McG Family Christmas Portraits

Mack & Chelsea, of McGowan Images, grace my blog once again with their model presence. Remember Johnny & June? My ROCKSTARS are back! This time they brought their offspring (also ROCKSTARS, as seen here)…and the family fluffy pet, Gertie! Of course, I basically had the time of my life. Any time spent with McG is well spent. I love them to pieces! We Wish You A Merry Christmas! A very Merry (Flame Retardant) McG Christmas to y’all! Thank you, Mack & Chelsea, for sharing a December Saturday morning with me. Y’all mean the world to me – great mentors & … Continue reading McG Family Christmas Portraits

the real reason

HOLY CHILD WHO CHOSE THE HEARTS OF MEN Holy Child who chose the hearts of men To be His favoured home Leaving heaven’s gates for Bethlehem God came to call His own Now to us the highest King is born Behold the Royal Son Glory kneels to mend all that is torn The promised Child has come Joy and pain as man He knew on earth No place to lay His head As a servant He embraced this world And on a cross He bled Having borne the deepest grief of man He rose to heaven’s throne Now I’m sheltered … Continue reading the real reason

Decorating a Door…

Yep, my brother and I decorated a door for the Christmas season…. The office complex we work at had a contest for door decorations…I couldn’t resist! This was a great opportunity not only to be creative, but also to be a witness to the rest of the complex. Our design was based on a simple version of the nativity scene, with the stable and manger set in a “typical” Bethlehem environment. Using black posterboard as the background, we placed miniature stars in the “sky” part and we hung a “3D” Christmas star over the top center of the door. My … Continue reading Decorating a Door…

Finals!

AAAGGGHHHH! To be completely honest, I’m really not panicking that much. I have completed one final exam and have two more to go. I will certainly be grateful for the semester to be over…Christmas break, here I come! =] Thursday, 12/13, I will be taking the last two of my finals. I will also go to an advising session that morning regarding next semester. This brings up something more stressful than finals – career decisions!  You know how I started this post…yeah, will that’s how I’ve been feeling about making career decisions. I just wrote a post on my second, … Continue reading Finals!