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Category Archives: personal “I walked out to the hill just now. It is exalting, delicious. To stand embraced by the shadows of a friendly tree with the wind tugging at your coat-tails and the heavens hailing your heart – to gaze and glory and to give oneself again to God, what more could a man ask? Oh, the…  I can’t believe our 2 year anniversary is ONE WEEK from tomorrow. Craziness. I was looking back through our honeymoon photos the other day and so many fond memories flooded my mind. We were so blessed to be able to go to the exotic little island of Curacao. Ah, I wish I could go back… 25 comments 
Jennifer, these pictures are BEAUTIFUL! i want to go here. 
Wow! What a beautiful place & such wonderful memories!! :) 
It looks absolutely beautiful there! 
It was such a fun place to go Hannah! :) I highly recommend it! :) 
you guys look so young! But oh my, perfect vacation spot for sure. Curacao is amazing indeed. I wonder what your husband has up his sleeve for this year… hmm! Some place new? 
Wow that place looks amazing! Beautiful pictures. That shipwreck looks like fun to play in. 
Aw! It looks like you you guys did have a lovely trip. =) Happy (early) 2nd anniversary. 
Oh my goodness! That places looks amazingly beautiful! As do you! I like the light hair on you, it was cute! Of course your dark hair looks great on you too. On our anniversary my husband and I went to Hawaii and we did a little snorkeling day trip and I TOTALLY got sick too! Definitely threw up off the back of the boat. There was also like 3 other girls that threw up on our trip, so you are not alone! Congratulations and I hope you have an amazing anniversary!! 
What fun! And the pictures are just beautiful!!! i hope you are having a great week. :) 
What a fun honeymoon! I’m not yet married, so it’s fun to see where other people have been and think about places I might go! Look s so pretty! 
Gorgeous photos, sounds like an amazing trip! Happy anniversary! 
This looks like an amazing honeymoon. Congratulations in advance! 
Oh how gorgeous you two are! This was my first time seein pics with you and your hubby. That place looks so pretty. And yeah, I don’t do boats. Lol I have vertigo issues on land as it is, so no water for me. Which is tough because my hubby misses sailing and wants to take me. 
The photos are beautiful, the last one of the two of you is so cute! That’s so exciting you’re taking a surprise anniversary trip :) 
Loved these JJ. These pictures are breathtaking. What a fabulous way to spend your honeymoon!! And darn! You were soooo tan. haha Can’t wait to hear where you get to go for 4 days straight! I’m sure it’ll be great. Emily at Amazing Grapes 
Oh wow. These photos are amazing. You both are amazing. 
Beautiful! Looks like you had a magical honeymoon. :) 
The colors of those building are fantastic! Glad you enjoyed your trip. :) 
Gorgeous pictures Jennifer! And happy (early) anniversary! 
aw, a happy early anniversary to the two of you gorgeous lovebirds! your honeymoon looks like a dream! so magical and islandy ;) 
WOW!!! AMAZING PHOTOS FROM THE HOONEYMOON!!!
Thank you Natalie!
Hehe. I was so tan Em! I haven’t been tan since! Haha.
Hehe. I’m glad I’m not the only one Tiffany!
Aw, thanks girl! I am! I hope you are too!  Do you ever forget how much you love something? I do. I’m not sure why it’s so easy for me, especially with food. I guess I’ve never been one to crave certain things. Food is food to me. Still there are some foods that I really love, but it’s almost like I have to smell… 20 comments 
Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Pics are nice. Liked reading this post. 
Love this. Eating healthy is not only better for you, but it’s so much more rewarding! :) I love how much more energetic I feel when I eat fresh fruits and vegetables, and good healthy meals. :) Love the pictures!
There is just something so refreshing about eating fresh produce/fruit :) 
Like you, I’m still learning to cook good meals for 2 (and to cook in general). My personal go to has been chicken with green beans. I put olive oil and garlic salt on both and it’s delicious. Recently, I found I really love cut up zucchini or squash cooked over the stove with some olive oil and whatever spices/seasonings we have in the cabinet.
I was just getting used to cooking for two but now that I can’t eat gluten it’s difficult again lol we don’t have any produce stands where we live so when we buy our fruit and veggies, it’s still expensive but it’s worth it. 
I am left speechless over these photos Jen!!! Wow. wow. wow. I have some ideas for meals, I will send them and that devo when I am feeling a bit better!
mmm! homegrown, fresh peaches sounds delish! gorgeous pictures too!
the barn, the trees, your hair, the outfit….pretty much everything about this is perfect! and this makes me want to be better at eating healthier!
I agree, even though it might be a little more It’s worth it. You just have to shop around. 
