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Absurd in the Highest Degree

I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how he could look up into the heavens and say there is no God. - Abraham Lincoln

To suppose that the eye with all its inimitable contrivances for adjusting the focus to different distances, for admitting different amounts of light, and for the correction of spherical and chromatic aberration, could have been formed by natural selection, seems, I freely confess, absurd in the highest degree. - Charles Darwin

something essential

[Photography Model: Jordi, Lyrical Art]

If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it's as though I've neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up.

break

I'm a typical Christian, we all struggle with things, we have our downtimes, but we always turn to the one who truly cares and truly understands the pain and hurt. He's the one that put the struggle and pain in our lives, he knows exactly what will help us and thats us running to him. God will break us to seek us.

Would you take the place of this man?

Beauty.

Who are you

I hate how people judge people. Especially "Christians", I grew up in the church and still have a faith and a great relationship with my father in heaven, and I KNOW the Bible says for us to love one another. I KNOW that the Bible says to NOT judge people. As Christians we need to be the understanding ones, and the loving ones. The Bible says to be CHRIST-LIKE, um....I'm pretty 100% positive that Christ did not judge anyone. He held his arms wide open to everyone, and was there for everyone. Even the Samaritan woman who was a prostitute, or the man with leprosy. It is sad that today, Christians will come across sick people, whether it be whores, the poor, the un-clean, the drunk, etc. and they will be so quick to judge, and so quick to turn their children's face's away teaching them that those people are "bad". What have we turned into? What happened to the caring, and love? Everyones so scared and un-trusting. People worry too much these days. Worrying is like slapping God right across the face, because it tell Him that we don't trust him. We are to cast all of our worries on him, he is the one who will take care of you no. matter. what. We are not the ones to judge.

an artists mind

a lot of people don't understand an artists mind. never will they realize what its like to have a constant paint brush at work within the mind.

Truth

God is faithful to all who are unfaithful. He is compassionate to all who are uncompassionate, and He is loving when we cannot even love others. He is a God that is consistent when we are inconsistent. He is a God that renews, restores, and revives when are souls have run dry. He is a God that hurts when our hearts ache. He is a God of comfort when we are hurting and mends broken hearts when they have split in two. He is a God that leads us down the path to prosperity and peace even when we want to take the road that leads to destruction and death. He gives sight to the blind, and hope to the weary. He is a God that loves unconditionally no matter how many times we turn our backs to Him. He is a God that waits with open arms when we have lost our way. He is a God that brings purity to the filthiest sin and forgives time and time again. He is a God that died a death none of us could imagine. As He was beaten beyond recognition, as He grabbed hold of the cross, the weight bearing down on His almost lifeless body, He trudged the streets to His death. He was thrown to the ground, nails driven into His hands and was raised between two thieves. There as the life slowly drained from His body, holding up His weight, grasping for air, He took on every sin we commit. Every sin we do behind closed doors. Every sin that we daily choose to make a part of our lives. Every sin that we just can't seem to let go. Every sin that controls our thoughts and actions. He took it all. And when it was complete He simply spoke, "It is finished," and breathed His last breathe. For some this would be the end of the story. But for Him, it was the beginning. For three days later He physically rose from the dead. And that is where the story begins. You have a choice. Life or Death? Christ wants you to choose Him. It doesn't matter what you have done in the past, it doesn't matter what you have done five minutes ago. It matters what you choose to do right now. God wants you, your heart, your mind, your soul, He wants all of you. God wants to show you a life that is complete, full of joy, and a life that will spill over to eternity. He turns no one away. He's waiting. Take His hand. He will never let go. -Carl Christiansen

Guard Your Heart.

Wow, well um, where to start? Lets just say, its been an eventful week and one of my biggest dreams has disappeared. I don't know if it will be back , its all in Gods will. I am VERY thankful for all my amazing friends, and new friends that are here for me :-)

hmp.

I don't think I was ever a regular girl. Whatever that is.

Could this weekend get any better? :~)

ehem... what went down this weekend that made it so very memorable.

-almost hit a deer, had to come to complete stop because the dang thing wouldn't move

-got super car sick on the way up to south dakota, stopped 2 times for 45 minutes a piece to throw up 15 times.

-got to south dakota and didn't even get to see any bands play at lifelight, ended up sleeping through a freezing cold night in a tent for no reason but to leave in the morning for a wedding

-before the wedding we couldn't find a place to shower so i washed my hair in a caseys bathroom, not to mention air dried it by sticking my head out the window of our car

-got pulled over by a cop for going 67 in a 55 mph zone, though we'd never been to that part of town and it was a total accident...thank goodness we just got a verbal warning, praise Jesus

-got to wedding safely, got to reception dangerously - - got in a car accident because some bozo 16 year old thought she could cross the road though she COULDNT SEE IF A CAR WAS COMING, she wung it anyways...lucky for her, andrew slammed on his breaks and turned the wheel so we wouldnt hit her going 30 mph and instead we hit a 13 inch curb that ruined the bottom of the car plus snapped a thick wooden stop sign in half and knocked a reality sign out of the ground. Totaled the car, but it was her fault so thats good-ish news. Andrew and I are okay, just sore and have headaches.

After all of that we got home safely with Andrews G-Ma, and were blessed with a sweet thunder and rain storm the rest of the night :-)

tell me your weekend was better... !

haha

I work at a daycare and these are some funny lines I got from my four year old Pre-K kids today....

