A 7 hour Drive. . .
12,000 ft to Sea Level. . .
24 hours in the Amazon. . .
So So thankful for THESE FRIENDS and their hearts!
Join us in Sponsoring a Child!
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November 17, 2011 - 8:16 pm
Oh these pictures! How I love the children of Ecuador. Our church has been doing missions work in Quito for 12 years. Our family was blessed to be able to adopt a little girl from Ecuador last summer. (adoption from Ecuador is no small feat!) I cant wait for our next trip. This Compassion trip has been honey to my heart and soul. thank you for taking us on the trip with you.
November 12, 2011 - 12:49 pm
Keely, I have watched several blogger trips now… and your work is beautiful.. it captures our hearts.
Thank you for always showing us a glimpse of the world…
Praying for all of you~
November 11, 2011 - 11:52 pm
Ms. Keely,
First of all, your name is beautiful. 
*Thank you* for spending your life by capturing and sharing your photography of this precious–and beyond–children. They are captivating, and inspiring. Truly, thank you.
Christ’s limitless mercy to you,
Taylor
We spent the day at 0* 0* 0* also known as a day spent on the Equator!
The highlands of Ecuador ( in the Andes Mountains) are one of my favorite places and I think you will see why. . .
You can actually sponsor a child from the Center we were at today by clicking HERE! There were so many beautiful kiddos at EC-478!
Be sure to follow the other bloggers their stories are so good I read them twice!
We are off to a Center in Quito today. . .
Will You JOIN us!
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November 10, 2011 - 10:53 pm
Amazing photo of the very blue sky with so many white clouds…love the photos of all the kids too, just precious! Can’t wait to go on one of these trips one day!
November 9, 2011 - 9:18 pm
As always, your photos take my breath away. And I will search every single one from Ecuador for my sweet child, Ariel. Not sure if you will make it to the coastal region on this trip, but if so, and you go to El Momento de Dios Student Center near Guayaquil, please find Ariel and hug him tightly for me. Praying for you all!! xo, Suzanne (Tampa)
The Compassion Bloggers are off again. . .
We are at the Miami airport getting ready to board for Ecuador!
I am so excited to travel with these ladies. . .like SO SO SO excited!
Follow along. . . I know I can’t wait to share!
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November 8, 2011 - 9:40 pm
We sponsor 2 children and 1 LDP student in Ecuador. I’ll be following your journey.
November 8, 2011 - 8:08 pm
Praying for you and the other Compassion peeps!
Last night we danced the night away to the John Evan’s Band under the Texas Stars and the strands of lights hung above. . .
The Junk O Rama Prom was (as usual) – a HUGE Success!
Can’t wait to share more Pics Soon. . .
Until Then off to find more finds in the cow pastures of gold finds. . . Think we will shop Warrenton this afternoon!
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January 2, 2012 - 4:16 pm
Love,love,love all your photos! Did you shoot the Dec 10 prom? I just couldn’t make it, I hope it went ok. I hope HGTV got some footage from the original night, they could use some of your photos!!! Thanks for sharing-cindy(one of the three Runaway Playboy Bunnies)
October 14, 2011 - 9:07 am
I love the pics! Great Blog, keep it up!! Following! Follow back!!
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Forget me not,
Alicia
October 9, 2011 - 10:30 am
I was watching you take these pics at the Prom and couldn’t wait to see them! You captured the feel and gypsy magic superbly. and that’s ME and HUBBY(black hats, blue dress, red shirt ) in the wide angle, lights danglin’ crowd shot. YoU gOt A GReAt EyE, GaL, Laura
October 6, 2011 - 3:56 pm
Thanks for sharing these fabulous photos with the Junk Gypsy Prom. I attended a few years again and always wish I was there again!
Many Smiles for showing me some happening with the girls!
I can’t wait for their NEW TV Show on HGTV!
Smiles, Cyndi
October 4, 2011 - 12:10 pm
Keely,
You did it again— Amazing photos!!! It was a wonderful night with the breeze after the rains!!! Makes me ready to dance and twirl all over again!!! So good to see you there– hope you had a Fabulous trip!!
