The best made plans.

Taking this beautiful girl's pictures made me remember back to when I was graduating and all the plans and emptiness ahead of me that I saw. So many people asked me what I wanted to be (as I tortured poor Karlee with the same question) and I had no clue. All I knew was that I wanted to learn more about what I believed in, God. So I had plans to do an internship with my church as well as correspondent classes through a Bible College. Little did I know that the plans that were actually ahead for me were marriage and a wonderful life of nothing I'd been planning the previous four years. I think it's incredible how we can plan something even to the last detail and one little thing can change it all up and make it more wonderful in the end. This wonderful and incredibly beautiful girl Karlee has so much life ahead of her and so many incredible possibilities, I can't help but be excited for her!! I enjoyed every minute of the session with her and even her amazing Mom and her boyfriend too. Although there was a bit of a tick scare (I still twitch a little at the thought of them EW!! lol!) it was a wonderful time that will forever be imprinted in my sweet memory bank.

An aching heart.

I just read a very beautiful blog that you can read for yourself at http://gingerbreadcrumbsandcompany.blogspot.com/2010/05/fair-weathered-friend.html
It brought tears to my eyes because I know this all too well. There are some friends that are just too much to bear, their sadness and sorrows seem to come by the truckloads. With so many family members that get many sorrows of their own I am far too often a fair weather friend to ones that I love. Sometimes we just have to step out and away from all their troubles in order to do what does the most, pray. There are times when I have been so inundated by their troubles and many of my own that I can't see the light that I so desperately need in those times. The clouds roll in and there is no lightning to even brighten or light the darkest time. I hope and pray with all my heart that this sweet woman knows how much her friend cared for her as I hope and pray that the friends that I have not been able to be there for know how much I care for them and that although I may not be there physically in their darkest hours, I am there praying and asking God to lift them up, for He can uplift far higher than I could ever hope to.
Psalm 30:5 (NKJV) For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

Neglect..

I have absolutely neglected my blog!! Thankfully I only have a couple followers ;-) but to those two, I am sorry!! Hopefully I will get a lot better at updating and new posts. I have also neglected my painting quite a bit, but thankfully I have a fantastic camera that I LOVE that has made it easy for me to be a little artistic. I did however do a screamingly fast painting for my niece over the last weekend and it was so fast I didn't even take a picture of it (I have some on my phone but.. well that would mean I'd have to hook up my phone and do many things that I'm too lazy t0 do lol :) I was actually very happy with it though. It even got some texture from some old dried up white paint haha! I used it for the center of a couple of the flowers.

I have now sold photographs including paintings!! VERY exciting, although it has been awhile since I had a sale but they seem to come in spurts so no worries. It still blows my mind that my work is hanging on some stranger's wall and I always wonder if I actually know them but they don't realize that it is my work because I do not go by V lol :-D

Here are a couple of my latest shots that I am in love with!!

Psalm 128:3 (NKJV)

³ Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the very heart of your house, your children like olive plants all around your table.