Thursday, May 31, 2007
Boston
Pure delight in jumping in freedom with friends...
May we all move in the same direction...
and celebrate!
onto 3rd grade
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Love that school is out! So nice to sleep in and enjoy the girls being home...but the reality of Gracie being done with 2nd grade and moving into 3rd grade is not so nice...
Can it be????
These are a few photos of the last days of school: field day and the zoo. The final photo captures the reality of "we are stepping out".... 3rd grade here we come!
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
reminiscence
This is one of my favorite photographs of Gracie, my 8 year old daughter. To me it tells a story. In knowing Gracie and her heart, she is such a sensitive, passionate, and compassionate little one. At a photography school I recently attended I played around with "painting" a bit and chose to capsulate Gracie in a pondering, thoughtful, reflective mood...oh, how she is a love and blesses me so. I will always be able to reminiscence as I view this one and the impression her heart has left on mine.
Alisha
These were taken last semester! But as I am re-entering blogging I could not hesitate in letting folks get a glimpse of the beauty of Alisha!
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Sarah
Taken at Glo's 50th birthday party at the end of March. Sarah and i had fun taking a few "Sarah" photos...then in St. Louis we played around with them and this is one of the many where she is posing! She is a jewel!
a bit of my rambling heart
A brief interruption in my photo posting and here is a snapshot of things stirring within after spending some time with him....
It all started from John 14:1 Do not let your hearts be troubled.
For those of you who know me you are used to my rambling and tangents, for those of you who are not very familiar with me, welcome to my world!
Lord, You experienced such losses and through it you never wavered. You stated in John 14:1 …do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me. But before you said that I am amazed at life happening and still you encourage me to not get overwhelmed with worry, troubles. You walked through loss of a friend dying, and then you raised him from the dead and before that more life had happened: you changed water into wine, got upset at what you see happening in the temple courts, took a stand on core conviction not concerned about how it came across to the “status” keepers, openly called out Nicodemus and shared the morsels that connect grace with life: being born again, patiently listening to Nicodemus question how can this happen, only thinking literally and you painted a great word picture. You definitely had a cousin who had your back: John and he was not willing to take any glory that was yours. ( A good reminder of all of us who stand in your shadow).
Then you continue to help people revisit places of their journey that has impacted them but bring into the picture TRUTH that sets a heart free: Samaritan woman and out of her testimony of her encounter with YOU - with no shame following her - many Samaritans come to believe in you! …. you healed, willing to go against the traditions and formalities, met people where they were: feeding thousands both physically and eternally/spiritually; drawing parallels of life with the disciples from their everyday life to emphasize WHO you are and making it where they can begin to get their hands around it.
And then folks start abandoning you…division happens and that brings us back to Lazarus and right after that miracle the religious are out to kill you. Plotting. How often do I see places that were “dead/decaying and morbid” and you have brought back to life. Yet, I then get fearful and want to kill the desire for good because I don’t trust myself. Just as the Pharisees were threatened I have places in my life that I take pride in as my “own” that I have erected to keep me safe. Is that any different than what they did, plotting. Oh, how I do the same. I am over taken right now with conviction and remorse. Forgive me for the statuettes that I so nicely place under your umbrella yet at the core of it my heart is saying “i,i,i, am” of course not able to say I fully because it is a lie.
You were later anointed.
Predict your death
Wash your buddies/disciples feet
Predict your betrayal
Predict Peter’s denial and then you blow me away with John 14:1
DO NOT LET YOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED.
All that and you still offer and still have maintained such focus. Not relinquishing the steps that must be taken and putting out signposts for us to mindful of “hey, I’ve walked a road that has been difficult too and still I will say, “do not let your hearts be troubled” when that happens where your heart is feeling bad, discouraged, worried, confused, down, anxious, uncertain, questioning if you made the right choice, should of’s, if only’s…that is then where you remind us of the truth and how not only do you give us words of hope but you bring it back into relationship Trust in God, trust also in me.
Oh, but to trust you Lord, to really trust you, don’t you think it is important to remove the obstacles that keep us void of having abandoned trust in you? Just like the woman at the well. You are so sweet to walk alongside us although you have already paved the way!
It all started from John 14:1 Do not let your hearts be troubled.
For those of you who know me you are used to my rambling and tangents, for those of you who are not very familiar with me, welcome to my world!
Lord, You experienced such losses and through it you never wavered. You stated in John 14:1 …do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me. But before you said that I am amazed at life happening and still you encourage me to not get overwhelmed with worry, troubles. You walked through loss of a friend dying, and then you raised him from the dead and before that more life had happened: you changed water into wine, got upset at what you see happening in the temple courts, took a stand on core conviction not concerned about how it came across to the “status” keepers, openly called out Nicodemus and shared the morsels that connect grace with life: being born again, patiently listening to Nicodemus question how can this happen, only thinking literally and you painted a great word picture. You definitely had a cousin who had your back: John and he was not willing to take any glory that was yours. ( A good reminder of all of us who stand in your shadow).
Then you continue to help people revisit places of their journey that has impacted them but bring into the picture TRUTH that sets a heart free: Samaritan woman and out of her testimony of her encounter with YOU - with no shame following her - many Samaritans come to believe in you! …. you healed, willing to go against the traditions and formalities, met people where they were: feeding thousands both physically and eternally/spiritually; drawing parallels of life with the disciples from their everyday life to emphasize WHO you are and making it where they can begin to get their hands around it.
And then folks start abandoning you…division happens and that brings us back to Lazarus and right after that miracle the religious are out to kill you. Plotting. How often do I see places that were “dead/decaying and morbid” and you have brought back to life. Yet, I then get fearful and want to kill the desire for good because I don’t trust myself. Just as the Pharisees were threatened I have places in my life that I take pride in as my “own” that I have erected to keep me safe. Is that any different than what they did, plotting. Oh, how I do the same. I am over taken right now with conviction and remorse. Forgive me for the statuettes that I so nicely place under your umbrella yet at the core of it my heart is saying “i,i,i, am” of course not able to say I fully because it is a lie.
You were later anointed.
Predict your death
Wash your buddies/disciples feet
Predict your betrayal
Predict Peter’s denial and then you blow me away with John 14:1
DO NOT LET YOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED.
All that and you still offer and still have maintained such focus. Not relinquishing the steps that must be taken and putting out signposts for us to mindful of “hey, I’ve walked a road that has been difficult too and still I will say, “do not let your hearts be troubled” when that happens where your heart is feeling bad, discouraged, worried, confused, down, anxious, uncertain, questioning if you made the right choice, should of’s, if only’s…that is then where you remind us of the truth and how not only do you give us words of hope but you bring it back into relationship Trust in God, trust also in me.
Oh, but to trust you Lord, to really trust you, don’t you think it is important to remove the obstacles that keep us void of having abandoned trust in you? Just like the woman at the well. You are so sweet to walk alongside us although you have already paved the way!
Aggie Land
Loved being in College Station...love being on a college campus ... so much life and the only downer is realizing how long ago I was a student! This couple is so sweet and a ton of fun and both love Jesus! These photos express a little glimpse of the fun they have together. Simply sweet!
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