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| studio calico kit |
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| bloom and grow album kit by Danielle Young Designs |
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| bloom and grow album |
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| studio calico kit |
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| instinct kit by ninth and bloom |
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| studio calico kit |
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| bloom and grow album |
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| bloom and grow album |
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| bloom and grow album |
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| bloom and grown album |
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| jlabre touch of spice kit |
I am still hanging in there and getting my layouts done......I think by the end of the month this will be a habit!!! I hope!!!
Day 13
day 14
day 15
Day 15 I decided to start our vacation album.....I want to focus on the photos since I have so many really nice ones from the beach.....so there won't be a lot of embellys and journaling....I'm going to let the pics tell the story!!
Today I plan on doing a bunch of layouts just because I am inspired to get my hands into my paper stash again!!
Day 13
day 15
Day 15 I decided to start our vacation album.....I want to focus on the photos since I have so many really nice ones from the beach.....so there won't be a lot of embellys and journaling....I'm going to let the pics tell the story!!
Today I plan on doing a bunch of layouts just because I am inspired to get my hands into my paper stash again!!
YES!!! I am still here and I am keeping up with the LOAD challenges!! It feels so good to be digging into my photos and my scrapping stash again!! Here are the last 4 days!!
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
day 12
Day 9
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| Studio Calico kit |
Day 10
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| this is side 2 of yesterdays page |
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| paislee press you are here kit font is my type |
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| taylormade designs in moderation kit font is pea sandra dea |
I am still keeping up.....just have not updated the blog! Here are the last 3 days layouts......I am really enjoying the challenges that Lain has been posting!!
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| paislee press everyday ordinary quick page |
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| paislee press number 27 template , 3 paper peonies commitment kit |
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| one little bird instinct kit, fonts are pea emmie and milk and cereal |
I'm going to post this quick layout before I head out the door for bible study with the girls......
another digi layout of my cute baby boy!
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| paislee press template No 15,one little bird storyteller kit |
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| one little bird storyteller kit, font is fontastic journaling reads I find it hard to believe that you are nine years old now. Where did the time go? You are growing up so fast and truly becoming more of a man every day. You are a hard worker and are always there to help Daddy with the next job. You are also a wonderful big brother always making time for Christopher and Caleb and making them feel good. I can really see you beginning to grow into the man God wants you to be and I am so proud of you! Jacob Walter 8/2010. |
Well we are nearing the 2 year anniversary of my husbands accident... and so I am thinking about grace and miracles and the love our Father God has for us.
This past week in small groups our Pastor was discussing how we do not walk in the power that God has given us. We do not walk around expecting to see miracles from God.....and so sadly we do not.
Jesus told us that we would have power to do all he did and more......
"For whatsoever is born of God OVERCOMES THE WORLD: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith." [1Jn:5:4]
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." [2Tm:1:7]
But today there are not many Christians who can say they have seen miraculous healings and super natural miracles.....and yet what exactly is a miracle........
: an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs
: an extremely outstanding or unusual event, thing, or accomplishment
Well as I thought about miracles I of course thought of my husband who is walking around with a bullet in his neck and who by all accounts should be paralyzed or dead because of this......but who is not because God saw fit to save him body and spirit. That to me is a miracle. But as I thought about it more God revealed to me the awesome miracle.....the most amazing one.....and if you know my God then you know it too.
It's the miracle of a sacrifice that has saved me and brought me white as snow to stand at my Fathers feet. A miracle that covers my dirt and filthy rags in the blood of a pure blameless lamb and sets me free to worship and be close to my Father in heaven. A miracle that He loves me at all.......A miracle that he continues to love me as I fail to live up to His expectations on a daily basis.
A miracle yes, to me that is truly miraculous, don't you agree.....
But here is the thing......do we as Christians walk around and live our lives as the miracles we are? Are we sharing this miraculous gift with others who need it? Are we living our lives in victory as we should......since Christ has already won the battle for us? Are we living as walking miracles?
I am still pondering on these thoughts and trying to figure out what it looks like to live as a miracle.....but as I do I am beginning to see Gods miracles everywhere I look.....and I am beginning to understand the power that God has given me in His Holy Spirit to live miraculously for Him.
These are just a few miracles I am thankful for this past week......
little boys who love to be super heroes and save us from the bad guys......the miracle of a little boys power
playing in the puddles during a down pour.....the miracle of today
new baby bunnies to cuddle and hold.....the miracle of life
a big pot of steaming chicken noodle soup....the miracle of good food
cuddles on the couch as we all battle the sniffles and lay low this week......the miracle of time together
little boys who love to be super heroes and save us from the bad guys......the miracle of a little boys power
a big pot of steaming chicken noodle soup....the miracle of good food
cuddles on the couch as we all battle the sniffles and lay low this week......the miracle of time together
a new book to read and study (Sabbath , Bloom Book Club).....the miracle of God revealing Himself to me even more!
Ok So I am going to be following along with Darcy on her 31 days to a better photo.....a lot of it I am already doing but I need to do it better! So if you need help getting out of auto or understanding your camera this is a great place to start!!!
Today she wanted us to play with shutter speed and here are my results
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| 1/2s F 22.0 ISO 400 |
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| 1/30s F 8.0 ISO 400 |
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| 1/13s F 13.0 ISO 400 |
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| 1/80s F 5.0 ISO 400 |
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| bazzill paper, bazzill just the edge cardstock strips, CM heart punch, 3 paper peonies word art | , coffee shop barrista action |
I used coffeeshops barrista action to begin with then made it B&W and used the gaussian blur filter to blur the background.....I really love the way it turned out......I am really liking keeping my photos big on my pages too....very dramatic!!!
Ok I'm ready for day 4! Bring it on!!!!
