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I need more faith. Not because more faith would make more things happen in my life, mainly because more faith would make life easier. I tend to worry, and wonder and complain, instead of resting, and trusting while being content. It’s funny how faith is more for us, and not for God. The strength of our faith doesn’t affect the outcome, remember all we have to have is a mustard seed, and that’s not much at all. I remember one time at church Mr. Gillson said, “The outcome of a situation doesn’t rest in how much faith you have, but it rests in how reliable the source of your faith is.” If I decide to step onto a thin sheet of ice, despite how much I believe that the ice will hold me… it probably won’t. But if I choose to step out, trusting in God, He will always hold me. Our God never fails us, no matter how much faith we have. He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. {Luke 17:6} ____________________________________________ {Originally written for the Red Ink Challenge over at Paper and Ink Spots}
Read MoreMy sister Amy is a high school senior this year, and she’s also in her second year of post-secondary. The other day she asked me to take a picture of her “life” right now. Of course I couldn’t stop at one image, and made a little series out of it :-)
Read MoreRuth Ann is another IPSite. [You make good friends there, just sayin] She does some beautiful photography, and I always enjoy her blog, but this post is about something new. This girly is starting to pursue a dream she’s always had of having a stationary business with her photography. Right now she’s offering five gorgeous designs which you can see here. She also wrote a beautiful blog post on God, and dreams, and you should read it :) Dreams are beautiful things, and you shouldn’t be afraid dream! Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. I’d love to hear what dreams are floating in your head, or which ones the Lord is working right now, or even your forgotten dreams… email me. Anywho… she’s going to give away a set of five notecards to one lucky reader… but you have to enter: 1. leave a comment saying which is your favorite design (and you *could* mention one of your dreams…) 2. Facebook/Tweet/Blog the link to this post or the link to her Zenfolio account (http://photographybyruthann.zenfolio.com/p692180170 ) {You may leave two separate comments for each} Give away ends next Saturday, April 2nd. Dream big!
Read MoreWell, technically I don’t really love this about spring. It’s almost a little cruel… but if it happen we can change it so… take pictures! And maybe go skiing… or sledding. Too bad there wasn’t a sudden ice rink ;) [I was inspired by this guy: http://www.treverhoehne.com/blurrythings/ and decided to try some blurry pictures. I kind of like the mood this gives you, but what is your opinion? Diss it or Love it?]
Read More{I originally wrote this for my Red Ink challenge – our assignment was travel writing, and I had a hard time decided which trip to write about. :) I know I already post about my Bahamas in pictures, but sometimes words are fun too. If you want to see the pictures from our time at Rose Island they’re here }_________________________________________________________________ I went to the Bahamas to visit my friend Susan, who married a Bahamian. Yes, a Minnesotan married a Bahamian. Anyways, because we stayed with his family the whole time, for the first five/six days we didn’t do typical “tourist stuff”. Those days, for me, were the best part of the trip, although that could be because my sister and brother were there too…. We went camping on another island, Rose, for three days. Really roughed it, and it was a blast, long nights, lizards, no toilets and all! __________________________________________________________ We were on a boat, skipping over calm water. The wind whipped my hair and I could taste the salt spray from the bright blue water. The sun shone, and in places the water appeared darker. We didn’t talk much on the short ride out from the island to the reef. Brett killed the engine and we drifted a short ways while Susan pulled out the rope and threw over…
Read MoreI found these beautiful portraits that I’d never even edited this week while I was doing back-ups. My sister Lisa is growing up, and she’s gorgeous :)
Read MoreThis is Jennette. She’s cool. She’s an IPSite, and a writing instructor and a high school senior. And she shoots guns. Which makes her even more cool. I met her in Portland last summer, and I’ve been following her blog. We’ve been doing a writing challenge together on facebook called The Red Inkers and between that and reading her blog, I’ve decide that I really like her writing. Basically this is my way of saying that you should check out her writing. Her main blog: http://greenleavesofpaper.blogspot.com/ Her Red Ink Blog: http://oceanusauthor.blogspot.com/ Enjoy!
Read MoreI’m happy to say this is officially the start of a new series… We’re beginning to see spring! Yay! So the first thing I love about spring: Splashing in puddles with cute rubber boots.
Read MoreThere’s something about Lake Superior that draws me, much like the ocean. It makes me imagine stories of ships and sailors, of ship wrecks and people living along the lake. It makes me stand and think of the God that created it, and how huge He really is. Visiting during the warmer weather we watch ships coming and going; some large Great Lakes ships, some smaller ones for the ocean. Some are leaving full of iron ore, low in the water, others are coming in empty, riding high. This weekend I visited the lake with friends, and at this time things are covered in ice. The ice chunks had blown up against the mountain of ice along the shore, created by the breaking waves all winter. Large blocks floated and rolled with the waves, while the smaller ones piled up on each other. The wind was blowing the breaking ice out of the harbor and through the canal. The walls of the lighthouse on the pier were covered with strange designs of ice and the stairs were lost under the ice. Sheets of it covered the walls of the canal. During the night the wind blew the ice slabs out and all that was left was the mountain created by the waves.…
Read MoreA Word from the Valedictorian of Vacation Bible School. This fired me up, and made me cry. What a kid! Here’s the link to the page
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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!