Thursday, August 25, 2011

photo love, china style

Ocean and Sun Rays

Ladies and Tree
Skipping Rope
From Above
Dockside

Fence Baby

Rest from the Rickshaw

What's for dinner?
A shared lunch

A dash of red on a dreary day





Photos courtesy of http://www.garlap.com

Friday, June 3, 2011

isaiah 43 and a new path

I have really not written in a long time, which is a shame! I think a lot has happened in my heart since last December.

This spring and summer, I have developed a new interest and passion: I want to go serve overseas in China teaching English. Of course, I want to discern this calling--I plan to wait and go next year. I have already started looking into a program to go with, and they have been very helpful and caring. I think that I have picked the right group. :)

At the beginning of the summer, I opened the Word to Isaiah 43, and broke out in spontaneous worship. I worshiped God because of who He is--a Mighty Redeemer, who gathers his children that have been scattered. He is ever-present, holding our hands as we pass through difficulty. He never leaves us. We are honored and precious in His sight. We are His witnesses--who else will tell those that are blind and deaf that they have a Healer, a Redeemer, a Lord?

My favorite part is this:

"Remember not the former things,
nor consider the things of old.
Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert." Isaiah 43:18-19

I am believing this to be true for me--later in the passage it says that Israel has not called upon the Lord, and we have made Him weary with our sins. I think this past year was not good, and I have made many mistakes. But for His own sake I think the Lord blots out my sin (v.25)--praise to the Lord Jesus! I pray that it is true that He is doing a new thing.

If anyone reads this, please pray for me that the Lord will be working anew in me this coming year. I want to go where He wants me to go, and if this idea to go to China is my own fabrication, let it be sooner rather than later that I let go of it, and pursue instead what He wants. But if it is from God, that I would pursue Him with all abandon and joyfully accept the calling He has put before me.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

music i've enjoyed, as of late

there have been a few groups that i've liked lately, and i haven't posted music on my blog in quite a while!

i can't stop playing this song by The Tallest Man on Earth, "King of Spain". it's so fast and the guitar work is strummy and complicated, and his voice is grainy and Dylan-esque. i'm not a big Dylan fan or anything, but i'm impressed. check out his album: The Wild Hunt





another group, who has put their EP online for freeeez is Painted Palms. they have a really chill style. my favorite song is called "Water Hymn" but this one is pretty cool too: the title track "Canopy".





and the last group (that i've been hearing songs by them here and there all year) is Washed Out. check out this video:



i hope to see them when they come to Club Downunder in the spring!

Monday, December 13, 2010

grad photos with spence

michelle spencer is my roommate, and she just graduated this past saturday. she was kind enough to let me take some photos of her for a graduation present. these are the results!

michelle is such a jewel. i'm not sure i totally captured her bubbly personality...but she was a joy to work with. and above all, she is a huge blessing as a roommate. i cherish our friendship, and am so proud of her!
















Monday, November 22, 2010

photo shoot with KD part 1

here are some of my favorite shots from a photo shoot that I had with Kathy yesterday! the one above is my favorite of all of them.

we were having the hardest time finding somewhere to shoot! we were by ourselves and we kept coming up to secluded areas where there were creepy looking fellows either lurking by the lake or coming out of the woods randomly. and then, kathy's car ran out of gas, haha. so it was a little rough getting started. but she was a great subject (as much as she'd like to refute it) and we had a blast!
sunburst
shy
b&w on the fence
on the dock
smile :)
playing in the leaves
kathy leaping!
canopy road
slide

slide again!
swing!
leaf
balance