This is so cool! Steven and I just decided last week that we wanted to start living a vegetarian lifestyle. Mainly to loose weight and put good ingredients into out bodies, but also to save on our budget. It is surprising to me how simply not putting meats in the cart saves when we reach the register. Hope these help you out! Good luck girl.
Love the chair and fruit. And those trees are so pretty. I’ve been eating a lot healthier these days and have felt it. The meals are really pretty easy, once you find them. Emily at Amazing Grapes
Oh, I LOVED this post! It was so interesting…I’m getting tips from you on how to prepare meals when I’m married! I think I’ll have to be careful we don’t overeat, because I love cooking and making fancy, delicious meals! : ) 
I am SO BAD at eating healthy! Part of it lately is because I’ve been CRAZY BUSY and have been doing a lot of meals on the go. Which means running to Taco Bell to grab something as I’m running somewhere else. I’ve been trying to do a few more healthy things, like going to our local Smoothie King because their smoothies are ALL FRESH FRUIT and they can add dietary supplements. So those are good for when I need something quick, filling, and healthy. But beyond that – it’s been bad. But it’s also hard because I’m cooking just for myself. I already don’t enjoy cooking because I’m not good at it, so when I’m all “well, it’s just me…” so I don’t get motivated to put together healthy meals. I do know my town is opening up their farmers market though! I should probably go there to get some fruit and such and use those for snacks – because I have a nutella addiction too! 
these pictures are SO lovely. I love the concept too, eating healthy. I’m obsessed with it,t hough I’ll admit I don’t always do it..haha :) 
I’ve been trying to eat healthy and I’ve been surprised by a)how quickly I’ve stopped craving junk food and b) how easy it is to go from 2 or 3 fruit and veg a day to 7 or 8! I’ve started having fruit with my morning cereal (banana, blueberries and sultanas) and also a glass of juice…that’s already three or four fruits down! I cooked these bean enchiladas the other day and they were yummy, healthy and super cheap! http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1111640/bean-enchiladas 
I LOVE to cook healthy meals! My neighbor is actually a raw food chef of sorts that actually has some clients that she prepares menus and meals for once a week and I help with that sometimes too. It’s fun! Not sure if you have ever heard of the Daniel fast, but you might want to check that out. Trav and I did it about two years ago and it’s awesome. I would love to do it again some time actually. I also have a magazine that I LOVE called Clean Eating. It’s all about, well, “clean” foods–stuff that’s good for you and doesn’t have preservatives and other nasty junk…OK, I’m kinda a ‘foodie’ I’ll stop rambling! :)
Your blog is so versatile! I really liked this post. We had been in a not-so-healthy eating rut, too. We were shopping in bulk every two to three weeks, trying to buy a lot of produce, but finding that a good deal of it spoiled before we could eat it all. Picking up fresh greens, fruits, and vegetables once per week really is the trick, like you said! :) Now that I have a full-time job with a predictable schedule, I’m slowly getting better at planning meals. It really does take practice!
You’re so right! It does take practice Faith! It gets easier once you start though! 
You’re such a beauty & all these photo’s are too!
Thank you Nicole!  I ran into the bathroom for a final check before heading into the conference room. I wondered why I’m always so darn nervous before walking into a room full of strangers. For a moment I thought my butterflies might hold me hostage, but I pushed the conference room door open anyway. It surprised me to… 19 comments 
Gutting social media has been a goal for me lately as well. So much anxiety and negativity can come through those platforms that it almost outweighs the perks. 
What an incredible post! Thank you for this. 
This is really inspiring…I know that you will excel! I just poked around the MTH site and might just have to give it a try. It looks amazing.
Jennifer, this was a great post.
You inspired me to do what needed to be done. Thank you. I really need to get off facebook. I always leave feeling very discouraged. I don’t know what has been keeping me there for so long.
I’ve been on the same boat about this too! Clearing the distractions and being more present offline; owning my fears and going to the Lord (even to hear what I don’t want to hear). I feel like I always say this to you but, I’m encouraged that I’m not alone in this.
just found your blog and i love it! you are gorgeous! 
Go you! You have great things ahead and I’m so glad to have met you and to have a new friend here in Alabama too! 
Jennifer, you are beautiful inside and out. Thank you for your blog! I read it every time and you inspire me! Us old ladies need inspiration too! I love your statement about risk or regret. Really spoke to me today! I am not going to let the enemy use fear to make me live a life of regrets! God is good! Marie 
Jen, I so agree with you on the social media thing. I recently took the Facebook app off my phone altogether, because every time I looked at it on my phone I had this nagging feeling that I was wasting time. Now I only check in on FB once or twice a day from my computer and I love it! I keep Twitter on my phone, but I only follow about 40 people. I don’t need to know what everyone, everywhere is doing all day long. If sweet followers send me a message, I’ll always try to message them back, but I don’t need to follow each and every one of them. Glad you were so encouraged at this conference! Love!
