A Dream Job

It does not get better than this, photography wise:

(the bold stuff is my favorite parts of the job description)
I was hired to photograph three beautiful children and their family at an outdoor wedding on a cloudy day!

Cam, Bailey and Joe are the cutest little things ever! This job was definitely a high light of my photography career. Enjoy!
Faith Hill - The Way You Love Me
If I could grant You one wishI'd wish you could see
The way you kissOoh, I love watching you, babyWhen you're driving me crazyOoh, I love the way you - love the way you - love meThere's nowhere else I'd rather beOoh, to feel the way I feel
With your arms around meI only wish that you could see
The way you love meWhoa-oooah, the way you love meIt's not right
It's not fairWhat you're missing over thereSomeday I'll find a way To show youJust how lucky I am To know youOoh, I love the way you - love the way you - love meThere's nowhere else I'd rather beOoh, to feel the way I feel With your arms around me I only wish that you could see
The way you love meWhoa-oooah the way you love meYou're the million reasons whyThere's love reflecting in my eyesI love the way you
Love the way
You love me ...

On a definitely more serious note, please pray for the Davis Family.

"And Moses cried to the Lord
'O God, please heal her - please.' "
Numbers 12:13

"Therefore, pray for one another, that you might be healed.
The prayer of a righteous person has great power."
James 5:16

Please pray, pray, pray for Micah.
The doctors' chilling news that he has less than two weeks to live does not stop God.

"The Lord sustains him on his deathbed;
in his illness You restore him to full health."
Psalm 41:3

"In Your book were written,
every one of them,
the days that were formed for me."
Psalm 139:16

"Jesus said
'Let the little children come,
for to such belongs the
kingdom of heaven."
Matthew 19:14

"Then I turned to see the voice the was speaking to me.
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet.
But, He laid His hand on me, saying
'Fear not, I am the first and the last.
I died and behold, I am alive.' "
Revelation 1

O Lord, please heal Micah - please.
Please restore him to full health and lengthen his days.
Thank you for loving this child so deeply.
Thank you for Heaven and the promise of eternity and reunification,
if you choose to take him home.
But, please heal him, Father. Please.

Life

Sometimes there just isn't enough time to do it all.
Currently blogging has been low on my priority list.
I'm so sorry!
I'm almost ready for my New York post. In the mean time, watch this video.




I've cried everytime I've watched it.
It is such a good reminder to pray for our military, their families and our leaders.
I am so grateful for their sacrifice. What a blessing these men and women are!!!

"I know the plans..."

"...I have for you, declares the Lord
plans to prosper you,
and give you a hope and a future"
Jeremiah 29:11

Casey and Dave have a really sweet story -
I really like this song with their pictures :D

I know we've been friends forever
But now I think I'm feeling something
Totally new
And after all this time
I opened up my eyes

Now I see, you were always with meCould it be? You and I Never imagined
Could it be, suddenly, I'm falling for you?
Could it be you were right here beside me
And I never knew?
Could it be that it's true, that it's you?
It's kind of funny, you were always near

But who would have thought that we would end up here?
And everytime I need you,
you've been there for me

Now it's clear
I've been waiting for you!Could it be? You and I
Never imagined
Could it be suddenly I'm falling for you

Could it be you were right here beside me and I never knew? Could it be that it's true and it's you?
This is the start of the rest of our lives
I can see it in your eyesAnd it's real and it's trueIt's just me and youCould it be that it's you
Could It Be - Christy Carlson Romano


First picture credit: Janet Remsnyder
Tenth picture credit: Dave's xanga
Fourteenth picture credit: Kimmer

Seven Yesterdays

Yesterday I saw an old man riding a old tractor down the road.
Our mailbox was stolen.
And I girl I baby-sit came running up to me and said "Guess what happened the day before seven yesterdays?"
These were highlights of my crazy long day.

I can now confidently say that I will not be upating until next Monday afternoon. I'm just too busy :D

Come back on the day before three tomorrows.

