inside ben's imagination

oh my goodness. these photographs are captivating. it's as if we are diving inside the imagination of ben heines with his pencil and camera pieces. how clever!

"this is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands."

1 john 5:2

faces

do you ever think about how much the face is probably looked at? it's proper to look someone in the eye when talking to them, when a picture is taken, don't we all zoom into look at our face, and women (and men) spend thousands in plastic surgery perfecting the look of their face.

this photographer captures every little wrinkle, curve, and line of the face with such beauty. each photo draws you in and makes you wonder the story behind the photo. if you have a chance, check out his flickr site, it's captivating.

"but since you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you —see that you also excel in this grace of giving."

2 corinthians 8:7

foodie photos

this blog makes my mouth water every time i look at it.

beautiful photography + delicious recipes = my weak spot.

browse these enticing pictures on flickr.

"because he loved your forefathers and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of egypt by his presence and his great strength."

deuteronomy 4:37

happy independence day

how great it is to live in a free country! happy fourth of july!

"to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! amen."

revelations 1:5-6

(thanks olvwu for the pic)

while i'm away...

so i have to wake up in about 5 hours to fly to carmel. disgusting.

while i am prancing around california, a few friends of mine will do some guest blogging. for fun, i am choosing a word of the day, and they have to somehow incorporate it in their post. i can't wait to see how it goes ! so enjoy this next week of the writings of my friends, and enjoy guessing the word of the day!!

"dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another."

1 john 4:11

california dreamin'

tomorrow morning my family and i will be leaving for a family vacation to california. yes yes yes, we did choose california as our summer getaway and i can't wait! remember the perfect world post from earlier? well, i forgot to mention that perfect world would be somewhere in california.

how can you resist?

to prep for the trip, i will hunt down this documentary from blockbuster. imagine living in this family...

"because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you."

psalm 63:3

work it out

today my brothers compared and measured muscles with the cord of a phone charger.

don't you wish you looked this good while working out...

"rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love."

ephesians 4:15-16

p.s.

DO go see the movie killers.

DO see it the opening night of toy story 3 and witness multiple woody's, aliens, and buzz light years.

DO see it at northpark when there is a power outage.

DO NOT mischeviously sit in the seats reserved for handicapped. you will begin to smell the remnants of an elderly woman's explosion of perfume from earlier that day.