My Opportunity to Delight in the Lord

This happens to be one of my favorite shots. It just appeals to me.

Take delight in the LORD, 

and He will give you your heart's desires. Psalm 37:4

I  love it when the Lord blesses with opportunity. My family and I were on yet another road trip looking for something of interest to add to the Christian Legacy Collection. Honestly, we were  kind of wondering aimlessly as we typically do, praying along the way for creativity and revelation of what's pertinent.  Sometimes these journeys are well planned and sometimes we just hit the road. Well, I had one of those days where I just wasn't feelin' it. I Thought we should just wrap it up and head home. My sweet, dear hubby, however, had an inkling to try one more little town and off we went. We found a quaint church that had a different type of appeal. I could see a few shots in my mind's eye pretty quickly. As we drove around, we noticed a man who was picking up trash around the campus of the church. We often like to make connections with people associated with the churches we shoot. As I have mentioned before, there are no extroverts here in the Spell family so this is never easy but often worth it! History can be amazing inspiration! It sometimes moves me to a new direction of focus and you just never know what you will find out.  This gentleman was so welcoming and transparent. This church meant a lot to him personally. He loved the idea of what I was doing and offered for us to come in and take some photos. I walked in and immediately became giddy (inwardly that is... I didn't want to scare him and make him change his mind.) I saw this old, white piano in the corner of the basement with the light cascading from the window directly above it and fell in LOVE.  He told us how the youth group met in there and all the happenings of the church. It was so encouraging to hear how God works when His people are faithful.  I took many, many shots in the next hour. This kind and generous man waited with us the whole time probably wondering why I would be so fascinated with things others barely noticed.  It was a treasure trove of how God's people worship in the church.   We did head home after that little excursion but was so  thankful that God provides opportunity to do this work.

This is a current card at all the Christian Retail stores.

He did not waver in unbelief at God's promise, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God. Romans4:20

Love Myself a Good Road Trip!

In our family, road trips will just always be apart of fond memories. Every new road is an adventure. We never know what we will see. On this trip, my husband spotted this row of old trucks. They were rusty and falling apart but deliberately arranged as if they were works of art. These old trucks had a lot of history. The current owner to a family farm realized that every work truck his  family had ever owned had been parked and left some where on the property. He finally decided he was going to gather all the vehicles to the same location. He parked them all out by the main road and took great pride in placing them in chronological order. What a find! We arrived there late afternoon. I could have stayed for hours shooting photos but I realized I had to move quick. The sun was beginning to set behind the pine trees.  I am fascinated  when the sun moves and the lighting changes every few moments revealing a fresh take on a subject. The world goes away and you just get caught up in each moment eagerly looking to see what awaits you. Fun.