August 2009
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When You're in Love
O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more. I am painfully conscious of my need for further grace. I am ashamed of my lack of desire. O God, the Triune God, I want to want Thee; I long to be filled with longing; I thirst to be made more thirsty still. Show me Thy glory, I pray Thee, so that I may know Thee indeed. Begin in mercy a new work of love...
Crazy Love
I’ve heard about this book for a while now. I’ve even been a part of a class that studied it, but I never quite felt compelled to jump on the bandwagon and read it. I’ve never been much of a bandwagon type person. I just threw this book on the pile of Harry Potters and Notebooks and Twilights that everyone else rants and raves about and I never pick up.
For some reason, though,...
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{ashleigh's wedding weekend}
Sooo, it’s kind of hard to take wedding pictures when you’re in the wedding, but here’s a few snapshots from the weekend.
Table for the bridesmaid luncheon on Friday
Yes, there were belly dancers at the Moroccan themed rehearsal dinner. And no, I’m not kidding.
David (yes, he’s an elder) wasn’t quite sure what to do when the surprise belly dancer...
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{emma}
Kristi was doing a photo shoot with the gorgeous Emma Rinks before she moved off to Denver yesterday, and they were kind enough to reschedule so that I could come along. Both of these girls are so talented and are a ton of fun, so we took pictures for six hours on Thursday. Here’s a few… or a bunch… of my favorites (remember I had six hours worth of pictures to choose from). You...
Updates
Yes, I’m still alive.
Yes, I have Project One photos to upload.
I’ve been in a wedding all weekend and had a six-hour photo shoot with Kristi and Emma on Thursday before driving into Gadsden (getting in just after midnight) and beginning wedding festivities on Friday morning that lasted ‘til late last night.
Yes, I’m exhausted.
So, instead of spending the afternoon...
Ways I know I'm a nerd:
1. I’m currently utilizing nine USB ports.
Love at a Funeral
This made me cry, and I wasn’t even there. Thanks for sharing, Justin.
justingerhardt:
I went to a funeral today. The woman who died was in her late eighties and was survived by her husband.
And he loved her.
As he was led into the chapel by a younger, stronger man, I watched and decided he must be about ninety. He teetered his way through the door, caught one glimpse of the casket that...
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Brett Favre IS coming back?!
I used to really respect the man for everything he’s accomplished, been through and overcome in his career and with his personal struggles, but all this drama surrounding his retirement over the past two years just really makes me not like him anymore. And I hate to say that. People often complain about the millenial generation (my generation) for our sense of entitlement, but Favre’s...
This very moment five years ago, I was in Africa.
I’ve missed it ever since. Not only do I want to go back, my spiritual life needs to go back.
I’ve written about Zimbabwe about half a million times, so I won’t go there again, but, here’s the most recent post I wrote about it.
I love tracking packages. I just leave the browser...
Lost
I don’t know when, how or why it happens, but when I start editing photos, I lose all consciousness of space and time. Last night, I started editing photos around 10:30, thought it wouldn’t take very long, but I knew I wouldn’t finish them all. Then, at 2:30 a.m., I realized I needed to quit and go to bed, but I forgot. The next thing I knew, it was 5:00 a.m., I’m still in...
Wow...
I wasn't actually involved in this conversation, but it was too priceless not to share when it was relayed to me.
Ducky: I'm going to name my first kid Falcon, whether it's a boy or a girl.
Jonathan Bradford: I'm going to name my first kid Perestroika.
Ducky: So what are you going to name your second kid? Glasnost?
I'll save you from getting out a dictionary.
Perestroika: |ˌperəˈstroikə|
noun
(in the former Soviet Union) the policy or practice of restructuring or reforming the economic and political system. First proposed by Leonid Brezhnev in 1979 and actively promoted by Mikhail Gorbachev, perestroika originally referred to increased automation and labor efficiency, but came to entail greater awareness of economic markets and the ending of central planning.
