Wednesday, December 28, 2011

BE {engaged}

I have a few days off, so I'm trying to get caught up on photo editing.
This is a very fun shoot from November.  A COLD day in November.  Like close to 0 cold.  Wind cold.  Just plain cold.  It was really good for me because it pushed me to step outside my comfort zone.  We actually shot quite a few photos inside, which I tend to avoid at all costs.  I found enough natural light to get some beautiful pictures, and I jumped a mental hurdle.
Yay!

Many of the outside pictures tended to have a bluish tint.  My favorite color is blue, so that works.  But I think it was the tone of the sky and the cold day.  After editing the photos, I ran the Pioneer Woman Warmer action on the blue ones, it was just the right touch.
Enjoy, the full album is linked here.




Monday, December 26, 2011

Happy. Sappy. Mushy. Gushy. {love}

A wedding I shot back-up for this summer for some of my very extended family. 
Why, you may wonder, did I wait 6 months to put this together?
Suspense!  You've got to build the excitement.

Whoop! Whoop!

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Palms up

Lately, I've been considering money quite a bit.  The future hinges on it.  I've been telling lots of people that "It's all God's money anyway, He just has it deposited in different accounts that He can access easily."

David Gibbs once said, "Never resist a generous impulse." and I have never forgotten that.  I hear him say it in that signature voice, probably on a weekly basis.

I am saving any extra money I get for something very special.  A plane ticket for my next trip to Moldova.  This week, on two different  occasions, I gave money to people who needed it much more than I.  I did so happily, but hesitated for a nano-second.  Some of it was extra money destined for my airplane ticket, and some of it was set aside to pay for my health insurance this month.  The Lord spoke my own words to me..."It's all God's money anyway, He just has it deposited in different accounts that He can access easily."  Do you believe that Anna?  You said it, but do you believe it?  Can I access YOUR account easily?

"Yes Lord, its yours."  This all occurred in a nano-second.  Nothing makes me happier than giving.  Well, today, God gave back to me.  TOTALLY unexpected.  Out of the blue.  The EXACT dollar total that I had given away this week.  Haha.  He is SO GOOD!

I can't stop marvelling.  On my way home tonight I was thinking about it.  Its like Abraham laying Isaac on the altar.  God gave him right back, he just wanted to know if Abraham would give him first. 

Palms up.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Domestic lil' me...

Steph taught me how to knit today.  It is EXTREMELY fun!
I might be making a scarf, we'll see how this progresses.