Trumpeter

I’m making some images up for my church to use during our Holy Week “Walk To The Cross” that takes place on Good Friday so I’ve been walking around some local cemeteries trying to capture some religious statues and monuments to use in the artwork.  This was on the side of a mausoleum wall and I really liked the way the shadows of the trees in the background made the angel look almost 3-D.  Once I converted the photo from color to black and white, then it really popped. 

The Remains of the Day

Stop.

Sit.

Breathe.

Before the day is gone…

Changes

I’ve been going through a rather long discernment process over the past couple of years.  I’m nearing the end of my 40’s and have been busy wondering what I might want to be when I grow up.  I never did find what I was looking for during my short stint at college or in the work force.  I’ve kept moving though, trying to put the pieces into place, trying to make sense of this life that I’ve been leading. 

Last January I got my hands on a Canon S3 IS and my life took a dramatic turn.  With that camera in my hands I got a little glimpse of what my life could be.  I started to see so much beauty where others walk right by.  That $300 point-n-shoot camera has altered my life in so many ways over the course of the past year that I can’t even begin to count them.  The only reason I tell you all of this is because today was a very big day. 

A very big day. 

And, because it was a big day, I really wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who come here, who glimpse for a moment what I do with that little camera.  I watch as God points out the beauty of His world to me and I hold that camera in my hands and I do my best to pass on what He shows me.

But things, they are a changin’.  Life is about to take me on a new spin around the block. 

Tonight, I wanted to acknowledge the One who makes all things possible in my life…whose dreams for me are far bigger than my own dreams for myself…whose power and glory sustains me in both the good times and the bad. 

Three years ago, I was in a mental gutter, wanting nothing but an easy way out of all my pain.  Now, here I am, a sponge that soaks life in with every breath I take.   It’s a miracle, really.  My life has become a testament to His existence.  I am a living, breathing, walking miracle. 

And so are you.   

Out To Pasture

Here’s another image from my afternoon at the ranch with my friend and her new horse, Glory. What a beautiful autumnal afternoon it was that day!

Light Up the Night

Taken at sunset tonight, this is a view of the Missouri River shot at Riverfront Park in Riverside, Missouri.

Thy Kingdom Come

I came down a back road heading towards downtown Kansas City this morning and was greeted by this scene.  There it was, the skyline of KC, wrapped in fog and clouds as the sun danced across the front of the mirrored buildings.  Because of the angle of the street, my first impression was that the buildings were hanging in the sky all by themselves and immediately I thought of “Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done” as it appeared God had finally brought his Kingdom to earth!  What an incredible view…