Consider the Lillies

These pictures are a couple of months old, and I just remembered about them! These beautiful flowers make me thing of this verse,

Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Luke 12:27

Ah! I love that verse! It's so wonderful!

I needed to clean my lens :)

Oh and did I mention 2 days till Christmas! How exciting!! This shall be our first Christmas to celebrate in Uganda :)

Day 6 || From a Low Angle

Sorry i'm behind! I had a crazy day yesterday! But i promise i'll catch up :D

Day 4 || Something Green

I love Garrett's beautiful green eyes <3

Day 3 || Clouds

Beautiful sunrise :) God is so awesome!

Day 2 || What I Wore

Cardigan-Rue 21 (I think..) Shirt-Rue 21 Skinny Jeans-Walmar Bracelets-...a lot of places Necklace-Somewhere in Iraq (one of our Iraqi friends gave it to us :) )

p.s. Like my haircut??

Capture Gratitude 1-5

Every week Mandie posts her Capture Gratitude list. Last week my mom and I decided to begin capturing gratitude. It really makes you look and be thankful for the little things!

For those of you who know, our water has been out for a month. So my dad called the water company and they said that they aren't going to fix the water until the road is fixed next to our home. Now 3 weeks ago a bulldozer came tearing through the road next to our house, it took down trees and totally destroyed the road next to our home, and apparently they broke a water pipe..so until the road is fixed we aren't going to have any water...and from what we've heard, that could be in 2 months OR MORE!
So when my mom and I decided to do capture gratitude, it was really hard for me to be thankful for anything..but i learned that having you water out isn't THAT bad! I mean I wouldn't choose for it to happen, but if it happens i can live with it! I prayed that God would help me keep my eyes open, and look for things to be thankful for.

#1
Rain to fill up our jerry cans!

#2
Our cat sleeping in a funny position :)

#3
Bibles in Luganda to give to Mama Benna <3

#4
Playing in the rain

#5
Fun (FREE) crafts!


Be sure to check out Mandie's capture gratitude!

{A Photo} Challenge || Black and White

Here's my entry for black and white :)

I took this picture yesterday when God blessed us with rain!! I'll post more pictures later!

Macro Monday || Close Up

Here is my entry for Macro Monday!

Ferb slept ALL day today! And now is is 6:30pm and he won't sit still! Right now he is attacking my camera...he's very curious, and a little rebel. But he also has a soft side. He can't go to sleep unless he is lying against something or someone, and whenever he is doing something he knows he shouldn't do, he stops and gives you this 'i wasn't doing anything' meow..But i love him <3

MMPC || Sky

Hey!

This weeks theme is SKY!!!

Sunsets, sunrises, clouds, the sun, anything involving the sky!

Here's my entry

Rules

-One photo per person please.

-You can link up using your blog or flicker, or anything else.

-The photo needs to be taken by you, and you only.

-All photos need to be appropriate.

-You need to link up to the direct post/photo.

-If there is more then one picture in your post, please specify which photo you are entering.

-Please comment on at least 3 other entries.

-Each photo needs to be linked back to Captured Moments photography or has to have the button in the post.

-Entries need to be linked up by Saturday night.

-If it's still Saturday there and you'd like to enter and the linky thing is closed, email me your entries at melissa.capturedmoments@gmail.com

Here is the button :)

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Pupsqueak || Simple

Here is my entry for Pupsqueak's photo challenge 'simple'!

This picture is of 2 fishermen on Lake Victoria :)

Lately i've been...

That past few weeks have been slow...but we have an exciting week ahead of us!! We are going to a friend's baptism tomorrow (over in Entebbe, at Lake Victoria!). Then we're taking a trip up north to Gulu!!!! I'M SO EXCITED!!

But lately i've been..

Doing school (blah), blogging & editing pictures, drawing & writing :D, and reading Red Bird by Stephanie Grace Whitson , the final book of the Prairie Winds series...i'm going to be so sad once they're over :(

I've just finished reading Soaring Eagle the 2nd book in Prairie Winds! It's my favorite book so far in the series! I definitely recommend reading this series! They are wonderful Christian books :)

Please pray that we have a safe trip to Entebbe tomorrow, and a safe trip to Gulu on Tuesday :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

MMPC || August Favorite!

Hey everyone! Hope y'all had an awesome weekend :)

I kinda forgot about the theme this week (I know...i'm terrible), so i'll post the theme today and the winner and finalists tomorrow :D

So the theme is...
August Favorite!
What is your favorite photo that you took this month???

Here's my entry!

I told my 9 year old brother Nate that Pikachu was hiding in my camera lens ;)


Rules
-One photo per person please.
-You can link up using your blog or flicker, or anything else.
-The photo needs to be taken by you, and you only.
-All photos need to be appropriate.
-You need to link up to the direct post/photo.
-If there is more then one picture in your post, please specify which photo you are entering.
-Please comment on at least 3 other entries.
-Each photo needs to be linked back to Captured Moments photography or has to have the button in the post.
-Entries need to be linked up by Saturday night.
-If it's still Saturday there and you'd like to enter and the linky thing is closed, email me your entries at melissa.capturedmoments@gmail.com

Here is the button :)

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MMPC || Reflection Finalists

Sorry for posting the finalist late {again.} But yesterday was my birthday, and both of my parents are sick, so i've been dealing with the little kids.

Now for the finalists :)

Lori
This is SO cute!!

Sandy
I love the bright colors :)

Kelly-Marie
I think this is so cool!

Mary Ann
I love this! It's so peaceful and beautiful.

Shannah
This is so cool!!

Finalist you can get your buttons here

Be sure to vote for your favorite picture over at the sidebar!

Thanks everyone for the awesome entries! They were all so creative! I enjoyed looking at every one of them :)

I Heart Faces | Beautiful Eyes

This weeks theme at I Heart Faces is Beautiful Eyes!

It feels good to be fifteen!

Yesterday {the 14th} I turned 15! It was my first birthday to be celebrated in Uganda :)

But sadly my mom & dad both got sick :( So we opened presents, sung happy birthday, and made yummy brownies {Thanks Danika for the yummy recipe!}, and then i told them both to take a nap! But it was a very, VERY good birthday! They did their best to make it a good birthday for me WHILE being sick, and i'm very thankful to have such an AMAZING family!

For the past week i've prayed that God would let it rain on my birthday! And our house-help laughed at me, and i told her "It's going to be God's birthday present for me! He's going to let it rain." So on the 14th i waited and waited, and the dark clouds rolled in, and God gave me a rain shower for my birthday! So this morning when Mama Benna (our house-help) came over, she started laughing and she said "God gave you what you wanted!"

Thank you God for the AWESOME birthday present!


For my birthday i got BOOKS {of course :D}, a purple flash drive, yarn, and............



A beautiful camera bag {courtesy of Jo totes}, and it is ABSOLUTELY wonderful!!

Here is the inside {nice and spacey ;)}



Isn't it beautiful?


And it has a cute little rose in the front!


I love it!

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes, and thanks to my awesome family for making this a wonderful birthday :D