God the Master Painter

Painted Sky

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!
(Psalm 37:7 ESV)

The other night as I was working on portraits for a client, I noticed the orange hue hitting our back window. I knew it was time to grab my camera; I was not disappointed when I stepped out on the back porch.

I love it when God paints the sky like He did the other night. For some reason, it gives me comfort. It reminds me of God’s promise to never give up, but to wait on Him. I have to admit, patience is not my strength. He is teaching me though.

Have you seen God’s beauty this week? Today, I am linking up with my friend Joan to share His Beauty. Click on the image below to read more of His Beauty…

Beauty in His Grip Button

Thank you for stopping by today!

Love and peace,
Iris

Thankful Thursday ~ Photography

In the month of August the Thankful Thursday community is meeting over at my friend Laurie’s blog “Women Taking a Stand“; in September I will be hosting, and my friend Lynn at Spiritually Unequal Marriage will be hosting in October.

“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” ~ Colossians 3:15-18 (ESV)

ButtercupsPhotography has brought my husband and me together after our son moved out almost 3 years ago. I am very thankful for that.

Although my husband and I like to photograph different subjects (I like the pretty things as my husband puts it), we have something in common. Some times couples grow apart when the kids are grown and move on. I was first afraid that this would happen to us as well, but God had different plans 🙂 .

There is another part why I am thankful for photography: I can capture the beauty God created around us. Like the photograph I am sharing with you today. I like it because of the different flowers in one photograph. It reminds me of followers of Christ. We all have different colors, shapes and forms, but we all belong to Him. We are all beautiful in His sight, no matter how we look on the outside.

By the way, I created some postcards several weeks ago from some of my ‘pretty‘ photographs. In September (my big 50 birthday month) I will be giving away one set of five postcards…

What are you thankful for this week? Please join in by visiting Laurie at “Women Taking a Stand“. Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: God created beauty all around us, capture it.