So this precious family was in town visiting…
and there had been addition to their “threesome” so family pictures were in order. 

It blesses my heart so much that they wait till they come to visit Indiana [they currently live in Mississippi and are in the process of moving to Texas] to get their pictures taken.
We always have a precious time together, lots of smiles, laughter, hugs and memories. This time was no exception.
It has been a joy to capture the start of the Bryants back in 2009 when Scott and Ashley were married, then little Grayson and now miss-Addison.

We met up at one of my favorite parks and we had a blast hanging out and catching up on life…
then taking pictures with bubbles, books, a little boy who loved to run, a little girl who was as content as could be and a couple still very much in lovel! ♥

“The difficulties in your life are not in the way of God’s plan, they are a tool of it.
They’re crafted to advance his work of grace.” [Paul David Tripp]

-KM 

He doesn’t have a Mommy. 
He doesn’t have a Daddy. 

…At least he doesn’t have a Mommy and a Daddy in his life right now. 

This is my little friend from the orphanage we visited in Ecuador.
Who wouldn’t want him!? Chubby little cheeks, gorgeous dark-chocolate-eyes… he is darling.

He needs love. 

He would come up to me, point at my camera, I would ask to take a photo and he would try to run away, but soon be back again.
He loved to play… games of his own making. One look into his eyes and I began to wonder…

I wondered what he will be like when he grows up…
I wondered if someone will adopt him, give him a home, a family, love… Jesus. 
I wondered if he will be given a chance to change the world. To live his dreams. 
I wondered how many people in America could be making a difference in orphaned kiddos lives and aren’t. 
I wondered when I will be holding orphaned-kiddos in my arms again.

It does something to you, people.
Seriously. 

I wonder. 

♥

“Waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question,
lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one’s thoughts.” [Elisabeth Elliot]

Today was one of those days…
a hundred things that needed to be done… 
but time was needed to be still. To create. To think. To pray. 

Thus, I pulled out the items for darling.flower.felt.headbands. 
Tutorials have never quite been my thing, so here is a first attempt…
the pictures should pretty much give you the step by step instructions. 

[Gather]::
Felt Pieces [your favorite colors]
Strips of Fabric [36" long/2-3" wide]
Sewing Machine
Iron. Glue Gun. Sharp Scissors 
Happy Music

[Do it]::
Cut. 
Roll. 
Glue. 
Roll. 
Cut. 
Iron. 
Sew. 
Glue. 
Glue. 
Glue. 

Taaadaaaaaaaaa!

“Ready-to-halt, poor Fearing, and thou, Mrs. Despondency, and Much-afraid, go often there [the empty tomb];
let it be your favourite haunt, there build a tabernacle, there abide. And often say to your heart,
when you are in distress and sorrow, “Come, see the place where the Lord lay.” 

- Charles Haddon Spurgeon