my first baby.....pictures

I've taken pictures of my own babies, but not for a long time, and I had an itch.  Found one on loan. 

perfect snowflakes all day long

I TRIED to get pictures of the beautiful snowflakes, because it was snowing them ALL DAY LONG.  They are now piled up outside, and beginning to melt.  First day of sun in a while.  YEAH!!!

taking a walk

Though I personally LOVED my idea for our Christmas picture this year, my husband did not.  He did not understand the vision I had in my head.  And even though it turned out almost exactly the way I wanted (and had long hoped for) there were still a couple of things that ever so slightly fell short of my idea of perfection. 

The idea of a perfect family photo is almost as absurd as the idea of a perfect family.  No matter how hard we try to envision things before hand in our head, when multiple parties are involved, it's impossible to match everyone's minds-eye (let alone get everyone looking and smiling at the same time. ;o)  I'm very quickly learning that what I deem as beautiful is not always agreed upon by others.  What a humbling experience.  What a prayer filled experience.  What an opportunity to build perseverance.  Hopefully by next year at this time I'll have learned a lot more about photography AND about surrendering to God the things that are out of my control.

On the way to our family photo location

we wish you a merry christmas

 

family pics

a shout out to God

Even with all the technology put into cameras and photographic software, it amazes me how nothing captures an image like God's created eye and brain. Just imaging how things will look to us someday in heaven.

1 Corinthians 13:12
 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

sun rise because i missed the sunset