Mr & Mrs

With out further ado, David and Casey, husband and wife:

Making Memories of Us - Keith Urban
I'm gonna be here for you baby And I'll be a man of my own word Speak the language in a voice that you have never heard I wanna sleep with you forever And I wanna die in your arms In a cabin by a meadow where the wild bees swarm And I'm gonna love you Like nobody loves you And I'll earn your trust Making memories of us

I wanna honor your mother
And I wanna learn from your paw I wanna steal your attention like a bad outlaw And I wanna stand out in a crowd for you
A man among men I wanna make your world better than it's ever been And I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you And I'll earn your trust making memories of us We'll follow the rainbow
Wherever the four winds blowAnd there'll be a new day
Comin' your way I'm gonna be here for you from now on This you know somehow You've been stretched to the limits but it's alright now And I'm gonna make you this promise
In the life after this I'm gonna be there to meet you with a warm, wet kiss
Yes, I am And I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you And I'll earn your trust makin' memories of us
Congratulations!
Part II tomorrow: Getting ready!

Inseparable

"So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
Therefore what God has joined together,
let no one separate."
Matthew 19:6


A little sneak peak of my very first wedding. (I'm still floating on my adrenaline cloud over here. It was so fun.)
God is amazing and so kind.
And amazing.
Everything went flawlessly - tomorrow is the first post of many to cover this outstanding wedding!

Woohoo!



We are here! After an incredibly fun car ride (see picture) we rocked Times Square last night. It was crazy fun! Now I'm updating from the big, amazing Apple store!!!

More to come...

Number 16

Visit New York City: check
(almost)

and maybe will I get to check off number #22? Meet a celebrity accidently? We'll just have to see...

Watch out New York! I'm on my way!!

Bubbly

..My Girl..

I've been awake for a while now
You've got me feelin' like a child now Cause every time I see your bubbly face I get the tinglies in a silly place It starts in my toes And I crinkle my nose Wherever it goes, I always know You make me smile
Please stay for a while now Just take your time
Wherever you go But what am I gonna say When you make me feel this way? I just...mmmmmmm
 It starts in my soul I lose all control When you kiss my nose
This feeling shows Cause, you make me smile Baby, just take your time Holding me tightwherever you go...
--colbie caillat "bubbly"

big news!

You know how I often post songs with my pictures?
Well, I started to realize that I never read song lyrics on other people's blogs, because if you don't know the tune in your head, it's just boring.
So Lydia and I collaborated and got these sweet little music players, so when I post song lyrics, you can actually hear the song in the background! I'm excited about it!
Here's a little practice run - go find the song in the pink player at the bottom of the blog and click on it:
"Where you lead
I will follow
Anywhere that you tell me to"
"If you need,
Need me to be with you
I will follow
Where you lead"

-- Carole King "Where You Lead"

Much better to hear it, right?
Later today I'm going to do a post of Lauren for the "Bubbly" Colbie Caillat song. Should be good...

22 days left.

And this summer is going to be especially special.

The next time I go back-to-school shopping will be for my kids.
I never need to try on Flynn & O'Hara uniforms in August (even though they never did quite fit, anyway)
I never need to do a summer reading book report. Ever again.
I will never bring homework on vacation, to do on the plane.
I will never be making spreadsheets of possible class schedules and calling friends to make sure they are taking the first period class, too.
I will never have a school picture taken ("Could you raise your chin, slightly and pull your shoulders back? Okay. hmm. Actually, lets have you look over here and tilt your head at the wall. Turn your shoulders more. No, this way. Turn, turn - stop! Great - lean in just a tad. OKAY! Hold that position! Big Smiiile. Cheese Curls! Wait, let me just part your hair really awkwardly so that even if your face happens to look good, your hair while ruin the picture completely. Oh - and I'm sure you don't mind me putting my hands in your hair, right?" )
Never again, friends, never again.
"This is my last 168th day of school ever!"

I can't wait to ride down 124, windows rolled down, hand out the window, Slurpee in the cup-holder with green-ish red teeth, singing:
"You're a midsummer's dream under a star-soaked sky! You're like comin' hoooome!!!"
I can't wait to smell summer.
I can't wait to kill a pair of innocent flip-flops from extreme overuse.
I can't wait jump on the trampoline until my feet are black.
I can't wait to look, and look, and decide, and analyze and eventually buy another pair of ill-fitting shorts and end up wearing basketball shorts all summer anyways.
I can't wait to get home from work, like a real person, and sit outside under that "star-soaked sky," eating a nice watermelon slice, or corn-on-the-cob, or vanilla ice cream cone with rainbow sprinkles, or any other summer food.
I can't wait to meet Sarah Anne.
I can't wait for the kids camps (and getting another basketball camp t-shirt, which will bring the collection to 76, I believe.)
It's coming! 22 days!

