Friday, September 24, 2010
7:51 PM | 
Posted by
Erin
Hear ye....Hear ye....
If I were a day I would be Saturday and if I were a month I would be October.
And if I were perfect, I would be a Saturday in October :-)
Saturday has so much potential. It's free with nothing holding it back. It has the ability to be anything. It can be a car wash or a picnic or a movie. It can be a date night or a girls night out. It can be snuggle-time with your favorites or solitary confinement for refocusing.
For people who work regular business hours like I do, Saturday is the gateway to happiness. It is the antithesis of meetings and agendas. It mocks Monday from a distance and requires no alarm clock.
I crave Saturday the way some people crave chocolate or Mexican food.
And then...
Then...when that beautiful weekend collides with October...all is right in the world.
North Carolina in October is just about...well, it is perfect. It's the most delicious combination of warm days and cool nights; of sun dresses and cozy sweaters; of flip flops and new boots; of ice cream and hot chocolate. There is luscious green woven in between pops of bright yellow and rustic orange.
October is a new scarf and a funnel cake. It has the aroma of cinnamon and bonfires. It sounds like rustling leaves and kids laughing.
My friends, next weekend is the official start of my Happiest Time of Year. It's like Disneyland for my calendar, baby!!
I plan to combine my new-found love of photography with my funfilled, October Saturdays. I cannot WAIT to share them with you. And for those of you who have never been to North Carolina, maybe you will fall in love with it through this blog. And from a distance, maybe you can soak in the warmth of the golden sun and relax in the virtual rocking chairs on the porch of this website. But bring a quilt because the nights get chilly!
I can't help but wonder how some people can experience the change that autumn brings and still question the love, the artistic expression or the very existence of our God. It is a whole season of death and yet it is by far the most amazingly vivid season of all. Only God can do that. It is almost as if God created this season as an illustration of our salvation.
And just because I can't leave you without some of my most recent pictures...allow me to share some of my new favorites!!
If I were a day I would be Saturday and if I were a month I would be October.
And if I were perfect, I would be a Saturday in October :-)
Saturday has so much potential. It's free with nothing holding it back. It has the ability to be anything. It can be a car wash or a picnic or a movie. It can be a date night or a girls night out. It can be snuggle-time with your favorites or solitary confinement for refocusing.
For people who work regular business hours like I do, Saturday is the gateway to happiness. It is the antithesis of meetings and agendas. It mocks Monday from a distance and requires no alarm clock.
I crave Saturday the way some people crave chocolate or Mexican food.
And then...
Then...when that beautiful weekend collides with October...all is right in the world.
North Carolina in October is just about...well, it is perfect. It's the most delicious combination of warm days and cool nights; of sun dresses and cozy sweaters; of flip flops and new boots; of ice cream and hot chocolate. There is luscious green woven in between pops of bright yellow and rustic orange.
October is a new scarf and a funnel cake. It has the aroma of cinnamon and bonfires. It sounds like rustling leaves and kids laughing.
My friends, next weekend is the official start of my Happiest Time of Year. It's like Disneyland for my calendar, baby!!
I plan to combine my new-found love of photography with my funfilled, October Saturdays. I cannot WAIT to share them with you. And for those of you who have never been to North Carolina, maybe you will fall in love with it through this blog. And from a distance, maybe you can soak in the warmth of the golden sun and relax in the virtual rocking chairs on the porch of this website. But bring a quilt because the nights get chilly!
I can't help but wonder how some people can experience the change that autumn brings and still question the love, the artistic expression or the very existence of our God. It is a whole season of death and yet it is by far the most amazingly vivid season of all. Only God can do that. It is almost as if God created this season as an illustration of our salvation.
And just because I can't leave you without some of my most recent pictures...allow me to share some of my new favorites!!
Friday, September 10, 2010
1:24 PM |
Posted by
Erin
This post has the potential to be all over the place. That's how my mind has been lately. Everywhere.
*Ahem*
Except where it really needs to be.
{What's that you say, boss? You want to know why I am blogging at work? Mmmhmmm...you must have me confused with someone else.}
I am taking an online photography course that Faith over at SIMPLICITY teaches. This is the first week of the class and I have already learned so much. The most significant thing that I have learned is that I still have a lot to learn.
{Let the ego deflation commence}
Not that I really have an ego when it comes to photography...I am so new to it and I know there is a steep learning curve. That's why I was floored when I saw that Faith chose one of my pictures in her i{heart}friday post!!
*Ahem*
Except where it really needs to be.
