Category Archives: Photography 101 With our current financial focus being on our adoption to bring home our sweet baby girl–momma has decided to get creative and do a little fundraising to get me across the ocean to serve the 450 orphans and 150 widows of Wiphan!!! It has been FOUR years since I first went over…when I stepped on […]  ITY decided at 2:30am he didn’t want to sleep anymore last night…SO–after 2 hours trying to convince him it was a good idea…at 4:30 I gave up:). Now…if you had emailed me and I returned your email at 4:30am…now you know why;). We were on about day 10 of antiobiotics for a really bad double […] Love Miss Laney’s bows!!! Erica came home from school yesterday telling me that she MUST have pigtails for school today because Laney wore pigtails and she wanted to look “just like Laney!!” 🙂 I’m praying for you and sweet Isaac tomorrow! will be praying for isaac! thanks for the photography lesson! hope you get some sleep tonight. Praying for Isaac and you. love the pics and laney is so precious! love the bows! :0) I am crying from laughing at Frank! I love that kid! You can’t blame him. Those chocolate covered pretzels are great and diet dr. pepper is oh so yummy! I’m sure Richard loved that, but he can’t talk…..6 doughnuts. I’ll have to watch him extra carefully tomorrow. Will be praying for little Isaac and his momma as you go to the doctors! Your children are just beautiful and that Frank is a crack-up reminds of my 4th, she’s hysterical like him! Loved the bows on Laney and the pics of her sleeping are drop dead gorgeous…nothing like a sleeping child! beautiful pictures. I’m w/ Frank, I have a sweet tooth, too:) I was wondering if you had any suggestions about airport homecoming. We want our kiddos to get to see our little girl before the crowd. Someone suggested we tell everyone to meet at baggage claim except for our kids. Just curious… God will be with you and Isaac tomorrow, I know you will find His peace. Stay strong and keep praying throughout your visit; I will be too. Your children are an adorable, cute, handsome, beautiful four! Uh, love your photos (and the numbers on your stairs!!!). ohhhh so much in that post…where do I start? First..absolutely we’ll be praying for Isaac tomorrow and tonight for some sleep. Poor Punkin’ and poor mama! Love the picture of your sweet kiddos waiting for school and the precious ones of Laney too! I wish we were closer because I know our girls would be BFFS!! And Frank and my Jo would be best buds too…she does the same thing when she’s caught doing something a little naughty:) Sooo glad you offered up the bow tutorial. I was hoping but didn’t want to ask! It’s not like you have anything going…heehee!! Also….thank you for sharing about the Dockery’s! What an amazing family and I’ll be getting my shirt asap!! Love, Shannon PRAYING!!! for Isaac, and for wisdom and guidance!! Where do I even start after such a packed full post! Yay! Can’t wait to read the bow making tutorial, and how fun you are going to make it into a ladies’ night out. I’m hoping to do the same one of these days when I refresh myself on it all. Got info on doing the twisty gymboree like ones yesterday. and PS – still praying for Isaac! My son had ear infections all the time until I took him to the chiropractor. No ear infections since. I took him 4 times (pretty close together) and *poof* gone. It’s so much more natural than antibiotics. They rub his neck and back and it got the stuff out of his head. Just FYI. i will be praying for isaac…we went through ENT issues with my boys…such tough days for a mama. i think frank should have his own facebook fan club…that child is HILARIOUS. 🙂 praying for ITY. and i love the sleeping pics. so angelic and innocent and peaceful. Thanks for the photography advice! I have a D40 and am wanting to get a new lens. I’ve been looking at the 50mm. I have a 55-200 but I’m finding to get shots of little ones I need to be in close and be able to have that shutter work fast. Thanks for the camera info! That wil help a lot. Praying that your son does fine with the kidney reflux issue. Our son was too tested for that around 8 months (found out he has hydronephrosis) so I understand how it feels to have your baby going through that. I think its eaiser on them though when they are younger though because they do just sleep a whole lot more. Praying for your baby and (and mommy!) Laney is a girl after my own heart! Love the fancy outfit (and her school outfit is adorable too). Congrats to your beautiful family on your newest {adorable} addition! Sending prayers for you today!  Today is the Sabbath! A sweet day of rest to spend with the Savior and family. Today we continue another day growing through lent as we do our Lent/Easter tree. Lent Day 5 – Ornament: Farm Tool – Today we will be sharing the story of Abraham and Sarah from Genesis 12. (Can you guess […] oh girl you have SUCH A GIFT at photography..thanks for all the little tips! Lovin’ the black and white and just to warn you, if I lived closer I’d be stealing your little green chair!!! I have chair envy! Mine are all blue, I want a green terribly bad! lol =) And I need your address! You won my RAK giveaway! xoxox I can’t thank you enough for all the little photography tips here and there! You know I’m going to have to go back and read through them all once I get my camera! ($250 in the camera account now, yay! Goal is before Africa!) I especially love the pic of Laney in the chair…where do you find locations like that? STUNNING!  I woke up this morning…to find we were out of coffee filters. Me without coffee. Not good. This momma requires a few things to be recharged. Coffee. The word. And another cup of coffee. One of my kindred spirits, Shawnda, is the same way and I love that the first time she and her family […] Thank you for your insight! Specifically that your hardships are often a gift from God to keep you closer to Him. So true… Oh! And THANKS for the photography tip about doing creative crops…that’s great advice! LOVE the pics! love the pics…too cute 🙂 kj Chapter 8: Boo to Bildad. It’s a good thing I’m not Job—or Bildad’s friend during my time of great loss. I think his comments in Chapter 8 may have earned him a karate chop or two. Don’t worry, I don’t karate chop my friends, but putting myself in Job’s shoes here–I have a JIE-NOR-MOUS (big;) […] Love the pictures! Thanks for the encouragement to keep reading…Job has been tough! Job is killing me. I want to jump in there and give his friends a piece of my mind OR a karate chop or two 🙂 Love the pics. I am not a photographer, but I love great pictures. Your pics are so good. well let me just say that you have a gift for photography! LOVED the pictures and it made me miss the beach! Shannon Tanner!!! Love the pics! I have some similar ones myself. 