This little rant was brought to you by: Summer Celebration Archive Photos!























Thank you, Lord, for summer.

diligent like an ant

Or at least trying to be :D
I'm busy citing sources, so this is my only post today! Not too much fun, I know.


"Give your eyes no sleep
and your eyelids no slumber...
Go to the ant, O sluggard;
Consider her ways, and be wise."

aaaAAHHHhhAAAaahhAH

I am typing on my new graduation present, looking at my other 30-inch graduation present, while holding another graduation present, while installing another graduation present, while reading about yet another graduation present!
I simply have THE greatest, most supportive, loving, kind, generous parents ever. Bar none.

So, I got a MacBook, MacPro, 30-inch screen, Photoshop CS2, Aperature, 800 GB hard drive, and Microsoft Office.
I am sooo blessed and thrilled!

The laptop has a camera on it. I'm having fun with it.

Needless to say, I will be spending much time on these. My new goal is to post SOMEthing everyday - even if it's just one picture.


AAAaaahhhh!!!! I'm so excited!!!!!

Jesus, thank You for the cross!

Matthew 27:50-53
"And when Jesus cried out again in a loud voice, He gave up His spirit.
At that moment that curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.
The earth shook and rocks split.
The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life."
And I was forgiven. Once and for all."And once again I look upon the cross where you died
I'm humbled by Your mercy and I'm broken inside
Once again I thank you" "Now you are exalted in the highest place
King of the heavens, where one day I'll bow""But for now, I marvel at your saving grace
And I'm full of praise once again"
"I can't comprehend this fathomless love
I'm gripped and amazed at what you have done" "Why would the adored become the despised
To bear all the furious wrath that was mine?"

"How awesome this mystery

Of Your fathomless love for me""Oh, how could You choose to show kindness to these?

"The ones who would mock you, and hate you?

The ones just like me?"

"Father, forgive them."

Luke 23:24

"It is finished"

John 19:30"He is not here. He is risen."

Matthew 28:6
Happy Easter, everyone!

Tomorrow: Kate's Senior Pictures!

Once Again - Matt Redman

Fathomless Love - Sovereign Grace Worship

more MC stuff

"Bear with me, and I will speak, and after I have spoken, mock on" Job 21:3

:D well, there you go katie and stacey!
probably the only good one. and i had to post it to give it a "URL" for my profile pic. I love Lydia so much. It took us a little while to really "click." She was very abosorbed in Lord of the Rings, and I was really into strollers and Gymboree. I had no idea what an amazing friend God was giving me - I really didn't.
hicc-UUUP
"Stop making me laugh" *snort*
Thank you Lord, for Lydia :D






I really like having these pictures of Riley taking the pictures and the actual pictures Riley took.


That was more confusing than it should have been.

All pictures credited to Taylor. Thanks!

a career option?

Lydia and Taylor needed subjects to photograph for a school project, so Riley and I went to help. Who knew that Riley was bonafide model?
I lasted for maybe 15 minutes, then ran away and hid behind my camera. I didn't like it, but Riley was great!
"I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and the light of my face they did not cast down"
Job 29:24
Here's some of the crew at work:

post six: pre-renewal

Getting Ready
Your smile captured me
I don't know how it happened
But it happens still
You had me from "Hello"

You won me
It was over from the start
You completely stole my heart
Girl, you had me from "Hello"
-- kenny chesney you had me from hello


next up: the vows!

post five: 25 years

"So Jacob served seven years for Rachel
and they seemed to him but a few days
because of the love he had for her."
Genesis 29:20
Make that 25 years, not seven.God is so good. How many people get to stand with their children and best friends, celebrating God's faithfulness over 25 years of marriage? Not many, but I sure am encouraged seeing them."You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to":"You're still the one I want for life":
"You're still that I love
The only one I dream of":"You're still the one I kiss goodnight"
You're Still the One - Shania Twain