Blogging Basics: Writing Tips

February 17, 2010

1. Write what you are passionate about.
2. Write from where you’ve been. You aren’t the only one.
3. Interact with your readers.
4. Write for God. Give it to Him.
5. Let go. Let God take you, your blog, and your writing over. Let Him be glorified.

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Photography Basics: Composing

February 15, 2010

This probably won’t be as confusing as ISO, you’ll be glad to know.
Composing a photo is just one way you can let your creativity flow. It’s what makes a photo uniquely beautiful. 50 people could take the same photo and not have the same compensation.
I see a lot of people get in the [...]

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Photography Basics: What is ISO?

February 10, 2010

This might seem confusing at first. You might not get it today or even tomorrow. It’s okay. It will start to click and become more natural. I know. I was the same way.
What is ISO, you ask? It is the digital equivalent of film speed. The higher the ISO is, the less light needed to [...]

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Freezing Fruit

February 8, 2010

Freezing is a great way to keep fruit! About once, maybe twice, a summer Strawberries will go down to about .99¢ a carton. (Price will vary from area to area. Just try to find the lowest price.) When they go down like that we buy a whole bunch, wash them, pull the leaves off, and [...]

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Mr. Bill and Mrs. Glenda

February 5, 2010

I remember sitting on their back screened-in porch.
It was the middle off summer and the cold orange sherbet felt so good sliding down my throat. I remember how it dripped down my chin and the spoon became sticky. Mrs. Glenda always told us how much Mr. Bill liked it. It was the reason she kept [...]

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The Evolution of My Blog

February 3, 2010

It was Spring of 2006. Almost half a decade ago. At that point in time I only read one good friend’s blog. {I know! Crazy, right?} Like I am prone to do, I got a crazy inspiration to start a blog out of the blue. (’Cause I have my daddy’s visionary dreamer gene like that.)
My [...]

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The Plan After High School – My Heart

February 1, 2010

I just really feel like God wants me to have a heart to heart with y’all today. Girls, we face a lot of the same challenges, questions, and concerns. The following is like a peek inside my journal. It is my heart on the plan after high school.
So… After high school us girls are expected [...]

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My Story – The Bare Threads

January 30, 2010

My friend Holley Gerth is having a 21 day challenge in writing your story. These are my answers to this week’s questions.
Tuesday’s Question: Here’s a light-hearted look at different ways we approach our stories…
The Princess – She wants her story to be perfect and strives to make it so. She’s got a pen and she’s [...]

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3 {Easy} Photo Edits in 30 Seconds

January 27, 2010

I’m not a big fan of spending enormous amounts of time editing my images. I would much rather have a really great shot SOOC. (Strait Out Of the Camera) No one has time to spend hours on that stuff. The following are 3 basic edits I do to my photos.
1) Lighten it a bit.
2) Bump [...]

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I Take Joy

January 25, 2010

Chubby fingers, wrinkled noses, and little toes are the best. They don’t stay for long, but when they are here I take joy and capture them forever. They are forever on the walls hearts and homes. That’s where life begins- the home- and I love it.

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