Before and After...

This first one is from pictures taken more than half a year ago at the old park in Azle. I thought it just looked blah, so I decided to see if I could make it look better. It looks a little washed out to me. I got a set of actions for photoshop CS3 (which my sister conviently has on her computer! :-))free from a website. It basically makes editing really easy. All you have to do is push a button! It saves a lot of time too!

This was back when Lilly was scared of slides. Now, she'll go down the curvy slide at the new park all by herself!

Here William is not exactly straight from the camera. The original is actually darker. I had to lighten it in curves. Also, his eyes are dodged also, probably too much.

Okay, this is a really cute picture of Lillian, but for some reason it's just boring. So, there's this one action where you can sharpen selective areas, and I sharpened her face. I used a couple of other actions on it too.

This looks really cute in sepia! She is getting so big!

Now, if you are wowed over these pictures and think it took a long time, I want ya to know this action set I have makes it really, really easy! It's not
my photoshop ability at all. Anyone else could do it too!

"For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself."
Philippians 3:20-21

I have been reminded lately that my home is not in Azle, Texas, the United States, or even the world. My home is in heaven! And I need to live like it, not wasting a moment of my time here. Yes, I really need to work on that. Whatever my government can do to me, they can never take away my salvation or the presence of Jesus in my life. But I can forfeit His presence by neglecting time with Him or ignoring His loving hand in my life. Thank the Lord, my salvation is eternally secure. He will not let me go.

Siblings

[Barbed Wire in Ice]

I don't normally post quite so frequently, but I got a few of my siblings to model for me today. Here are the results:

[Cherise being serious]

[With so many girls in our family, William has to double up!]

[He loves the attention!]

2009 is here!

"I had fainted, unless I had believed to see

the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage,

and he shall strengthen thine heart:

wait, I say, on the LORD." Psalm 27:13-14

We took down the tree today. It was a little sad. It meant the Christmas season is over already. This past season was my favorite ever. It is hard getting back into the swing of things. For me anyway, Christmas was not long enough.

"When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee,

Thy face, LORD, will I seek."

Psalm 27:8

It rained today, and it was cold, so it all turned to ice!

[Black ice, maybe?]

[Our neighbor's dog.]

Last week, we went to Grannie's house and I found out
that a carport is a nice place to take pictures!

Three of my all-time favorite verses:
"Trust in the LORD, and do good;
so shalt thou dwell in the land,
and verily thou shalt be fed.
Delight thyself also in the LORD:
and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Commit thy way unto the LORD;
trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass."
Psalm 37:3-5