Silence

Well, friends, it's time to let you know that I'm not going to be blogging much at all these next few weeks. My heart is recovering and what I need right now is rest and peace...and alot of time with the Lord. So that's where I'll be; not blogging. But I love you all and hope you all have wonderful days.

I wanted to share with you a couple pictures of the happy times that surrounded me in my time of pain. One is my best friend Emily newly engaged, and the second is my close friend Cherith with her brand new baby boy.

I ask that you think on the Lord's goodness and remember the hope He has given His children. Please pray for me as well, and the situation around me. There is always such hope, even in the midst of troubles.

"The Lord is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made. The Lord upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to You and You give them their food at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing." Psalm 145:13-16

Love, Caroline

I can't take it!! :)

Ok, sorry but I can't rock the modern look for too long...I don't know exactly why but it's too much for me. Ergo...NEW facelift is on the way! Hopefully it will be amazing :) I know you probably all think I'm crazy for changing this thing up so much. What can I say, I have a lot of free time at work. Speaking of free time, this is the last week of BluDomain's Happy Hour (a famous photographer Q and A time-- LIVE!) and Nate of "The Image Is Found" is on!!!!!! I'm eating dark chocolate and enjoying every minute of throwing questions at this famous photographer. Check out Blu's blog. It's on my link list over there on the left.

Also, school is starting up in 3 days which means I probably won't have as much time to blog. Someday when I get a laptop, I'll be able to blog during boring classes *evil snicker* Just kidding...who does that? I take my education seriously! :) But I will keep up with the blog to the best of my abilities. 18 hours this semester though...whew!

Did I mention that Megan is back? So exciting! Friends are awesome. We all watched High School Musical 2 again last night. Yay. :)

I will give you $1 so you can go download this song...

Man...what a day. Very surprising. Anyway, the main reason I'm writing is to share with you this amazing song that has helped me keep my focus on our sweet Savior today. It's Crown Him by Enter The Worship Circle (Ben Pasley) from his album Chair and Microphone. Go to iTunes and DOWNLOAD IT!! Just one song people...you can afford it. :) Ben's voice carries so much passion and emotion and the simplicity of the guitar and voice only are refreshing. The lyrics are the most amazing part. Here they are:



Listen all you unborn children, and those yet to be born again
A seed from the God of heaven… was planted here in the world of men
He grew up only to be broken, He grow up only to be buried
“Hold on,” I heard the prophet say, “hold on, that’s not the end.”

‘Cause when the cross went up, the curtain came down
And a hush ran across the stage, but when the stone was rolled back
All the angels came ‘round, and the earth stood up on its feet to say…

Crown Him Love, crown Him Alive and Well, Crown Him God of Our Salvation
Crown Him Lovely, crown Him Beautiful, He is God and we adore Him…



I love the reference to the curtain being torn in two. We have free and sweet communion and fellowship with the Creator of universe and it's details.

For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. Psalm 96:4-5

Hello Modern

Well, wow! What do you think of the blog overhaul? I've just gotten on this huge modern-loft-style kick. And these are the effects of that! It's funny to me that I had just posted something about HSM2. How can you go from 11 years old and wearing socks that don't match on purpose, to being 30, flirty, and thriving (with a killer sweet loft) in one day? I don't know...and I'm neither 11 nor 30. So...alright.

Hope you're enjoying it as much as I do!

What time is it?!

Yay, High School Musical 2! I just loved it and wanted to show my 21 year old enthusiasm towards this movie made for 9 year olds. :) It makes me want to get up and dance. Bill O'Reilly even had a little segment of it on "The O'Reilly Factor." I was so proud. He had a great thought though-- 17 MILLION households watched it Friday night on the Disney channel. Does that mean clean entertainment is making a comeback with kiddos? We'll see... :)

Meg gets back tonight!! So does Erin!! I'm so very excited! This morning, I drove past HSU and saw all the new lil freshmen running around playing "Campus Tag." I remember that like it was yesterday! It's wild that so many people will be graduating this year. But still, I'm really excited to see what the Lord has in store for us this year. Father we trust you.

Hope you all have a good day!

Worship is More than a Song -Ross King

I don't think it's a bad thing at all that worship and music go together; I want to see the term worship applied to other things such as having a conversation with someone, painting a house as a service, reading a book, and tons of other things that can be done to the glory of God. I remember once one of my Dnow girls told me she wanted to be a Christian, but the thought of standing around worshipping God for the rest of eternity in heaven seemed boring. I knew what she was getting at, but kinda turned the question around on her asking if worship is just something that happens when music is playing. She completely got it as soon as I asked that. Then we talked about how awesome it is that almost ANYTHING can be worship, if it is done for God, in praise of God, or to further His name and glory. How awesome is that!? Worship is unlimited. If you are reading this right now, please! break out of the mold that says worship is music. Worship can be alot more than music...and what a gift that is!! The very next thing you do could be worship to God.

Warning: It gets sappy...

Wow, I've been neglecting the ol' blog! Haven't blogged in a week!

Summer is coming to a close and I'm not going to lie, I'm kinda happy. Summers are wonderful, but too much free time can get boring. And when I have free time I just think and think and think. Too much thinking can get boring too. :) I'm very ready to see friends I've missed and get back to my lovely little apartment (which I rearranged yesterday!).

So highlights since I left you hanging:

1. I went to Dallas for a weekend to see my brother and his wife and their puppy! It was good times had by all.
2. HSM2 Soundtrack came out! Can't wait for the movie. I know I'm a nerd...who cares?
3. Set up a date for our Girls Bible Study leaders to meet and share thoughts, pray, and worship our great God.
4. Found Carla Bruni, a folk singer from France and fell in love with her chilled sound! (Her french album is the best.)

Yep, that's mostly it! I told you...not much going on towards the end of summer.

Can I just share something sappy? One of my favorite things this summer has been the journey towards photography as a career for me. The thing that makes it so special to me is that now I take time to notice the smallest details of beauty throughout the day. It has made me so much more aware of how the Lord's hand is active in our lives. The tiniest thing, like leaves on a green tree, can make me smile and praise my God. And that makes my day so much sweeter. I want to be obsessed with Him. He is so good. Another little thing, I found a quote by Jeff and Julia Woods, a photography couple with FOUR kids, and it just made me happy. Quite honestly, (and this is the full Caroline here, holding nothing back) I wanted to pursue photography in the beginning because I could look cool. I had this mentality that it would be all about me. Terrible pride. But now I see things so much differently. The Lord has opened my eyes again to the fact that I am not here on earth for me, but I am here for Him, and to be his hands, feet, arms, heart, to those around me. I am no longer trying to build myself into an amazing person to be looked at, but I am in awe that the Lord might want to show Himself through me. I am only a vessel...and to be such I need to be empty of all my pride and self-centeredness.

Anyway, here's that quote: “As we grow together with our four children, we continue to learn that our most precious treasure comes from the relationships we share with family and friends. This is what feeds our passion for our profession. We count it a great honor to be given the opportunity to capture images that encourage our clients to embrace the relationships and the special times in their lives.”
–Jeff and Julia Woods