That is awesome Jen! I’m glad I’m not the only one feeling these things. It’s so good to only get notifications on the computer and not the phone! It feels so freeing! I feel so much better about not following people on twitter now that you say that! Thank you so much for sharing friend!
Aw, thank you so much for your sweet words Mrs. Marie! The principles I learned translate very well into lots of other things! The risk vs. regret was a big one for me too! I hope you guys are doing well with all the wedding plans! Exciting times! Much love, Jennifer
Yay! Me too Kelly! :)
Aw, thank you Sienna!
Love it Ashley. It seems we are on the same page a whole lot. :) I’m glad I’m not alone either.
Amen to the looking at others part Hannah! I feel the exact same way!
Jennifer, this has GOT to be one of my most favorite posts from you, by far. It is sooo easy for us to get side-tracked and lose sight of what truly matters – our relationship with our Creator. Working towards eliminating all distractions takes strength and courage, but is well worth it. I love your little list at the end. I will be taking the challenge, and also creating a list of things that ‘fire’ me up, as well (thanks to this post). Oh, and I too, also “gutted” my social media sites recently – limiting them down to two. Blogging + Instagram. Best of luck to you girl. I can truly see God working through you, and into the lives of others. :) xoxo
Amen to this! Yes we all just need to zoom out from time to time, well in the blogging world more than not, and realize ALL GLORY IS TO GOD and this life on earth is FOR HIS KINGDOM it’s not for us at all but for Him. Serving Him and His people and being so engulfed in blogging etc..that can get lost and we can spend less time with God…at least that is what I am experiencing now, 6 months into it, and I DO NOT want to lose sight of the one that ABIDES in me and I in Him. NO way! So I may need to make some sacrifices… Beautiful list!!!! 
I was like to ask your make up routine an products you use my email address is m5ayres@yahoo.com your pictures are so amazing thank you for your time Sarah  I love doing personal work. I love my clients dearly and enjoy shooting them, but there’s something so freeing about just shooting for myself. There’s no pressure to perform. I’m free to let my creativity run wild. Give me a model or two and I could shoot all day! I love having an idea in my… 16 comments 
She is so sweet! I love the collage of her dancing. She looks gorgeous with the wreath on her head. : )
Oh wow. I’m speechless. She is too gorgeous and your photography just gets better and better! Eek! I wish you were my older sister! : ) 
These are gorgeous! I love the ones of her dancing…so cute! 
what a lovely little lady your sister is, Jennifer! You inspire me more to pursue photography because of these photos. 
I love the way you use the focus in these pictures. She looks a lot like Michelle to me in several of these. :)
Those flowers are beautiful .. as is your little sister :) Lovely shots Jennifer :)
Oh my! I love the innocence & beauty of these photos! She is absolutely beautiful! I especially love the sequence of her twirling, so sweet! :)
Gorgeous, just gorgeous!
WOW! I’m just blown away. I can see why you couldn’t pick just a few. She is stunning! I love the ones where she is twirling and then she does that little curtsie. And that sweet flower crown. Just beautiful!
These are beautiful! =D 
she is such a beautiful little lady :)
oh goodness, her freckles and those long eye lashes. SOOO beautiful!! 
These pictures are gorgeous!! I absolutely love them! Your sister is beautiful, and that field is a.maz.ing!! I think these are some of my favorites that I’ve seen of your work :) 
Lovely pictures and awesome photography. 
oh my gosh, her freckles are so cute! and your photography is as stunning as ever!
These are so stinking precious!! That field is to die for. I’ve been looking everywhere for a field like that near me and get nothin! Loving those flowers and her..just perfect! Emily at Amazing Grapes |
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I LOVE this!
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what a great quote!!!
Oh my goodness, this whole post is beautiful.
Great post! This remind me of one of my favorite C.S. Lewis quotes.
We are half hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.
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Thank you Katelyn
Oh wow, I love this. His imagery is beautiful. :)
hugs,
~bree
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This is just beautiful, Jen, and I love that quote by Jim Elliot. He was an incredible man of God!
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This is just beautiful!
Amazing quote! And I loved reading your insight and your heart =)
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Thank you sweet Natalie! :)
I remember that in Shadow of the Almighty. Such a wonderful gem of literature.
I had a similar moment today while driving. The sunbeams were bursting through gray and rain-heavy clouds, it was glorious. God is causing the sun to shine and the light was piercing through the darkness. It was phenomenal. I was in awe even as I was traveling at high speeds.
Who is like the Lord?
oh my goodness, this is so beautiful. i want to love Him like that!!