It's a work in progress

Ladies and Gentlemen! I would like to formally welcome you to my very first blog attempt ever! Please bear with me as I learn the ropes of the Blogger world.
For the past several months, I have had this incredible desire to write. Not really about anything in particular, just to get my thoughts on paper and out of my head. So I began keeping a journal, and in the process have found such great healing in allowing my pen to just flow. A few weeks ago, another overwhelming desire presented itself in the form of photography. My husband bought me this great camera and I realized I have so much to learn about it.
As I dove into the world of photography (which is a HUGE confusing world, I might add) I realized that this would be a great opportunity to combine both of these addictions. I enrolled in a program called "The Joy of Love" through willettedesigns.com. There is a challenge given every day that I'm hoping will help begin my journey. I will be blogging my "homework" here and writing about my inspirations daily.
The hope here, is that at the end of this year I will be able to look back and see some improvement on my skills, both in writing and in photo techniques. And also to open myself up to new inspirations and allow God to speak to me through my camera. I will not be using any of the programmed settings on my camera as that would sort of defeat the purpose. And I vow to do as little editing as possible. With that being said, let us begin!

Joy of Love Day 1: What They Do

The instructions today were to photograph a loved one doing what they do, paying special attention to the available lighting coming through the window or from a natural place. Cailynne's favorite thing of the moment is Peek-a-Boo, so that is what I captured. Now, as far as this lighting thing, I definitely do not have this down. Aperture, ISO, Shutter speed....are you speaking in Japenese? I read and re-read the manual on these things, but am still quite confused. So, I messed around and this was the best I got.

As I'm taking the pictures, I'm thinking about this game. Peek-a-Boo, I see you! Well, sometimes I think we try to play Peek-a-Boo with God. But the truth is, he can see behind the curtains. And even though we all do things that we wish we could hide from him, isn't it encouraging that even though he sees us in the darkest of hiding spots, he loves us just the same?

Luke 12:2 For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.