Suzanne@RustedGingham
October 4, 2011 - 11:20 am
You’all look like a few filly’s I’d LOVE bein around!!!
October 2, 2011 - 10:27 am
I loved meeting you in Round Top! Your photography blows me away! Thanks for capturing everything so beautifully!!!
Yesterday I headed out to “The Prairie” for a bloggers luncheon.
THREE of my favorite flags hang at the entrance. . .
The Prairie welcomes you right away. . .
The open rusty fence
The Laundry lines are full of linens
So get your calendar ready, I see a weekend trip in your future!
Bud Royer provided a wonderful lunch
His famous Shrimp BLT and my personal Fav the grilled chicken house salad with the cilantro ranch- that ranch is HEAVEN!
and of course no Royer meal is complete without pie, especially the chocolate chip pie AND with Amy’s ice cream OF course!
The Wedding Cake on the left has been used at many weddings including J.LO and Pamela Anderson ( just to name drop a couple)
Sketches by Rachel and her sister
Then Rachel sat down and shared a bit of her vision and what brought her down to Texas.
“The Prairie is part aesthetic inspiration from Marie Antoinette, part authentic detail from Coal Miner’s Daughter, and part passion from Gone with the Wind. The Prairie is my Tara. And my deep rooted love of country music now has a home.”
Rachel has been coming to Round Top to shop Antique Week for years always staying at this property ( a former bed and breakfast) and last year she became the new owner and her “. . .long held dream of having a small, perfect hotel became real”.
The main homestead (seen below) was built in the early 1800′s and the other buildings on the property have been moved / added over time.
I love how Rachel talks about cherishing every restored element on the property and plans to continue adding to this property making it a creative space for her future furnishings and fabulous fabrics.
As we walked the property she told us her inspiration for each building.
Now remember it IS antique week so she was full with guest. But she and her staff graciously welcomed us into their haven in the “liliput lodge”.
So throughout The Prairie you will find a Wagon Wheel chandelier, deer, Antlers and horse shoe decor.
Things you will probably not find in her LA, NY or London hubs.
She wanted the Prairie to be a blend of her Style. . .
“In the same way I have brought the shabby into chic for two decades, at The Prairie I am embracing the diversity of my aesthetics, while still keeping my common threads.”
Love this drape, with that blue wood wall. LOVE.
“. . . .realized that having art in our soul gives us all a forever safe place in minds.”
We then went thru the horseshoe gate to the new shop. . .
Relax!
They even have their own scent out on the Prairie.
I definitely grabbed one of these to burn when I am feeling homesick in Nashville.
It smells AHmazing!
Union Jack and The Lone Star flags
Ahhhh! How does one choose which one??
Vintage Christmas wares. . .
A collection of Florentine – which might I add I have been picking up lil pieces of Florentine for the last few months on my “estate salin” journeys! Glad to know I am not alone in this Florentine hunt!
We headed back to the Lounge. . .
I loved getting to chat with so many sweet ladies!
Her inspiration board inspired me for my inspiration board that needs inspiration ( oh the irony)
“. . . . It’s an ongoing process of adding and deleting elements. Scraps of fabrics, sketches and personal bits and bobs…The end result is what I consider authentic art.”
( and Kelley & Dwell with Dignity too)
It was a memorable and inspiring day!
For Reservation info check out her site Here!
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January 18, 2012 - 5:21 pm
Looks like a great place to visit!
October 6, 2011 - 3:59 pm
Thanks again for sharing your awesome photography with us. I can feel the fluffy pillows!
Smiles, Cyndi
October 3, 2011 - 1:37 pm
Your pictures of The Prairie were just so beautiful.
September 30, 2011 - 8:56 am
Keely ~ you are an amazingly gifted photography. You captured such lovely photos of the luncheon and The Prairie. I’m blessed to see your giftedness and thankful for the opportunity to meet you and spend a little time with you! Hugs ~ Dana Pugh
September 29, 2011 - 1:07 pm
Well done! Beautiful!
I completely missed that fabulous inspiration board… wish I would have seen it… it looks so interesting.
So so nice to meet you at the luncheon. It was such a fun day.
