Project 52 Week 7

In honor of Valentine's day I played around with m&ms and hearts and a bit of scripture...a message from the Lord God in Heaven.

I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with my loving kindness. Jeremiah 30:3

Project 52 Weeks 3-6

Yikes I guess I dropped the ball on blogging my photos!  But I have been keeping up with posting them on Facebook, so I am not a total loser!

Week 3
Happy Birthday to Tyler!  He is an awesome 11 year old, I love him so much!!



Week 4
I attended my nieces baby shower and brought gifts and love for a tiny girl that the doctors didn't expect to survive outside the womb. We celebrated with the hope that little Adilynne would prove the doctors wrong. I took several photos that day of my niece, her fiance and other family members which will probably go in my photobook at the end of this year along with this image I am posting for Week 4.




Week 5
This has been a very sad time for my family. Adilynne's tiny heart simply stopped beating. She was born into the arms of Jesus February 2nd around 2:40 am. The parents are heartbroken.



Week 6
Pretty flowers my Aaron brought Lynnsey...just because.  She left them here in a vase and I have enjoyed them for 2 weeks now...they are still beautiful.

Project 52 Week 2

Here is my photo for week two. I have to say I was not very enthusiastic today when I first walked outside with my camera but had just a bit of an idea of what I was looking for. I wanted a wildflower or some other thing that grows unattended and would be withered and dry by now. Something leftover from summer, something I could bring to life on my computer screen. I found just what I wanted so I shot a few frames. Even though the colors weren't vivid they were there. Thru the viewfinder on my camera I could see the touches of green in the background, the grass that hasn't died out yet, and the blue bit of sky above and the light. To me those are the colors of spring and the promise of new life. This image represents the pain in my heart that life has put there, and the sadness… and hope.

This turned out better than I even imagined, I love the hidden surprises that digital photography and the power of Adobe bring into my creative world!  Thank you dear Lord for giving me this gift. I hope that in some way it will bring you glory.













Blessings and Hugs,
Cheryl

Happy New Year 2012

After 2½ years I am back. I won't even try to write what stopped me in my tracks back in May of 2009. I was almost halfway finished with Project 365 and then things in my life changed and my heart was broken. It has taken a very long time to get back to a place in my life where joy is bigger than my grief.  Life does this to many of us at some time and I thank the Lord for hanging on to me when I would have let go.

It is a new year and I am excited to have a photo project underway once again! I would love to do the Project 365 Photo-A-Day but I'm pretty sure that won't work out for me. Instead I will attempt to do a Project 52. One photo per week that I am happy with. It may be of some every day item kind of like I was doing a few years ago. Grandkids, nature, family. Or whatever. I would like it to have some faith based inspiration to it but I think I will just see how this goes, and since it is my project I can make up the rules along the way, right? LOL!

Today. January 1, 2012. I started out the new year by going to church with Aaron and Lynnsey. Then home. I haven't been attending church on a regular basis for a long time and even though I have stayed close to God it is still different than when there is a church family to spend time with and worship with.  I want to earnestly seek an even closer relationship with the Lord, and I believe that will also bring me closer to those that I love so dearly.  I know that I need something more than this halfhearted existence that has become my life.  New year, new beginning.  Here is the photo I took today, and made a little scrapbook page with it. I posted this image on Facebook earlier today as a New Year Greeting. Here's to 2012.  He makes all things new. :)
(you can click on the image for a larger view)


















Hugs and prayers,
Cheryl