Gods timing is perfect...a true story...

I want to share something pretty amazing...I will try unpack the events neatly for u...

while we r Christians we don't attend church...we sit together as a family of 5 and watch Angus Buchan in his Grass Roots Sunday morning program...and we r blessed...

we talk about the message and i will usually point out something to the kids that i feel is important...

Well that is what we were doing a while back...
then life happened...

Recently the Holy Spirit has been pricking my conscience...

reminding me...

encouraging me...

cheering me on...

and then a couple of things happened...only a few days apart...
and bit by bit my mind was blown...

thing no 1

i recalled seeing that an episode of Grass Roots was recorded at some stage...
and i wanted to see if we had already watched it...so i could delete it if we had...

we had not...
so i kept it...to watch at a time we overslept and missed the show...
then i forgot about it...

thing no 2

someone i happen to trust in these matters posted something on FaceBook

i had a little read... and watched the 'clip'...essentially warning folks about "Prosperity Preachers"

two things struck me as interesting... one) that for as long as we 'live' we must guard against wolves dressed in sheep's clothing....alarming...for me ?...yes...

two) that in these 'tough economic times'...when the worry over money matters is never far off...

we are to be happy with our lot...that if we have food and clothes...we must be content...

I shared this 'clip' with my teens...over their lunchtime meal...and we chatted for a while too... i also showed it to Edwin that same night after supper...and again we talked...

It had clearly struck a cord in me...but one thing was bothering me...A LOT 

if people who knew their Bibles better than i [for i have heard these preachers names mentioned and praised and seen their book to be bought in the stores]...had been 'fooled' by the "prosperity preachers"...how would little old me...see 'them' for what they are...i mean here we r thinking about searching for a church...how would i know...this question along with 'was Uncle Angus teaching my family the right thing...?' burned continuously in my mind and i felt disconcerted...and fearful...a little at a loss...a little lost...

For me...this is just too important to get wrong...!

thing no 3

Sunday morning we overslept...
and over that first cup of coffee in our 'Parlor' we sat talking ...

and feeling bad that we had missed 'church' again... so... we gathered together to watch that episode that i knew was waiting for us un-watched on the PVR decoder ...


and
I
was
blown
away

by that message...

that one random episode...

recorded in April...

watched in October...

God answered EVER SINGLE QUESTION i was asking...
God knew i would need to have those answers...months before...i had even formed those questions...
and amazingly that episode had 'survived' regular checks by one or another of us... for things recorded to be deleted to make space for new recordings...

God's timing once again proved to be absolutely perfectly spot-on...

I kid you not...
I have no reason to...

This is how my God speaks directly into my life and circumstances...
revealing Himself to me and mine... as a God who is near not distant...
a God who not only listens but hears me... and shows me the way...

I am so grateful that my teens got to experience this situation first hand...
it just doesn't get better than this :)

Thank You Lord
 Amen

Breathless Beautiful Moments...mine...

"Life is not measured by how many breaths we take...

but by the moments... that take our breath away..."
as 'they' say...or something to that effect :)

I love love love taking photos...

i take photos every day...

 so many things 'catch' my eye...
and i am compelled... to try and see...
 if i can capture that 'thing' i just saw...

the way the sunlight...
the way the wind...
the way the shadow...
the way the movement...

 it inspires me...

feeling inspired is a feeling i like :)

Then... i can't wait to see what i got...

and it's a huge thrill when i get something good...

Here are some shots that took my breath clean away...

because i was amazed that i took such a photo...

all credit to my camera...of course :)

This is our pool water being agitated by Brandon...

This was a family affair...shooting for this photo...

Shooting for a photo challenge here...i wanted to 'catch' the splash [and i did] 

but it's the kids reactions that really pleased me in this photo :)

Bianca is shocked...Brandon is like ...YES!! and Bradley just watches amazed with the ghost of a smile...for me it is... fascination...