🙂 keep the photog tips and encouragement comin’! I love it! Yes, I’m still with you… in case you’re wondering! I keep reading at night, so I don’t often get to be part of the conversation. But I’m still here. 🙂 Although my anger does tend to flare up a bit while reading the supposed “help” Job’s friends offer, lately I’ve been trying to put myself in their position. Who knows the mind of God? They see before them a man they all have looked up to, possibly envied their whole lives… and he is broken beyond imagination. They are desperate for answers, not only for him but for themselves, to somehow save themselves from whatever judgment or trial Job is enduring. They don’t understand… heck, Job doesn’t understand… so his friends are grasping at any and all explanations, ANYTHING that will explain it, give an answer… no matter how unthinkable (or completely WRONG, as we see with the benefit of hindsight, knowing that God is orchestrating this story ultimately for His glory) that answer may be. And Job… even though I know the huge rebuke that’s coming at the end of this book, I still admire his faith in many ways. He rails, he questions, he demands answers, perhaps a bit arrogantly at times… but somehow he does not recant his faith. He is still a model for his friends… whether they see it or not at this point. I hope that made sense. It’s still early out west, and I wrote most of that with a two-year old sitting on my lap! 🙂 “JIE-NOR-MOUS (big)” –> hehee! =) That made me laugh! Chapter 8: “You’re getting what you deserve” is basically what Bildad is telling Job. Perhaps the most insensitive of all comments you can say to someone suffering. But Bildad doesn’t know the whole story. Only God knows the circumstances behind the suffering. Our main concern when someone is suffering is to offer them comfort and support. Oh Lord, please guide the thoughts in my head and the words of my mouth to be ones of love and comfort, not accusation! |
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LOVE!!! We have purchased … =)
andrea,
my grandmother and a small group of other women have gotten together and made some more of the fabric pads and envelopes. could i get those mailed to you for you to take on your trip? also let us know if there is anything else you need for supplies to take also, we’d love to help! thanks, sarah!
Great post! Cool shirt! Has anyone had trouble posting the link to FB? I have tried a couple times using the F button provided and it isn’t going through.
Please disregard my previous comment… FB was “hung up” and it posted 10+ times. I changed it to display one post so I wouldn’t annoy people! Not sure what was happening… technology glitch I guess! 🙂 Excited about wearing the shirt and even more excited about your opportunity to serve!
LOVE THIS SHIRT! I ordered one, posted to facebook and am putting on my blog so i think that is three 🙂
Love it! We purchased and shared on FB!
Love it! I ordered one and posted to FB. Good luck with the fund raiser and I can’t wait to read all about your trip!
I love the shirt and love the goal of this trip! Will be praying for you and anyone else going!
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LOVE these!!! I’m purchasing one now — and posting on FB. Love you girl. Happy Memorial Day.
Hi sweet Andrea-I bought 2 shirts and am sharing this link on my facebook page. I’m so excited about your trip!
Hi Andrea! I just read your blog…thanks to your friend Chrystal Senter. My husband and I have just started the process of adopting from Ethiopia. I LOVED following the story of Isaac…what a cutie!
I purchased a t-shirt and posted on FB. Can’t wait to follow your story!
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Hi Andrea,
I.LOVE.YOUR.SHIRT!! I am in the beginging stages of planning a womens missions trip to Mexico to love on some orphans there and I would love to use your shirt as our “team shirt”. Just wondering if you are going to be ordering extras or are you ordering only what you get pre-orders for. As I said we are in the begining stages and really do not even know how many women will be going with us. What do you think? Should I guess as to how many women will be coming? Please let me know.
Thanks,
Shanna Stolte
alright, girl – I did everything I could! 🙂 We are supposed to be coming to ATL and I win this, but more importantly… I LOVE LOVE LOVE what you are doing and will be praying you there and back the whole way! 🙂 I got my tshirt!
I also donated for the purity rings – such an amazing project!
And I posted on FB and my blog! Not sure if we were supposed to make separate comments for each so now I’ve helped raise your comment total! 🙂 Have a great day – praying for you, my friend !:)
oops, almost forgot – so one more comment! 🙂 I definitely subscribe to this blog!!!!
I love these shirts and I’m excited to hear about your trip. I subscribe to your blog and I posted about this on my blog. I am also planning on buying a shirt on Friday (after I get paid) if that’s not too late.
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Hey! SO excited to be a able to help support you and your trip. I will be praying that the Lord supplies you with everything you need.
I bought a shirt, posted to fb, and subscribed to your blog. Please enter me 3 times 🙂
Thanks,
Lindsay
Hi Andrea! I LOVE this shirt and can’t wait to wear it! I just ordered one and posted it on my blog. Hope you raise all the funds you need and I look forward to hearing all about your trip!
Please enter us 2 more times (t-shirt and fb). Thanks, Lindsay and Jason
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Are these shirts still for sale?! I love them and would buy one!!
Are these shirts still available??
I would love to order one.