SomeGirlsWebsiteshowing love to one another... fraddling.2012-02-22T14:30:47Zhttp://somegirlswebsite.com/feed/atom/Somegirlswebsitehttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily RotationGlad to see you here! ♥ SomeGirlhttp://somegirlswebsite.com<![CDATA[A Makeup Tip for Better Photos and A Party!]]>http://somegirlswebsite.com/?p=124172012-02-22T14:30:47Z2012-02-22T03:29:39Z<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>Well, I’m getting ready to go to a blogger conference in Nashville, TN in just a few hours and don’t have much time to spend here today. I am excited, though, that Blissdom is offering a whole photography track and I expect to come home with TONS of great photography tips to share with you guys! (You might remember that Blissdom is where I first learned to use my DSLR last year… I can’t wait to learn more!!)</p>
<p>For now, let me share a quick tip and a fun invitation…</p>
<p>Good natural makeup makes the world of difference in photos.</p>
<p>If you’re outside in bright sun make sure you use a <a href="http://www.marykay.com/rachelpereira/color/foundations/luminouswearliquidfoundation/default.aspx?cid=ecat_Look_Book" target="_blank">foundation without spf</a>. For some reason that I don’t fully understand, foundation with sunscreen turns orange in photos outside.</p>
<p>But a nice, natural, <a href="http://www.marykay.com/rachelpereira/color/foundations/luminouswearliquidfoundation/default.aspx?cid=ecat_Look_Book" target="_blank">spf free foundation</a> or powder (blended in so as not to show lines) looks great and makes your photos look so much better! But don’t overdo it… you want to look like yourself in your photos. Just a little makeup is much better than a look you don’t normally sport. (I like this <a href="http://www.marykay.com/rachelpereira/color/foundations/cremetopowderfoundation/default.aspx?cid=ecat_Look_Book" target="_blank">creme-to-powder foundation from Mary Kay</a>)</p>
<p>You’ll find some great tips in this beauty guide:</p>
<p><a href="http://ecatalog.marykay.com/us_en-us/GetLatest.aspx?d=www.marykay.com&m=rachelpereira&t=botanical" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-12421" title="mary kay" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mary-kay1-578x700.jpg" alt="" width="578" height="700" /></a></p>
<p>And if you’re in the market for more makeup, let me share a GREAT deal with you!</p>
<p>You are invited to my <strong>Online Mary Kay Party all day TODAY!</strong> (Wednesday, 2/22) – <em><a href="http://clicktotweet.com/jXeAu" target="_blank">click to tweet this</a>!</em></p>
<p>You’ll love the fabulous products and personal service you’ll receive from my wonderful Beauty Consultant and good online blogging friend, <a href="http://www.rachelepereira.com/" target="_blank">Rachel</a>! (And you’ll LOVE the discounts below!)</p>
<p>Visit <a href="http://www.marykay.com/rachelpereira/" target="_blank">her website</a> any time TODAY (Wednesday 2/22) to join in the party (or anytime that you need to new makeup).</p>
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<p> </p>
<p>Btw, they have a whole section called “<a href="http://www.marykay.com/rachelpereira/whatsnew/beautyonabudget/default.aspx" target="_blank">Beauty on a Budget</a>.” Gotta LOVE that!</p>
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<p><em>When you place an order, please put my name (Michelle Debenport) in the comments box at checkout so I’ll receive credit for your order. :)</em></p>
<p> </p>
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<p> </p>
<p>Host: Michelle Debenport</p>
<p>Where: <a href="http://www.marykay.com/rachelpereira/" target="_blank">http://www.marykay.com/rachelpereira/</a></p>
<p>When: <strong>TODAY!</strong> Wednesday 2/22 12:00 AM ET – Thursday 2/23 12:00 AM ET</p>
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<p>Would you please spread the word to help my sweet friend, Rachel, with her first online show! She’s one of my longest online blogging friends, a great prayer partner, a sweet mother of two little ones and a loving pastor’s wife. Thank you for helping me support her and her family with this show! ♥ Michelle</p>
<p><strong>One last thing…</strong></p>
<p>If you place an order, please let me know in the comment section below and if I get any benefits from this show I’ll do a random drawing to give them away to one lucky commenter!</p>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Somegirlswebsite/~4/0he2poEZ2iw" height="1" width="1"/>0http://somegirlswebsite.com/showing-love/2012/02/a-makeup-tip-for-better-photos-and-a-party/SomeGirlhttp://somegirlswebsite.com<![CDATA[If You Ever Try to Impress…]]>http://somegirlswebsite.com/?p=124072012-02-16T05:42:15Z2012-02-16T03:34:56Z<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>I read this verse in a new-to-me translation yesterday and it has burned deep into my soul… Philippians 2:3 NLT</p>
