Nathen & Uncle D

lovin Uncle D
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My 2 favorite guys my Son & Grandson..... ♥

Tiffani

Tiffani
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My Beautiful daughter Tiffani.... ♥

Kristi

Kristi
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My Beautiful Daughter Kristi..... ♥

Tiffani!

Tiffani!
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Love the fun! My sweet daughter Tiffani loves to give me the face...<3

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Advanced Tips for Tack Sharp Images!

Wow!

This is just the article I've been looking for!

A way to get those sharp images on my lil man when he just can't seem to sit still 

for one minute and the camera just isn't fast enough to keep up with him!!

Always something new to learn every day!!

Here's the link
Advanced Tips for Tack Sharp Images

Thanks Digital Photography School! =)

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Candy Canes ♥

Candy Canes ♥
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Just a shot from Mom's Tree.....her pretty candy cane decorations! ♥

Lacey ♥

Lacey
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What greater gift than the love of a cat? ♥ ~Charles Dickens

My beautiful cat Lacey brings me so much comfort and Love....
I'm grateful to have her in my life..... she always seems to know when I'm having a bad day and curls up next to me just to keep me company or sprawls out on the floor and does something silly to make me tickle her belly. Either way she always makes me feel better.

A meow massages the heart.♥  ~Stuart McMillan

Lillybug!

Lilly
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Beautiful Baby Blues

My Year In Photos on Facebook

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Tiffani

Tyler at Toledo Botanical Gardens

Inspiration........

Today was an Amazing day full of Incredible Strength!

I participated in my first Susan G. Koman ~  Race For The Cure

and it will not be my last ....... :o )

I feel so Blessed to be able to be a part of such an Extra ~ Ordinary Event.

Please Visit My Race For The Cure Facebook Album by clicking this link! *

God Wants You To Know.....

This Human Form Is Temporary
Enjoy playing the game,
even be serious about it if you wish,
but do not get so attached to this form
that you forget who you truly are ~
the fruit of God's love.

Quotes.....

"I've lived to bury my desires
and see my dreams corrode with rust
now all that's left are fruitless fires
that burn my empty heart to dust.

Struck by the clouds of cruel fate
My crown of Summer bloom is sere
Alone and sad, I watch and wait
And wonder if the end is near.

As conquered by the last cold air
When Winter whistles in the wind
Alone upon a branch that's bare
A trembling leaf is left behind."
— Alexander Pushkin

Beautiful Creation.¸¸.•´¯`•.♥.•´¯`•.¸¸.

.¸¸.•´¯`•.♥.•´¯`•.¸¸.

He will cover you with His feathers,

and under His wings you will find refuge;

His Faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

Psalm 91: 4~5

For The Love Workshop.¸¸.•´¯`•.♥.•´¯`•.¸¸.

For the Love Workshop is a photography workshop designed also as a spiritual retreat!

I can't think of anything more Amazing! 

Photography to me has always been a 
Spiritual Experience!  

Capturing God's Beauty all around us!

Here is the link if you are also interested!

www.fortheloveworkshop.com

 

Sunshine In My Life.....

We've had a little visitor outside our

door the last couple days....

thought I would share her cuteness!

**SWEET**

The Butterfly.¸¸.•´¯`•.♥.•´¯`•.¸¸.

I can see you Butterfly, Flying around through the sky
Opening the heart of others, s you pass your wings on by.

I can see you Butterfly, Full of colors so bright
A breath of fresh air, As you finally take your flight.

I can see you Butterfly, You finally know who you are
Now that you've don't, Those wings will take you far.

I can see you Butterfly, Transformation from before
I wouldn't have recognized you, You were different but had the same core.

I can see you Butterfly, You've worked hard to be you
I see you ase you are, You're comfortable through and through.

I can see you Butterfly, You inspire me to fly high
I need to shed that cocoon, And tell the past goodbye.

I can see you Butterfly, You show me who I can be
Just as you once were different, An now we both are free.
~Mary D'Alba
(Spirituality Girl )

It's ALL about LOVE.¸¸.•´¯`•.♥.•´¯`•.¸¸.

♥ " It's ALL about Love.." ♥
.¸¸.•´¯`•.♥.•´¯`•.¸¸.
Faith ~ Family ~ Friends ~ Photography!

♥ FUN♥

༻❤༺

 

Sunshine In My Life.....

