SELF PORTRAITS

Now this was a difficult week as far as ILP themes!! Taking your own picture on manuel mode isn't easy...a lot of running back and forth and waiting for the timer, not so focused results!!!

So I need to rememeber that this blog is called Me, My God & My Camera...the last couple weeks it's been more like Me & My Camera....I need to remember the verse that is posted right on my blog...

He must become greater; I must become less.

John 3:30 (NIV)

Hoping next weeks theme I will think more about God!

MONOCHROMATICS....

I do like some of these....can you tell by how obsessed I am with taking these pictures? Hope I'm in the right track!

"You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail."

Isaiah 58:11

I was on my Hamilton vacation during last weeks theme (and part of this week).
Last week was "In the Garden" here is what I came up with!
Everything is from my sisters garden...and one from mine!

just because...

Alright, I know I already posted todays picture...but the sky tonight was AMAZING...reminded me of a forest fire!



And my cute little boy dozed off in the car...we stopped to get gas and I love the intentional sun burst....I'm really loving this theme!!!

God is in the suns eyes...

Matthijs drew this picture yesterday....he is getting to be such a good and creative drawer (if thats a word). So I thought it would be a great picture for the sun theme and to incorporate God...enough said!



I said to him...I love your sun Matthijs...he said "Yeah! God is in the suns eyes mom and heaven is in his mouth!" So cute!

Just the other day when he saw the sun rising he said that Jesus holds the sun and the moon...
They are so creative in thought....I love him to bits and his love for Jesus at such a young age!

SHINE JESUS SHINE

This reminds me of God's Light still shining through....fighting the darkness!
This world is full of darkness...and still God's LOVE & LIGHT shines through....



f14, 1/15, ISO 200, 50mm

Another older worship song I just loved singing at Garside was "Shine Jesus Shine" I love the lyrics...Shine upon me Lord....even in the midst of darkness! I love you, Amen

SHINE JESUS SHINE

Lord the Light or Your Love is shining,
In the midst of the darkness shining,
Jesus light of the world shine upon us,
Set us free by the truth You now bring us,
Shine on me. Shine on me.

Shine Jesus shine
Fill this land with the Father's glory
Blaze, Spirit blaze,
Set our hearts on fire
Flow, river flow
Flood the nations with grace and mercy
Send forth Your word
Lord and let there be light.

Lord I come to Your awesome presence,
From the shadows into Your radiance,
By the blood I may enter Your brightness,
Search me, try me, consume all my darkness,
Shine on me. Shine on me.

As we gaze on Your kindly brightness.
So our faces display Your likeness.
Ever changing from glory to glory,
Mirrored here may our lives tell Your story.
Shine on me. Shine on me.

Morning by morning new mercies I see...

Okay....getting these sun pictures in Thunder Bay these days are a tad hard! Today we had cloudy skies...Im just glad that I grabbed what I could of the sun as it was coming up! Mind you, my neighbours must've thought I was nutty, standing on my front porch minus my winter gear setting up my tripod and firing away!!!



“The unfailing love of the LORD never ends! By his mercies we have been kept from complete destruction. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each day"

Lamentations 3:21-23 (New King James Version)

An old hymn I grew up singing in church was brought to my mind....this was ALWAYS sung with so much faith...strength...its powerful!!!

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.

Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!