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Another reason I love winter: Because it makes spring that much sweeter.
Read MoreA couple of the promised pictures. More coming soon! Thanks for being such a cute couple despite the cold, guys! :)
Read MoreI’m still here… I rigged my computer, so that I can use it for the engagement pictures that I shot today [fun stuff… can’t wait to share!] but it’s going to have to go in. But for now…. it’s working :) Got a crazy week coming up, starting a new session of swimming lessons [three days a week], along with teaching an aquacise class, editing pictures, and trying to get the most I can done on my computer before I bring it in. I’m also starting a writing challenge with some friends, where we are going to write everyday for a month. I’m super excited about it, but I think it’s going to be crazy! If you care to follow along my blog for the challenge is Paper and Ink Spots . You should be seeing a sneak preview of todays engagement shoot tomorrow! And I’ll try to jump right back into my blogging routine. Hope your weekend was blessed! ~ Kelley
Read MoreHi there! This is supposed to be “My Work” day… but… but… my computer has some issues. It’s been smoking. I thought I warned him that smoking is bad for you and can give you cancer, but apparently he didn’t listen. He tried to hide it from me, but I smelt it on his breath. And, I saw the sparks from his lighter… ;) I all seriousness though, I could definitely use some prayers for it. I have almost three months worth of pictures and documents on it that weren’t backed up [I had been meaning to do back-ups for a long time] and I also covered an event for the newspaper that I would *really* like to get paid for. {sigh}Not to mention the fact that I *really* don’t want to pay for a new computer. lol I’m learning though to trust God in it all, and that “all things work together for good.” And if it does die… I can handle it, with Him. A friend is going to look at it for me tonight, and hopefully he’ll be able to figure out the problem. Keep praying! Thanks! ~Kelley
Read MoreOr Sliding… :-) It’s which ever way you look at it. Last week after church some of the families went to the hill. It was so nice out, the week before it had been in the negative temperatures, but on Sunday it was in the 40s. Spring is coming! [which maybe, just maybe means that this is one of the last posts in this series for the year] Snowball fights, good friends and lots of exercise coming up the hill :-) {Kate kept sliding back on the sled… and eventually slide right off!} {Mom has a whole passel of little ones :) Rachel, Elijah, Kate, and Ian} Snow ball fight! {Ethan taking cover from his dad} {Amy getting plastered by Daniel} Whitewash! Daniel better watch out ;) Fuzz insisted on walking up the hill *every* time all by himself. Quite the man. Natalie being… Natalie. Ian!! I love this little kid. :D {Just to be clear… It’s a doggy hat… *not* a bunny.} This is when he was being my chariot driver… “GO! GO! GO!” Lost some people along the way…. Hey pretty girl! Benjamin! On a kind of sad note… there’s not much snow left around here.. everything’s turning to MUD :P [new series coming in the next month or so…. Why I love SPRING!] ~Kelley
Read More[A few thoughts from the book I just started reading, ‘The Irresistible Revolution’, by Shane Claiborne] “We are surrounded by unbelieving activists and inactive believers. Where are the true Christians?” “We live in a world that has lost it’s appreciation for the little things… a world that wants things bigger and bigger. We want to supersize our fries, sodas and church buildings. But amid all the supersizing many of us feel God is doing something new, something small and subtle.” {both from the introduction to the book} I think the ironic thing about the above *very* true statement, is although we are supersizing everything else in our life, we have failed to realize how truly “supersized” our God is. We put Him in boxes, make Him smaller than He is… and routinely fail to believe that He is BIG. At the same time, when He tries to reach us through small things – whispers, creation, etc – we fail to realize that it is God because… “He’s supposed to be BIG.” What an oxymoron! Let’s wake up and see God in the little things, but at the same time wake up to the fact that we’ve limited Him to those little things, and that He is bigger than our wildest dreams. Let’s take up the banner of our King and become…
Read MoreOh, and it’s Valentines Day! ;) Remember to love everyone… not just your “significant other”…. just as God loves us. ~ Kelley
Read MoreSince it’s Valentines Day on monday… and since I’m still very single this year [Although I did get some chocolate! haha, thanks Abbey!] I thought I’d share this Video with you from the gang over at Jostie Flicks . I got a kick out of it. Happy Valentines Day to you ALL!
Read MoreFluffy snowflakes falling softly are one of God’s wonders that make me stop and contemplate. They make me feel full of wonder, like a kid, even though I’ve seen them for 20 years… [This verse also reminds me that sooner or later spring *will* come] “He spreads the snow like wool, and scatters the frost like ashes. He hurls down His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast? He sends His word and melts them; He stirs up His breezes and the waters flow.” [Psalm 147:16-18]
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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!