Christi
September 29, 2011 - 1:51 am
Gorgeous photos, Keely – I felt like I was there (and wish I was!). Looks like y’all had a great time!
September 29, 2011 - 1:49 am
Gorgeous photos Keely! I felt like I was there (and wish I was). Looks like you had a great time!
September 28, 2011 - 8:25 pm
Such a wonderful post!
September 28, 2011 - 4:23 pm
Keely – What a treat it was to meet you at ‘The Prairie’! This is an amazing post! I’m very jealous of your mad photography skillz! I’m going to practice my ‘shooting from the hip’ in an effort to be like you!!
Let’s keep in touch and I hope some day that you can hang out with me in Dallas!!
XO!
Kelley
September 28, 2011 - 4:21 pm
Keely – As always, this is an amazing post! Oh, how I wish I had your mad photography skillz! What a pleasure it was to meet you at The Prairie and it was a bonus to get to spend more time with you at Marburger! Please let me know when you’re in Dallas!! XO!
Kelley
September 28, 2011 - 8:21 am
gorgeous pictures! i wish i had such skill!
it was so nice to meet you!
September 28, 2011 - 7:49 am
Beautiful photos! I hope to visit The Prairie soon, although I kind of feel like I was there through your photos! My friend, Annalee was at this lunch too.
September 27, 2011 - 5:37 pm
What an Amazing Post!! Wasn’t it a fabulous day? Thanks for sharing your gorgeous photos…….what a creative eye you have!
September 27, 2011 - 5:17 pm
Ummm, I hope you got your sista one of those lone star pillows or flags. Ah-mazing!
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Suzanne - Keely,
Thanks for sharing the gorgeous photos. I’m so thankful God has given you a heart for sharing the word- and that you can tell us what life is like in other parts of the world based on your photographs!
We homeschool and had recently studied the Amazon- so these pictures were perfect to show my daughter!
Keep up the great work!
Suzanne
annalee - yep, somehow you’ve done it again- somehow managed to capture beauty and reality in single shots that seem to jump off the computer screen into hearts. thank you! we are so excited to now be sponsoring our first compassion child and c check the mailbox with great anticipation!
annalee - yep, you’ve done it again- somehow managed to capture beauty and reality into single shots that jump off the computer screen. thank you! we are so excited to now be sponsoring our first compassion child and eagerly checking the mail with anticipation.
Dustin Hardage - AMAZING JOB! I am so thankful for your involvement with Compassion and how you use your gift to tell the story of poverty. Thanks for your commitment to Him…and to the thousands of kids you have helped because of your wonderful photography and caring spirit. You are a blessing to so many.
laure - Thank you for your faithfulness on this trip.
My husband and I sponsor 4 Ecuadorian children and were profoundly blessed by how exquisitely you revealed Christ through the land and people He created.
Thank you for glorifying Him.
Terri S - Thank you for sharing the beauty of God, his creation and his wonderful children. All of your blogs are blessing my heart, and I am sharing thm with my children in hope of changing their hearts and knowing how thy might help in this great world of our Lord.
Andi - Thanks for the great photos! We are missionaries in Ecuador and live about 2 hours further south from where I think you were (it looked like maybe you stayed at Casa del Suizo??). We are amateur photographers and while I love to read the other bloggers stories, I really LOVE to see photos! Thanks for taking the time to come here and document what Compassion does. We work with Compassion as missionaries with Mission Aviation Fellowship. It’s a truly awesome organization! Thanks for sharing that with everyone!
Joy - Your gift of speaking through photos is ministering to me. Thank you!!!
Joy - Your gift of speaking through pictures is ministerting to me. Thank you!!!
Yayirus Danladi Maigari - The first time i came in contact i knew COMPASSION is a blessing to the lives of many children. KEELY thanks so much for the good works and i’m hoping that COMPASSIONATE will grow from strength to strength in Jesus Name.
Jenn - Thank you for bringing us with you, Keely! Beautiful photos featured in so many posts. Thank you for blessing us and those children, families, Compassion staff! I’m sure you’ve been blessed too!
Lisa-Jo@thegypsymama - Just amazing photos, Keely! What a trip. So incredible to follow along with you guys! Safe travels home.