thinking.

thinking.

I was thinking last night as I was drove

past our very first apartment together.  (which was sort of too close to the Ghetto, but ignorance is bliss) Married at 18 with A baby on the way,  

God Provides. 

He Certainly Does. 

I kept thinking, Man we were young, foolish and in LOVE. 

and foolish and naive. But God provided my husband a job and we had a roof over our heads. 

It was hard. MAN it was hard. 

but GOD opened doors for us to be able to survive. 

Dom went to school during the day and worked over nights at Home Depot. 

We didn't see him very much. 

But God is good.

 He has used every moment in my life to mold me and shape 

me to whom he is making me to be. 

(I don't always let him, He made me stubborn as all get out)

Sometimes it hurts. 

Growing hurts. 

But if it is going to bring glory to Him in the end it will all be worth it. 

I hurt lately. 

My soul aches. 

I can't seem to figure it out, but it does. 

and I try to not let it affect my family, but it does. 

I know that God provides for me. 

Even in my darkest hour. 

He has seen me through some awful things. 

Each time I am come out better (i think) 

So no matter how horrible the circumstance might seem. 

Hold your head high, Look up to the Lord and gain comfort in knowing that 

God Provides. 

life Changing, world altering Instagram

I am going to tell you how my world has changed

since I began to Instagram. 

(okay it really hasn't changed all that much but I do have a flair for the dramatic) 

i really do love it.  

I printed some out a few weeks ago and sewed them together to make a banner of sorts.
Its pretty cool.

I love that I am able to capture the tiny everyday moments 

that I otherwise wouldn't have had my 

camera with me. 

Its fun. 

barns

I love barns. 

I do. 

all over this great country of ours. 

BARNS. 

and I love cows as well. 

I realize this was sorta of a random post but thats who I am. 

light bulb

I had a light bulb moment 

(man I wish I had some more of those) 

My husband thoughtful and kind 

gave me for Christmas another camera. 

I thought it would be great to have 2 camera's at shoots so I 

wouldn't have to stop and change lenses as much. 

He was sweet.

but i couldn't figure it out.

 I could not.

 and do you know how annoying it is when  

you just pick something up and expect it to work 

like something else and it doesn't. 

and you take it on 2 shoots and are unhappy with the results... 

(that was a bad day in our house) 

I kept reading the manual and playing with the camera 

but I COULD not get the focus to be sharp and clear. 

it was a soft focus at best with a lot of noise. 

not good. 

anyway, today I figured it out. 

OH HAPPY DAY. 

so I ran around my house taking 

tac clear \ sharp \ focused 

photographs. 

This camera has some pretty neat features. 

and I was unable to have fun with them being that I 

couldn't take a good photo. 

but now.... well the world is my oyster. 

So some random shots that i took 

This is one of my Grandpa's camera's. 

(don't mind the dust) 

Maddie 

 

have a great weekend. 

xoxo

amy

Joy

my friend Jen shared something with me last week that she just 

randomly scribbled on her black board .... 

Choose Joy. 

Man. Sometimes, Some moments, 

it is so very very hard to Choose Joy. 

why is it so dang hard??

I looked up this verse..

and made a little reminder that God wants us to choose joy. 

no matter what. 

and after i made that I got a little carried away with 

some choose joy 

prints. 

I LOVE FONTS. 

I have a lot of FONTS. 

(and all of them were absolutely free.)

Go check out my pinterest and look under 

digital and lovely little letters. 

and you can have lots of free fonts too.

you can also take these files and print them out and hang them on 

every wall in your home.

 Its fine.
Plaster them all around you so you remember to Choose Joy and be Cheerful. 

because, well, its our job. 

God told us to do it 

NO MATTER WHAT. 

Have a great day. go and choose some JOY.

xoxo

amy

falls

I have not been out in a long time to just take 

photos for myself. 

Its awful. Just terrible. 

But I am going to  be working on that. 

Work on my craft. 

so I grabbed 2 of my daughters and 2 of my nieces 

and set off to take some. 

Have I told you how much I LOVE these girls. 

I do I LOVE them. 

they make me smile and Laugh hysterically. 

I love that they are all best friends. 

and that they all LOVE the Lord. 

Man. I couldn't ask for anything more......

(that's another post) 

I took them to  

The Paterson Falls

It isn't too far from where we live and it is just perfect for

telling the girls the history of our families and surrounding areas.

I Love giving little tid bits of information  as we drive. 

They all laugh at me... and I tell them

one day I will be gone 

and going with me  will be 

all my information.

I heard things from my Gramma and Mom that I want to 

pass on to my kids so they can tell their kids.....

anyway. they will one day appreciate me.

It was bitterly cold this day. 

there was beautiful ice on the falls. 

there is just something about ice, water and sunlight.

 magic. 

 

anyone who knows me would know I 

have a horrible fear of bridges. 

this bridge goes over the falls. 

Maddie begged to go over...

Linnea took her. 

I followed behind. 

and I was okay, 

until I looked over the side.....

lets just say my children were walking (meandering) across...

I pushed them over to get across....

glad I went because I wouldn't have been able to get this...

and I took this on my way back... I actually looked over and saw this...

I thought, oh man I have to get that..... 

So I prayed, that the bridge wouldn't collapse and I wouldn't go plummeting to my

death in the icy waters below... 

and  I began to shoot. 

 and I am glad i did. 

and I am glad I drug my girls out and told them stories and

 took some photos of God's beautiful creations.