Tag Archives: children

Photographing Balloons!

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Last week, I meandered through the Exhibit Hall at the Southeast Homeschool Expo. At big events like this, I try to talk to as many vendors as I can. If I can find out what kind of photo needs they might have, I can turn them into the monthly Shoot to Serve Photo Assignments! The […]

Homeschooling Photo Shoot!

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If your family already does homeschooling, this month’s photo assignment should be easy! To make it more challenging for me, I focused on lighting and doing what I could to get it just right…. While bounce flash certainly is better than direct flash or no flash at all when photographing not-so-well-lit areas, I feel like […]

Runner from Ravenshead

Runner from Ravenshead DVD

Tonight our family enjoyed one of the most meaningful, funny, and enjoyable family films we’ve seen in a long time! This incredible feature film only has five actors, all under the age of 10. It combined great dialog, humor, suspense, a powerful allegory, and some really cute kids. Enjoy watching the trailer! “Even though it […]

Update from Mexico

Desert overlook along the Pacific Ocean

I have been greatly enjoying a visit to Tijuana, Mexico, for the past few days doing photography and design work for a unique ministry called MissionTalk. It is such a joy to spend time at Casa Hoga, the local orphanage that MissionTalk works closely with, and visit nearby places such as the beaches of Rosarito […]

Watching God Work

The week of July 17 to 24 was filled with a wondrous combination of faith, love, and power. With the surrender of pleasure, pride, and idolatry came a flood of righteousness, joy, and peace. Members of six families willingly came together in obedience to the direction of God’s prompting to learn how to take the […]