Meditations of My Heart

Credit Where It Is Due

Credit Where It is Due

I like to make photographs, and I enjoy being praised for what I have done. But God teaches a different attitude, one of thankfulness and humility. He pointed that out to me recently. I DO NOT MAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ALONE. I didn't create the light, or the technology which makes photography possible. I didn't buy my camera, it was a gift from my husband. I didn't give myself the ability to see through the camera in order to make an image which others find pleasing. It is right to use what I have been given to the best of my ability, but it is wrong to take credit for what I have not done. God made the light, the elements which are used to manufacture the camera, and the world from which these images come. He has given me gifts: people to teach me, eyes to see with, and a brain to process information. I am thankful for these gifts. He deserves all the praise, not I.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Ruby Tuesday-Apples and More

Red apples are really pretty hanging on the tree!

This unused outbuilding is red, too! The evening sun was doing a splendid job of lighting these every day things. I'm thankful I was walking around with my camera!

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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Mother-in-law's Tongue Blossom

Many people I have talked with do not know that this plant blooms. In fact, I didn't, either until my sister-in-law told me about one of hers that did. It is also called Snake Plant. The Latin name is Sansevieria trifasciata.

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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Camera Critters

This fawn is one of three which have been hanging around lately--I think the apples falling from our trees have something to do with it!
It's not often that the light and everything work when I try to get a shot like this!

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