to May and all of the good memories it gave us.