One foot in the sea

I used to have a lot of passion for photography, every aspect of it. I loved the artsiness of it, composition, colors, textures, patterns. I loved the technicalities of it, lighting, aperture, shutter speed, iso, depth of field. I loved spending hours wandering and taking pictures and then going through them over and over. Then I got busy and didn't have time to just have fun with it anymore. I also realized I needed to get out from behind a camera and experience things first hand. So it was a good thing that I sort of put it aside.

I've been needing something active, something to do and something that brings me closer to God other than just reading the bible and praying.  I wanted something that would challenge me and would frustrate me sometimes, but that I would find so much joy in.  A couple summers ago I did a photo a day kind of thing, but I started missing days in the last 2 weeks of summer so it was cool, but didn't quite work out.  Plus it was just for myself, so it was nice, but it got boring. 

I guess my purpose for this is to experience God in the beauty of life around me everyday, and even if I can't take a photo everyday, to seek His beauty in images I already have. Knowing God is like sticking your foot in the ocean; we're so small compared to His greatness and there will always be so much more to learn about Him.  This is me intentionally seeking to get to know Him every day, and having something sweet to show from it.  There's been a part of me wanting to create for a while now and this is me dedicating part of my time everyday to creating something beautiful.

I hope this makes sense. 

Serve God, love and mend

This is not the end

Live unbruised, we are friends

I'm sorry

Sigh no more, no more

One foot in sea and one on shore

My heart was never pure

You know me

But man is a giddy thing

Oh man is a giddy thing

Love it will not betray you

Dismay or enslave you, it will set you free

Be more like the man you were made to be

There is a design, an alignment, a cry

Of my heart to see

The beauty of love as it was made to be