Gathering the Sun

Canon 5D Mark ll, 70-200 2.8L, 7.1 aperture, focal length 200mm, 1/320 shutter, 100 ISO

Where will you be when the sun sets tonight? When the light caresses the blushing earth, all hearts set ablaze in this hour called magic?

I would like to be with you, as the flowers gather the fire with soft hands, encircling the glory. When the sun starts her descent, I want to find you, and share one more sunset with you.

Blazing Sky

Sun Kisses

Until Tomorrow

Song of Solomon 8:6 ~ “for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.”

Below the Surface

Canon 5D Mark ll, 100 2.8 macro, 7.1 aperture, 1/160 shutter, 200 ISO,  580 EX speedlight to camera right set on manual at 1/32 second.

wonder |ˈwəndər|noun  “a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by somethingbeautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable “.

I pour sparkling water into a bowl that cradles three magenta chrysanthemums, and I am filled with wonder. I breathe it in as a million tiny bubbles cling to the edges of fragile petals, piling up on the green stems, crowding each other until they release, one by one, to the surface. I will never tire of these glimpses of glory, these pockets of joy that God has sewn into the moments of my everyday life. I continue to be surprised by them, even though I find them daily. Tonight I am grateful for the simplicity of this gift, and the wonder it instills. May I never get over the wonder.

Psalm 65:8 ~”The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.”

Joy in the Wonder

Joy Above and Below

Summer Snow

Canon 5D Mark ll, 24-70L, 3.5 aperture, 1/250 shutter, 100 ISO

When I don’t know what to do, when I am tired, when I am empty and dry in my deepest places, I look for the light. Sometimes I see it right away, and sometimes I have to seek it out. Once I find it, I move to where it is focused and shining the brightest.

That is where the glory lies. I search it out like treasure, and when I find it, my heart lunges forward to capture it, to hold it, to dance in it. I am a glory seeker. Because the glory is where God dwells. He puts in on like a cloak, He speaks it into being, and breathes it into our world. It is the manifestation of His presence. The glory.

When I began this project in January, I had no idea I was placing myself directly on a path to seek and find God in my everyday moments. I just wanted to capture beautiful images, to be inspired and inspire others. But how could I do that and not seek God first in this journey? He alone holds the beauty that I seek. Therefore, this project has put me on a direct course to search out God and the places He makes Himself known, every day. Every day. I am always thinking about it. It has changed me. I see Him everywhere now. And yet, I want more. I want to see Him more, to tell His story, again and again through images. Through the work of my feeble but desperate hands.

May you see the Glory today. He is everywhere.

Psalm 104:1,2 ~ ”LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment”.

Receiving and Responding

Following the Light

Favored

Flower Tapestry

The Thaw

Canon 5D Mark 2, 50 1.2L, 1.6 aperture, 1/100 shutter, 100 ISO

Today marked the beginning of the thaw from a long week of snow and ice and being homebound. I love this image, because it  shows the warm rays of the sun penetrating the cold bluish snow below.

Everything comes alive and is beautiful in the light. I think we all could use a little more of that.

Psalm 4:6 ~”Let the light of your face shine on us.”

It rained here all day on Tuesday. I mean rained. It was a down kind of day and I felt in a fog myself, so blah and numb in my spirit. I worked processing  photos all day and went to bed just tired to my core. When I awoke yesterday, it was as if someone had turned on a light switch. I walked outside as the sun was just coming through the trees and could hear the previous day’s rain dripping from the trees. It was like grief was dripping off the leaves to reveal the brilliance of light and hope. There is something so magical that happens when water and light meet.  I immediately put on my boots, grabbed my camera and two lenses, and headed down to the back pasture. It was like coming home. This is how I  spent so many of my mornings in my early journey with photography, talking to God and capturing His glory, as best I could, with my camera. I could feel my spirit breathing and my heart enlarging as I talked with my Creator, telling Him how much I loved  the goodness of His creation. He is so unique in how He does things. Amazing how many minute details show up early in the morning as the dew is still clinging to them. Even the little spider webs were visible. Our God is such a God of details.

Yeah, like coming home. It reminds me of this scripture ” weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning” ~Psalm 30:5

I hope you enjoy the bits of glory that I was able to capture~