Seeing God in nature is something that just comes naturally to me. The texture of tree bark and the intricate colors and patterns of flowers captivate me. Vibrant sunrises and rushing rivers display the fingerprints of God. I just love to be outside. Recently I have begun trying my hand at photography, capturing those things that points me to God. All nature testifies to a Creator and I happen to know him personally!
While the world around us increasingly worships the created, I hope that my writing will inspire you to worship the Creator. You will find photos and inspiration here as I share those things that sparked awe of the Lord in me for His amazing design in the world around us.
I looked out the window the other day and saw the sun shining on the changing leaves from the south. The colors were illuminated and shining, reflecting that bright sunlight. However, the sky to the north was dark and grey as a storm was rolling in. This made quite a contrast and brought me to […]
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This past Sunday morning, the last Sunday in April, we woke up to a spring snow covering ground here in Western NY. It wasn’t totally covered though. We could still see deep green grass poking up through the pure white spring snow. Even the trilliums in our woods were standing tall despite their temporary new
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O Lord our Lord how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. from the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and avenger. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and
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The colors of fall this year have been superb. At first it looked like we were getting off to a horrible start as leaves started dropping in August and then trees were sporadically turning colors. All of the sudden, everything had a spring green glow and I’ll admit I had my doubts. But then it
We live in the middle of the woods and absolutely love the privacy it provides for most of the year. But all to soon comes fall and our privacy turns all sorts of brilliant colors and then is gone for the winter.
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Here in Western NY, fall has been threatening to appear since mid summer. We have had a glimpses of it waaaaay to early. But now that October is around the corner, there have been more specific proper signs of fall. I captured a few to share and to give a little photo inspiration today.
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Spring beauty is exciting when it finally arrives! This year it seemed to take forever, almost like winter was never going to let go! As my boys and I were wandering around, I came across a few things that I am always excited to see in the spring. Things that I miss the rest of
Since it is so cold and miserable out, I thought maybe a few beautiful winter landscapes might help up remember the beauty of winter. God is definitely the ultimate designer of beauty. It helps me to understand the benefits of this season. God designed winter so that the ground could have a rest and be
I am not the best photographer, but I tried to capture the snow crystals on that frigid day a few days ago. The edge of the creek was covered in snow but as I got closer the edge was so beautiful. The ice crystals looked similar to the lacy patterns normally found on windows on
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Let’s just take a few minutes today and worship. As I was thinking of what to write, God prompted this song into my head and I thought it would be great just to focus on worshiping Him for a few minutes. Sometimes it feels that there aren’t any words to describe just how great is
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