(I wouldn't let Kathy know what I wrote on the wall behind her.)
you can see more of the photos here: portraits of friends
and for my family, here is one my friend Kathy took of me
Thursday, March 25, 2010
why I take photographs...
I have a deep desire for people, especially women, to see their true beauty, not just their inner beauty, but in fact, that they would see that God made their outside uniquely beautiful too. It is for this reason, that I have a passion for photography, especially portraits, to reveal both the inner and outer beauty. Being on a women's retreat this weekend through our church body, soma communities, gave me an opportunity. I told a few girlfriends that I wanted to do a photo shoot. Truthfully, I wanted to show them how beautiful they are.
(I wouldn't let Kathy know what I wrote on the wall behind her.)
you can see more of the photos here: portraits of friends
and for my family, here is one my friend Kathy took of me
(I wouldn't let Kathy know what I wrote on the wall behind her.)you can see more of the photos here: portraits of friends
and for my family, here is one my friend Kathy took of me
Thursday, March 18, 2010
playtime
Bentley painted her first painting today. It took mommy a few trips to the children's museum to warm up to the idea of letting Bentley into the painting part of the studio. Orange apron adorned, magenta paint brush in one hand and teal in the other, she slowly glided the paint across the black construction paper. As she watched the colors mix on the paper, I felt a little joy in my heart at the thought of really teaching her about color theory some day (I am a nerd, I know.) I thought the black paper would make her painting more unique but instead, it perhaps turned out a bit morbid. oh well for my attempt for 'creativity' with that gesture.
With the sunshine-y spring days we've been having lately, I love opening up all the curtains in her room to let the midday light stream in. She has her alone playtime, which allows me to clean, make dinner, sit and thumb-through Drew's Rolling Stone magazine or catch-up on my 'read-the-bible-in-a-year' chapters.
We had Brady over for a little playdate which involved drawing 'animals and moons' with chalk, playing train with the radio flyer and wooden whistle as well as a few rounds of Tic Tac Toe that Brady was super pleased with himself for "winning". wink wink
and we can't forget the new-found cupboard fun.
With the sunshine-y spring days we've been having lately, I love opening up all the curtains in her room to let the midday light stream in. She has her alone playtime, which allows me to clean, make dinner, sit and thumb-through Drew's Rolling Stone magazine or catch-up on my 'read-the-bible-in-a-year' chapters.
We had Brady over for a little playdate which involved drawing 'animals and moons' with chalk, playing train with the radio flyer and wooden whistle as well as a few rounds of Tic Tac Toe that Brady was super pleased with himself for "winning". wink wink
and we can't forget the new-found cupboard fun.
Monday, March 15, 2010
a milk and cookies kind of day...
She is saying "cookie" here. ("tookie") I thought I wouldn't allow my kids to have any sugar until they were two, and even then, just a little. But how can Bentley help me make cookies and not taste-test?
tea bag conversations
Without my typical daily cup of big train chai tea (due to our lack of funds right now for such a delicacy), I am currently enjoying a plethora of new tastes via the variety of herbal chai teas from my father-in-law. This feat sparked conversation between my hubby and me based on the little "sayings" individually printed on each tea bag label.
As I wait for my daily tea to steep, I now read those tea bags with God's worldview in mind. It made me want to rewrite them in a way that would reflect what God would want me to meditate on as my tea steeps.
tea bag one
"Serve humanity so that people feel we are kind to them."
My re-write: "Serve humanity so that they might know I sent you."
"Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." Matthew 5:16
tea bag two
"Uplift everybody and uplift yourself"
My rewrite: "Uplift Me, so that I might be glorified."
My heart has desired so much lately to truly glorify God in all that I do. Just recently, my prayers are more praises than anything. All that is given to Drew and me, from our home to Bentley to even being financially taken care of month after month is all from God. All I can do is point to Him. Like the man that received his sight, or the man that was able to pick up his mat and walk, all they could do in response was give glory to God.
"...he said to the man who was paralyzed—"I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home. And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, glorifying God." Luke 5:24-25
"And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me recover my sight." And Jesus said to him, "Recover your sight; your faith has made you well." And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God." Luke 18:40-43
Yet I know too that God does call us to encourage or perhaps "uplift" each other. All throughout the book of Acts, God calls his people to encourage each other in His work. Not encouraging each other in the way that it would lead toward pride, but building each other up that we might be encouraged that God is with us in His work.
In addition in so many of Paul's letters to the Corinthians, Ephesians, Phillippians, etc., he usually begins with words of encouragement to the people.
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near." Hebrews 10:23-25
I suppose the tea label could also be written, "Uplift each other so that you all might be encouraged is His work."
tea bag three
"To learn, read. To know, write. To master, teach."
Well said, tea bag.
As I wait for my daily tea to steep, I now read those tea bags with God's worldview in mind. It made me want to rewrite them in a way that would reflect what God would want me to meditate on as my tea steeps.
tea bag one
"Serve humanity so that people feel we are kind to them."
My re-write: "Serve humanity so that they might know I sent you."
"Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." Matthew 5:16
tea bag two
"Uplift everybody and uplift yourself"
My rewrite: "Uplift Me, so that I might be glorified."
My heart has desired so much lately to truly glorify God in all that I do. Just recently, my prayers are more praises than anything. All that is given to Drew and me, from our home to Bentley to even being financially taken care of month after month is all from God. All I can do is point to Him. Like the man that received his sight, or the man that was able to pick up his mat and walk, all they could do in response was give glory to God.
"...he said to the man who was paralyzed—"I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home. And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, glorifying God." Luke 5:24-25
"And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me recover my sight." And Jesus said to him, "Recover your sight; your faith has made you well." And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God." Luke 18:40-43
Yet I know too that God does call us to encourage or perhaps "uplift" each other. All throughout the book of Acts, God calls his people to encourage each other in His work. Not encouraging each other in the way that it would lead toward pride, but building each other up that we might be encouraged that God is with us in His work.
In addition in so many of Paul's letters to the Corinthians, Ephesians, Phillippians, etc., he usually begins with words of encouragement to the people.
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near." Hebrews 10:23-25
I suppose the tea label could also be written, "Uplift each other so that you all might be encouraged is His work."
tea bag three
"To learn, read. To know, write. To master, teach."
Well said, tea bag.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
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