"...Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."
Mark 6:31
What a glorious invitation from our Father... to rest in him, alone together in a quiet place away from the world, away from the noise... just you and him....
Have a great Wednesday everybody!
TeReSa
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Sneak Peek
Little Miss Ally-oop came to play today, and since she was here we did some pictures that we have been trying to get done for a couple of months now. We will try to get some outside shots another day, but here is a peek of the studio shots we did today.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Verse of the day...
"He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection."
Psalm 91:4 NLT
Psalm 91:4 NLT
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Sneak Peek!
Little Mr Teagan came to see me and get some three month pictures yesterday! And of course he brought his momma and his grandma with him. Isn't he just a doll! He's not too sure he's into the whole picture thing yet... but I keep telling his momma to just wait til next time.... 6 months is the best!!! :)
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Crazy summer!!!
Hailey finally got her pool!! Thank you to her Nanna's and Papa's for pitching in on a pool for her to get her recommended daily therapy!! She is loving it! The first day she was a bit scared... had to have her floaties and her ring on and was nervous. But by day two she had her floaties off and is climbing the ladder and going under water (nose plugged of course)
when I told Hailey that all her nanna's and papa's went in together to buy her that pool- you should have seen the look on her face! It was shock and surprise and a huge smile!! She said "I didn't tell them thank you!.... I gotta tell them thank you!!" It was so sweet- I am glad that she has a thankful spirit, and I hope she keeps it!
And this is my little dare devil!! He will scale anything!! He.has.no.fear! He has climbed up onto the kitchen table, and his new favorite place is to climb up into my desk chair (that rolls and swivels)... sometimes he crawls up there to just 'work' on the computer, sometimes to just stand, and sometimes (like the picture below) he crawls up there and dances!!!
when I told Hailey that all her nanna's and papa's went in together to buy her that pool- you should have seen the look on her face! It was shock and surprise and a huge smile!! She said "I didn't tell them thank you!.... I gotta tell them thank you!!" It was so sweet- I am glad that she has a thankful spirit, and I hope she keeps it!
And this is my little dare devil!! He will scale anything!! He.has.no.fear! He has climbed up onto the kitchen table, and his new favorite place is to climb up into my desk chair (that rolls and swivels)... sometimes he crawls up there to just 'work' on the computer, sometimes to just stand, and sometimes (like the picture below) he crawls up there and dances!!!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Even when I fail....
Romans 3:10-24
" 'There is no one righteous, not even one; there is none who understand, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. The poison of vipers is on their lips. Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness'.....Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law...This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.... for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus."
I needed to read that tonight.... I will probably need to read it again in the morning. And I hope you don't mind me sharing it with you, but I just felt led to do so.... You see today I had to apologize and with that came some reflection time for me to examine my own heart and my own mess. I needed to be reminded that we all fall short. No matter how hard we may try- we will fail to be perfect, daily. But I think we live in a world that tells us that perfection is attainable. That through self-help and self-improvement and self- esteem and self-motivation we can get pretty darn close to perfect. Perfect body, perfect family, perfect career, perfect children, perfect decisions, perfect balance, and perfect 'christian living'.... Some of those things the world puts on us, some of those things we put on oursleves and and some we even put on our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Well guess what? Life's a mess! We all have our messes and our baggage. But the good news is.... God takes you baggage and all, and he loves you just as much as the poor sap next to you with either twice as much or half as much mess as you. His love is not based on how good we are or how much we deserve it; and that has been a tough thing for me to truly grasp. Because I have always felt that I had to EARN someones love. That I had to be WORTHY of it... But I don't. And that's good news because I am so not worthy!!! I am such a work in progress that I've got road construction and detour signs all over my life!! :~) But he loves me where I'm at, I am washed in the blood, I am redeemed. Now don't think that means I'm slacking though! I'm still shooting for that A+... I'm still shooting for a chance to hear my Heavenly Father say to me "Well done, my good and faithful servant" But if not, if I never get it right, if I keep striving for it and never get there, at least I know I'm still his with a C+, still loved, still his.
I think that we have this image in our head, this stigma that 'good' people go to church on Sunday, good christian folks..... you know what I say? IT'S A TWELVE STEP PROGRAM FOR SINNERS!! Yep that's right, I just compared the house of God to an AA meeting- but it is... it is sinners that recognize their sin and need of a savior. And we need the support of others that are learning to live as recovering sinners. It's a process to live a different life, it's not always easy to stand alone in your trials and in your tribulations- so we have our meetings, we have our biblestudy meetings, prayer meetings, VBS, church camp, and all the rest of it to learn, to love, and to build each other up and encourage each other. It's got it's hypacrites, some liars, and some fakers, but it's where they belong!! Bring em on! Bring more!! Bring in some folks out of the bars and casinos, off the streets and out of their living rooms! We as a church need to remember that when Jesus walked this earth, it was with the trash that no one would associate with. The rebels, the outcasts, the prostitutes and murderers and unworthy. Because only sick people need a doctor, not well people. Those people needed his grace, needed his mercy- so much more than the people that thought they had it all figured out!!
So, I guess what I am saying is that I am glad that I am in a Sinner's Annonymous Sunday service!! I need to be there! I am a mess, I am a work in progress, I am being transformed by my God because I am God's Workmanship (Eph 2:10). And we are called to be like him, to love, to serve, to forgive and to obey.... never to be perfect. We don't have to earn it, we already have it! Isn't that awsome! Don't you just get fired up and excited about that? I do!! God is good!! Even when I suck, God is faithful and does not withold his love from me!! ( and by me... you know I also mean you :)
Have a great Monday!