<p><center><a href="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/32059A49-D0F1-453F-815E-E1560BD769C71.jpg"><img style="margin: 5px;" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/32059A49-D0F1-453F-815E-E1560BD769C71.jpg" alt="" width="580" height="524" border="0" /></a></center><br />
<span style="color: #888888;"><em>Don’t be selfish;</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><em>Don’t try to impress others.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><em>Be humble,</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><em>Thinking of others as better than yourselves.</em></span></p>
<p>…………</p>
<p><strong>Don’t try to impress others…</strong> how counter-cultural is that?!</p>
<p>And yet it’s <strong>a command from scripture</strong> – not a suggestion, but a flat out instruction…</p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><em>Don’t try to impress others.</em></span></p>
<p>Boy, have I fallen short of that!</p>
<p>Since reading that verse yesterday morning <strong>I haven’t stopped thinking about it…</strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><em>Don’t try to impress others.</em></span></p>
<p>I even made the above graphic the lock screen image on my phone, so I have to see it and can read it every time I pick it up…</p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><em>Don’t try to impress others.</em></span></p>
<p>And now I’m passing it on to you…</p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><em>Don’t try to impress others.</em></span></p>
<p>And that’s what I’ve been thinking about… non-stop!</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em><strong>Don’t try to impress others</strong></em>!</p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><em><br />
</em></span></p>
<p>What about you?</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #888888;"><em><strong><em><br />
</em></strong></em></span></strong></p>
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<p>If you weren’t here Monday, please check out this week’s <a href="http://somegirlswebsite.com/showing-love/2012/02/a-love-challenge-lets-make-a-difference-together/">Love Challenge</a> and join along! <a href="http://somegirlswebsite.com/showing-love/2012/02/a-love-challenge-lets-make-a-difference-together/">Fraddling for the Hungry</a> in our local communities… making a difference together!</p>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Somegirlswebsite/~4/Uwddw2dzOLA" height="1" width="1"/>8http://somegirlswebsite.com/showing-love/2012/02/for-those-like-me-who-might-try-to-impress-others/SomeGirlhttp://somegirlswebsite.com<![CDATA[A Love Challenge – Let’s Make a Difference Together!]]>http://somegirlswebsite.com/?p=123562012-02-13T23:51:39Z2012-02-13T06:04:27Z<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>Did you know that <strong>49 million* Americans live in poverty</strong>?</p>
<p>Americans.</p>
<p>Our neighbors, church members, fellow citizens – elderly, young, of all races…</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12395" title="hunger challenge man" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/20120209-IMG_3013-Edit2.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>There are children in our cities… OUR cities… going to bed and to school hungry.</p>
<p>Just talking about it brings tears to my eyes!</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12360" title="please help hunger challenge" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7858.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Thankfully, my church raised the issue and got me thinking this week as they issued a <a href="http://collincreekcommunity.org/week-1-challenge-february-6th-11th" target="_blank">hunger challenge</a>, which I’d like to issue to us here.</p>
<p>I’d like to challenge you, as I’m challenging my family, to take a step to <strong>empathize with the hungry in our communities and to make a difference in their lives.</strong></p>
<p><strong>This week:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Read John 15 and Isaiah 58.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Eat on a set budget of <strong>$4.40 per person per day</strong> (including groceries already purchased). <em>The budget is taken from the national food stamps grocery allowance of $4.40 per person per day.</em></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Meditate/focus on God as the Pruning Gardener. Ask Him, “<strong>In what areas of my life do I need to cut back?</strong>”<br />