Sunshine In My Life ¸.•´¯`•.♥.•´¯`•.¸¸

My Lil Sunshine Man

Nathens 3rd Easter...

We went for a walk thru Toledo Botanical Gardens so I could take pictures of him in his Easter outfit.  As we were walking Nathen asks, "Nana, when we are done here can we go to a park where there is kids and fun?"  Out of the mouths of babes.  He can always say something out of no where that is just so darn cute you HAVE TO SMILE.

It's ALL about LOVE.....

God ~.¸¸.•´¯`•.♥.•´¯`•.¸¸.•.
Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The Courage to change the things I can
and The Wisdom to know the difference.
Amen

Inspiration.......

The best pictures differentiate themselves by nuances...

a tiny relationship ~ either a harmony or a disharmony ~

that creates a picture. ~ Ernst Haas

(Microsoft Sample)

Technical Issue, Inspiration,Quotes...................

Still waiting very patiently for my computer....

I have so many ideas and

all my memory cards are full! 

Hopefully I'll be able to post some pic's very soon! 

 I didn't realize how much I was learning and doing

until I had to come to an abrupt stop!

Unfortunately...I'm not very good at waiting.

Especially when it comes to something I Love. ♥

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In the meantime..... how about some

Inspiration on Patience......

Be still and know I am God.....♥

How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes,

packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners,

and instant cameras teach patience to its young? ~Paul Sweeney

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you

and scorn in the one ahead. ~Mac McClenan

Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off. ~Author Unknown

Beware the fury of a patient man. ~John Dryden, Absolam and Achitophel, 1680

Patience is a most necessary qualification for business;

many a man would rather you heard his story

than granted his request. ~Lord Chesterfield

Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue. ~Ambrose Bierce

You can learn many things from children.

How much patience you have, for instance. ~Franklin P. Jones

Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience. ~George-Louis de Buffon

 Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect

 before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. ~John Quincy Adams

Patience is the companion of wisdom. ~St. Augustine

Patience is also a form of action. ~Auguste Rodin

How poor are they that have not patience!

What wound did ever heal but by degrees?

~William Shakespeare, Othello, 1604

One moment of patience may ward off great disaster.

One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life

~Chinese Proverb

Faith & Photography.............

I thought that this was so beautiful and so true!
You can find Mary D'Alba on Facebook under Spiritualitygirl
or go to her website ~ www.spiritualitygirl.com
Thanks Mary for letting me "share"
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♥ Picture Of Me♥
by Mary D'Alba
(Spiritualitygirl)

Starting from the beginning
seeing pictures from my past
reliving memories
reviewing the years
the people from my past
that shaped me for the present
Wow, don't I look different!
And they look different too!
I remember her, I miss him,
I see it all so clearly now,
as I flip the pages and understand
the sands of time passing
and what brought me here.
Black and white photos, color,
large, small, all these pictures
in my photo album.
The record keeping of my life.
Which year was this?
I think I remember her name.
Memory lane is a wonderful walk.
I look through the times that
I had and I wonder
would I take each one of these steps again?
Maybe I would and maybe not so much
but I do know with each photo,
I have grown and changed
and each photo reminds me
just how far I have come
in putting together
the picture of me.♥


~Copyright 2010, Spiritualitygirl~

Faith.............

God is with me ~ Jesus is near ~ the Spirit is greater than my fear! ♥

Just a note.....

A note of apology for not posting!

I haven't had my laptop for a week!
My son is "cleaning" it out and updating my operating system!
Gotta love'm!

Thanks DAN!

Should have it back soon!
More Easter pic's to come....from the Toledo Botanical Gardens!

Spring is in full Bloom & she is gorgeous!

God Bless!

Weddings......

I've just been asked to do my first wedding.  Well, technically my second but the first one I did as a "second" Photographer where I didn't have all the pressure and was able to follow the "first" Pro Photographer around. If I can be that Free and have that much Fun I'll be OK.  I am scared to death but very excited at the same time.  I made sure that the Bride's expectations were not that of a professional because I don't want her to be disappointed in any way.  This is where I have to have Faith...Faith in God, Faith in myself and Faith in what my family and friends say about my Photography....you see, I am a perfectionist!  And I always want everything to be absolutely perfect!  So....I have a little over two months to continue to learn and study and practice and shoot, shoot, shoot!  Truth be told I am very Excited!  I have a lot of great Idea's  and  Passion when it comes to Family & Love!  Say a Prayer..... God Bless.

