Click and Capture- Photo Contest

Kiley is having a photo contest over at Click and Capture Photography (love the name btw)- And this is my entry. Check out her blog and enter!

Allie Photography- Photo Contest

This is the picture that I am entering into Allie's Happy Monday Photo Contest. The theme this week is flowers. Check out her blog and enter!
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Photo Challenge, Snap&Share

I took this picture of one of the boys I babysit after his baseball game. 

This (above) is a sneak peek into the film shoot that I did last week. I just got the pictures back from the lab and I will post more later on :)

These are the photos that I am entering into Poka Dot's portrait contest. You should link up too!
And the second photo I am entering into Grace's Snap & share contest.
 I had another film shoot Monday too, so I will share those with you too as soon as they are ready. There is a lot that I need to post... I will get on that!
Stay Tuned,
Maddy K.

Our Family Garden

Wow, I haven't blogged in over a week! Sorry, life/school has been crazy.

Let me tell you about our family garden- It is in a raised bed at the side of our house.

My dad built it with all his tools. He's a handyman and can build just about anything (probably).
We planted things that we knew we would eat. Tomatoes, Lettuce, Strawberries, carrots, cantaloupe... i forget the rest. We water on a regular basis and things seem to be growing like normal. I'm excited to harvest things!!

So far we have only been able to pick one strawberry. My mother was very proud of that single fruit. :)

And the lettuce just grows and grows. And we pick it. I had an entire salad the other night from our garden lettuce. It was yummy!
We also just got a compost. So we have been putting our natural food remains in the compost pile in hopes to produce fertilizer. It will take a few weeks before it is ready for use.
So there is our garden, growing, growing, growing!!!

 

This was taken of a flower in our front yard :) I love how everything is blooming now. The world is so pretty!

What's in your garden?
-Maddy K.

Loved by My Maker

"Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you , and people in exchange for your life." -Isaiah 43:4

You are precious to Him. He loves you. To Him you are so significant. We can find worth, not through the things of this world, but through Him.
This verse gives us so much truth. I put this verse on my mirror as a reminder of how special I am to my Maker.
You are precious. You are significant. You are loved. He can use you in mighty ways, and He will. He loves you with a love beyond our understanding. Bask in His love this week. You are His Child. Don't ever forget it.
your sister in Christ,
-Maddy K.

Birthday Art Project

Over the weekend I was an a really artsy mood.. so I got out all my art stuff, not quite sure what I wanted to do...

It all looked so nice out on the table like that so I decided to take a picture. :)

 

I had my paintbrushes out and ready...

All my acrylic paints... Love them! They mix so nicely together- it's fun to make new colors.

My chalk and oil pastels...

Aaand.. my favorite set of markers. One of my friends dumped them out on the floor one time and arranged them by color. I really, really love these markers. They have treated me well, but sadly many of them have gone almost completely dry after a couple years. I think it may be time for a new set :(

After setting up all my beloved art supplies- I reserved to just using crayons. Go figure!

I bought my friend a plain brown journal for her birthday and I planned to decorate it and make it pretty. I originally thought I would paint it, but after much consideration crayons seemed like the best option because of the texture of the cover. 

I designed it and decided what to write on the outside. I am very pleased with the way it turned out. 

Check it out:

 Here's the front: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart..."

Here's the back... "...And lean not on your own understanding- Proverbs 3:5"

There it is all opened up to give you a good idea of what it looks like :)

And there it is all wrapped with a bow, when it was waiting to be opened!

* I had to wait until I gave it to my friend at Church tonight before I could post this, because I didn't want her to see it before hand, of course :)

-Maddy K.

Way back when...

I found this picture of me the other day, and wanted to share it with you. When I saw it I cracked up! I was still in diapers when that picture was taken. The cat I'm holding was named Panther. I loved that kitty, but I'm not convinced that he liked me very much after that. I was as happy as could be holding that cat. I'm shocked that he didn't bite or scratch me or do whatever cats do when they get angry.
Also, notice my outfit. Great, right? And those little boots! haha!

Hope this brought a smile to your face!
-Maddy K.