<strong> </strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Use the money that you would have spent this week to purchase non-perishable goods and donate them to a local food pantry.</strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Pray for those who will be receiving your food donation. And pray for those in your community and around the world who are hungry not only for food, but for the love of God.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12357" title="donating food " src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/20111022-IMG_9692-M.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Then share your story with us so we can share in the joy of our fraddling together!</strong></p>
<p>Take pictures, write stories, instagram or tweet about it using the hashtag #fraddle4them, share it on this blog’s <a href="http://Facebook.com/somegirlswebsite" target="_blank">FB page</a>…</p>
<p>If you email your stories and/or photos to michelle (at) somegirlswebsite.com I’ll share them here at the end of the week!</p>
<p>I can’t wait to see<strong> what a difference we can make </strong>in our communities as we fraddle together for the hungry around us! And what a Love Print we will leave on those impacted by our love in action<strong>! Christ’s love through us.<br />
</strong></p>
<p>What do you think? Are you in?</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12358" title="thank you hunger challenge" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_7785-Edit1.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Let’s go make a difference!</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>———————-</p>
<p>Here are a few suggestions from <a href="http://collincreekcommunity.org/week-1-challenge-february-6th-11th" target="_blank">crossingcommunitychurch.org</a>:</p>
<p>When you’re thinking of your budget, remember to do the equation: $4.40 x number of people in your family=your daily food budget.</p>
<ul>
<li>Use CASH to stay on budget</li>
<li>Use coupons</li>
<li>Eat less meat than you are used to</li>
<li>Buy a whole chicken and use it for several meals</li>
<li>Eat leftovers</li>
<li>Easy breakfasts</li>
<li>Sandwiches</li>
<li>Cook from scratch</li>
<li>Make meals using pasta and sauces; they go a long way</li>
<li>Drink water more than other drinks</li>
<li>Soup</li>
<li>Rice</li>
<li>Beans</li>
<li>Tortillas</li>
<li>Buy produce that you have to cut and peel yourself; avoid pre-packaged items</li>
<li>Think before you eat and count the cost</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>* <em title="USA Today">as reported Nov 7, 2011 by: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-09-28/millions-of-Americans-are-suddenly-poor/50593610/1" target="_blank">Politico</a></em><br />
<strong></strong></p>
<p class="note"><strong>Update: </strong></p>
<p>I did the figuring this morning, like others in the comment section below, and realized our grocery spending is less that that budget, too. But our eating out budget is a little overboard.</p>
<p>I actually thought about changing or deleting the challenge once I realized that, but decided not to (for no reason that I can really explain).</p>
<p>I think I might modify the challenge for myself by setting a $4.40 budget for food/drink purchases each day this week and using what’s left in my eat out envelope to buy non-perishable food items for our local Storehouse.</p>
<p>What about you?</p>
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<p>Some time ago, a sweet reader sent me an email asking if I’d be interested in reading and reviewing her upcoming book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cue-Cards-Life-Reminders-Relationships/dp/0897936167">Cue Cards for Life: Gentle Reminders for Better Relationships</a> by Christina Steinorth, MA, MFT.</p>
<p>What she shared about the book’s purpose to improve relationships in your life, how easy it was to read (since you’ve heard me say many times here that I don’t like to read), and her credentials as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist piqued my curiosity and I gladly accepted a copy of her book to review.</p>
<p>Thankful for a little quiet reading time (in the waiting rooms we’ve spent the past 5 and a half months in for vision and auditory therapy), I opened it up and began to read away.</p>
<p>Let me tell you, Christina was right when she said Cue Cards for life is easy to read! The book is set up so it can be used like an encyclopedia, and the reader simply needs to turn to the section that he or she feels is relevant to find the help that is needed.</p>
<p>Each section has tips (Cue Cards) that are easy to read in one sitting and quite easy to apply.</p>
<p>I’ve even found myself thinking about some of Christina’s Cue Card advice as I’ve dealt with different situations in life/relationships. <span style="color: #888888;"><em>(Thank you, Christina!)</em></span></p>
