Welcome {New Gallery}...Farewell {Blog}

Just wanted to welcome you to the new design of SarahLeePhoto.com and new gallery! I hope you enjoy the new makeover that it has recently been given. At this point, I will not be using this photo blog/gallery any longer. Feel free to visit the new galleries and different photo categories, where new photos will be added occasionally. This spring I have enjoyed many photo shoots and am excitedly anticipating many more!

Thank you for being my faithful and sweet readers (and commentators)! God bless you as you grow your own talents which our Father has bestowed upon you, for His glory (Matthew 25). Remember to always look to the Author and Finisher of our faith, who gives meaning to every thing we do.

"O Christ, He is the fountain, the deep, sweet well of love! 

The streams of earth I’ve tasted more deep I’ll drink above: 

There to an ocean fullness His mercy doth expand, 

And glory, glory dwelleth in Immanuel’s land."

{Anne Cousin}

For His Glory Alone,

United in Love {P. Family Portraits}

Last month, I enjoyed spending a beautiful afternoon capturing the joys of this sweet family. Having recently brought three children from Columbia to their new Christian home, what a blessing to see the commitment of this family to raise up many warriors (Psalm 127:4) for the Lord, and to share the love of Christ with their children.

Brothers

Sweet Sisters

God bless your family as you raise your "arrows" for the glory of God!

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 

According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, 

that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 

Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, 

according to the good pleasure of his will, 

To the praise of the glory of his grace, 

wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved."

{Ephesians 1}

Transformed To His Image

"We all, with open face beholding 

as in a glass the glory of the Lord, 

are changed into the same image from glory to glory, 

even as by the Spirit of the Lord."

{2 Corinthians 3:18}

Persistence Killed the Kitty

Since this little kitty has moved to our farm, life has been quite interesting. He truly is the most curious fellow I've met in a long time.

 

"Kitty" is also extraordinarily persistent. Although we kindly adopted him to be a barn cat, he has taken advantage of his nice new home and constantly invades the privacy of our abode. Some days, it seems like all I do all day is put that cat out the kitchen door. And as soon as I turn around, there he is again victoriously purring up me. He has perfected the art of opening our two back doors. My brothers keep asking me, "Why bother to put him out when he'll get back in anyway?"

Sometimes I wonder the same thing. But I have adopted a quote. Little kitty might be persistent, but I will be more persistent. Every time I put him out the door, I repeat Sir Winston Churchill's famous advice to myself:

"Never give in - never, never, never, never,

 in nothing great or small, large or petty, 

never give in..."

I think our little "Winston Junior" must be taking this to heart.

So "kitty" has earned the name "Win," aka "Winston." Hey, there he is again, rounding the corner of the kitchen...I need to go now and toss him out the door for the 104th time this morning. At least he's cute!

"Every creature which is in heaven, 

& on the earth, and under the earth...

heard I saying, 

Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, 

be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, 

and unto the LAMB for ever and ever."

[Revelation 5:13]

Our Savior Has Risen

"He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. 

Come, see the place where the Lord lay."

[Matthew 28:6]

"In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe

This gift of love and righteousness

Scorned by the ones He came to save

'Til on that cross as Jesus died

The wrath of God was satisfied

For every sin on Him was laid

Here in the death of Christ I live.

"There in the ground His body lay

Light of the world by darkness slain

Then bursting forth in glorious Day

Up from the grave He rose again!

And as He stands in victory

Sin's curse has lost its grip on me

For I am His and He is mine

Bought with the precious blood of Christ."

[From 'In Christ Alone']