Glasnost: |ˈglazˌnōst; ˈglas-; ˈgläz-; ˈgläs-|
noun
(in the former Soviet Union) the policy or practice of more open consultative government and wider dissemination of information, initiated by leader Mikhail Gorbachev from 1985.
“Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.”
– So true.
Ovid (via kari-shma)
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God is Big
This may be one of the sweetest things I’ve ever read, copied from Jennifer Gerhardt’s blog. I think London may understand God better than I do. Granted, I guess He does remind us that we are supposed to be like little children. They just seem to “get it” better than we adults do. Unfortunately, I tend to portray the negatives and be childish rather than child-like in my...
"Even when God is your pilot, it pays to pack a...
When my Internet went down for a little while today and kept me from doing some of the work I needed to do, I picked up the book I’ve been reading. Brother Odd is the third book in the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz, and I love Koontz’s writing. I ran across this quote, and I thought it was quite interesting.
So many people believe that God should be your pilot. Period. And a lot of...
“You are the stars and the world is watching you. By your presence, you send a...”
– Eunice Kennedy Shriver
1987 Special Olympics World Games in South Bend, Ind.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
One of the first things I do every morning when I get up is browse the headlines of USAToday’s Web site. Honestly, I rarely read the articles, but I took the time to read yet another article about a woman I’ve always admired in a way I can’t even describe. Unfortunately, unlike the articles about her accomplishments or her receiving Sports Illustrated’s first ever Sportsman of the Year Legacy...
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These made me laugh. Hopefully they will make you smile, too.
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{bubbles}
What can I say. I’m still a little kid and I just love bubbles. Not only are they beautiful and colorful and are fun to pop, but we regard bubbles as one of the most simple, day-to-day occurrences. We wash them down the drain every time we mop, bathe and wash our hands, but they are incredibly complex when you get down to the science of them. With just a little bit of water on it, a pin...
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{ashleigh's bachelorette weekend}
This past weekend, Ashleigh and all of her bridesmaids spent the weekend in Nashville to celebrate her last two weeks as a bachelorette. I’ve known Ashleigh since we were four years old, and I’m so excited to be in her wedding on the 22nd. These are just a few of the PG-rated photos from the weekend. :)
This is the cake that Jess made for me for the lingerie shower. See more of...
My aunt and a little boy at Jared's birthday party
Cathy: He's autistic. Do you know what that means?
Little boy: Yeah, it's where they're really smart, but it stays in their head.
That's about the best yet most simple way I've ever heard it put.
Happy Birthday, Jen!
Before Jen moved back to Alabama, she, Jess and I used to meet up once a month at Chick-Fil-A to eat supper and talk for hours and hours (they employees there know us because we stay for so long. Pathetic, I know). Today is Jen’s birthday, and, since she wasn’t able to be with us tonight, we went to Chick-Fil-A and had cupcakes in her honor.
Jess made the cupcakes, by the way, which...
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{knox engagements}
Krist let me tag along with her on an engagement shoot she did of Daniel Knox and his fiancee. They were great sports for crawling down in the “holler” when it was unbelievably hot outside. I was trying to help out more than anything, so I didn’t shoot much, but these are a few I came up with. Thanks, Kristi, for letting me come along!
By the way, if you’ve never seen any...
Small town fun
Today was just one of those really good days that leaves you feeling completely content at the end of it. And, quite frankly, I’ve needed a day like this to help improve my attitude lately. I got a new pair of shoes for free (that I can’t wear yet, though. Thanks, tendinitis.), hopefully approved for some awesome medication that will help me start feeling better again, a photography...
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{horton wedding}
I “helped” Jud shoot Kevin and Ashlee Horton’s wedding in Corinth, Miss., on Saturday. Ashlee said she wanted a lot of candid shots, so I focused mostly on getting those and let Jud do the stuff that actually requires talent. :) Here’s a few shots from the day… I’d love to hear any thoughts and constructive criticism!
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