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April’s Desktop Calendar at (in)courage
Hop on over to (in)courage and download your desktop calendar for April! {How many dandelions did you blow this spring?}
What Jesus Means by Salt
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid....
Some Angels Have Dirt Under Their Fingernails
"God sent me a mechanic angel," my son proclaims over the phone, telling the story of the first hours of his trip to Mississippi. His older brother's car overheated on the way out of town, and after multiple stops to add coolant, he called my husband for advice. After...
An Easter Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5
Friends, I pray you have a blessed Easter celebrating our Savior's victory over death and his overwhelming love for us! [Click the pic once—or even twice—to enlarge.]
Warm Brownies
Warm Brownies. The words jump off the page, memories of chocolate in the air, cravings satisfied, love and home, butter. Always butter. My mother didn't cook much. Somehow I never really thought about this as a child, not until I was married with a family of my own....
Countdown to Easter: John 15:12
In this week before Easter, I'm studying Christ's final days in my Bible reading plan. There are verses hidden in my heart whose meaning sinks deeper still; following Christ's journey, day by day; knowing and yet anticipating what lies ahead. I found this image today;...
What Happens When We Share Our Stories
As a girl I pondered: what if every day I wake up in a different body with a different life in a different place, country, or continent? Although this fantastical scenario explained why things I'd never experienced seemed familiar, I finally accepted that it just...
Before & After Shots: Cherry Blossom with Text
The edits for this week's Sunday Scripture aren't complicated, but they warm up the image (we can't increase the temperature, but we can simulate spring in our photos, right?) and make it easier to add text. I usually keep the rule of thirds in mind when I shoot;...
A Sunday Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9
I've spent Sunday at home with my youngest daughter, who ran a fever this morning. Although we both missed going to church (she begged to go), I've enjoyed our quiet time together. Missing a day here and there had put me a week behind on my 46-day Devotions for Lent...
Seeing the (Not So) Big Picture: Tamron’s 90mm f/2.8 Macro Lens
Five years ago when I bought my first DSLR, the numbers 50mm, 70-300mm, and 18-55mm meant almost nothing to me. I knew I needed a 50mm f/1.8—the internet told me so!—but I didn't really understand what all those numbers and f-stops meant in terms of where and when to...
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