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“Amazing grace, how sweet the sound // Amazing love, now pouring down // From hands and feet that were nailed to the tree // His grace flows down and covers me. “ ~Grace Flows Down Grace = unmerited divine assistance We fall. We mess up. We make mistakes. But even though we do, His grace pours over us. Over it all. And not only does it pour on us, it covers us. Completely. It’s like a flood, like a downpour, like a cozy blanket, all unmerited, undeserved. But yet He still pours it out. It’s one of the most amazing things I’ve experienced in my walk with God, His unconditional grace. It’s almost beyond my understanding, it’s more something I just have to accept. So I stand under the downpour, let the water run over my tears, curling up in the blanket, because His grace covers me. It covers my shame. It covers my guilt, my sin, my mistakes. It fills me up, it washes me clean, heals my wounds. The awesome grace of Jesus does this for me. “The people asked…. and He opened the rock and water gushed out; it ran into all the dry places.” ~Psalm 105:40-41 Ask for His grace, let Him pour it out, let it gush into all the dry places. Let it…
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Read MoreI’m feeling pretty good right about now….. actually pretty hyped up. :-) I think my computer loves me. I got over 5,000 images off my computer, all of this years photos organized and on their way to being backed up a second time, and the rest of my computer cleaned and organized. Annnnnd, I’ve been meaning to work on a blog header for a long time now. And yes, I’m more productive in my pj’s! But, I can’t really decide what I think of what I came up with for the header. Help me out please! Comment and let me know what you *honestly* think. Thanks yall! Now I think I’m going to head to bed, and get some sleep before I have to get up for CPR re-cert :-P Good night!
Read More“Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming…” ~ Dori from “Finding Nemo” “Life’s not a race to see who get’s there first, just keep going.” ~Dad “You have 60 more years of your life! You don’t have to have it all figured out by the time you’re 18.” ~ My sister Amy Life is a journey and there’s never an end! I’m so goofy and get discouraged when things don’t get any easier, but you know what? Life could be a *lot* harder! I think that I should be farther along in my photography business. I think I should be much less selfish. I think I should be more mature. I think I should have a lot more faith, etc. etc. ect. But we’re called to “fight the good fight.” Always. And fighting’s *never* easy. We’re called to see the Lord. We’re called to pursue righteousness. To “work out our salvation”. All things that are *still* happening. Present tense. I get so impatient and think that things should be done and over. I’ve fought for a while, ok, now it should be enough. But life will *always* be a fight, and changing my perspective on it made things a lot more clear. So. I guess I’ve got life all figured out. ;) Seek the Lord. Pursue righteousness and a pure heart.…
Read More“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” [verse 1] “Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountainst be carried into the midst of the sea.” [verse 2] “though it’s waters roar and be trouble, though the mountains shake with it’s swelling.” [verse 3] “Come, behold the works of he Lord, who has made wars cease to the ends of the earth;” [verse 8] “He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire.” [verse 9] “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” [Psalm 46, verse 10]
Read More“I’ve been holding on so tight // Look at these knuckles they’ve gone white // I’m fighting for who I wanna be // Just trying to find security.// “But You said let it go // You said let it go // You said life is waiting for the ones who lose control // You said You would be, everything I need // You said when I lose my life it’s then I’ll find my soul.// You said let it go.” ~Let it Go, Tenth Avenue North
Read MoreMy two little siblings were in my cousin’s wedding this weekend…. and I just had to share a picture =]
Read MoreToday I feel…… A little like I’m gasping for breath. :)
Read MoreBaseball is my favorite sport. I loved playing (well softball for me) and love watching it. From this time of year, until the middle of August I’m usually at about three games a week. Between two brothers and a sister that play, and covering the sport for the newspaper, and “just for fun” watching the college summer team play, I see *a lot* of ball. But I like it :D This past game I decided to do something for myself, and not the paper, and shoot for the emotion of the game, and not necessarily “paper” or action shots. Let me know if I accomplished that :) Our baseball team was 6-0 until this game. They got five runs behind in the fourth, and the score stayed the same for the rest of the game. It was a pretty intense last three innings. Dylan Shequen books it to first after hitting a hard single. Gunner Johnson after stealing second base. Jansson in for relief in the top of the fifth. Centerfielder Trevor Smith after hitting a long hard ball to center that was caught in the bottom of the sixth. Third baseman Chad Beebe on deck, bottom of the seventh. Jansson at the plate in the bottom of the seventh. Two outs. down by four. With Jansson on first…
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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!