The moon on the water did it for me here :)

Playing with the eye...

This is an underwater shot...with Bradley's bucket reflected back perfectly on the surface of our pool... 

This shot is how i picture God's love shining down...

I would like to know how it feels to be free as a bird on the wing...

and i am curious to know how flying feels...

Have u ever watched Homing Pigeons...

what a thrill it is for me...the way they move as one...turning this way [they flash silver] and that [they blink black] VERY COOL :) they once even came swooping right overhead and the sound of their wings... pure excitement...the earth didn't move but the air sure did...i felt them in the rush of the wind as they flew away... 

pure joy :)

Photography has reminded me just how patient i really am :)

Taking photos has surprised me too...

now u see it...

now u don't...

i see u...seeing me...seeing u...

:)

What a exhilarating thrill... to see my world...

 in this freeze-frame kinda way...

VENI. VIDI. CEPI. i came. i saw. i captured.

In my time... i have taken hundreds of photos...

and when i look over them...
 some shots get no more than a warm glance as a fleeting memory flashes through me...

and then...
 there are THOSE perfect moments captured ... that totally grab hold of me...
ALL OF ME :)

These are some of those...

the ones that i linger over...
that take me back...
they make me smile as i recall...
bringing happiness bubbling up to the surface...
 these are the shots that i LOVE

This shot of Bradley is one of my ALL TIME favorites...ever...

I was shooting for a photo challenge at the time... i think it was 'Yellow'...

and Bradley is always willing to 'help' me...

I don't really know what it is about this photo that i adore so...

could be the magic of the sunlight making the ball come alive like that

and the way the sun touches his outline and makes his ears transparent :)

may be the red heart on his chest symbolic of our love...

or the way he throws himself in to all he does with such joy...

could just be the kid in the frame :)

could be any one of those things

 or all of them !  

XXX

The next series of photo happened in January this year...

when we were at my best loved place on earth...the sea...

with my best loved people in the world...

magic moments can happen on any given day... absolutely anywhere...

all u need is your camera :) and those moments will be yours FOREVER...

untouched by the passage of time...perfectly preserved from forgetting...

that is what i love about taking photos of them...

because...

this all means too much to me...

i don't want to forget a single moment of this love-story...

i don't want to forget for a single moment... loving them...

and how that love... looked...

anywhere...everywhere...all the time !

We had just arrived at our hotel after a six hour car trip [give or take]

and we don't waste time...so off we went in search of the fun on the beach...

because being able to only see the sea is just not good enough :)

sights. sounds. textures. smells. salt on your lips.

it's the only way...

Naturally eager and hungry for photos...

i surrendered to my passion...

Much later that night...

 i was thrilled when i looked over the days photos...oh the story they tell me...!

they do say 'a picture speaks a thousand words...'

there... on the coarse wet sand... 

with the endless roar of the waves in his ears...

 and the sea's sticky wind blowing... 

the images spoke louder than any words ever could :)

this is what i captured...

how big the ocean is...he seemed to say...

or maybe 'just look at ALL this !' 

and i wonder if he felt small...

 i am ready...bring it on...

in this moment i am...

 free...

i will...

spend time...

 in the wild sweetness of this moment...

i will play...

i will celebrate

i will cheer

for this exact moment in time will never be mine again and i have given it my all...

XXX 

In the next few photos...i was playing around with shooting in black and white...

and so i pointed my camera and squeezed...

This delightfully spontaneous sequence of events was what i captured... 

I titled these shots...

'A boy and his Cat... need to be watched very closely...'

:) 

just watching tv

and then...

an idea...

what will happen if...

i blow in her ear...

oh ok... 

she doesn't like it...

 she looks ok  :)

XXX

I plan to share more of my favorite...

...photo-stories...

*VENI. VIDI. CEPI.

I came. I saw. I Captured.

is a photography quote

not mine... but i like it :)

if u know who said it...please post it in the comments...thanks C