<p>Here’s a little about <a href="http://christinasteinorth.com/" target="_blank">Christina Steinorth</a> and her book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cue-Cards-Life-Reminders-Relationships/dp/0897936167" target="_blank">Cue Cards for Life</a>, as taken from the description on her Amazon page (why reinvent the wheel, right?)… ;)</p>
<blockquote><p>In her private practice as a psychotherapist, Christina Steinorth noticed that many of her patients came in with the same communication problems. Couples would neglect their love relationships, parents would talk <em>at</em> their teens instead of talking <em>to</em> them, and adults found few guidelines for interacting well with their aging parents. In fact, most people seemed to put more thought into deciding what to have for dinner than they did in choosing what they said and how they behaved in important situations. As a result, <em>something</em> seemed to go wrong — but they were unsure of exactly <em>what</em>. Steinorth made Cue Cards for her patients to help them with these recurring problems.</p>
<p>The book starts with an overview of communication basics, such as the importance of listening and eye contact, boundaries and personal space, and nonverbal communication (body language). Steinorth then offers prompts that highlight what to say and do in a variety of situations. The book includes Cue Cards for improving communication/relationships in the areas of love, parent/teen interaction, caring for aging parents, getting along with in-laws and in the workplace. There are also Cue Cards for weddings, parties and major social events.</p>
<p>Cue Cards for Life can help people improve their daily interactions. Most of us underestimate the power common courtesy and kindness have to improve all relationships, and all of us encounter situations in life where we stumble a little. Sometimes we need a gentle reminder — a cue card, a clue card — to steer us back in the right direction.</p></blockquote>
<p>I’m glad to have had the opportunity to review this book and think it goes hand in hand with the message of this blog, to Fraddle (put love into action)!</p>
<p>If you’d like to improve your relationships and need a little expert advice along the way, I’d definitely recommend getting a copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cue-Cards-Life-Reminders-Relationships/dp/0897936167" target="_blank">Cue Cards for Life: Gentle Reminders for Better Relationships</a> (available for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cue-Cards-Life-Reminders-Relationships/dp/0897936167" target="_blank">pre-order</a> now)!</p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><em><em>(Just don’t try to do everything in the book all at once, you’ll drive yourself crazy! Take it little by little and give yourself grace as you show those around you how much you care.)</em></em></span><br />
Btw, if you have a relationship you’d like prayer for, let us know in the comment section below and I and my sweet friends who read this will pray for you. Isn’t that right, sweet friends? :)</p>
<p>Love, Michelle (aka SomeGirl)<br />
<em>One more thing, I did receive a book to review but have not been compensated in any other way for this review and will not be compensated for your purchase. Although I did receive a sweet Christmas card and lovely cross journal for journaling notes on ways to fraddle for or with others from my new sweet friend, <a href="http://christinasteinorth.com/" target="_blank">Christina</a>. :)</em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Have you done something you are so proud of?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Have you worked hard and seen the results pay off?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">If so, celebrate!</p>
<p> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">It’s good to be thankful for the talents and abilities that God has given you.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">He has created you to do good things… rejoice in that!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #888888;"><em>(But don’t let it get to your head.) ;)</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Something to think about.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"> ______________________________</span><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12296" title="1_thought_provoking_thursday_banner" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1_thought_provoking_thursday_banner1-300x108.png" alt="" width="300" height="108" /><span style="color: #ffffff;"> ______________________________</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><br />
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #888888;"><em>Celebrating the graduation of our oldest son from vision therapy. </em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #888888;"><em>He’s worked so hard over the past 20 weeks and we are SUPER proud of him!</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #888888;"><em><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12303" title="graduation" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/graduation1-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #888888;"><em>Way to go, Zachary! We love you! </em></span></p>
