...and another and another...

...i know there is beauty in all of my imperfections...

...sunlight, God's hand....

So if you watch me on Facebook you see that I was excited about how the sunlight literally flows into the living room in the afternoon.






So much so, that for about ten minutes it's so bright you practically need shades. To me, it's God's hand, covering us up, reminding us He is still there....



for now...
A

...ah....beth....

You know it's true! When KK said that Beth Moore would be used to step on some toes, she wasn't kidding!

This week was no exception! Between Beth Moore's Ester Study and my cousin Chad Clemon's Facebook status (of all things...right??)God reminded me that I've prayed for many years the I allow Him to take the reigns and for me to TRUST in Him.

If you know me, trust is a big thing as I'm sure it is with many people. Since the rape, trust has been even harder to come by. Trust by anyone, even God has been in my own hands. This week, I was reminded that like a child, I need to LET God take control. Funny enough, I keep thinking I know myself and what is best for me better than God. Seriously?? Am I crazy!!? Yeah don't answer that!

The thing that reminded me of what I need to remember is this:

Focusing on fear will cause us to be unfaithful...focusing on the Father will cause us to be fearless!!

God is in control and just like parents know what is best for a small helpless child, so does God, even when you're a grown adult like myself!

In Him
...A

...dos tres'es!!!

Disney for my birthday!!! So much fun with my oldest roommate!! Love you Ang! Next celebration...your wedding day!!!

...three million....

Am I the only one that loves watching a movie over and over and over again??? I can't seem to get enough of You've Got Mail and have probably seen it at least three million times! Ok maybe not that many but you get the point. That movie is my heart. It's the internet, NYC, and owning a bookstore all in one movie. Three things that I love!! What's the movie you love watching over and over again??





PS. That's right 3 posts in 1 day, shocking huh?

...summer salad by alicia kienlen...

So my sisters both love to cook, and they both have their own style. However, both of them love a fresh from the garden type salad that has crunchiness, as well as both sweet and salty flavors in it. Unlike your normal salad, it has tons of interest for viewing as well as eating. I'm not one for recipe's unless I know I'll screw it up without it and do you really need a recipe for a salad?? Nah! I'm on a budget and a timeframe most nights, so I bought a lot of packaged stuff so that I could easily throw it together, I also don't have room for a garden on my back porch. But here are the ingredients:

Summer Salad

Blueberries
Strawberries-chopped
Sunflower Seeds
Mandarian Oranges
Celery-chopped
Cucumbers-chopped
Tomatoe's-chopped
Spring Mix Salad
Feta Cheese
Balsamic Vineagerette Dressing

Directions: This is the super easy part.... Toss together in a bowl, and enjoy!!

If you want to add something extra, throw some grilled chicken on top. I have plenty leftover this afternoon from a potluck at church, so that's what I'll be eating this week! I'm so excited!!!

...decorations for my room, inspired by pottery barn...

So as I *hopefully* finish the painting in my house this summer, I'd like to start actually decorating my room. And by that I mean, take away from the fact that I don't have a headboard and put something on the wall of interest, but also something that brings in my personality. Well if you know me well enough, you know I love looking through Pottery Barn and gaining new and interesting decorating ideas! The latest one I saw was this I love the way it could create interest on my wall and also help me display things of interest to me like some of my art and photography, randomly and yet elegantly. The first picture I know I'm going to put up this is this picture... Should I tone the colors down to make it have that "old effect" to it, or black and white it or just leave it with all of its colors?? Let me know what you think!

...card making at it's finest...well my finest...

I enjoy creating cards. A handmade card can say so much more or so much less than Hallmark. I can come up with my own photos if I so chose, and the creative license to collage many things together to create a very unique one of a kind card. I can even photograph it and utilize it as something new...like a background on my computer or a new print for a material (Yes!...you can print really cool card stock type patterns onto material and then use it AGAIN!!!). Tonight I created a card for about 75 cents from two stickers, a button, leftover ribbon, a stamp, a micron pen, some string, a pre-perforated tan card and a patterned piece of paper. The results, I'm quite happy with!! Take a look...

...flutter, flutter, flutter, little dragonfly...

Isn't this dragonfly just the coolest!!?? (If you click on the picture you can see the full version and all the details!)

...lee friedlander and my photo classes...

That's me in the picture, and the portrait of me with my church. It's inspired by a great photographer named Lee Friedlander, check him out, look him up. He's amazing. Yep I didn't think so at first either, but if you check him out, you'll see, he's awesome. Oh and PS. it's HARD to capture your own shadow on film!!

I have two weeks off from school at the end of this week, I'm excited! Just work, no school!!! Then it's back to the grind :(

night -A

...stop and smell the roses, er, flowers...

Yep, It's been busy from September to January! And January is almost over, wow!


This semester, it hit me that this is the next to the last semester that I will have in my Undergrad degree. I'm still up in the air as to whether I'll go on to grad school but for now, I'll relish in the fun that lies before me! I've taken on 5 classes again, it's not so bad, just a lot of hard work. And to be honest with ya, I have two photo classes with the same teacher and two printmaking classes with the same teacher and one class in which we literally watch videos and slides, something that truely helps you in your own creative world to expand your ideas and thoughts. Besides tons of time in the photo lab, I think it will be a rather enjoyable semester!

If I come up with any new fun projects I'll be sure to try and post some pictures.

Until then
A