Sunsets and Stars

I used to frequently do "Silent Sundays" which was posting pictures instead of writing, so you keep your focus and energy on worshipping God on Sundays, and NOT on worrying about getting your post in for the day. I still like to do it but the blogger that ran it no longer does. So instead I want to post some pics but also tell you shortly about my wonderful evening!

This was the beautiful sunset - and I just took these a couple hours ago so no they have not been digitally altered in any way - that is the real color! lol...this was also taken right from my driveway looking through the neighbors tree looking in the direction of the lake.

I know this next picture LOOKS like water but it actually the pavement of our neighborhood road, hehe! I got down close to the pavement for the shot and my husband as soon as he saw it said, "That LOOKS like it is water!"

These next few pics were of us hanging out on the blanket I layed out in our front yard so we could wait for the stars to appear. I got to lay next to my daughter and explain to her that God made those stars and I asked her, "Wasn't that nice of God to make those stars so pretty and put them in the sky for us?" To which a smiling girl replied in a high pitched excited voice, "Yea".

It was a beautiful evening and I'm so glad I enjoyed it with my family, in the peace and quiet so I could truly enjoy the moment. What have you done to slow down and just "enjoy" recently???

Some favorite recent photos!

Ever since I got my camera I have been snapping pictures everywhere and of everything! So I decided to share a few of my favorites lately!

This first one is at my church - the church owns a working chuck wagon and I took this picture at like 6:50 p.m. which means it was almost pitch black - but I took it on a natural lighting setting and captured this amazing photo and NO IT HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED ONE BIT! This is exactly how it came out I have done nothing to the photo!

This second one was a gorgeous sunset the other evening that I enjoyed watching from my back door! I just saw the sunset through my window opened my back door and started snapping shots! I LOVE sunset pictures - can you tell?

This last one was taken the same time as the first wagon picture. I have to take the pastor staff pictures for our church website next week so I was experimenting set-ups and asked one of our youth to help me. She gladly posed for like 30 minutes in the cold while I looked at every angle possible! It was so fun and I ended up capturing a great shot of her!