Capture Your 365

Time for another week of photos!

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Day 38: Use Your Senses – homemade granola bars, fresh from the oven

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Day 39: More Than One – paper hearts hanging from the mantle for Valentine’s Day

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Day 40: Through The Looking Glass – self-portrait day, didn’t really want to take a picture of myself using the mirror in my bathroom, so out came the tri-pod! I used the self-timer on this one and thought it would be fun to capture a little bit of who I am in this one.

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Day 42: Entertain – winter time is such a great time for a cup of tea!

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Day 43: Celebrate – so thankful that I live in California where we are able to experience an earlier spring. Which means that summer is not too far away! :)

What have you photographed this past week?

Share your bread with the hungry

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uZV90fsoCY?rel=0] Soon after I became an advocate with Compassion, I read 58:Fast Living: How The Church Will End Extreme Poverty by Scott Todd. It was an eye-opening book for me because as Christians, we have always heard the verse, “The poor you will always have with you” – Matthew 26:11. I love Dr. Todd’s explanation of this verse. Do you have 10 minutes? I encourage you to take time to watch this video above. Go ahead, I’ll wait :)

One of the challenges that is presented on the Live58 web site is to do our part to fast, pray, and give to end extreme poverty. Did you watch the video? Do you believe we can do this in our lifetime? With the help of other Christians in our nation, I know it is possible.

“Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?  Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?” – Isaiah 58:6-7

Will you prayerfully consider sharing your bread with a hungry child today?

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You can…Change The Story!

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Short Main Video from Compassion International on Vimeo.

As a Compassion sponsor, one of the things you can do at least once a year is share your love for this ministry with your local church family. Each year in the spring, Compassion gives us the materials and opportunity to share how sponsoring a child not only impacts that child’s life, but your life as well.

Right now on the Compassion Sunday website, you can view video testimonials, order a free planning guide, read facts about poverty, and many other things.

Planning a Compassion Sunday is easy:

1. Pray about your participation
2. Talk with your pastor
3. Order a free planning guide
4. Prepare your presentation

Everything you need to plan and prepare for your Compassion Sunday is available on the Compassion Sunday website.

Are you ready to help Change the Story for more children living in extreme poverty? I hope you are!

My continuing education…so to speak

“No one can get an education, for of necessity education is a continuing process.”

-Louis L’Amour

I love to read!

We have books in almost every room in our home, and I am usually reading at least three books at any given time. I have always loved to read. I was the one who would get in trouble for reading past my bedtime with a flashlight. The flashlight would be taken away, but that didn’t stop my. I would sit by window and dream of living with Laura Ingalls out on the prairie…

A few years ago, I was reading a blog post of a friend of mine where she talked about a commonplace book. In this particular blog post, Cheryl talks about the importance of investing in ourselves as wives and moms to be reading good books to encourage us to continue in this path we have chosen to follow.

I have now filled up two composition journals with quotes and Bible verses that have spoken to me over these past few years. I was just thinking today what a gift these will be for my daughter when she is old enough to become a wife and mother.

Have you read any good books lately?

Capture Your 365

Another week, and another week of photos!

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Day 30 – Faceless Portrait: I asked Kelsey to be the subject for this photo. We get great light from the west facing windows in the afternoon.

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Day 31 – On The Thirds: I am taking another photography class. Yay! Today, one of the students asked how to set up for a silhouette shot. Rather than photograph my instructor, I moved to another area and captured this shot of the sun through a leafless, winter tree.

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Day 33 – Shadow: I set this shot up in my hallway with the afternoon light coming through the windows. This is a bouquet of flowers my husband brought home one day, just because :)

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Day 34 – Pop of Red: my backyard beach retreat! I am so glad I picked the red chairs, can’t wait for summer…great place to read and have an iced coffee!

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Day 35 – Beat: For this picture, I wanted to try to capture some motion of Matthew playing his guitar. Didn’t turn out exactly like I thought it would, but I loved listening to him play this song while I was taking pictures of him.

Are you trying to Capture Your 365? If so, I would love to follow your photo journey!