{What's that you say, boss? You want to know why I am blogging at work? Mmmhmmm...you must have me confused with someone else.}
I am taking an online photography course that Faith over at SIMPLICITY teaches. This is the first week of the class and I have already learned so much. The most significant thing that I have learned is that I still have a lot to learn.
{Let the ego deflation commence}
Not that I really have an ego when it comes to photography...I am so new to it and I know there is a steep learning curve. That's why I was floored when I saw that Faith chose one of my pictures in her i{heart}friday post!!
The assignment was simple. Literally. We were to choose a simple object with very little visual interest and photograph it. I chose a black paper clip and photographed it on a white piece of paper. It's can't get much more simple than that. I shot it entirely on manual but I won't bore you with my ISO, aperture or shutter speed settings.
Oh....you want to see my picture.
Isn't it exciting?
I think it would be awesome hanging on the wall in my office. Maybe I will do a series of office art. My next picture could be staples or pencil lead on a white peice of paper.
Our next assignment is to take a contemplative picture...one that we plan in our head and then execute. Let's just say that this isn't going so well for me. Every day I pass a tobacco field on the way home from work. Just on the other side of that field is a church with a big white steeple. Separating the tobacco field and the church is a graveyard. I have thought about the irony of that scene for months. And for months I have wanted to capture it with my camera.
So, I did yesterday.
And it was horrible. I mean the kind of horrible that when you look at it, your eyes literally hurt.
Oh....you want to see that one too?
It burns the retinas, doesn't it?
Did you notice that I didn't even watermark it? Seriously...if anyone wants to steal this picture...go ahead.
Don't you love how over-exposed that sky is? And how about all that tobacco? I chose the day that they harvested the tobacco to stop and take the picture.
The. same. exact. day.
Had I stopped in the morning, the field would have been full of lucious, big, green leaves.
But now...all I got is sticks.
Talk about irony.
Maybe I had better stay safe with paperclips and staples for now :-)
Faith...if you are reading this, I just want you to know that I am trying to come up with another contemplative shot. Clearly, this one isn't going to cut it.
I honestly had so much more that I wanted to share with you today. You will probably see another post from me this weekend.
And because I don't think I have ever said it, I really appreciate ya'll reading my thoughts and looking at my pictures. It makes me smile to know that I have friends out there...who support me...who encourage me...who pray for me...thank you!!
Friday, September 3, 2010
2:18 PM |
Posted by
Erin
Today is Friday, September 3, 2010.
It's a day like any other...
I woke up, took Kelsey to school and went to work.
Kelsey is going to the beach after school with her grandparent's for Labor Day.
Tonight I will probably go home, make dinner and hang out with the hubs when he gets off work.
It's a day like any other...
No balloons (pink or blue).
No counting minutes between contractions.
No family members in the waiting room.
No nurses wandering in and out of the room.
No monitors with baby heart-beats in the background.
No nervous anticipation.
No pushing.
No welcoming.
Nothing.
It's a day like any other...
Today was my due date. And even my husband forgot that today was the day.
There is a certain weight that I feel whenever I hear or see the words: September Third.
It could have been so much more than a regular day.
Don't misunderstand. I am not very sad. I am not crying. I am not falling apart.
I am simply reflecting on what today could have been.
I trust in The One who placed the stars in the sky and The One who hung the moon. I trust The One who sent His one and only Son to the cross for my salvation.
I trust in Him.
I trust that when His timing is right...my timing will be right.
I trust that the things that bring us the most pain will ultimately give Him the most glory.
And even though today is day like any other...I still trust.
It's a day like any other...
I woke up, took Kelsey to school and went to work.
Kelsey is going to the beach after school with her grandparent's for Labor Day.
Tonight I will probably go home, make dinner and hang out with the hubs when he gets off work.
It's a day like any other...
No balloons (pink or blue).
No counting minutes between contractions.
No family members in the waiting room.
No nurses wandering in and out of the room.
No monitors with baby heart-beats in the background.
No nervous anticipation.
No pushing.
No welcoming.
Nothing.
It's a day like any other...
Today was my due date. And even my husband forgot that today was the day.
There is a certain weight that I feel whenever I hear or see the words: September Third.
It could have been so much more than a regular day.
Don't misunderstand. I am not very sad. I am not crying. I am not falling apart.
I am simply reflecting on what today could have been.
I trust in The One who placed the stars in the sky and The One who hung the moon. I trust The One who sent His one and only Son to the cross for my salvation.
I trust in Him.
I trust that when His timing is right...my timing will be right.
I trust that the things that bring us the most pain will ultimately give Him the most glory.
And even though today is day like any other...I still trust.
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