Highs and lows with Katie!

Aujourd' hui, I was in a hurry. 

Top highs and lows today:

High(s): 

Sunglasses mean sunshine. Three cheers for warmth.  

Skype. 

Free scones. 

I have a creative kick going on right now..

..kickin' like nobodies biznezz. I'll tell you sometime.      

Low: 

Not one, not two, but THREE whole buttons fell off my pants today. I should have bargained more when I purchased them in the Philippines. Guess what? The buttons were glued. Looks like those sewing lessons from Great Grandma will come in handy tomorrow.  

Truth.

Jesus is like a doctor. 

Doctor's don't stay in business with healthy people.

He came for the sick. 

Grace, compassion, mercy, forgiveness, and love.

I so badly want to be more like Jesus.

I want to love people like Jesus loves people.  

Summer's been peachy..

An update of this past week in photos:

I got a new 50mm lens, and am L.O.V.I.N.G. it!

I also banked in on a new flash and tripod. 

Coming soon: Wedding photos!

I just shot my second wedding...after telling others I never wanted to shoot weddings again.

After this, I may reconsider.   

Home from Haiti

Hello all! Katie is home from Haiti. 

I don't know what to put here because there's so much to write about.

Just know that it was incredible.

Poverty still breaks my heart. But I know of a God who cares deeply. 

So when viewed through that perspective, hope stands strong.

I so wish I could express this trip with just photos and no words, but unfortunately I lost my camera card in Haiti. So far no luck finding it.

  

Haiti

Hello everyone! Just dropping in to let you know I'll be in Haiti for three weeks.

Your prayers are appreciated and I can't wait to tell you about it after I return!

Here's something to hold you over till I return:

A dance in my kitchen. Presented to you with love.

I just know you're jealous of our moves. ;)
(Let's be honest here, I'm a bit envious of their 'fancy footwork')

Wedding

Some close friends of ours tied the knot last weekend!

The boyfriend and I thought this would be good use of our polaroids: 

A joyous afternoon, to be sure - filled with all things beautiful. 

On another note, today consisted of: 

Climbing trees, getting back into photography, a combined church service at the gazebo in town, beautiful baptisms, homemade navy bean soup, walking in the garden, and visiting with the family.   

...Aaaaand possibly a bloody nose or two. I tend to provoke them by blowing right after it stops bleeding. Apparently there's a reason people tell you not to do that. 

Who would've guessed?

Carrot Fries

After seeing carrot fries on multiple other blogs, I figured I better jump on the bandwagon. 

I'm glad I did. Because these were like a party in my mouth.

Preheat oven to the 425 degrees fahrenheit (or right around that temp).

Cook for 8-10 minutes or so - stir, and cook again.

Mine are lathered in garlic (seriously, the amount I use should be illegal), curry powder, sea salt, and olive oil. 

But YOU can spice it up however you please.