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I miss softball. I’ve played some form of baseball/softball since I was about three (it’s very much the family sport) but playing competitively was different. There was something about putting on the uniform that made you assume your “game face”. Something about knowing that you were prepared as much as you could be, and realizing that you were going to have to try your hardest. There was something about knowing your body could actually do these things. Putting on the uniform pumped yourself up mentally, while you warmed up physically. Softball is a very mental game. When you get up to the plate, and even in the on deck circle, you start to zone in. By the time the pitcher starts to wind-up it’s like you are the only two on the field. Occasionally, mainly because it was so familiar, I could hear my dad’s voice when I stepped up to the plate, but after that there was nothing besides the battle between you and the pitcher. Yeah, it takes skill to hit the ball, and more to hit it well, but it also takes concentration and mental toughness. I know. You can smash every ball in the cage, but have a batting average of .000. It was a challenge against myself, and a battle in my mind every…
Read MoreRemember my “Design Your Look” over here??? Well… now is the time to vote! :) They added more prizes, and a second and third place, so I’d *love* to win. Click on the banner to head over to the post. All you have to do is leave a comment under the post with the name of the person you’re voting for. [You don’t *have* to vote for me… but I’d love you forever if you did. hehe. My “name is Kelley K. -KelleyJoImaging]
Read MoreYAY! I’m so excited to have this done! I realized how much I really disliked my old blog design; It wasn’t me at all…. and so I’m very happy to have the make-over :)) I also tweaked my logo, which for now I’m pretty happy with. It took a little while, and lots of mumbo-jumbo and deleting of blogs, but I’m loving the look right now! Next project….. make-over the website. :)
Read MoreAnna is one of those friends that even if you we don’t hang out as much as we want, we still have a blast every time we *do* get together. Annnd, she has a really sweet ride. Friday night we went thrift store shopping, picked up a couple of accessories, drove up to some peoples house, and asked to use their drive-in movie theater, and had some fun. I’m still working on editing the rest of these… but here’s a little preview :)
Read MoreThis post over at Chase Jarvis’ blog was really good. He puts the thoughts down bluntly, and yet encouragingly at the same time: SO YOU WANT TO BE A PROFESSIONAL? TUESDAY – 5TH OF APRIL, 2011 So you want to be a professional? Photographer. Director. Golfer. Belly dancer. Designer. Waiter. Model. If you’re wondering if you’ve got what it takes to go pro, try it. Seriously. Quit what you’re doing now and go there. You’ll know soon after you’ve tried to go there whether or not you’re in the right spot. If you don’t have what it takes, it will be obvious – going pro will be too hard, other things will seem more interesting, more pleasurable, more fun. On the other hand, if you do have what it takes, you will be reborn. All setbacks will seem small, all goals achievable, all hurdles put there only to keep out the others. You will know you’re on the right path. One thing for certain is that both paths–trying to go pro and steering clear of going pro–will be full of fear. In one case the fear is that you’ll fail and not be good enough. In the other case the fear is that you’ll never have lived your dream… When you think of those two, which one is worse? So…
Read MoreMy entry for Jess LC Design Your Look Competition I’ll let you know when you guys can vote for it :)
Read MoreOh, and blue skies. It’s finally warm enough to play frisbee… the snow is almost gone, the sun has been shining the last couple days, and today it was 51! Yay!
Read MoreThere’s been a lot on my mind lately. Questions that aren’t always answered, thoughts floating around, answers coming slowly out of the fog. A 13 year-old friend of a friend that died in a car accident. A dream that made me re-visit the memories of a family friend’s newborn baby going to heaven too soon. Feeling God’s overwhelming love. Seeing tragedy in the world, in Japan. Hearing my Aunt’s story of two babies saved outside the Planned Parenthood this morning. God’s love will conquer. Lord, make beauty out of these ashes. __________________________________________________________ What is our heart? When we’re happy we say our heart is full. When something bad happens, we say our heart hurts. When we get hurt by someone, we say its broken. Can we break our heart? Part of me is inclined to think when we use that, we really just have mental issues. If we magically had a switch, that turned off our brain or our thought process, would we still end up with pieces? If we convinced ourselves that nothing was really the matter, would our heart still hurt? Solomon told us to “Keep our heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.” Is he really telling us to guard our mind? Our thoughts? Our feelings? The same word used…
Read MoreI’ve been working a lot these past weeks on my brand, and re-designing my blog, moving on to my website, and working on some new offerings and designing a logo, all of which I’ll be sharing really soon [can’t wait!]. One of these, that I’m very excited about offering are the new Mini-Sessions. This is something that I’ve contemplated for a while, and am finally getting around to offering. :-) Perfect for someone who wants quality pictures of their family/senior/couple/kids, but doesn’t need a complete package. I’m offering $15 off if you book your session before June 31st!
Read MoreThese three were born on one of the coldest nights this month, and they have a bad mommy, so they were in our house in a big box for 4 or 5 days. I don’t think they realize they are goats ;) They think they’re puppies. These three were also in the house for a while… until they started hopping out and running all over the place. There’s never an end the excitement here.
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Hi, I'm Kelley, a MN portrait and wedding photographer located in the greater Brainerd Lakes Area. Welcome to my photography blog!