Inspiration..............

Happy Spring!

"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul,and paints his own nature into his pictures."

~Henry Ward Beecher

Beauty and Grace............

Music & Gardens

Music and gardens are so much the same.

Then move me deeply, call me by my name

And lead me out,

Away from all life's strain and stress

Into a place of enchanting loveliness.

Flowers may wither away,

Music may hush and grow still

Like a will-o-the-wisp that has vanished

Over the hill.

But gardens live on in the earth

In bulb and root and seed

And rise to a newness of life

That is marvel indeed.

Beauty is everlasting,

Failing us never;

Music may hush for a time

But music goes on forever.

God, give life within that I, too, may be

An enchanted garden, blooming enternally.

~ Wilna Wintringham

Spring Fever..........

It's Spring Fever.

 That is what the name of it is.

And when you've got it,

you want~oh,

you don't quite know what it is you

 do want,but it just fairly makes your heart ache,

you want it so!

~Mark Twain

Sunshine In My Life.........

Children are a heritage of the Lord. ~Psalm 127:3

                               

Yesterday my first born baby boy, Daniel Allan, turned  24!  Of course as you can see he is not a baby anymore....He has grown into an incredible young man.  I am so very proud of him today. He works hard and is currently attending college. He Loves his family and especially  loves to be Nathen's "Uncle D" ( Nathen loves it too!) I can't believe that it's  been 24 years........wow......again "time flies" !

Happy Birthday Danny Boy!

WE Love YOU!

Beauty and Grace.........

A thing of beauty is a joy forever:

Its loveliness increases; it will never

Pass into nothingness; but still will keep

A bower quiet for us, and a sleep

Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

 

~ John Keats

 

 

Heather's Wedding ~ "2009"  

 

 

The Masters........

Life is your art.

An open, aware heart is your camera.

A oneness with your world is your film.

Your bright eyes and easy smile is your museum.

~ Ansel Adams

Rest.........

My Soul Finds Rest in God Alone....Psalm 62

"You are a human being, not a human doing. Take time to just be, to breath slowly, to feel your body that is the temple of your soul. No activities, no worries, no buzzing". ~ Facebook (God Wants You To Know..)



RELAX! 
Take it easy....quit being so serious...have FUN....laugh....dance....sleep...ride your bike....watch a movie...read a book....go for a walk....play.....take a hot bath...enjoy quiet time alone with God....call an old friend...listen to some music... just "Be".

Show yourself some Love.

The Masters............

Julia Margaret Cameron, 1815 –1879, was a famous British photographer. When she was 48 years old, Cameron received her first camera as a present from her daughter, and started her career as a photographer at a time when photography was new and challenging. The bulk of Cameron's photographs fit into two categories, closely framed portraits or else illustrative allegories based on religious and literary works. In the allegorical works, she posed her subjects in period costumes with fantasy props. The lighting is soft and feathery, with subjects portraying characters like angels and poets.



Some of her famous subjects include: Charles Darwin, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning, John Everett Millais, William Michael Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones, Ellen Terry and George Frederic Watts. Her unconventional portrait style, which included close cropping, soft focus and emphasis on capturing the personality, is still imitated today. Many of Cameron's portraits are significant because they are often the only existing photographs of historical figures.




Shrewdly, Julia Cameron copyrighted each of her photographs, so that much of her work survives today. She wrote, "I longed to arrest all the beauty that came before me and at length the longing has been satisfied."

Sunshine In My Life.............

He captured my heart the day he was born and hasnt let go...his baby blue eyes....his happy little smile...the laughter he brings and the awe he inspires.....He is such a precious gift!  Today he is 3 years old and developing his own little personality!  "Out of the mouth of babes..."  It is really amazing the things he comes up with!  He has grown so much in these last 3 years and is almost a little boy....another reason why I love photography....time goes by sooo fast! "And a picture is worth a thousand words!"

Gratitude............

Im thankful for the Awesome family that God has Blessed me with!  My family is full of the Best Friends I will ever have!  Thank you for always being there and for being so gosh darn photogenic! You is all BEAUTIFUL!    I Love you's!  ((((((((xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo)))))

Inspiration......

Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have someone click the Shutter....
~Ansel Adams

Dream.........

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but Dream ;
not only plan but also Believe. ~ Anatole France

More Inspiration...........

"Everything you can imagine is real" ~ Pablo Piccaso