Blessings,
Teresa
" 'There is no one righteous, not even one; there is none who understand, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. The poison of vipers is on their lips. Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness'.....Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law...This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.... for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus."
I needed to read that tonight.... I will probably need to read it again in the morning. And I hope you don't mind me sharing it with you, but I just felt led to do so.... You see today I had to apologize and with that came some reflection time for me to examine my own heart and my own mess. I needed to be reminded that we all fall short. No matter how hard we may try- we will fail to be perfect, daily. But I think we live in a world that tells us that perfection is attainable. That through self-help and self-improvement and self- esteem and self-motivation we can get pretty darn close to perfect. Perfect body, perfect family, perfect career, perfect children, perfect decisions, perfect balance, and perfect 'christian living'.... Some of those things the world puts on us, some of those things we put on oursleves and and some we even put on our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Well guess what? Life's a mess! We all have our messes and our baggage. But the good news is.... God takes you baggage and all, and he loves you just as much as the poor sap next to you with either twice as much or half as much mess as you. His love is not based on how good we are or how much we deserve it; and that has been a tough thing for me to truly grasp. Because I have always felt that I had to EARN someones love. That I had to be WORTHY of it... But I don't. And that's good news because I am so not worthy!!! I am such a work in progress that I've got road construction and detour signs all over my life!! :~) But he loves me where I'm at, I am washed in the blood, I am redeemed. Now don't think that means I'm slacking though! I'm still shooting for that A+... I'm still shooting for a chance to hear my Heavenly Father say to me "Well done, my good and faithful servant" But if not, if I never get it right, if I keep striving for it and never get there, at least I know I'm still his with a C+, still loved, still his.
I think that we have this image in our head, this stigma that 'good' people go to church on Sunday, good christian folks..... you know what I say? IT'S A TWELVE STEP PROGRAM FOR SINNERS!! Yep that's right, I just compared the house of God to an AA meeting- but it is... it is sinners that recognize their sin and need of a savior. And we need the support of others that are learning to live as recovering sinners. It's a process to live a different life, it's not always easy to stand alone in your trials and in your tribulations- so we have our meetings, we have our biblestudy meetings, prayer meetings, VBS, church camp, and all the rest of it to learn, to love, and to build each other up and encourage each other. It's got it's hypacrites, some liars, and some fakers, but it's where they belong!! Bring em on! Bring more!! Bring in some folks out of the bars and casinos, off the streets and out of their living rooms! We as a church need to remember that when Jesus walked this earth, it was with the trash that no one would associate with. The rebels, the outcasts, the prostitutes and murderers and unworthy. Because only sick people need a doctor, not well people. Those people needed his grace, needed his mercy- so much more than the people that thought they had it all figured out!!
So, I guess what I am saying is that I am glad that I am in a Sinner's Annonymous Sunday service!! I need to be there! I am a mess, I am a work in progress, I am being transformed by my God because I am God's Workmanship (Eph 2:10). And we are called to be like him, to love, to serve, to forgive and to obey.... never to be perfect. We don't have to earn it, we already have it! Isn't that awsome! Don't you just get fired up and excited about that? I do!! God is good!! Even when I suck, God is faithful and does not withold his love from me!! ( and by me... you know I also mean you :)
Have a great Monday!
Blessings,
Teresa
Friday, June 19, 2009
Social networking overload!!
" Blogspot, facebook and myspace.... oh my!!"
You know like the lions, tigers and bears... get it? Anyway- I am kind of on information/technology/social networking overload and I don't even Twitter!! I mean seriously- I have a Myspace, Facebook, Blogspot, photography website, and email to keep up with. I've got stuff coming at me from all directions! And now with everyone Twittering... my question is... does anyone really care what I am doing ALL THE TIME? Like, really care? ..... I doubt it.
So... If you read my blogs and leave me comments, or maybe you just stop by to see some cute baby/kid pictures- I am honored that with all the other places you may have to update status on, or upload pictures to, or write on someones wall... I am honored that you would spend some of that time over here, with little ol me.. reading my random, ramblings and admiring my attempt at photography!!
Ok... now on to other things......
Todays picture of the day is going to be a mental picture:
Hayden eating fist-fulls of sand out of the sandbox! and
Hayden slurping suds in the bubble bath this evening!
that boy will eat anything that don't eat him first!!
Have a great weekend everyone!! I'll see ya back here next time, hopefully with a REAL picture of the day!
~TeReSa
You know like the lions, tigers and bears... get it? Anyway- I am kind of on information/technology/social networking overload and I don't even Twitter!! I mean seriously- I have a Myspace, Facebook, Blogspot, photography website, and email to keep up with. I've got stuff coming at me from all directions! And now with everyone Twittering... my question is... does anyone really care what I am doing ALL THE TIME? Like, really care? ..... I doubt it.
So... If you read my blogs and leave me comments, or maybe you just stop by to see some cute baby/kid pictures- I am honored that with all the other places you may have to update status on, or upload pictures to, or write on someones wall... I am honored that you would spend some of that time over here, with little ol me.. reading my random, ramblings and admiring my attempt at photography!!
Ok... now on to other things......
Todays picture of the day is going to be a mental picture:
Hayden eating fist-fulls of sand out of the sandbox! and
Hayden slurping suds in the bubble bath this evening!
that boy will eat anything that don't eat him first!!
Have a great weekend everyone!! I'll see ya back here next time, hopefully with a REAL picture of the day!
~TeReSa
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