grow up strong, little one. there are big things ahead of you, and you’ll need all the strength the sun can give you.
just for perty
haha. just couldn’t resist with this beautiful honeybee. look at that bulging pollen sac!
blooming
these photos were taken last month while our forsythia bush outside was still very bare. but i took a few cuttings inside, placed them in warm water and set them on the windowsill. the snow flew, the rain fell, but my branches were safe and warm inside. and blooming profusely, too. although there were lots of good beginnings, only one yellow blossom showed off itself. that was a while ago though. since then, we’ve planted our little garden already and little green shoots are already popping up! spring is such a fun time. cheers!
Design Project – Prayer Cards (part 2)
And now I’ll continue with this design project by showing you just a few of the prayer cards I created for Miss Charity. These are not all the cards I put together, and we fine-tuned the ones she picked out to her liking. These are the basic rough drafts, and it was sooo much fun to make them!
The last one was Charity’s favorite! I kind of shared the opinion 
When I first agreed to this project, I was very nervous and unsure of myself. First of all, I had NEVER dabbled in design as major as this, and I really, really lacked experience. I also didn’t have the resources (such as cool fonts and backgrounds) to ensure a nice-looking product. But I did have Photoshop Elements 8 and enthusiasm. And without them, this job would have been ten times harder. With a little searching, I found fonts that were usable, and the backgrounds were hidden right in plain view, right on my hard drive. So cheers to getting out of one’s comfort zone and loving it!
Design Project – Prayer Cards
Hello everyone! I think it might be time for me to share what I’ve been working on the past few weeks. I’ve dabbled in designing and I’ve fallen in love. This project was so much fun for me! It was a complete pleasure to pour out my energy into Photoshop and fonts and colors and styles. And to produce something that another person really likes is totally rewarding.
Last December, a young lady named Charity asked me if I would be willing to design prayer cards for her. Charity is leaving for Kenya in June to serve as a schoolteacher there for two years. That’s a big commitment! But I have no doubt and every assurance that she will fulfill her calling and that God will bless her richly for her sacrifice.
Anyways, the first step was portraits. We decided on an afternoon in February, and just as we got to our location, it started snowing. Big, huge flakes, too. And poor Charity only had a jacket to wear for pictures! But we braved it out and worked with what we were given. And here are the photos:
Charity’s portraits were so much fun to do – even in the snow! Coming up is Part 2 with the designed prayer cards.
certain days…
…are cause for celebration. like a last day with a certain co-worker.
thanks shelbie!
certain days…
…are cause for celebration. like leap day.
right?
we went shopping.
new life.
i love how spring comes. we await so excitedly and exclaim about how we LOVE spring, but then she comes into our world calmly and surely, making the earth fruitful and warming the sunshine. she comes, and why are we so surprised? there’s ALWAYS sunshine behind the cloud. let’s accept the glorious fact, rejoice and GROW into bigger things!
p.s. benja, we spring-cleaned your room. every one of these photos was taken after cleaning the window frames and while stretching outside your windows
crocuses in depth
Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice:
for the LORD will do great things!
(joel 2:21)
okay, look out. there’s a whole lotta purple comin’ up! there was one day last week where the local crocuses were in their full glory. It was a glorious, bright, sunshiney day, and they pushed and shoved each other for the spotlight. most of these images are straight-out-of-camera, except a few where I bumped up the brightness a bit. hope you like!
there were maybe four or five honeybees flying around, just loooooaded with pollen. see that pollen sac on his hind leg? i’ve never seen one that full!
whoa…purple overload, huh? eh, that’s okay. crocuses are an annual celebration for me. i chronicle their sprouting excitedly from the first time I see their tender green shoots poking through the snow. so here’s to Spring!
