February 2011

Enjoy the Art You Create

February 28, 2011

(Please forgive my camera phone image.) I have really loved reading what others—Emily, Seth, Melissa, Nester—have written lately about creating art and/or surrounding yourself with things that are meaningful to you. When I read Nester’s post at (in)courage today about creating a gallery wall, I decided that’s exactly what I need to do with some [...]

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It’s Almost Photoshop World Time!

February 25, 2011

My pass for Photoshop World arrived in the mail yesterday for March 30-April 1 in Orlando. Today—Friday, February 25—is the last day to register and receive the $100 Early Bird Discount. I would love to see you there. Photoshop World is a creative high. I always walk away motivated, inspired, and with fresh editing and [...]

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iHeartFaces: Phone Photo Challenge

February 22, 2011

This week’s theme at iHeartFaces is “Phone Photo Challenge,” which fits in perfectly with my Instagram post yesterday. This photo was taken with my last phone, an iPhone 3Gs. I opened it in Instagram and ran it through the Earlybird filter, one of my favorites.

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Instagram: My Favorite New iPhone App

February 21, 2011

About a month ago I discovered what has become one of my very favorite iPhone apps: Instagram, released in October. I have several photography apps on my phone, including paid ones, but this free app has quickly become my most-used, primarily because they’ve nailed the social media aspect of it. Instagram allows you to use [...]

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Orville Redenbacher Pop Up Bowls In Stores Now!

February 20, 2011

Remember a couple of weeks ago when I told you about the new Orville Redenbacher Pop Up Bowls? As of today, you can buy them at Walmart, where my youngest daughter and I took a shopping trip to find them. Check out my whrrl story below for more details. More check-ins at Walmart Supercenter #3874 [...]

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(in)courage: The Mom Who Always Said No

February 19, 2011

Raising a large family on a tight budget isn’t always easy. Whenever a child asks for money, I mentally multiply the amount by the number of kids that are with me at the time, since realistically that’s the amount I would have to dole out. I say no an awful lot. My heart wants to [...]

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It’s Not Wednesday, but I Love This Stuff

February 18, 2011

I read about the What I Love Wednesday linky party at Ruthanne’s. She apologized for being a day late. I think I can get by with two days late since it’s all new to me (I think it’s a new linky party, period; this is week 4.) Here are some things I’ve found online recently [...]

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Broken, Earthen Vessels

February 16, 2011

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of [...]