The Meditations of My Heart

When did I start taking life so seriously? I have never really been one to be all "Ok. Let's get this thing done." Usually I'm the one taking my time waiting until the eleventh hour (like how i am currently putting off making a research website about the Titanic that is due on January 6... I probably won't even get to it until Monday). Last week when I was supposed to be cleaning my room, I found some of my journals from the beginning and middle of this year. Though many of the entries were actually God glorifying (unlike many of my journals from younger years) God brought to my attention a few places where I went wrong. There are two people, specifically that I remember seeing come up in my journal repetitively, and written there were my tremendously harsh judgments about them. I was disgusted with my writing and how introverted my thinking was. Though I loved life, I seemed to be filled with nasty thoughts about these people and it made me sick to my sto...

Is is just me, or does anyone else weep when then hear the song "Christmas Shoes"? I dread hearing it played on the radio every year because it is just so sad! However, there is an incredible message behind it that I think we all can learn from :) That little boy was SO selfless. All he wanted for Christmas was to bless his mom with shoes so she would look beautiful when she went to meet Jesus. I have been thinking about it for the past few days and just can't seem to wrap my mind around it. Here I am, with a Christmas list that is the length of my body, hoping that I get at least a few things from it. The truth is, I don't need a back light for photography or Talladega Knights on DVD. I have already been blessed with every thing I need... salvation, a family who loves me, and a God who loves me even more! The true meaning of Christmas can get lost in the anxiety of gift giving. Often we tend to be consumed with considerations of purchase prices and the shock...

Par request of a friend, this post features the paper I had to write for my Graduation Project at Agora... For my graduation project, I chose to job shadow some ladies at Studio M Photographic. I chose this location because I am very interested in photography and want to start my own photography and design business after college. Since Studio M is where I currently work, it was pretty easy to get an internship with them. Studio M is a high-end portrait studio that offers both imaging and design. For the first part of the job shadowing, I was able to do a few on-location shoots with my boss. She showed me some helpful things to do when one is photographing people outside. Tips like holding your hand up to assess the lighting and shadows, I have found to be very helpful in my own photography. Also, she showed me how to hold flash lighting in order to get an optimized natural-looking portrait. The second part of the intership involved various types of studio work. I ...