Smooth ice covered everything this week making the roads slippery but everything else beautiful! Here are some photographs I took.
1 Comment
For the first time this year, I had the time to take a short walk through the woods in the snow and take some pictures. It was gorgeous. Here are three things I wanted to share with you about walking in the snow: 1. It's cold. Although this is obvious, I had to mention it. Bring an extra pair of gloves even if you think you won't need them. With your finger tips freezing, it is nearly impossible to see the beauty in nature (never mind take a picture with your camera). So dress warmly. 2. Bring a camera. Even if it's just on your phone, bring a camera. The quality of the picture isn't as important as being able to look back at what you saw and remember. Take pictures of anything that is beautiful, and always be prepared to snap a shot. I found that I was taking a picture almost every ten seconds, so never turn the camera off. 3. Take your time. Especially if you are walking alone, take your time and observe. It is so peaceful in the woods when there's snow. Maybe stop walking every few minutes and look around, take a picture, and continue. You never know what beauty you'll see. Another good thing about walking in the snow is that you can see what animals have been there before you by looking for tracks. When you find tracks, take a picture of them and do some research when you get home. Compare your picture with the one on your screen. This is quite a fun thing to do in the snowy months. Here are some more pictures I took on my walk this week: This is my mom kindly posing for me. :)
I came across this quote from Kurt Vonnegut a few weeks ago and it made me wonder, "why did God create us with a built-in love for music?"
God didn't have to give us this natural appreciation for music, but He did. Out of love, God gave us music. For all of history, humanity has played instruments of all kinds. From the lyre to the electric guitar, we have always played instruments and sang with our voices because God made us with a love of music. That's what I've been thinking about lately. The greatest gift of all is one we all have.
It is something you have never given to someone, because they already have it, and because you don’t have an extra one to give. It is a gift you received before you left the womb and a gift that is irreplaceable. This gift is life. Life. A word full of meaning. A thing full of joy, sorrow, pain, gain, loss, friendship, and so much more. Life is full. Who is the gift giver? And why would He give such a gift to any of us knowing we would abuse it? The gift giver is God. The God of everything. The God who created the world. He created you, too. He gave you life. And you abuse it. I abuse it. We are life-abusers. But that’s why Jesus came. He came to save our broken, filthy, abused lives. The question is, why? Think about it this way. If you gave someone a gift that you loved and saw to be good, and that person defiled it—I mean truly messed everything up—what would you do? Would you walk away and never talk to that person again? Maybe. But you would probably want to fix it if you could. Well, God wanted to fix us. He wanted to save our lives because He loves us. And that’s what He did. God gave us a gift. He wants us to keep it. So let’s keep it and use it to its full potential. You have a gift. Live it well. |
Caleb JamesHi! Welcome to my blog. Get my free eBook!Categories
All
Archives
July 2018
Recent Posts
|