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<p>I put together a little chart to help those of you just venturing out.</p>
<p>It’s a basic guideline for where to start with ISO, aperture, and shutter speed in different lighting. And a helpful companion to the <a href="http://somegirlswebsite.com/showing-love/2011/11/moving-into-manual-mode-its-easier-than-it-seems/">video tutorial</a> I shared a few months ago: <a href="http://somegirlswebsite.com/showing-love/2011/11/moving-into-manual-mode-its-easier-than-it-seems/">AVery Beginner’s Guide to Manual Mode</a>.</p>
<p>If you’re freaked out by the thought of shooting in manual, I promise it’s much easier than you think (and it used to totally intimidate me)!</p>
<p> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12275" title="manual_chart_printable" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/manual_chart_printable.jpg" alt="" width="645" height="806" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(click <a href="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/manual_chart_printable.jpg">here</a> to get image on it’s own page)</p>
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<p>Please keep in mind that these are only starting point suggestions. Find out more about <a href="http://somegirlswebsite.com/showing-love/2011/11/moving-into-manual-mode-its-easier-than-it-seems/">shooting in manual and monitoring shutter speeds</a> <a href="http://somegirlswebsite.com/showing-love/2011/11/moving-into-manual-mode-its-easier-than-it-seems/">here</a>.</p>
<p>(Btw, the lightbulb represents indoor lighting that’s not too bright, the flame represents very low light inside – fireside, candle light, romantic lighting, etc…)</p>
<p>Of course, you know I LOVE and highly recommend the 50mm ($100) fixed lens for low light settings, so whenever you see f/4 or lower know that I mean f/2.8 or lower on the 50mm. :)</p>
<p>Be sure to stop back by next Wednesday for <strong>another free printable chart on when to use Manual, Aperture Priority (AV Mode), or Shutter Priority (TV Mode)</strong>.</p>
<p>Hope you find these helpful!</p>
<p>Love,</p>
<p>♥ Michelle (aka SomeGirl)</p>
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<h2><span style="color: #980000;">Don’t miss this…</span></h2>
<h2></h2>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12229" title="batman 006" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/batman-006.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12230" title="batman 013" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/batman-013.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12233" title="batman 052" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/batman-052.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12231" title="batman 021" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/batman-021.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12237" title="batman 167" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/batman-167.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12232" title="batman 024" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/batman-024.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12235" title="batman 081" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/batman-081.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12236" title="batman 083" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/batman-083.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p>
<p> </p>
<h2><span style="color: #980000;">Because of this…</span></h2>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12239" title="tadpole with 4 legs 013" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/tadpole-with-4-legs-013.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="525" /></p>
<p> </p>
<h2><span style="color: #888888;"><em><br />
</em><span style="color: #980000;">They grow up way too fast…</span></span></h2>
<h2></h2>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12238" title="batman 259" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/batman-259.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12234" title="batman 057" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/batman-057.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p>
<p> </p>
<h2><span style="color: #980000;">And you can’t get the time back.</span></h2>
<h2></h2>
<p> </p>
<h2><span style="color: #980000;">Something important to think about…</span></h2>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
