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The sun was just coming over the hill, shining through the window, as she crawled out of bed. She twisted her hair into a bun and slipped into her favorite yellow skirt. Putting flip-flops on her feet, she grabbed her bible and a cup of coffee and in the quiet stillness of the morning sat on the porch. She curled her legs under her skirt as she sat, drinking in the cool morning air and the fresh smells of growing things. Her arms had slight goosebumps on them, and she hugged herself. She thought about things, about life, and about her God. After a half hour of quiet time, she went back into the busy house, where the family was loud, getting ready for the day. Hoisting up the laundry basket full of wet clothes, she lugged it out to the clothes line. The morning sun shone over the roof of the house and in her eyes as she hung the clothes. She shook them out, pinned one side and then the other, and moved to the next piece of laundry. She hung the last piece and left the basket next to the pole. Later that day she would play Frisbee with her friends, meeting at the park. She kicked off her flip-flops and felt the grass fit between…
Read MoreI wasn’t going to write a blog post tonight, but….. Sometimes, it’s kind of pain being a photographer… It makes it hard to sit around and just enjoy awesome light. There was a pretty sweet sunrise going on I couldn’t just sit and read my book. It end up being totally worth it! And a shoot like this at the ball field is coming up soon, complete with uni and all. Can’t wait!
Read MoreWhy I love Spring is breaking for a commercial…. A commercial in the form of snow and rain. Spring will be back shortly. Thank you for watching… :D
Read MoreI’m in our secret place // alone in Your embrace // where all my wrongs have been erased You have forgiven… All the promises and lies // All the times I’ve compromised // All the times You were denied You have forgiven… {Forgiven, by Skillet}
Read MoreI had such a hard time picking pictures to share…. so this is a long post. Hope you enjoy! {I really love these girls} {Anna took these pictures of Amy and I [and the following ones of me] She’s great photog!} {I realllly like this one}
Read MoreA friend of mine [Abbey] mentioned this video the other day during a good conversation. We were talking about how as Christians a lot of times we’re so scared of falling, or sinning, or getting corrupted that we err on the side of safety. Always. We rarely take risks, because we’re scared of getting stained? Or hurt? Or.. Or.. Or.. That’s not what God called us to do! We’re here to seek first the Kingdom of God, not safety, not salvation, the KINGDOM OF GOD. Which means we need to be conquers, overcomers, on the defense, not the offense. Someone recently said, “I truly believe that He who is in me is greater than He who is in the world. I truly believe that, and that’s why once I’ve raised my kids I send them OUT into the world.” Our God is greater. Do we truly believe that? Then let’s stop clinging to the beam and get out there! There’s no point in staying pure or unscathed if we aren’t doing things for the Kingdom of God!
Read MoreI 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. :)
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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!