"I'm going to throw a hammer at this school until it breaks!!!" - a kid very angry with me

"I CUT THE HOLE IN MY SHIRT SO I COULD POKE MY FINGER THROUGH IT AND TICKLE MY TUMMY!!!!" - a kid crying and screaming as he says this after cutting a hole in the front of his shit

"Yeah, my dad lets me use guns at the house...like he doesn't even care if i blow the basketball hoop up." - four year old

"Faith just told me babies come from your buuuutt, tell me thats not true teacher" - 4 year old girl

"do NOT squish God's creations, that bug didn't do anything to you guys" - four year old girl

oh gosh, i love my kids !

Walk by the Spirit

Galatians 5:17-26

For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; again such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one other, envying one another.

He loves us

Your the one that overwhelms His heart with just "one glance of your eyes", your the one He sings over with delight and longs to dance with you across the mountaintops (Zephaniah 3:17) You take His breath away by a heart that is beautiful from obedience, and one that hopes in Him. He is longing for us!

White & Black

New portfolio, white & black. Sneek peek.

love

just realized i basically fit the whole rainbow in this photo :] much lovin' the red lips these days ;] cheers!

'bout time

The beats i'm rolling with currently:

1. Voka (live) - Sigur Ros

2. Her Morning Elegance - Oren Lavie

3. Rehab - Amy Winehouse

4. Paperweight - Joshua Radin

5. All I Want - Sarah Blasko

6. In a Dream - Skybox

Quit dabbling in sin. Purify your inner life. Quit playing the field. Hit bottom, and cry your eyes out. The fun and games are over. Get serious, really serious. Get down on your knees before the Master, it's the only way you'll get on your feet.

[James 4:8-10 The Message//REMIX]

Dreary.

What a dreary day...I like it though. Having to work inside from 9:30-6:30, with only 2 half our 'recesses', it gets stuffy. Plus with the smell of...2 and three year olds 'BM's, which reminds me of the first week I started at the daycare..we have to write either 'Wet' or 'BM' on their daily gram after we change the kids and I forever thought that 'BM' meant 'Big Mess'. That shows how smart I am. So bring on the rain..the clouds and the worms....and the BM's. I think I'll take my break at Caribou Coffee, nothin' better than sipping coffee, or tea, on a dreary day...with a good book in hand.

Cheers!

photography

"When you use a camera, not as a machine but as an extension of your heart, you become one with your subject." -Anonymous

badly bent.

Sometimes I cannot forgive, And these days, mercy cuts so deep. If the world was how it should be, maybe I could get some sleep, While I lay, I dream we're better, Scales were gone and faces light, When we wake, we hate our brother, We still move to hurt each other, Sometimes I can close my eyes,
And all the fear that keeps me silent falls below my heavy breathing, What makes me so badly bent? We all have a chance to murder, We all feel the need for wonder, We still want to be reminded that the pain is worth the thunder

Sometimes when I lose my grip, I wonder what to make of heaven
All the times I thought to reach up
All the times I had to give
Babies underneath their beds
Hospitals that cannot treat all the wounds that money causes,
All the comforts of cathedrals
All the cries of thirsty children - this is our inheritance
All the rage of watching mothers - this is our greatest offense
-Oh my God.

it feels like everyone is giving up. like, the world is selfish. where is the love. where is the 'true person' in people? do we have to hide our true self to please the world? take a big breath, step out the door and breath. breath the life that was given to you. stop trying to fit in with the world. be different. be brave. be courageous. this is your life..are you who you want to be?

.good verse

Do not love the world or the things in the world, if anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world - the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions - is not from the Father but from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

-1st John 2:15-17

one. two. three.

can't anyone see.

doesn't anyone realise.

people are living...dead.

theres a new life, a new way.

what are people living for?

themselves? others? materials?

WHAT A LIFE!

you know, when you could be living for the one who first of all...created you.

the one who created you for a purpose.

though people may not know that purpose,

shouldnt they be striving to know?

the beauty the riches the fame

you know when you die it wont be the same.

but living a life for his name.

being a servant to your father.

you will live...forever, having an eternal life.

forget the riches here on earth

your TRUE riches are in HEAVEN!

this life is practice.

this life is just the beginning.

does the father of all approve?

does he?

he loves you so dearly no matter what you do.

but does he approve of the ways you live?

does he?

.photography

.Time for Take off

beautiful.
a love so sweet.
taken by such a soft echo.
remove me from the hatred, the lying and the guilt.
remind me of who i am. what makes me..me.
guide me.
wanting a life pleasing to you. starting new. reborn in you.
hold me close. my father. my friend.
fix me to follow you the rest of my way.
i'm here. i'm listening. i'm coming.
time for take off.

ART

“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.”

“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”

“Art is never finished, only abandoned.”

-Michelangelo

.You Stood

to the depths of hell,
I feel I've been,
Crying from the pain I put on myself.
There you stood.
Rebellion itched at my side.
My weakness, and giving in,
there you stood.
When I felt empty
and filled myself with love
leading to disappointments and a broken heart
laying there again, empty.
There you stood.
You stood with arms open wide
wanting to grasp me in your arms
and over come me with your love.
You stood there with eyes so sad,
sad that I never came to you.
But you still loved me, as you did molding me.
Your love for me will never end.
An endless love, a perfect father.
There You Stood.

-Me.

"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." -Jeremiah 29:13

3.10.10

Simply. I'm in Love.