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<p>I opened instagram and saw a wonderful lesson unfold right before my eyes.</p>
<p>One after another, lovely sunset photos appeared in my timeline. Each more lovely than the one before. And I noticed a simple technique used by the photographer to dramatically increase the aesthetic appeal of each progressing shot.</p>
<p>I asked my sweet friend, instagram user <a href="http://gramfeed.com/traciveek" target="_blank">@TraciVeek</a> of <a href="http://www.illtaketea.com/" target="_blank">I’ll Take Tea</a>, if I could use her photos here and she so kindly agreed (thank you, Traci!).</p>
<p>So, here’s today’s simple but very useful photography tip for both point and shoot and DSLR users:</p>
<p>(sorry the photos are so small… that’s the size instagram saved them.)</p>
<p>When you take a shot of any lovely scene…</p>
<p><center><a href="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/EA937F0C-A09A-4461-A9C7-5B64831222B51.jpg"><img style="margin: 5px;" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/EA937F0C-A09A-4461-A9C7-5B64831222B51.jpg" alt="" width="306" height="306" border="0" /></a></center><br />
Try to get closer (or zoom in on the scene)…</p>
<p><center><a href="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/44AA0696-D4FB-46F5-A9FD-48ECF0683EE62.jpg"><img style="margin: 5px;" src="http://somegirlswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/44AA0696-D4FB-46F5-A9FD-48ECF0683EE62.jpg" alt="" width="306" height="306" border="0" /></a></center><br />
And look for a clearer view of the subject matter while eliminating things that might be distracting to the overall picture…</p>
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If my friend had still been in the area when I contacted her I would have loved for her to get beyond the red barrel on the right and eliminate that distraction.</p>
<p>Btw, I imagined that Traci was on a nature walk and had walked closer and closer to the shore to get just the right shot. In actuality she was driving by this lovely scene snapping pictures, which is another great reminder to change locations – Don’t be content to stay in one spot taking photos; move around.</p>
<p>Thank you, Traci for letting us learn from you and for sharing your lovely photos with us here and on instagram!</p>
<p>Love,</p>
<p>Michelle</p>
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If you haven’t done so lately, I’d highly suggest you make time for it!</p>
<p>Consider it a little fraddle for you from God.</p>
<p>It’s quite a wonderful and awe-inspiring sight.</p>
<p>And a nice reminder that…</p>
<p>His mercies are new every morning.</p>
<p>Today is a new day… Go forth and enjoy it!</p>
<p>May His mercy, grace, peace, love, and joy fill you to overflowing!</p>
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<p>One of his questions really made me think…</p>
<p>“Why didn’t Jesus just call on His God powers and make himself not be able to feel things?”</p>
<p>What an important question… with an answer that ought to give us such comfort and relief.</p>
<p>You see, Jesus was 100% God, yet he allowed himself to be confined to a body that was 100% man.</p>
<p>Because of that, He’s not a stranger to what we go through. He’s “been there, done that.” And He understands.</p>
<p>He was homeless, and I’m sure He was homesick.</p>
<p>He felt the sting of death as he lost a loved one, and wept.</p>
<p>He needed a break from the crowd and sought refuge.</p>
<p>He was cheered for and sneered at.</p>
<p>Mocked, praised, loved and hated.</p>
<p>He was tempted to take matters into his own hands and provide for himself apart from God (yet he didn’t).</p>
<p>At one point He dreaded the future so much that blood came out through his pores.</p>
<p>He gave up his desires.</p>
<p>And trusted his future to his Father.</p>
<p>He was betrayed by a close friend, rejected by another, and verbally attacked by people he did and didn’t know.</p>
<p>He experienced severe pain and physical suffering.</p>
<p>His mother questioned his actions and his Father turned his back on him.</p>
<p>He was separated from God, in broken relationship with Him (for three days).</p>
<p>To top it all off…</p>
<p>He’s been to hell and back!</p>
<p>He could have turned off his human side and lived only by his God side, but He didn’t.</p>
<p>He’s been there and understands. He knows first hand how much it hurts.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I pray you find comfort in that today, sweet friends. I know I do!</p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><em>For we do not have a high priest [Jesus] who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are–yet was without sin. Hebrews 4:15</em></span></p>
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<p>Something to think about…</p>
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